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Background In recent years, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a widely used treatment for low-risk elderly patients. As an alternative to TAVI via the femoral artery, transapical TAVI (TA-TAVI) is a better surgical choice for ...
Quanhui Xu +6 more
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One-year outcome with a bovine pericardial valveCentral MessagePerspective
Objectives: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel surgical bovine pericardial valve for aortic and mitral valve replacements. Methods: Between March 2016 and October 2017, 197 patients (mean age, 66.9 ± 4.9 years; 40.6% were women ...
Jinmiao Chen, MD, PhD +12 more
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Background: Heart valve disease is still a significant health burden in the world, including Indonesia. The postoperative outcome of mitral valve surgery is influenced by many things, including decreased right ventricular (RV) function, which is the most
Sabrina Erriyanti +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier +10 more
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Sixteen year retrospective analysis of rheumatic and non-rheumatic heart disease patients undergoing valve procedures at Groote Schuur Hospital first incidence single aortic and mitral valve replacement [PDF]
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Rheumatic heart disease is still the most common cause of valvular heart lesions requiring replacement or repair procedures worldwide.
Ogunrombi, Akinwumi Babatunde
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Do we need separate risk stratification models for hospital mortality after heart valve surgery? [PDF]
Background. The EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation) is often used to benchmark and predict hospital mortality after cardiac surgery. Based mainly upon coronary surgery patients, EuroSCORE may not be optimal for valve surgery
Berenschot, EAJ +8 more
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The Role of Chemotherapy in Pediatric Myoepithelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Literature
ABSTRACT Myoepithelial carcinoma (MEC) in pediatric patients is a rare and aggressive malignancy characterized by heterogeneous morphology and variable molecular features. The optimal role of chemotherapy remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review according to PRISMA 2020 guidelines to evaluate chemotherapy in pediatric and young‐adult patients ...
Marco Salvi +7 more
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Tricuspid valve surgery, review of the literature, M.D, Thesis [PDF]
The heart receives blood and pumps blood from and to the whole body. To do this, it has many parts: There are four chambers: the left atrium, left ventricle, the right atrium, the right ventricle, Four valves, the sinoatrial node (SA Node) and the ...
Souslian, Simon
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Background Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is a structural abnormality characterized by the distinct separation of the mitral valve annulus/left atrium wall and myocardium. Little is known about the significance of MAD in patients requiring mitral valve
Sadie Bennett +8 more
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Digital Cognitive Phenotyping for Differential Diagnosis and Monitoring in Neurological Conditions
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility, accessibility, and equivalence to supervised scales of online cognitive assessment in older individuals with cognitive impairment. Methods Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 31), idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH, n = 26), and traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 23) completed online cognitive ...
Martina Del Giovane +10 more
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