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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Lung transplantation following prior cardiac surgical procedures [PDF]
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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Outcomes of simultaneous liver transplantation and elective cardiac surgical procedures. [PDF]
Many centers are reticent to list patients for liver transplantation until coexistent cardiac disease is surgically corrected. Previous studies have documented considerable morbidity and mortality in liver failure patients undergoing cardiac operations. This study examined whether elective cardiac operations at the time of hepatic transplantation would
B. Lima+5 more
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A-Type and B-Type Natriuretic Peptides in Cardiac Surgical Procedures
This study was performed to determine the secretion pattern and prognostic value of A-type (ANP) and B-type (BNP) natriuretic peptide in patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures. We measured ANP and BNP in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with (n = 28) or without (n = 32) ventricular dysfunction and in patients ...
E. Berendes+8 more
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High vancomycin dosage regimens required by intensive care unit patients cotreated with drugs to improve haemodynamics following cardiac surgical procedures. [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the importance of a Bayesian pharmacokinetic approach for predicting vancomycin concentrations to individualize its dosing regimen in 18 critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units ...
Federico Pea+3 more
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Myocardial Ischemia during Non‐cardiac Surgical Procedures in Patients with Coronary‐artery Disease [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of ST-segment depression during anesthesia and operation. Graded exercise testing has demonstrated a high correlation between ST-segment depression and myocardial ischemia.
W. L. Roy, G. Edelist, B. Gilbert
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Preoperative Frailty Assessment and Outcomes at 6 Months or Later in Older Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Kim DH+4 more
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Effect of timing and route of methylprednisolone administration during pediatric cardiac surgical procedures. [PDF]
J. Keski-Nisula+8 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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The stratification of cardiac surgical procedures according to use of blood products: a retrospective analysis of 1480 cases [PDF]
J. Hardy+5 more
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