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Sixteen year retrospective analysis of rheumatic and non-rheumatic heart disease patients undergoing valve procedures at Groote Schuur Hospital first incidence single aortic and mitral valve replacement [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Rheumatic heart disease is still the most common cause of valvular heart lesions requiring replacement or repair procedures worldwide.
Ogunrombi, Akinwumi Babatunde
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Combined ablation of atrial fibrillation and minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a case report
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010 A partial lower inverted J sternotomy and an extended transseptal incision provide excellent exposure for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. However, the extended trasnsseptal incision causes dividing the sinus node artery, which may result in ...
Yasugi Takumi +8 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020 Background Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an uncommon cardiac anomaly, with an incidence of less than 1% of open heart surgery cases. Its evolution is most frequently silent, being found incidentally or discovered in the event of its acute rupture ...
Miklós Pólos +8 more
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JA Clinical Reports, 2020 Background There is no fully recommended methodology for surgery for Barlow’s disease. Various methods have been proposed. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) measurements for selecting the
Musashi Yahagi +4 more
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A case control investigation of the relation between hyperlipidaemia and calcific aortic valve stenosis [PDF]
, 1997 Objective To investigate the relation of hyperlipidaemia to calcific aortic valve stenosis. Design A case-control study designed to detect a clinically relevant difference in the fasting plasma concentrations of total cholesterol between the groups at ...
Stevenson, R N +3 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012 Background Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) occurs in patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease even after mitral valve surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze surgical results of TR after previous successful mitral valve surgery. Methods
Li Zong-Xiao +7 more
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Precautionary Measures for Successful Open Heart Surgery in G6PD Deficient Patient- A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is among the most common enzymatic disorders of red blood cells. Cardiac surgeries on this group of individuals are associated with an additional risk in terms of impaired oxygenation, prolonged ...
RUPESH KUMAR
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The effects of magnesium on the course of atrial fibrillation and coagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing mitral valve annuloplasty [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011 BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Magnesium has been reported to be effective in reducing the incidence or prophylaxis of AF.
Woon-Seok Kang +7 more
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Non-linear finite element analyses of the aortic heart valve [PDF]
, 2004 Includes bibliographical references.Finite element models of the aortic heart valve have been successfully used in the past to gain insight into the mechanics of the valve and to aid in understanding of valve failure.
Koch, Thorsten M
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