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Optimization of anticoagulant therapy in patients undergoing mechanical heart valve replacement

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2023
Acquired heart defects have a high prevalence among patients of different age groups and represent a significant social problem. To date, surgery remains the only effective option to treat acquired heart disease, and replacement of the dysfunctional ...
S. A. Tkachenko, D. A. Astapov, A. V. Bogachev-Prokofiev, A. S. Zalesov, A. N. Pivkin, A. G. Makaev, Kh. A. Agaeva, R. M. Sharifulin   +7 more
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Prediction of Turbulent Shear Stresses through Dysfunctional Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves using Computational Fluid Dynamics

, 2018
There are more than 300,000 heart valves implanted annually worldwide with about 50% of them being mechanical valves. The heart valve replacement is often a common treatment for severe valvular disease.
Gamage, Peshala T., Khalili, Fardin, Mansy, Hansen   +2 more
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Mechanical Heart Valves [PDF]

Circulation, 2007
The report by Svennevig and colleagues in this issue of Circulation will stand as an important contribution to our knowledge of the outcomes after heart valve replacement.1 This article, along with other extensive published series of patients followed up for as many as 4 decades after mechanical heart valve replacement, now help form the basis on which
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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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Changes in left ventricular electromechanical relations during targeted hypothermia

Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2020
Background Targeted hypothermia, as used after cardiac arrest, increases electrical and mechanical systolic duration. Differences in duration of electrical and mechanical systole are correlated to ventricular arrhythmias.
Kristin Wisløff-Aase, Viesturs Kerans, Kristina Haugaa, Per Steinar Halvorsen, Helge Skulstad, Andreas Espinoza   +5 more
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Teardrop and heart orbits of a swinging Atwood's Machine

, 1993
An exact solution is presented for a swinging Atwood's machine. This teardrop-heart orbit is constructed using Hamilton-Jacobi theory. The example nicely illustrates the utility of the Hamilton-Jacobi method for finding solutions to nonlinear mechanical ...
Tufillaro, Nicholas B.
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Water Content and Thermoplastic Polyurethane Effects on Thrombosis Clotting [PDF]

, 2019
One of the main factors that can increase the chance of heart disease is unwanted blood clotting, or thrombosis. In addition, implantable biomaterials and/or medical devices are likely to trigger a series of adverse reactions that can lead to ...
Chou, Shih-Feng, Jackson, Monica, Neuenschwander, Pierre, Small, Madeline   +3 more
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Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
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Advanced Heart Failure: Therapeutic Options and Challenges in the Evolving Field of Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Heart Failure is a chronic and progressively deteriorating syndrome that has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Improved outcomes have been achieved with novel drugs and devices.
Michael Antonopoulos, Michael J. Bonios, Stavros Dimopoulos, Evangelos Leontiadis, Aggeliki Gouziouta, Nektarios Kogerakis, Antigone Koliopoulou, Dimitris Elaiopoulos, Ioannis Vlahodimitris, Maria Chronaki, Themistocles Chamogeorgakis, Stavros G. Drakos, Stamatis Adamopoulos   +12 more
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Techniques for Identification of Left Ventricular Asynchrony for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure [PDF]

, 2005
The most recent treatment option of medically refractory heart failure includes cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by biventricular pacing in selected patients in NYHA functional class III or IV heart failure. The widely used marker to indicate left
Peter, Schuster, Svein, Faerestrand
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