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Cardioprotection in cardiovascular surgery. [PDF]
Since the invention of cardiopulmonary bypass, cardioprotective strategies have been investigated to mitigate ischemic injury to the heart during aortic cross-clamping and reperfusion injury with cross-clamp release. With advances in cardiac surgical and percutaneous techniques and post-operative management strategies including mechanical circulatory ...
Sabe SA +3 more
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Surgical Treatment of Atrial Myxomas: Outstanding Outcome of a Treacherous Tumor
Background: Primary cardiac tumors are quite rare and mostly benign in nature. Most of the benign heart tumors are myxomas. These might present with a wide range of symptoms from being completely asymptomatic to having life-threatening complications like
Nazmul Hosain, MBBS, MS(Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery), FACS +5 more
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Intravascular lobular capillary hemangioma of the temporal artery
Lobular capillary hemangiomas (LCHs) are a common form of benign vascular tumors originating from the skin and subcutaneous tissues. We have described the case of a 47-year-old man who had presented with a 1-month history of a tender swelling to the ...
Jordan M.W. Fakoory, MBBS +2 more
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Proteomics in cardiovascular surgery [PDF]
Proteomics describes, analogous to the term genomics, the study of the complete set of proteins present in a cell, organ, or organism at a given time. The genome tells us what could theoretically happen, whereas the proteome tells us what does happen.
Matt, Peter +4 more
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Ischemic Heart Disease Selectively Modifies the Right Atrial Appendage Transcriptome
Background: Although many pathological changes have been associated with ischemic heart disease (IHD), molecular-level alterations specific to the ischemic myocardium and their potential to reflect disease severity or therapeutic outcome remain unclear ...
Severi Mulari +18 more
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BioGlue® is not associated with polypropylene suture breakage after aortic surgery
ObjectiveWe have encountered broken or damaged polypropylene sutures (Prolene®) at the anastomotic sites during aortic reoperations. Because a surgical sealant, bovine serum albumin-glutaraldehyde (BioGlue®), was used in previous aortic surgery in some ...
Davide Pacini +9 more
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The Year in Cardiovascular Surgery
The 2009 literature in cardiovascular surgery was characterized by several pivotal reports that will affect patient care and future trial design for years to come. The purpose of our annual review is to highlight key contributions in the field that focus on strategies and outcomes in ...
Adams, David H. +3 more
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Traditional Atriopulmonary Connection Fontan with Excellent Outcome for 32 Years
Although the traditional right atrial–pulmonary artery (RA–PA) Fontan has been replaced by the total cavopulmonary connection, some RA–PA Fontan patients still have good outcome.
Yong Zhang +3 more
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Background: Although early enteral nutrition (EN) plays a key role in managing patients after cardiac surgery, only a few studies have evaluated the effects of multidisciplinary team rounds (MDTR) in an intensive care unit (ICU) on the outcomes of ...
Takuya Yoshida +5 more
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Local inflammatory response to suture material in surgical practice: experimental data
Objective: to study the effect of various types of suture materials, potentially suitable for cardiovascular surgery, on experimental surgical outcomes. Materials and methods.
T. N. Akentyeva +3 more
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