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Post-pericardiectomy ECMO for constrictive pericarditis: a case series and literature review
BMC AnesthesiologyBackground Pericardiectomy is the curative treatment for constrictive pericarditis, yet postoperative low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) may occur. The application of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in post-pericardiectomy ...
Bin Jia +13 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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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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Partial Agenesis of the Pericardium: A Rare Cause of Palpitations in a Young Adult
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Partial agenesis of the pericardium is a rare congenital anomaly in which part of the fibroelastic pericardial membrane is absent. Many patients remain asymptomatic, while others present with nonspecific symptoms such as palpitations, chest pain, or dyspnea. The rarity and variable presentation often delay diagnosis. We report a case of a male
Parag Karki +3 more
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EuroSCORE II: Current limitations and physiological gaps in risk stratification
Experimental Physiology, Volume 111, Issue 3, Page 1069-1080, 1 March 2026.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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Cardiac surgery in a patient with implanted vagal nerve stimulator
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2018 The prevalence of epilepsy worldwide is around 0.5%–2% of the population. Antiepileptic medications are the first line of treatment in most of the cases but approximately 25%–30% epilepsy patients are refractory to the single or combination therapy.
Aashish Jain, Dheeraj Arora, Yatin Mehta
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Estimating capacity and resource allocation in healthcare settings using business process modelling and simulation [PDF]
, 2017 Healthcare involves complex decision making from planning to resource management. Resources in hospitals are usually allocated by experienced managers,however, due to an inherent process complexity, decisions are surrounded by uncertainties ...
Bowles, Juliana Kuster Filipe +4 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.A 47‐year‐old healthy man developed disseminated coccidioidomycosis involving his mediastinal and cervical lymph nodes that was complicated by pericardial involvement despite continued fluconazole for primary pulmonary infection. Although he subsequently received an aggressive antifungal regimen with voriconazole and liposomal amphotericin B, he did ...
Leah Grant +5 more
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Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis in a HIV-positive patient [PDF]
, 2017 Constrictive pericarditis is a relatively rare clinical manifestation nowadays. We present the case of an HIV-positive patient with constrictive calcified pericarditis due to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Balmer, Mary-Claude +3 more
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Triple Björk-Shiley valve: More than 30 years of asymptomatic functioning: To the memory of late academic Prof. Isidor Papo and the 45th anniversary of the first valve implantation in Yugoslavia [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction. The Björk-Shiley Delrin (BSD) tilting disc heart valve was first clinically used in 1969. A triple BSD valve replacement has not been quite common, because of high postoperative risk and complications, but there have been several cases with
Krotin Mirjana +2 more
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