Bu çalışmada Türk Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Derneği'nin en geniş katılımlı ulusal kongrelerinde sunulan sözlü bildirilerin literatüre katkısı araştırıldı. Ça lış ma pla nı: Mayıs 2018 tarihinde iki yılda bir düzenlenen 12, 13. ve 14. kongrelerde sözlü olarak sunulan toplam 675 bildiri PubMed ve Google Akademik veri tabanlarında tarandı. Bildiriler gönderildikleri kurum, bilimsel dergilerde yayımlanma durumu, hakemli derginin türü ve yayımlanma yılı açısından incelendi. Bul gu lar: 675 sözlü bildirinin, %69.1'i klinik çalışma, %18.8'i olgu sunumu ve %12.1'i deneysel araştırma idi. Kabul edilen bildirilerin %47.3'ü üniversite hastanelerinden, %36.1'i eğitim ve araştırma hastanelerinden ve %16.6'sı diğer karma kurumlardan gönderildi. Bildirilerin toplam 279'u (%41.3) makale olarak bilimsel bir dergide yayımlandı. Yayımlanma oranı açısından kurumlar arasında anlamlı bir fark olmakla birlikte (p= 0.04), üniversite hastaneleri en yüksek orana sahipti. Bildirilerin bilimsel bir dergide yayımlanma süresi ortalama 16.7±9.1 (dağılım, 4-60) ay idi. So nuç: Türk Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Derneği'nin son üç kongresinde sunulan bildirilerin yayına dönüşme oranı, diğer uzmanlık alanlarına ait ulusal kongrelerinde bildirilen literatür sonuçlarına göre daha yüksek, ancak uluslararası kongrelere kıyasla daha düşüktür. Uluslararası bildiriler ile aynı düzeye ulaşmak için bu oranın artırılması ve araştırmacıları yayına teşvik edici yöntemlerin geliştirilmesi gerektiğine inanmaktayız.

Introduction: The mechanical circulation support used in treatment of low cardiac output at most is the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). Its usage fields are the complications occurring due to ischemic heart disease, disrupted left ventricle function, and the low cardiac output syndrome occurring during coronary artery by-pass surgery. Methods: During 28 years from 1985 to 2013, IABP support has been implemented to 3135 patients in our cardiac surgery operating theater and intensive care unit. The mean age of the patients was 61.4 ± 13.2 years (16-82). 2506 patients (80%) were the ones whom the cardiac surgery has been implemented. IABP support has been provided for 629 (20%) patients for medical treatment. We utilized IABP most frequently in coronary artery patients (70%). The first choice for placing the balloon catheter is the femoral artery in 3093 cases (98.7%). Results: The most frequently observed balloon complication was the lower extremity ischemia in 383 cases (12.2%).The leg ischemia was statistically significantly more frequent in patients with sheath (P=0.004). The extremity ischemia has developed in 4 of 12 patients with balloon placed from upper extremity. The local bleeding and balloon rupture were more frequent in patients whom the balloon has been placed without sheath. The mortality due to IABP has occurred in only 5 patients. Conclusion: Despite increase in IABP usage frequency rapidly, the complications due to catheter are still seen. We believe that the leg ischemia that is the most frequently seen complication can be prevented via IABP use without sheath.

We present a retrospective analysis of three cases of cardiac hydatidosis, who underwent surgery between 2010 and 2012. Two patients had a lesion in the interventricular septum, whereas one patient had the lesion in apicoinferior wall of LV. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography, but magnetic resonance imaging was utilized to assess cyst activity and extend of disease. All patients were placed on cardiopulmonary bypass. No postoperative complication or death occurred. The patients discharged uneventfully and all of them were free from hydatid disease at two years follow-up. We concluded that cardiac hydatid cysts should be removed surgically regardless of their location or extent, even in asymptomatic patients.

SummaryPurposeWe sought to determine whether hypothermia provided any benefit in patients undergoing simultaneous coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) using one of two different surgical strategies.MethodsGroup 1 patients (n = 34, 88.2% male, mean age 65.94 ± 6.67 years) underwent CEA under moderate hypothermia before cross clamping the aorta, whereas group 2 patients (n = 23, 69.6% male, mean age 65.78 ± 9.29 years) underwent CEA under normothermic conditions before initiating cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Primary outcome of interest was the occurrence of any new neurological event.ResultsThe two groups were similar in terms of baseline characteristics. Permanent impairment occurred in one patient (2.9%) in group 1. One patient from each group (2.9 and 4.3%) had transient neurological events and they recovered completely on the sixth and 11th postoperative days, respectively. Overall, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups with regard to occurrence of early neurological outcomes (n = 2, 5.8% vs n = 1, 4.3%, p = 0.12).ConclusionsThis study could not provide evidence regarding benefit of hypothermia in simultaneous operations for carotid and coronary artery disease because of the low occurrence rate of adverse outcomes. The single-stage operation is safe and completion of the CEA before CPB may be considered when short duration of CPB is required.

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