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AUB‐HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index: Performance in Surgical Subpopulations and Comparison to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background The American University of Beirut (AUB)‐HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index is a newly derived index for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation. It is based on 6 data elements: history of heart disease; symptoms of angina or dyspnea; age ≥75 years;
Habib A. Dakik, Eman Sbaity, Ahmad Msheik, Chris Kaspar, Mahmoud Eldirani, Omar Chehab, Ossama Abou Hassan, Aurelie Mailhac, Maha Makki, Hani Tamim   +9 more
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A Case of Coronary Cameral Fistula with Associated Aneurysm: Role of ECG Gated 256- Slice Dual Source Multidetector Computed Tomography in Diagnosis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
We report an interesting case of coronary cameral fistula with associated aneurysmal dilatation of coronary artery. The complete evaluation including anatomical relationships with surrounding vascular and non-vascular structures can be achieved with ECG
UMESH KUMAR MITTAL, LALIT GARG, HARMEET KAUR RISSAM, SUNIL KUMAR PURI   +3 more
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Factors associated with cardiovascular events after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplant Consortium

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo, Gonzalo Crespo, Dyanna Gregory, Jasmine Sinha, Jiaheng Xie, Min Zhang, John Magee, Pranab Barman, Yuval A. Patel, Aaron Schluger, Kara Walters, Scott Biggins, Natalia Filipek, Giuseppe Cullaro, Randi Wong, Jennifer C. Lai, Gabriel J. Perreault, Elizabeth C. Verna, Pratima Sharma, Lisa B. VanWagner   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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 ...
Small, Gary R., Gibson, George, Jeffrey, Robert R., Croal, Bernard L., Gibson, Patrick H., Cuthbertson, Brian, El-Shafei, Hussein, Hillis, Graham S., Ifezulike, Ada I., Buchan, Keith G.   +9 more
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Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Preoperative Briefing Protocol for Cardiovascular Surgery [PDF]

Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2009
Preprocedural briefings have been adopted in many high consequence environments, but have not been widely accepted in medicine. We sought to develop, implement, and evaluate a preoperative briefing for cardiovascular surgery.The briefing was developed by using a combined questionnaire and semistructured focus group approach involving five ...
Sarah E, Henrickson, Rishi K, Wadhera, Andrew W, Elbardissi, Douglas A, Wiegmann, Thoralf M, Sundt   +4 more
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Anesthetic challenges for pheochromocytoma surgery in pediatric patients: A case series

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Pheochromocytoma in children is an exceptionally uncommon cause of hypertension in this age group. These tumors pose a significant threat of adverse cardiovascular events during the perioperative phase.
Raksha Vyas, Ankur Sharma, Shilpa Goyal, Varuna Vyas, Nikhil Kothari   +4 more
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The importance of liver function assessment before cardiac surgery: A narrative review

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
The demand for cardiac surgery procedures is increasing globally. Thanks to an improvement in survival driven by medical advances, patients with liver disease undergo cardiac surgery more often.
Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Alessandro Putzu, Giovanni Landoni, Giovanni Landoni   +4 more
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The utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting postoperative cardiac events and mortality in patients undergoing major emergency non-cardiac surgery [PDF]

, 2007
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels predict cardiovascular risk in several settings. We hypothesized that they would identify individuals at increased risk of complications and mortality following major emergency non-cardiac surgery.Forty patients ...
Croal, Bernard L., McNeilly, Jane, Cuthbertson, Brian, Card, Gemma, Hillis, Graham   +4 more
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Evaluation of Preoperative Cardiology Consultations: Incidence, Characteristics and Implications for Perioperative Management

, 2023
Background: This retrospective study examines the importance of preoperative cardiology consultations in optimizing patient care and anesthesia surgical perioperative management.Methods: The study includes 7,756 patients from the Department of ...
Alioui Mohamed, Abou Elalaa Khalil*, Choubhi Moncif, Houmed Houssein, Eljellouli Wiam, Elghali Tanae   +5 more
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Anaesthetic Management in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patient with TIVA Using Combination of Propofol and Dexmedetomidine Complimented with USG Guided ESPB Block- A Case Report

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2022
Muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases which cause progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle along with weakness. They are characterized by an impaired synthesis or regeneration of contractile protein.
Jyoti Deshpande, Pritam Dilip Chavan, Merlin Elizabeth Jacob   +2 more
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