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3D printing is a transformative technology in congenital heart disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Survival in congenital heart disease has steadily improved since 1938, when Dr. Robert Gross successfully ligated for the first time a patent ductus arteriosus in a 7-year-old child.
Anwar   +117 more
core   +3 more sources

Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy in the Midwestern US

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common lifelong motor disability worldwide. Yet, data is limited on how CP manifests in the US. Our objective was to characterize and determine factors affecting functional outcomes in a large population of young people with CP in the Midwestern US.
Susie Kim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

When good bugs go bad: Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Corynebacterium striatum, an emerging multidrug-resistant, opportunistic pathogen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Infections with Corynebacterium striatum have been described in the literature over the last 2 decades, with the majority being bacteremia, central line infections, and occasionally, endocarditis.
Anderson, Neil   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The Diverse Neuromuscular Spectrum of VPS13A Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective VPS13A disease (chorea‐acanthocytosis) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by biallelic variants in VPS13A, typically presenting with hyperkinetic movement disorders, while neuromuscular signs are often mild. The aim of the project was to investigate the frequency and severity of neuromuscular impairment in VPS13A disease ...
Anne Buchberger   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value of nutritional indices in predicting survival free from pump replacement and driveline infections in centrifugal left ventricular assist devicesCentral MessagePerspective

open access: yesJTCVS Open
Objective: There is a paucity of data assessing the impact of nutritional status on outcomes in patients supported with the HeartMate 3 (HM3) left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Fabian Jimenez Contreras, MD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-Surgical Resolution of Inflow Cannula Obstruction of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal of Chest Surgery, 2021
A 55-year-old woman who had received an implantable left ventricular assist device 3 months earlier presented with dyspnea and a low-flow alarm of the device.
Yoonseo Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bariatric surgery in obese patients with ventricular assist devices

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Objectives Patients with end-stage heart failure (ESHF) treated with ventricular assist devices (VADs) tend to gain weight, which may prevent them from receiving heart transplantation (HT) if their body mass index (BMI) reaches ≥ 35 kg/m2.
Adrian daSilva-deAbreu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Considerations of valvular heart disease in children with ventricular assist devices

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Ventricular assist devices have become a valuable tool in the treatment of heart failure in children. The use of ventricular assist devices has decreased mortality in children with end-stage heart failure awaiting transplant.
Ming-Sing Si   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synergistic Model of Cardiac Function with a Heart Assist Device [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The breakdown of cardiac self-organization leads to heart diseases and failure, the number one cause of death worldwide. The left ventricular pressure–volume relation plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases.
Bestel, Haken, Knudsen, Simaan, Tuzun
core   +2 more sources

The Relationship Between Inflammation and Central Nervous System in Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune demyelination disease that is seen especially in the young population and has a progressive course, causing motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. In the literature, the pathogenesis of MS disease and the interconnection between the immune and central nervous system in the disease have not been fully ...
Gamze Ansen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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