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The Outcome of Non-cardiac Surgery among Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Institution-based Review of Cases in the Low-Resource Setting

The Annals of African Surgery
Background: Over half of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) need surgery for non-cardiac abnormalities during the first year of life. Objective: This study looked at the variables and surgical outcomes related to non-cardiac surgery in this ...
Zemenu Temesgen, Tamirat Moges
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Tying the knot: An uncommon complication

Clinical Case Reports, 2019
Cardiothoracic procedures require continuous hemodynamic monitoring and a fair proportion of these require the insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter, known also as Swan‐Ganz catheter. Given, however, the invasive nature of these procedures, unforeseen
Konstantinos Boumpoulis, Andrew C. Chatzis, Marina Balanika, Michael Milonakis, Mazen Khoury   +4 more
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Recurrent Biatrial Myxomas in Carney Complex with a Spinal Melanotic Schwannoma: Advocacy for a Rigorous Multidisciplinary Follow-Up

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2023
A 31-year-old female patient with a previous history of Carney complex and surgical resection for cardiac myxoma and bilateral adrenalectomy at 18 years old and 10 and 11 years old, respectively, was referred to our department with a diagnosis of ...
Daniel Grandmougin, Teresa Moussu, Maxime Hubert, Benjamin Perin, Arthur Huber, Maria Christina Delolme, Juan-Pablo Maureira   +6 more
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Perceptions About Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Views About Urate‐Lowering Therapy in People With Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is a precursor of gout and is also associated with cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study was to understand perceptions about asymptomatic hyperuricemia and views about urate‐lowering therapy in people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia. Methods Participants in a multinational study of
Nicola Dalbeth, Sarah Stewart, Gregory D. Gamble, Borislav Mihov, Lisa K. Stamp, Janine Haslett, William J. Taylor, Tony R. Merriman, Adwoa Dansoa Tabi‐Amponsah, Anne Horne, Tuhina Neogi, Tristan Pascart, Mariano Andrés, Maria‐Luisa Peral‐Garrido, Eleonora Norkuviene, Janitzia Vazquez‐Mellado, Till Uhlig, Mingshu Sun, Changgui Li, Keith J. Petrie   +19 more
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Effect of preoperative right ventricular dysfunction and dilatation on survival after left ventricular surgical restoration

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Background This study investigated the impact of preoperative right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and dilatation on survival outcomes following left ventricular surgical restoration (LVSR) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. A retrospective analysis
Abdelhameed Elsayed, Murtadha H. Alawami, Ismail M. Elnaggar, Tamer N. Mohamed, Musab Kiddo, Mostafa A. Shalaby, Khaled A. Alotaibi, Amr A. Arafat   +7 more
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Applying machine learning methods to predict operative mortality after tricuspid valve surgery

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2023
Background EuroSCORE stratifies surgical risk in cardiac surgery; however, it is not explicitly for tricuspid valve surgery. Therefore, we aimed to apply machine learning (ML) methods to predict operative mortality after tricuspid valve surgery and ...
Amr A. Arafat, Sultan Alamro, Maha M. AlRasheed, Adam I. Adam, Huda Ismail, Claudio Pragliola, Monirah A. Albabtain   +6 more
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Weekday and outcomes of elective cardiac surgery in the UK: a large retrospective database analysis [PDF]

, 2022
Daniel Fudulu, Arnaldo Dimagli, Shubhra Sinha, Pradeep Narayan, Jeremy Chan, Tim Dong, Umberto Benedetto, Gianni D. Angelini   +7 more
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Ultrasound compared to Computed Tomography in identifying thoracic aortic aneurysms in patients with Giant Cell Arteritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the correlation and agreement between ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) in measuring ascending aorta diameter in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to investigate the development of new ascending aortic aneurysms in patients with newly diagnosed GCA. Methods To achieve the primary
Anne C Bull Haaversen, Lene K Brekke, Tanaz A Kermani, Øyvind Molberg, Andreas P Diamantopoulos   +4 more
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Testing A Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
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The role of psychological support in cardiac surgery: initial experience

Clinics and Practice, 2011
The scientific literature has pointed out several predictors of negative outcome after surgery such as pain and depression, negatively affecting the postoperative outcome in cardiac surgery.
Fabrizio Sansone, Erika Bellini, Sabrina Ghersi, Edoardo Zingarelli, Roberto Flocco, Guglielmo Mario Actis Dato, Pier Giuseppe Forsennati, Francesco Parisi, Giuseppe Punta, Gian Luca Bardi, Stefano del Ponte, Riccardo Casabona   +11 more
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