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Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Technique: Valsalva Graft versus Two Straight Tubular Grafts

open access: yesCardiology Research and Practice, 2023
Background. There are many variations in valve-sparing aortic root replacement techniques. Our aim is to determine the impact of the graft on mid-term outcomes: Valsalva graft vs. two straight tubular grafts. Methods.
Alexander Makkinejad   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Del Nido versus warm blood cardioplegia in adult patients with a low ejection fraction

open access: yesThe Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2021
Background Del Nido cardioplegia was recently introduced to adult cardiac surgery with encouraging results. The effect of Del Nido cardioplegia in patients with low ejection fraction (EF) has not been thoroughly evaluated. The objective of this study was
Amr A. Arafat   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Novel Blunt Dissection Technique for Surgical Unroofing in Myocardial Bridging Patients

open access: yesCardiology Research and Practice, 2022
Background. Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital anomaly involving the myocardial tissue encasement of a segment of the coronary artery. The purpose of the present study was to assess safety and efficacy of two surgical methods used for treating MB ...
Xiangyang Wu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Total Thoracoscopic versus Robotic Surgery for Repair of Atrial Septum Defect: A Propensity Matching Score Analysis

open access: yesEmergency Medicine International, 2022
Robotic surgery can provide less surgical trauma than conventional surgery, but differences between robotic and thoracoscopic surgery for atrial septal defect (ASD) repair are not well documented.
Yanyi Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical Challenges in Multi-Vessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

open access: yesJournal of Interventional Cardiology, 2021
Objectives. Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) has emerged as an alternative treatment for patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease, but there are certain surgical challenges inherent in the adoption of this approach.
Jia-Ji Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac Complications Following Cardiac Surgery Procedures [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2020
Background: Elderly patients and those with multiple concomitant disorders are nowadays qualified for cardiac surgery procedures, which is related to higher incidence of the postoperative complications. Aim: The aim of this study was a retrospective analysis of the perioperative factors potentially contributing to occurrence of cardiac incidents after ...
Jakub Udzik   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived conditioned medium protects vascular grafts of brain-dead rats against in vitro ischemia/reperfusion injury

open access: yesStem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021
Background Brain death (BD) has been suggested to induce coronary endothelial dysfunction. Ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury during heart transplantation may lead to further damage of the endothelium.
Sevil Korkmaz-Icöz   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery : the Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and endorsed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Non-cardiac surgery; Pre-operative cardiac risk assessment; Pre-operative cardiac testing; Pre-operative coronary artery revascularization; Perioperative cardiac management; Renal disease; Pulmonary disease; Neurological disease; Anaesthesiology; Post ...
Don Poldermans   +299 more
core   +3 more sources

TMAO-Activated Hepatocyte-Derived Exosomes Are Widely Distributed in Mice with Different Patterns and Promote Vascular Inflammation

open access: yesCardiology Research and Practice, 2022
Background. Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) has been shown to be an important player in cardiovascular disease (CVD) by promoting vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Xiang Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Two objectives were set for this study. The first was to identify factors influencing prolonged postoperative length of stay (LOS) following cardiac surgery. The second was to devise a predictive model for prolonged LOS in the cardiac intensive care unit
Almashrafi, A   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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