Transfusion of red blood cells: the impact on short-term and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting, a ten-year follow-up. [PDF]
, 2010 Transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) and other blood products in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with increased mortality and morbidity.
Bekker, Margreet +6 more
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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2021 Context: Postoperative hyperthermia, which may lead to cognitive decline, is a common complication of cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Shohei Kaneko +5 more
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Gram-negative rod bacteremia after cardiovascular surgery: Clinical features and prognostic factors
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2017 Background/Purpose: Our aim was to describe the clinical features and prognostic factors of Gram-negative rod bacteremia (GNRB) after cardiovascular surgery (CVS). Methods: This retrospective observational study included adults with GNRB onset within 100
Sayaka Tago +4 more
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Make Cardiac Surgery Great again: The Perks of Being a Resident
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2021 Training in cardiac surgery is a cumbersome topic. Over the last years, major cardiac surgical operations have been found to decrease due to the increasing number in transcatheter interventions.
Mathias Van Hemelrijck
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Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and outcome from coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]
, 2007 Background: An elevated preoperative white blood cell count has been associated with a worse outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Leukocyte subtypes, and particularly the neutrophil-lymphocyte (N/L) ratio, may however, convey superior ...
Buchan, Keith G. +9 more
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Impact of early pericardial fluid chymase activation after cardiac surgery
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 IntroductionChymase is a highly destructive serine protease rapidly neutralized in the circulation by protease inhibitors. Here we test whether pericardial fluid (PCF) chymase activation and other inflammatory biomarkers determine intensive care unit ...
Brittany Butts +17 more
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Perivascular mast cells regulate vein graft neointimal formation and remodeling [PDF]
, 2015 Objective. Emerging evidence suggests an important role for mast cells in vein graft failure. This study addressed the hypothesis that perivascular mast cells regulate in situ vascular inflammatory and proliferative responses and subsequent vein graft ...
Cambrook, Helen +9 more
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Is type 2 diabetes really resolved after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy? Glucose variability studied by continuous glucose monitoring [PDF]
, 2015 The study was carried out on type 2 diabetic obese patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Patients underwent regular glycemic controls throughout 3 years and all patients were defined cured from diabetes according to conventional ...
CAPOCCIA, DANILA +6 more
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Minimal-Invasive Mitral Valve Repair after Breast Augmentation
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2023 Minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery after breast augmentation is an ongoing interdisciplinary challenge. Notably, the perioperative explantation of the breast implant, as reported in most cases, is of questionable benefit.
Thibault Schaeffer +3 more
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DiagnosticsBackground/Objectives: Hyperlactatemia is a common predictive factor for poor post-cardiovascular surgery outcomes. However, it is not well understood whether the rapid postoperative lactate level elevation in a short period of time is associated with ...
Kenichiro Kikuchi +2 more
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