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Abstract The importance of teamwork in health care delivery and patient safety is increasingly being recognized and has benefitted substantially by adopting a human factors' perspective and approach. The scientific..

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Abstract Objectives:  Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery is complicated by metabolic acidosis, microvascular dysfunction, and capillary leak. The glycocalyx—a layer of proteins and sugars lining the vascular endothelium—is degraded during cardiopulmonary bypass...

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Abstract Background Recurrent observation of clot in the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit after the administration of a protamine test dose (PTD) prompted concern over the effects of PTDs on patient activated..

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Abstract Systemic hypertension (HTN) is a recognized complication of veno-venous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children. We sought to determine the prevalence and associated features of HTN in a..

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Abstract A prospective, observational single-center study was carried out. Pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart defect surgery were evaluated before, during, and after surgery. At each time point, sublingual microcirculation and..

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Abstract Introduction: Neurologic complications of open thoracic aortic surgery are devastating problems in patients with severely diseased aortas. This study aimed to clarify whether directing the aortic cannula tip toward..

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Abstract Objective Custodiol-HTK  (Custodiol-HTK Koheler Chemie, GmbH, Bensheim, Germany) causes fluctuations in serum sodium levels, , and is associated with postoperative seizures. We investigated the influence of scavenging right atrial effluent during..

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Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate outcome measures between our standard multidose cardioplegia protocol and a del Nido cardioplegia protocol in congenital heart surgery patients. Methods:..

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Abstract Objective  after cardiac surgery can be difficult to assess, often requiring invasive measurements. Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) is based on patterns of resistance (R) and reactance (Xc), corrected..

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Abstract Introduction: Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) requires changes in cannulation strategy and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) management when compared to the conventional approach (CAVR). We aimed at evaluating if..

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Aula sobre fisiologia cardíaca. A nossa primeira aula de uma série para falar do coração. Prof. Elio Carvalho é Biomédico, Microbiologista e Perfusionista pela Unicamp, CLAP e SBCEC. É perfusionista..

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Pulmonary artery stenosis is a heart defect that causes a narrowing of the pulmonary artery, the large blood vessel that takes blood from the right ventricle of the heart to..

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Very little is known about tricuspid valve when compared to other valves, and tricuspid stenosis is rarely described. It most often co-exists with mitral valve pathology especially in patients with..

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Uhl's Anomaly is a rare cardiac condition in which there is total absence of right ventricular myocardium resulting in apposition of the endocardium and epicardium. We report a case of..

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Turner syndrome, a condition that affects only females, results when one of the X chromosomes (sex chromosomes) is missing or partially missing. Turner syndrome can cause a variety of medical..

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A single ventricle is an uncommon occurrence in embryogenesis, which results in the anatomical or functional loss of a ventricular cavity. These malformations are life-threatening and necessitate quick revision to..

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Shone syndrome is a collection of eight left-sided obstructive heart lesions. These affect blood flow to and from the left ventricle, or lower left heart chamber. Shone syndrome was identified..

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Cervical aortic arches are a rare  characterized by an elongated, high-lying aortic arch extending at or above the level of the medial ends of the .

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Right aortic arch anomalies occur in approximately 0.01 to 0.1 percent of the general population. In general, these anomalies do not directly cause any cardiovascular problems. However, in some patients,..

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Right aortic arch is an uncommon anatomic anomaly, which occurs in approximately 0.05% to 0.1% of the population. “Mirror-image” right aortic arch is by itself generally asymptomatic, but it is usually..

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The surgical management of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (VSD), extreme hypoplasia of the pulmonary arteries (PA), major aorto–pulmonary collaterals (MAPCAS) represents a major challenge. Two main basic concepts..

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Pulmonary valve stenosis is a condition in which a deformity on or near your pulmonary valve narrows the pulmonary valve opening and slows the blood flow. The pulmonary valve is..

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Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital malformation of thoracic venous return and is present in 0.3 to 0.5% of individuals in the general population. This..

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Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital malformation of thoracic venous return and is present in 0.3 to 0.5% of individuals in the general population. This..