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Palliative treatment for symptomatic malignant pericardial effusion†. [PDF]
, 2014 Consensus has yet to emerge regarding the optimal choice of therapy in the management of malignant pericardial effusion. We review the literature to evaluate the existing evidence on the clinical effectiveness of surgical and interventional cardiological
Bowden, Jack +3 more
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Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and outcome from coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]
, 2007 Background: An elevated preoperative white blood cell count has been associated with a worse outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Leukocyte subtypes, and particularly the neutrophil-lymphocyte (N/L) ratio, may however, convey superior ...
Buchan, Keith G. +9 more
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Pericardite constritiva recorrente – um desafio diagnóstico e terapêutico
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2015 Resumo: Insuficiência cardíaca direita recorrente após pericardectomia pode ser causada por pericardectomia incompleta, constrição recorrente, disfunção diastólica ou atingimento miocárdico. A identificação de pericardite constritiva (PC) recorrente após
Raquel Ferreira +3 more
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Surgical Treatment of Constrictive Pericarditis
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023 Introduction: The mainstay of the treatment of constrictive pericarditis is pericardiectomy. However, surgery is associated with high early morbidity and mortality and low long-term survival.
Brunella Bertazzo +3 more
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Pericardiectomy in children. [PDF]
Thorax, 1976 Thirty-five children under 16 years of age were prepared for pericardiectomy on account of constrictive pericarditis; three died in the immediate preparatory period. Pericardiectomy was undertaken in 32; in 28 the cause was tuberculous. The purpose of this report is to draw attention to the high incidence of constrictive pericarditis in African ...
R L, Van Der Horst, B T, Le Roux
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Constrictive pericarditis in a post–renal transplant patient: a case report [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Constrictive pericarditis is a rare complication in the post–renal transplant period. It poses a diagnostic dilemma even in the modern era. Its incidence is not known and tuberculosis is implicated in some of the cases. CASE PRESENTATION: A
Chaminda Kularathne +3 more
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Pericardiectomy as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2016 A 70-year-old man presented with recent onset, predominantly right-sided heart failure. Echocardiogram demonstrated features of hypertensive heart disease and was suggestive of, but non-diagnostic for, constrictive pericarditis (CP). CT demonstrated mild pericardial thickening.
Ewa, Konik +3 more
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Idiopathic Constrictive Pericarditis and Eggshell Calcification of the Heart
JACC: Case Reports, 2020 Extensive pericardial calcification is rare in patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP). We report the case of a young man who had CCP with “eggshell” calcification of the pericardium and the classic features of CCP on echocardiography and ...
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD +4 more
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Fluorescent labelling and biodistribution of latex nanoparticles formed by surfactant-free RAFT emulsion polymerisation [PDF]
, 2017 We report the preparation of a novel range of functional polyacrylamide stabilised polystyrene nanoparticles, obtained by surfactant-free reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) emulsion polymerisation, their fluorescent tagging, cellular
Anselmo +44 more
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EuroSCORE II: Current limitations and physiological gaps in risk stratification
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Risk stratification remains critical in cardiac surgery, enabling clinicians to predict adverse outcomes and guide perioperative management. The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) II, introduced in 2011, incorporates 18 key variables to provide an evidence‐based approach to risk assessment.
Jing Yong Ng +7 more
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