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Lung transplantation following prior cardiac surgical procedures
Background: As lung transplant candidates are older with increased comorbidities, we sought to examine the prevalence and outcomes of lung transplant recipients after prior cardiac surgery.
Shane S. Scott, PhD, MS +10 more
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Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas: A 10-year single-center surgical experience and long-term echocardiographic follow-up study [PDF]
Aims: Limited contemporary data are available on the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes after surgery for cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF). The aim of this study was to review the clinical manifestations, pathological characteristics, surgical ...
Martin Kolek +3 more
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Intermediate‐Term Risk of Stroke Following Cardiac Procedures in a Nationally Representative Data Set [PDF]
BackgroundStudies on stroke risk following cardiac procedures addressed only perioperative and long‐term risk following limited higher‐risk procedures, were poorly generalizable, and often failed to stratify by stroke type.
Laura Stein +5 more
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Cardiac surgical procedures for the coronary sequelae of Kawasaki disease [PDF]
Objectives: The aim of this article is to make an evaluation on the clinical features of patients with Kawasaki disease who require a cardiac surgical procedure including coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary arterial aneurysmorrhaphy or heart ...
Shi-Min Yuan
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Robotic Cardiac Surgery in Colombia: Overcoming the Challenges of a Middle-income Setting [PDF]
In developing countries, limited resources and low health budgets result in slow developments in the field of cardiac surgery. As a consequence, advances in surgery become a challenging process.
Darío Andrade +4 more
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Objective This study investigated the perioperative safety and advantages of performing a minimally invasive valve surgery (MIVS) and conducting a preliminary examination of the combined simultaneous surgery (CSS).
Yun Ling +5 more
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Patterns in hospital admissions for adults with congenital heart disease for non-cardiac procedures
Objective Advances in management of congenital heart disease (CHD) have led to an increasing population of adults with CHD, many of whom require non-cardiac procedures.
Anne Marie Valente +5 more
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Transient cortical blindness after heart surgery in a child patient -A case report- [PDF]
Visual loss occurring after pediatric cardiac surgery employing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is relatively rare but the risk is substantial. Compromised cerebral perfusion due to a CPB related micro-embolization and inflammatory vascular changes as well ...
Young Duck Shin +5 more
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Introduction: Del Nido cardioplegia was reported to provide adequate myocardial protection and clinical outcomes with improved surgical flow in adult cardiac surgical procedures. And many clinicians have already modified the traditional formula.
Utkan Sevuk +2 more
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Why we should be counting in the cardiac catheter lab: A discussion paper
Standards that are routinely applied in the operating suite may not be applied in the cardiac catheter laboratory. One such standard is the management of accountable items such as swabs, surgical instruments, sharps and sheaths. Well-known standards and
Stephanie Biggs, Paula Foran
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