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Procedural Characteristics and Safety of Slender Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Slender Is Better

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We aimed to examine the procedural characteristics and safety profile of slender percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) using a 5 Fr or smaller sheath. Background Smaller catheter size has been associated with fewer complications in PCI.
Fuminobu Yoshimachi, Kyohei Yamaji, Shun Kohsaka, Yota Kawamura, Satoshi Kasai, Toshiharu Fujii, Hirofumi Nagamatsu, Kazushige Amano, Yuka Karasawa, Shinichiro Yamada, Yoshihisa Nakagawa, Yuji Ikari   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing open and minimally invasive surgical procedures for oesophagectomy in the treatment of cancer: the ROMIO (Randomised Oesophagectomy: Minimally Invasive or Open) feasibility study and pilot trial [PDF]

, 2015
Localised oesophageal cancer can be curatively treated with surgery (oesophagectomy) but the procedure is complex with a risk of complications, negative effects on quality of life and a recovery period of 6-9 months. Minimal-access surgery may accelerate
Avery, K, Barham, P, Berrisford, R, Blazeby, JM, Donovan, JL, Elliott, J, Falk, S, Fernandez, AM, Goldin, R, Hanna, G, Hollowood, A, Metcalfe, C, Noble, SM, Sanders, G, Streets, C, Titcomb, D, Wheatley, T   +16 more
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Aortic Dissection With Pseudoaneurysm Formation Masquerading as Pulmonary Embolism After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a commonly performed procedure for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis. While it is generally considered a low‐risk procedure, one of the rare potentially life‐threatening complications includes aortic dissection.
Heather Wang, Juan Bello, Dhir Gala, Jeffrey S. Lander   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculous Pericardial Abscess: A Case Report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2005
We present the case of a 71-year-old diabetic man who came to us complaining of dyspnea for 1 month. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly and bilateral pleural effusion.
Tsung-Hsien Lin, Chih-Hsin Huang, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nano-imaging and its applications to biomedicine [PDF]

, 2011
Nanotechnology tools, such as Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), are now becoming widely used in life sciences and biomedicine. AFM is a versatile technique that allows studying at the nanoscale the morphological, dynamic, and mechanical properties of ...
Adya, Ashok K., Canetta, Elisabetta
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Transcatheter Management of Severe Paravalvular Leak in the Inferior Vena Cava Prosthesis of the TricValve Bicaval Valve System

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present a 74‐year‐old female with a history of mechanical aortic and mitral valve implantation and non‐Hodgkin lymphoma. She presented with right sided heart failure due to severe functional tricuspid regurgitation and was treated with transcatheter TricValve bicaval system implantation.
Marcel A. Beijk, Robbert J. De Winter, Berto J. Bouma   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immediate Outcomes of Aortic Valve Neocuspidization with Glutaraldehyde-treated Autologous Pericardium: a Multicenter Study

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Objective: To determine the feasibility of aortic valve neocuspidization (AVNeo) with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium. Methods: One hundred and seventy (170) AVNeo (84 males/86 females) were performed from January 2017 through March 2019 ...
Vagram Arutyunyan, Igor Chernov, Roman Komarov, Yuriy Sinelnikov, Bakytbek Kadyraliev, Soslan Enginoev, Maxim Tcheglov, Alisher Ismailbaev, Aleksey Baranov, Fatali Ashurov, Marie-Annick Clavel, Philippe Pibarot, Michel Pompeu B. O. Sá, Alexander Weymann, Konstantin Zhigalov   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as chronic constrictive pericarditis. A series of three cases from a single institution

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2018
Pericardial mesotheliomas are rare tumors which often present with features of constrictive pericarditis. We present clinical, imaging, histological, and immunohistochemical findings of three cases presenting with chronic constrictive pericarditis.
Monalisa Hui, K R Harshavardhana, Shantveer G Uppin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building Disease Detection Algorithms with Very Small Numbers of Positive Samples

, 2018
Although deep learning can provide promising results in medical image analysis, the lack of very large annotated datasets confines its full potential.
DJ Penny, HC Shin, L Fei-Fei, O Ronneberger, SM O’Leary, T Geva   +5 more
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Uso de pericárdio suíno no recobrimento de implantes de drenagem de glaucoma: um estudo experimental [PDF]

, 2008
PURPOSE: To evaluate the inflammatory response associated with the use of processed porcine pericardium and glycerin-preserved homologous sclera as silicone glaucoma drainage device coverage in a rabbit experimental model.
Pinto, Luciano Moreira, Regatieri, Caio Vinicius Saito, Rigueiro, Moacyr Pezati, Tavares, Ivan Maynart   +3 more
core   +2 more sources