Yearly Archives: 2021

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Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has already become a global pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern. Previous..

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Abstract Aortic dissection during pregnancy is a very rare event in the general population but can be fatal to both the mother and the fetus. A rate of dissection as..

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An aortic valve replacement is a type of open heart surgery used to treat problems with the heart's aortic valve. The aortic valve controls the flow of blood out from..

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Mitral valve replacement is a procedure whereby the diseased mitral valve of a patient's heart is replaced by either a mechanical or tissue (bioprosthetic) valve. The mitral valve may need to be replaced..

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Pericardiectomy is the surgical removal of a portion or all of the pericardium. It is also called pericardial stripping. The pericardium is a double-walled, membrane sac that surrounds the heart...

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  Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the gold standard for the surgical therapy of multivessel coronary artery disease. It diverts blood around narrowed or clogged parts of the major..

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Pulmonary artery  (PEA) is established as a successful method for the treatment of  (CTEPH). A significant fraction of patients indicated for the pulmonary endarterectomy has other severe comorbidities that generally increase..

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Coronary artery bypass grafting could be performed simultaneously with minimally invasive mitral valve repair through the right minithoracotomy. Our experience in minimally invasive cardiac surgery allows us to perform 4..

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Abstract Background: D-dimer concentration has been used by institutions to identify candidates for intensified anticoagulant treatment for venous thromboembolism prevention and for the mitigation of the microthrombotic complications associated with..

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Abstract Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a means to support patients with acute respiratory failure. Initially, recommendations to treat severe cases of pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) with ECLS have..

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Abstract Objective AngioVac (Angiodynamics, Latham, NY) is a novel drainage system that offers a less-invasive approach compared with open surgical thromboembolectomy to remove intracardiac and intravascular thrombotic and embolic material...

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Abstract Venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) treatment for acute cardiogenic shock in patients who also have acute lung injury predisposes development of a serious complication called “north-south syndrome” (NSS) which..

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Abstract Background Recent guidelines on transfusion in cardiac surgery suggest that hemoglobin might not be the only criterion to trigger transfusion. Central venous oxygen saturation (Svo2), which is related to..

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Abstract Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic requires thinking about alternatives to establish ECMO when often-limited hardware resources are exhausted. Heart-lung-machines may potentially be used for ECMO but contain roller pumps as..

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Abstract Importance  Workplace mistreatment can manifest as microaggressions that cause chronic, severe distress. As physician burnout becomes a global crisis, quantitative research to delineate the impact of microaggressions is imperative. Objectives  To..

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Abstract Background  is recommended for patients with  (ACS). Approximately 10% to 15% of these patients will undergo  (CABG) surgery for index events, and current guidelines recommend stopping  at least 5 days before CABG. This..

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Abstract Temperature management is an essential element of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), as indicated in the Guide to Good Practice in Clinical Perfusion, ‘The safe conduct of CPB requires the clinical..

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Abstract Introduction: Coagulopathy after cardiac surgery is a serious multifactorial complication that results in postoperative bleeding requiring transfusion of red blood cells and procoagulant products. Use of cardiopulmonary bypass represents..

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Porcelain aorta (PA) is a structural aortic wall disease characterized by extensive heavy calcification of the ascending thoracic aorta extending to the aortic arch and descending aorta. Porcelain aorta prevents..

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Abstract The major advantage of MiECC systems’ intrinsic characteristics is that they abet the best applying cardiovascular physiology to intraoperative perfusion, while they ultimately unify all three operative disciplinary techniques..

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Abstract Introduction: cardiac surgery is continuosly evolving towards a less invasive procedures and different perfusion techniques are also being studied to enhance the results. The aim of this study is to..