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Intra-aortic Balloon Pump

, 2012
A 55-year-old male patient was admitted to hospital with a history of chest pain for about 3 h. He was drowsy, extremities were cold, and his blood pressure was 84/60 mmHg. He was started on inotropic and vasopressor support, but he remained hypotensive.
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In-hospital and post-discharge outcomes of pediatric acute myocarditis underwent after high-dose steroid or intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2019
Background High-dose steroids and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) are controversial treatments for pediatric patients with acute myocarditis. This study aimed to investigate their efficacies in the Taiwanese pediatric population.
Ming-Shyan Lin, Yu-Hsiang Tseng, Mei-Yen Chen, Chang-Min Chung, Ming-Horng Tsai, Po-Chang Wang, Jung-Jung Chang, Tien-Hsing Chen, Yu-Sheng Lin   +8 more
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Lethal Bleeding from a Duodenal Cancerous Ulcer Communicating with the Superior Mesenteric Artery in a Patient with Pancreatic Head Cancer

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2018
Pancreatic cancer often invades the duodenum and causes obstruction, but rarely causes massive duodenal bleeding. A 68-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of vomiting.
Yoshifumi Morita, Takanori Sakaguchi, Ryo Kitajima, Satoru Furuhashi, Ryota Kiuchi, Makoto Takeda, Takanori Hiraide, Yasushi Shibasaki, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yuji Suzuki, Kei Tsukamoto, Tomoharu Matsuura, Hiroya Takeuchi   +12 more
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Accuracy of a Novel Approach to Measuring Arterial Thermodilution Cardiac Output During Intra-Aortic Counterpulsation [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: To assess the agreement between a novel approach of arterial and the pulmonary artery bolus thermodilution for measuring cardiac output in critically ill patients during aortic counterpulsation. Methods: Eighteen male patients aged 37-80years,
Baulig, Werner, Goedje, Oliver, Schmid, Edith, Schuett, Philipp   +3 more
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Ulinastatin did not reduce mortality in elderly multiple organ failure patients: a retrospective observational study in a single center ICU [PDF]

, 2017
AimOur aim was to evaluate the effect of ulinastatin on 28‐day mortality in patients who developed multiple organ failure (MOF) related to their acute illness and were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).MethodsWe carried out a retrospective ...
Abe Toshikazu, Ono Kazuyuki, Tamiya Nanako, Uchida Masatoshi, 田宮 菜奈子   +4 more
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Slope in preload recruitable stroke work relationship predicts survival after left ventriculoplasty and mitral repair in patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundLeft ventriculoplasty (LVP) and mitral valve plasty (MVP) are sometimes effective for patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) who are not eligible for heart transplantation.
Yasushige Shingu, Suguru Kubota, Satoru Wakasa, Tomonori Ooka, Hiroki Kato, Tsuyoshi Tachibana, Yoshiro Matsui, Nishigawa, Pecini, Davoodi, Bonow, Lee, McCarthy, Kron, Menicanti, Hvass, Matsui, Langer, Rama, Komeda, Shingu, Yamaguchi, Hunt, Takahama, Shingu, Gorcsan, Lee, Kim, Suma, Chow   +29 more
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A comparison of sequential total and activated white cell count in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, using cardiopulmonary bypass, with and without a white cell filter

, 1999
Introduction Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been shown to induce a systemic inflammatory response similar to the local reaction seen after tissue damage [1].
D Johnson, DC Smith, JK Kirklin, JK Nanson, M Kulkarni, PJ Thurlow, SV Sheppard   +6 more
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Transplantation in end-stage pulmonary hypertension (Third International Right Heart Failure Summit, part 3) [PDF]

, 2015
The Third International Right Heart Summit was organized for the purpose of bringing an interdisciplinary group of expert physician-scientists together to promote dialogue involving emerging concepts in the unique pathophysiology, clinical manifestation,
Lala, Anuradha
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One year follow-up of patients with refractory angina pectoris treated with enhanced external counterpulsation [PDF]

, 2006
Background Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive technique that has been shown to be effective in reducing both angina and myocardial ischemia in patients not responding to medical therapy and without revascularization alternatives.
Thomas Pettersson, Susanne Bondesson, Diodor Cojocaru, Ola Ohlsson, Angelica Wackenfors, Lars Edvinsson, C Mannheimer, EH Yang, C Mannheimer, MJ de Jongste, O Ekre, M Chester, A Richter, WE Lawson, RR Arora, I Taguchi, AD Michaels, PO Bonetti, AD Michaels, S Springer, WE Lawson, T Stys, G Barsness, GW Barsness, MJ Kern, MJ Kuchan, PF Davies, D Masuda, JR Kersten, RNTHKKLGCRHMIETMFSS D Masuda, WE Lawson, WE Lawson, J Niebauer, PO Bonetti, RR Arora   +34 more
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Differential Prognostic Impact of IABP-SHOCK II Scores According to Treatment Strategy in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndrome: From the RESCUE Registry

Medicina
Background: Early risk stratification is necessary for optimal determination of the treatment strategy in cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Bum Sung Kim, Woo Jin Jang, Ki Hong Choi, Sung Hea Kim, Cheol Woong Yu, Jin-Ok Jeong, Hyun Jong Lee, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Hyun-Joong Kim, Jeong Hoon Yang   +9 more
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