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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco +7 more
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Gastric tube perforation penetrating the pericardium after esophagectomy that needed surgical repair
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023 Background As the prognosis of esophageal cancer surgery has improved, reports on postoperative complications of gastric tubes have increased. Among them, gastric tube ulcer perforation is infrequent but often severe and difficult to treat.
Tomohiro Akutsu +6 more
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Ectopia cordis : a report of two cases in Cameroon [PDF]
, 2014 This article reports two cases of ectopia cordis in two children aged one day and twenty months respectively. A one day old newborn had complete thoracic ectopia cordis associated with an internal cardiac defect and severe thoracic and abdominal wall ...
Chelo, David +6 more
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The relationship of circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 levels with pericardial fat: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2019 Previous small studies have reported an association between circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) levels and pericardial fat volume in post-menopausal women and high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk patients. In this study, we investigated the
Allison, Matthew A +6 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Coagulative granular hydrogels are composed of packed thrombin‐functionalized microgels that catalyze the conversion of fibrinogen into a secondary fibrin network, filling the interstitial voids. This bio‐inspired approach stabilizes the biomaterial to match the robustness of bulk hydrogels without compromising injectability, mimicking the initial ...
Zhipeng Deng +16 more
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Abdominal wall repair with acellular bovine pericardial membranes - Part I - Clinical and radiological findings [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia PlásticaIntroduction: Reducing recurrence rates significantly, the use of biomaterials as “reinforcement meshes” in the repair of different abdominal wall defects has become an almost mandatory routine for the success of these repairs.
Luiz Fernando Frascino +3 more
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Pericardial–Esophageal Fistula: A Rare but Increasing Complication of Cardiac Ablation
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2022 Pericardial–esophageal fistula and/or atrial–esophageal fistula after cardiac ablation is nearly universally fatal if not detected and treated expeditiously.
Erik A. Sylvin +3 more
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Early postoperative interventional ASD-closure for severe atrial right to left shunt in a neonate with common arterial trunk [PDF]
, 2013 Although closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD II) with an occluding device in the first year of life is not a routine procedure, it is a feasible treatment, even in neonates.
Dilber, Daniel +2 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Myocardial infarction often leads to pathological remodelling and ventricular dilatation, key features of HFrEF. This study introduces a personalized, 3D‐printed cardiac restraint device (CARD) printed using rationally designed inks displaying the requested printability and mechanical properties.
Nicola Mansour +6 more
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2015 ESC GUIDELINES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PERICARDIAL DISEASES
Российский кардиологический журнал, 2016 The Task Force for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)Endorsed by: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
Yehuda Adler +19 more
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