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Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Elevation in the Central Nervous System Is Associated With Failure to Thrive in Alexander Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Alexander disease (AxD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder caused by gain‐of‐function mutations in the gene for GFAP, which lead to protein aggregation and a primary astrocytopathy. Symptoms vary, but failure to thrive (FTT) and frequent emesis are common and cause significant morbidity. Here we investigate GDF15, a member of the
Tracy L. Hagemann, Michelle M. Sonsalla, Cora Luzinski, Fernando Zacahua, David A. Harris, Dudley W. Lamming, Albee Messing   +6 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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Sudden cardiac death in patients with ischemic heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting results from the STICH randomized clinical trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) [PDF]

, 2017
Background—The risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with heart failure following CABG has not been examined in a contemporary clinical trial of surgical revascularization. This analysis describes the incidence, timing and clinical predictors of
Al-Khatib, Sana M., Carson, Peter E., Cleland, John G.F., Desvigne-Nickens, Patrice M., Feldman, Arthur M., Lang, Irene M., Lee, Kerry L., Nicolau, Jose C., Pokorney, Sean, Rao, Meena P., Romanov, Alexander, Rouleau, Jean L., Selzman, Craig H., She, Lilin, Siepe, Matthias, Stepinska, Janina, Sueta, Carla, Tungsubutra, Wiwun, Velazquez, Eric J., Yii, Michael   +19 more
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Scoliosis Surgery in a Patient With Advanced Friedreich's Ataxia—It Is Not Too Late

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Friedreich's ataxia is a multisystem disorder with scoliosis being the most common non‐neurological manifestation. While scoliosis surgery is typically performed in adolescent, ambulatory patients, few data exist on surgical outcomes in patients with advanced disease.
Kathrin Reetz, Stella A. Lischewski, Jörg B. Schulz, Maximilian Praster, Miguel Pishnamaz, on behalf of the FACROSS study group, Imis Dogan, Sandro Romanzetti, Ravi Dadsena, Kerstin Konrad, Thomas Clavel, Vera Jankowski, Joachim Jankowski, Oliver Pabst, Nikolaus Marx, Julia Moellmann, Malte Jacobsen, Katharina Marx‐Schütt, Juergen Dukart, Simon Eickhoff, Ralf‐Dieter Hilgers   +20 more
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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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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
doaj   +1 more source

Getting to the Heart of the Matter Evaluation Report: Post-Acute Cardiac Rehabilitation Program to Reduce Hospital Readmissions [PDF]

, 2015
Launched in 2013, this innovative program was designed to help cardiac patients achieve success with their post-acute treatment regime, something that is especially important for older cardiac patients who are at an increased risk for complications.
Denise D. Quigley, Thomas F. Syltebo
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Cognitive Decline after Delirium in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Anesthesiology, 2018
What We Already Know about This TopicCardiac surgery is associated with cognitive decline and postoperative deliriumThe relationship between postoperative delirium and cognitive decline after cardiac surgery is unclear What This Article Tells Us That Is ...
Charles H. Brown, Julia M Probert, Ryan J. Healy, Michelle Parish, Yohei Nomura, A. Yamaguchi, Jing Tian, K. Zehr, K. Mandal, Vidyulata Kamath, K. Neufeld, C. Hogue   +11 more
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In a rat model of bypass DuraGraft ameliorates endothelial dysfunction of arterial grafts

Scientific Reports
Coronary artery bypass surgery can result in endothelial dysfunction due to ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury. Previous studies have demonstrated that DuraGraft helps maintain endothelial integrity of saphenous vein grafts during ischemic conditions.
Shuo Lian, Sivakkanan Loganathan, Tobias Mayer, Patricia Kraft, Alex Ali Sayour, Adrian-Iustin Georgevici, Gábor Veres, Matthias Karck, Gábor Szabó, Sevil Korkmaz-Icöz   +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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