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    Replacement of the Ascending Aorta for Severe Atherosclerosis During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
    (WILEY, 2012-01-01) Gullu, Ahmet Umit; Okten, Eyup Murat; Akay, Mehmet Hakan; Senay, Sahin; Kocyigit, Muharrem; Toraman, Fevzi; Karabulut, E. Hasan; Alhan, Cem
    Background and Aim: In the present study, we investigated the benefit of ascending aorta replacement in patients with severe aortic atherosclerosis who undergo coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Methods: From January 2001 to April 2011, 3842 patients underwent CABG and in 36 of these patients (31 male, 5 female) the ascending aorta was replaced due to severe atherosclerosis. Total circulatory arrest was used in 22 patients (61\%). The patients were followed for 69 +/- 36 months (1-133 months) and compared to a control group of patients. The control group consisted of patients who underwent CABG with or without a concomitant procedure (n = 3806). Results: For the study group, the mean additive and logistic Euroscores of the patients were nine and 20, respectively. One stroke (2.8\%) was observed and this patient died in the early postoperative period. There were a total of four confirmed deaths (12\%) at any time point over the length of the follow-up among the patients who were discharged from the hospital. Two of them died of malignancy (lung and gastric tumors) and the other two from cardiac reasons. No patients had a stroke during follow-up. For the control group the mean age was 61 +/- 1, the stroke rate was 0.6\%, and the mortality rate was 0.96\%, and the mean logistic and additive Euroscores were 3.7 +/- 4.4, and 3.5 +/- 2.5, respectively. Conclusions: Replacement of highly calcified ascending aortas during CABG can be safely performed in selected patients with good long-term outcomes. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01510.x (J Card Surg 2012
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    Successful Management of Mediastinitis After Bentall Procedure
    (Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi, 2014-01-01) Arıtürk, Cem; Akay, Mehmet Hakan; Şenay, Şahin; Güllü, Ahmet Ümit; Karabulut, Hasan; Alhan, Hüseyin Cem
    ABSTRACT Purulent mediastinitis with an ascending aortic composite valve conduit is a serious dilemma for surgeons who must choose between changing or saving the prosthetic graft. Here, we treated a mediastinitis case without explanting and replacing the ascending aortic prosthetic valve conduit and instead saved the conduit with aggressive debridement, irrigation and omental transposition. The patient was discharged at postoperative 42nd day, control examination revealed no active infection or mechanical complications at 3 month