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Coronary artery spasm during non‐cardiac surgical procedure [PDF]

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 1983
Summary A case of coronary artery spasm during a non‐cardiac surgical procedure is presented. Two paroxysmal episodes of ST segment elevation in lead 11 and aVF without changes in V5 developed during general anaesthesia. These changes were not preceded by increases in heart rate or arterial pressure.
C, Briard   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Surgical Management of Cardiac Myxomas in Elderly Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective: Cardiac myxoma usually presents during early adulthood. There is generally a tendency for prompt surgical resection. However, advanced age of patients presenting with this disease may increase the operative risk due to other cardiac and non ...
Taylan Adademir   +7 more
core   +1 more source

The Evolution of Mitral Valve Surgery: the Future in the Hand of Robots [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019
Objective: To examine the current literature behind the evolution of mitral valve surgery techniques and their impact on patient outcomes. Methods: An electronic literature search among major databases was performed (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane ...
Amer Harky, Hiu Tat Kwok, Ka Siu Fan
doaj   +1 more source

The Brazilian Registry of Adult Patient Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery, the BYPASS Project: Results of the First 1,722 Patients

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Objective: To report the early results of the BYPASS project - the Brazilian registrY of adult Patient undergoing cArdiovaScular Surgery - a national, observational, prospective, and longitudinal follow-up registry, aiming to chart a profile of patients ...
Walter J. Gomes   +38 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Sexual Knowledge between Patients Prepared for Cardiac Surgery and Patients Prepared for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Iran

open access: yesJournal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2019
Background: Although sexual death during intercourse occurs rarely in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), most such patients avoid it because they fear a dangerous event.
Behzad Heydarpour   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ventricular pacemaker lead in the left hemithorax: Mechanisms and evidence‐based management of a late‐onset hazardous complication

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2021
Late‐onset migration of pacing leads in the left hemithorax is a rare but potentially life‐threatening complication. Radiological examinations are required to detect any involvement of either left ventricle or lung parenchyma, prompting immediate ...
Jacopo Marazzato   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

New combined risk score to predict atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: COM-AF

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2021
Background and Aims: Atrial fibrillation frequently occurs in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery, associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality.
Lucrecia M Burgos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrafiltration in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Procedures

open access: yesThe Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology, 1991
Ultrafiltration is an extracorporeal technique that employs the principle of convective solution transport across a semipermeable membrane and by which plasma water is removed from the dilute blood during cardiopulmonary bypass. Ultrafiltration has been used in 40 pediatric cases who underwent corrective surgery for congenital heart disease (TOF 12 ...
You Qi Han   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Immediate Recognition and Surgical Treatment of Iatrogenic Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Is Associated with Low Hospital Mortality and High Intermediate-Term Survival

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Background: To investigate short- and intermediate-term outcomes of immediate (on table) recognition and surgical treatment of iatrogenic acute type A aortic dissection (ATAD) that occurred during the course of the cardiac surgical procedures.
Yulin Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The psychological impact of surgical complications on patients and surgeons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Adverse events constitute a significant challenge for healthcare organisations not only in terms of their prevention but also in terms of their after-effects on the injured patients and the staff involved.
Pinto, Anna
core   +1 more source

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