Background: The prognostic impact of ventricular tachycardia (VT) catheter ablation is an important outstanding research question. We undertook a reconstructed individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing ablation to ...
Rohin K Reddy +19 more
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Epidemiology and natural history of central venous access device use and infusion pump function in the NO16966 trial [PDF]
Background: Central venous access devices in fluoropyrimidine therapy are associated with complications; however, reliable data are lacking regarding their natural history, associated complications and infusion pump performance in patients with ...
A Surov +41 more
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Tissue plasminogen activator dose and pulmonary artery pressure reduction in catheter directed thrombolysis of submassive pulmonary embolism. [PDF]
PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to assess the incremental effect of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) dose on pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and bleeding during catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) of submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). MATERIALS
Gaba, Ron C +3 more
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Adjunctive strategies in the management of resistant, 'undilatable' coronary lesions after successfully crossing a CTO with a guidewire. [PDF]
Successful revascularisation of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the greatest challenges in the era of contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Fairley, SL +5 more
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Heparin and air filters reduce embolic events caused by intra-arterial cerebral angiography - A prospective, randomized trial [PDF]
Background-Intra-arterial cerebral angiography is associated with a low risk for neurological complications, but clinically silent ischemic events after angiography have been seen in a substantial number of patients.Methods and Results-In a prospective ...
Bartsch, AJ +8 more
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Selective aortic arch perfusion: a first-in-human observational cadaveric study
Background Selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) is a novel endovascular technique that combines thoracic aortic occlusion with extracorporeal perfusion of the brain and heart. SAAP may have a role in both haemorrhagic shock and in cardiac arrest due to
Max Marsden +5 more
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Contrast-induced acute kidney injury and renal support for acute kidney injury : a KDIGO summary (part 2) [PDF]
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious problem affecting millions and causing death and disability for many. In 2012, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes completed the first ever international multidisciplinary clinical practice ...
Kellum, John A, Lameire, Norbert
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Objective: To prove that Meloxicam 15 mg only, combination of Meloxicam 15 mg and Tamsulosin 0.4 mg were more effective for the success of Trial Without Catheter (TWOC) in BPH patients with first episode of urinary retention compared to Tamsulosin 0.4 mg
Muhammad Asro Abdih Yasa +2 more
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Long subcutaneous tunnelling reduces infection rates in paediatric external ventricular drains [PDF]
Purpose The aim of this study is to report the efficacy of long subcutaneous tunnelling of external ventricular drains in reducing rates of infection and catheter displacement in a paediatric population. Methods In children requiring external ventricular
Chakraborty, A +3 more
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Background Success rates with conventional transvenous endocardial pulmonary vein isolation in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) are variable due to advanced electrical and structural remodeling of the atria ...
Mindy Vroomen +9 more
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