Perioperative use of statins in noncardiac surgery
Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) can significantly decrease cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, irrespective of the patients' cholesterol status. This paper reviews the effects of perioperative statin therapy in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.A systematic literature review was undertaken of all published ...
Irwin, MG, Cheng, SW, Chan, YC
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The Clinical Utility of a Precision Medicine Blood Test Incorporating Age, Sex, and Gene Expression for Evaluating Women with Stable Symptoms Suggestive of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Analysis from the PRESET Registry. [PDF]
Background: Evaluating women with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease (CAD) remains challenging. A blood-based precision medicine test yielding an age/sex/gene expression score (ASGES) has shown clinical validity in the diagnosis of ...
Budoff, Matthew J +9 more
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Prohormones in the early diagnosis of cardiac syncope [PDF]
Background--The early detection of cardiac syncope is challenging. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of 4 novel prohormones, quantifying different neurohumoral pathways, possibly involved in the pathophysiological features of cardiac syncope ...
Badertscher, Patrick +36 more
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Predictors of cardiac events after major vascular surgery: Role of clinical characteristics, dobutamine echocardiography, and beta-blocker therapy [PDF]
CONTEXT: Patients who undergo major vascular surgery are at increased risk of perioperative cardiac complications. High-risk patients can be identified by clinical factors and noninvasive cardiac testing, such as ...
Banga, J.D. (Jan) +8 more
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The beneficial effects of albumin use have been suggested in various clinical settings including critically ill patients. However, the association between intraoperative albumin administration and acute kidney injury (AKI) after noncardiac surgery is ...
Ah Ran Oh, Jungchan Park, Suhyun Lee
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Inhibition of MAPK-Erk pathway in vivo attenuates aortic valve disease processes in Emilin1-deficient mouse model [PDF]
Aortic valve disease (AVD) is a common condition with a progressive natural history, and presently, there are no pharmacologic treatment strategies. Elastic fiber fragmentation (EFF) is a hallmark of AVD, and increasing evidence implicates developmental ...
Aikawa +45 more
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Beta-blockers in noncardiac surgery: Did observational studies put us back on safe ground? [PDF]
Mads Emil Jørgensen +3 more
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Dose–response effect of postprocedural elevated cardiac troponin level on adverse clinical outcomes following adult noncardiac surgery: a systematic review protocol of prospective studies [PDF]
Tao An +5 more
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Noncardiac surgery in Eisenmenger syndrome
Magdalena, Lipczyńska +5 more
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Perioperative in-stent thrombosis after lung resection performed within 3 months of coronary stenting [PDF]
Background: Incidence of perioperative in-stent thrombosis associated with myocardial infarction in patients undergoing major lung resection within 3 months of coronary stenting.
Boitet, Philippe +7 more
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