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Autor:
Bernard Lelong, Céline Chabanne, Olivier Fouquet, Vito G. Ruggieri, Alain Leguerrier, Erwan Flecher
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 44:201-206
Orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is a well established and commonly utilized procedure for end-stage heart failure patients. Heterotopic heart transplantation (HHT) is a surgical procedure that allows the graft to be connected to the native hea
Autor:
Uzi Izhar, Ori Wald, Michael J. Reardon, Oz M. Shapira, Amit Korach, Shanda H. Blackmon, Murar Ayman, Tomer Koler, Eldad Erez
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 44:330-336
Primary cardiac sarcomas are extremely rare, but aggressive, tumours. The median survival with conventional treatment is 6-12 months. Recent data suggest that a radical multidisciplinary approach may improve patient outcome. We sought to evaluate our
Autor:
Michael F. Wolf, Thomas Franz, Paul Human, Jacques Scherman, Loven Moodley, Deon Bezuidenhout, Peter Zilla
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 44:64-71
OBJECTIVES: Different flow patterns and shear forces were shown to cause significantly more luminal narrowing and neointimal tissue proliferation in coronary than in infrainguinal vein grafts. As constrictive external mesh support of vein grafts led
Autor:
Elena Vara, Ignacio Garutti, Federico González-Aragoneses, Jesús Isea, Lisa Rancan, Eduardo Vidaurre, Luis Huerta, Carlos Simón
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 43:1194-1201
Lung ischaemia/reperfusion (IR) induces a systemic inflammatory response that causes damage to remote organs. The liver is particularly sensitive to circulating inflammatory mediators that occur after IR of remote organs. Recently, remote ischaemic p
Autor:
Xiaofan Ma, Guang-xian Chen, Zhongkai Wu, Bing Tang, Mengya Liang, Mai Xiong, Jian-Ping Yao, Zhi-Ping Wang
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 42:e121-e127
Objectives It remains controversial as to whether simvastatin has a beneficial effect on pulmonary artery hypertension. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of simvastatin on haemodynamic changes, pulmonary vascular remodelling and expression of
Autor:
Mehul Patel, Younes Boudjemline, Damien Bonnet, Mathieu van Steenberghe, Sophie Malekzadeh-Milani, Sébastien Gerelli
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 43:856-860
We report the safety and feasibility of various transcatheter techniques of cavocaval connection in principle for the completion of Fontan circulation in viable, chronic and ovine heart models. Surgically simulated preparations of both intracardiac a
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Gaetano Thiene, Chiara Castellani, Giovanni Stellin, Annalisa Angelini, Massimo A. Padalino, Marnie Fedrigo, Vladimiro L. Vida, Arben Dedja
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 42:e128-e135
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the porcine small intestine submucosa extracellular matrix (SIS-ECM) in a murine model, as a possible vascular patch for clinical use in reconstructive vascular and potentially cardiac surgery.
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 43:421-427
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the possible protective effect of montelukast against haemorrhagic shock-induced acute lung injury by interfering with inflammatory and oxidative pathways. Acute lung injury following haemorrhagic shock
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 43:849-855
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of off-pump transapical mitral valve-in-ring implantation and to test the performance of a custom-made self-expandable stent valve, in comparison with the standard SAPIEN valve. METHODS: Acute e
Autor:
Stig Steen, Hans Liden, Trygve Sjöberg, Göran Dellgren, Aziz Hussein, Andreas Wallinder, Christoffer Hansson
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 43:413-419
OBJECTIVES: Non-heart-beating donation (NHBD) has the potential to increase the number of patients treated with lung transplantation. Our study investigated, in a simulated clinical situation in the uncontrolled NHBD setting, whether or not heparin a