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Combined Mitral and Aortic Valve Procedure via Right Mini-Thoracotomy versus Full Median Sternotomy.
International Heart Journal, 2019 Data involving combined mitral and aortic valve procedure via the right mini-thoracotomy approach are very limited. This single-center propensity-matching study aimed to evaluate early clinical outcomes of patients who underwent combined mitral and ...
Dong Zhao +8 more
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Vitamin D for prevention of sternotomy healing complications: REINFORCE-D trial
Trials, 2020 Background Most cardiac surgery patients undergo median sternotomy during open heart surgery. Sternotomy healing is an arduous, very complex, and multifactorial process dependent on many independent factors affecting the sternum and the surrounding soft ...
Michal Čečrle +9 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019 Background Pericardiectomy is the final treatment for constrictive pericarditis. However, this greatest surgical approach is still very controversial. This study pursued to assess the outcomes in patients with recurrent chronic constrictive pericarditis ...
Ling Yunfei, Li Tao, Qian Yongjun
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Surgical embolectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolism: state of the art [PDF]
, 2018 Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is a severe condition that can potentially lead to death caused by right ventricular (RV) failure and the consequent cardiogenic shock.
De Bellis, Antonio +8 more
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Median sternotomy versus minimally invasive thymectomy for early-stage thymoma
Medicine, 2019 Background: The completeness of resection is an important prognostic factor for early resectable thymoma. Since its inception 2 decades ago, median sternotomy has been recognized as the gold standard method for the treatment of all types and stages of ...
Tianci Chai +7 more
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The involvement of the brachial plexus in cardiac surgery with median sternotomy for the revascularization of the myocardium: clinical evaluation [PDF]
, 1999 To evaluate the involvement of brachial plexus in cardiac surgery with median sternotomy for the revascularization of the myocardium 113 patients (87 men and 26 women) were clinically examined in the pre-operative and between the fifth and eighth post ...
Atra, Mauro, Gabbai, Alberto Alain
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The Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Via Median Sternotomy
Operative techniques in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2019 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the United States and remains a major cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Current treatment options include medical management, catheter ablation, and surgical techniques, which ...
Robert M. MacGregor +2 more
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Adipocytes in Aortic Stenosis: Association With Clinical and Morphological Indices
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recently, great attention has been given to understanding the new pathogenetic mechanisms underlying aortic stenosis (AS). The study aims to understand the role of mature adipocytes in AS and their association with histologic, clinical, and echocardiographic data, an area previously overlooked in AS research.
Elena Zoico +9 more
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Comparing Two Surgical Outcomes: Minithoracotomy or Full Sternotomy in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery [PDF]
, 2019 Cardiovascular diseases and heart-related conditions can be life-threatening; however, some cardiovascular conditions can be managed with open heart surgery.
Badrkhani, Shirin
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Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi, 2019 Background This study aims to compare outcomes of minithoracotomy versus median sternotomy for atrial septal defect closure. Methods Between January 2012 and May 2017, a total of 44 patients (8 males, 36 females; mean age 33.86 years; range, 14 to 63 ...
Y. Beşir +8 more
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