EuroSCORE II: Current limitations and physiological gaps in risk stratification
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Risk stratification remains critical in cardiac surgery, enabling clinicians to predict adverse outcomes and guide perioperative management. The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) II, introduced in 2011, incorporates 18 key variables to provide an evidence‐based approach to risk assessment.
Jing Yong Ng +7 more
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The X Factor in Immunity: Sex Differences Shaped by the X Chromosome
Immunological Reviews, Volume 338, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT There are sex differences with immune responses where females exhibit stronger immune responses compared to males. Both sex hormones and sex chromosome differences between males and females contribute to the observed sex differences with innate and adaptive immune cell composition and function.
Katherine B. Radovanovic +2 more
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Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade [PDF]
, 2011 The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported.
Faheem-ul-Haq, +4 more
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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT Invasive aspergillosis, though typically seen in immunocompromised patients, can also affect immunocompetent individuals and mimic pulmonary malignancy. This case highlights the importance of considering fungal infections in the differential diagnosis of chronic respiratory symptoms, particularly in patients with risk factors such as heavy ...
Kumail Khandwala +4 more
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The management of tuberculous pericardial effusion : experience in 233 consecutive patients [PDF]
, 2007 The original publication is available at http://www.cvja.co.za/Aim: We report on the 30-day and one-year outcome of consecutive effusive pericarditis patients, including those with tuberculous pericarditis, over a six-year-period. Methods and Results:
Reuter, Helmuth +3 more
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ETIOLOGY, INVESTIGATIONS, AND TREATMENT IN CASES OF CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS [PDF]
, 2022 The fibroelastic sac that covers the heart is known as the pericardium. It has an effect on cardiac hemodynamics and serves as a protective barrier. Constrictive pericarditis is a condition in which the pericardium grows granulation tissue, causing a ...
ABD AL-RAZIK, ASHRAF HAMADA +5 more
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Bulky granulomatous disease resulting in constrictive tuberculous pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy: a case report [PDF]
, 2020 Sumita Barua +3 more
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Effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors on the pulmonary circulation in lung cancer patients
International Journal of Cancer, Volume 158, Issue 3, Page 682-696, 1 February 2026.What's new? Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are effective against various cancers, but as more patients receive these therapies, more immune‐related adverse events (irAEs) emerge. Recent studies have suggested that ICIs are associated with an increase in pulmonary artery diameter and the ratio between pulmonary artery diameter and aortic diameter ...
Yao Xu +11 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
, 2018 Constrictive pericarditis is a rare presentation. We need a very high index of clinical suspicion to diagnose the disease. It most commonly presents secondary to tuberculosis (TB) in the developing world and post-radiation therapy in the developed world.
Gangwani, Manesh Kumar +3 more
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Constrictive pericarditis masquerading as hepatic sequestration crisis in a patient with sickle cell disease: a case report [PDF]
, 2020 Zafraan Zathar +3 more
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