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DELP Treatment on Vision and Retinal Microcirculation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li, Ronghua Hong, Hua You, Feiping Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Yiwen Lin, Yuting Su, Danmei Lan, Lingjing Jin, Junhui She   +9 more
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Heart-lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm – case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Backgound Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare condition that requires lung transplantation in patients’ refractory to medical therapy.
T. Eadington, K. Santhanakrishnan, R. Venkateswaran   +2 more
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Single-Center Experience With Protocolized Treatment of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeBecause of the current lack of evidence-based antimicrobial treatment guidelines, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) infections are often treated according to local insights.
Nelianne J. Verkaik, Yunus C. Yalcin, Yunus C. Yalcin, Hannelore I. Bax, Hannelore I. Bax, Alina A. Constantinescu, Jasper J. Brugts, Olivier C. Manintveld, Ozcan Birim, Peter D. Croughs, Ad J. J. C. Bogers, Kadir Caliskan   +11 more
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Neonatal heart transplantation [PDF]

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2018
Neonatal heart transplantation was developed and established in the 1980's as a durable modality of therapy for complex-uncorrectable heart disease. Patients transplanted in the neonatal period have experienced unparalleled long-term survival, better than for any other form of solid-organ transplantation.
Mohan, John, Leonard L, Bailey
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
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Prevalence of, association with, severity of, and prognostic role of serum hemoglobin level in acutely decompensated heart failure patients

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Background The role of hemoglobin (Hb) level in the short-term prognosis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) remains a matter of debate.
Sepehr Omoomi, Maryam Heidarpour, Najmeh Rabanipour, Mona Saadati, Omid Vakilbashi, Davood Shafie   +5 more
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Effect of 15-deoxyspergualin on experimental organ transplantation [PDF]

, 1988
DSPG had a definite but relatively feeble immunosuppressive effect in rats undergoing heterotopic heart transplantation and in dogs after renal transplantation. The drug was toxic in both species, although less so in rats.
Casavilla, A, Cemej, S, Ghalab, A, Kahn, D, Makowka, L, Mazzaferro, V, Murase, N, Nalesnik, M, Okuda, K, Pan, CE, Rhoe, BS, Starzl, TE, Taniguchi, K, Todo, S, Yang, M   +14 more
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Heart transplantation: review [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo), 2015
ABSTRACT Heart transplantation is currently the definitive gold standard surgical approach in the treatment of refractory heart failure. However, the shortage of donors limits the achievement of a greater number of heart transplants, in which the use of mechanical circulatory support devices is increasing.
Mangini, Sandrigo, Alves, Bárbara Rubim, Silvestre, Odílson Marcos, Pires, Philippe Vieira, Pires, Lucas José Tachotti, Curiati, Milena Novaes Cardoso, Bacal, Fernando   +6 more
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Intraoperative Collection of Ascitic Fluid With Intra‐ or Postoperative Reinfusion in Ovarian Cancer: Safety and Feasibility of a Roller Pumping Method

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Patients with ovarian cancer often present with massive ascites, leading to significant protein loss during surgical procedures. Although cell‐free concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy (CART) is used in palliative settings to mitigate protein loss, its application in intraoperative settings remains unexplored.
Yutaka Yoneoka, Tsukuru Amano, Akimasa Takahashi, Mari Deguchi, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Yuji Tanaka, Shunichiro Tsuji, Takashi Murakami   +7 more
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Oritavancin in LVAD related infections - a chance for shortening therapy and improving outcomes

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background LVAD utility in heart failure patients is growing. Despite advancement in technology rates of LVAD- related infections remain high limiting outcomes. We aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of oritavancin for LVAD-related Gram-positive
Marta Załęska-Kocięcka, Szymon Mielczarek, Piotr Góral, Kamil Marcinkiewicz, Katarzyna Byczkowska, Karina Zatorska, Justyna Cieślik, Karolina Paszyń, Aleksandra Tomaszek, Piotr Kołsut, Katarzyna Jóźwik-Plebanek, Jarosław Kuriata, Jarosław Szymański, Przemysław Leszek   +13 more
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