Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor presenting as mitral stenosis: case report and literature review [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryPrimary cardiac neurogenic tumors are rare, accounting for 5%-10% of all malignant soft tissue tumors. Among these, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are particularly uncommon as primary cardiac tumors.
Hassane Abdallah +8 more
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Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Technique: Valsalva Graft versus Two Straight Tubular Grafts
Cardiology Research and Practice, 2023 Background. There are many variations in valve-sparing aortic root replacement techniques. Our aim is to determine the impact of the graft on mid-term outcomes: Valsalva graft vs. two straight tubular grafts. Methods.
Alexander Makkinejad +9 more
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Del Nido versus warm blood cardioplegia in adult patients with a low ejection fraction
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2021 Background Del Nido cardioplegia was recently introduced to adult cardiac surgery with encouraging results. The effect of Del Nido cardioplegia in patients with low ejection fraction (EF) has not been thoroughly evaluated. The objective of this study was
Amr A. Arafat +9 more
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Use of Novel Blunt Dissection Technique for Surgical Unroofing in Myocardial Bridging Patients
Cardiology Research and Practice, 2022 Background. Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital anomaly involving the myocardial tissue encasement of a segment of the coronary artery. The purpose of the present study was to assess safety and efficacy of two surgical methods used for treating MB ...
Xiangyang Wu +8 more
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Aprotinin may increase mortality in low and intermediate risk but not in high risk cardiac surgical patients compared to tranexamic acid and ε-aminocaproic acid - a meta-analysis of randomised and observational trials of over 30.000 patients [PDF]
, 2013 Background: To compare the effect of aprotinin with the effect of lysine analogues (tranexamic acid and ε-aminocaproic acid) on early mortality in three subgroups of patients: low, intermediate and high risk of cardiac surgery.
Herrmann, Eva +3 more
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Emergency Medicine International, 2022 Robotic surgery can provide less surgical trauma than conventional surgery, but differences between robotic and thoracoscopic surgery for atrial septal defect (ASD) repair are not well documented.
Yanyi Liu +7 more
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Surgical Challenges in Multi-Vessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2021 Objectives. Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) has emerged as an alternative treatment for patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease, but there are certain surgical challenges inherent in the adoption of this approach.
Jia-Ji Liu +7 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021 Background Brain death (BD) has been suggested to induce coronary endothelial dysfunction. Ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury during heart transplantation may lead to further damage of the endothelium.
Sevil Korkmaz-Icöz +10 more
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Early changes in diaphragmatic function evaluated using ultrasound in cardiac surgery patients: a cohort study. [PDF]
, 2020 Little is known about the evolution of diaphragmatic function in the early post-cardiac surgery period. The main purpose of this work is to describe its evolution using ultrasound measurements of muscular excursion and thickening fraction (TF).
Achouh, Paul +10 more
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Cardiac Complications Following Cardiac Surgery Procedures [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 Background: Elderly patients and those with multiple concomitant disorders are nowadays qualified for cardiac surgery procedures, which is related to higher incidence of the postoperative complications. Aim: The aim of this study was a retrospective analysis of the perioperative factors potentially contributing to occurrence of cardiac incidents after ...
Jakub Udzik +5 more
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