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
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New combined risk score to predict atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: COM-AF
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
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery I: Patient Selection, Evaluation, and Planning. [PDF]
Widespread adoption of minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement may be fostered by practice consensus and standardization. This expert opinion, first of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices in patient evaluation and selection ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K+24 more
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management. [PDF]
Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K+25 more
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Minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures in female population [PDF]
With the development of minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures in recent years, many minimal incisions have been used to perform operations on patients with heart diseases. In this study, we documented our experience with limited skin incisions for congenital heart diseases, pericardial disease and cardiac tumors.
Seyhan Babaroglu+5 more
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Analysis of risk factors for cardiovascular surgery-associated acute kidney injury
ObjectiveTo explore the risk factors and establish a prediction model of cardiovascular surgery (CVS)-associated acute kidney injury (AKI).MethodsFrom June 2016 to December 2019,retrospective analysis was conducted for 269 patients undergoing ...
Hou Qing+5 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS IVA: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]
IntroductionMucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA or Morquio A syndrome is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) caused by deficiency of the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) enzyme, which impairs lysosomal degradation of keratan ...
Akyol, Mehmet Umut+30 more
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Surgical Procedures for Patients Receiving Mechanical Cardiac Support
Mechanical cardiac support devices are used for patients with cardiopulmonary failure. We reviewed our institutional experience with noncardiac surgical procedures (NCPs) in patients supported by ventricular assist devices (VADs, n = 198) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO, n = 165) between July 1998 and June 2010.
Paul J. Chestovich+4 more
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¿Cuál es la dosis óptima de clopidogrel en pacientes pediátricos?
Resumen: Introducción: El objetivo de este estudio fue recopilar datos retrospectivos sobre la prescripción de clopidogrel y describir las condiciones de uso en la población pediátrica de un hospital de referencia de nivel terciario y evaluarlas con ...
Cristina Mondelo García+3 more
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Risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in adult surgical patients with metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol [PDF]
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as an accumulation of risk factors that include chronic hypertension, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance and obesity and leads to an increased risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Gow, Jeffrey+4 more
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