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Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 89:471-478
Background The feasibility of valve-sparing aortic root procedures (David) in certain high-risk situations has been questioned. We sought to determine the safety of the David procedure in the following high-risk subgroups: acute type A dissection, se
Sodium nitroprusside during coronary artery bypass grafting: evidence for an antiinflammatory action
Autor:
Parwis Massoudy, Hans Meisner, Josef A. Richter, Bernhard F. Becker, Stefan Zahler, Andreas Barankay
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 67:1059-1064
Background . It was the aim of the present study to investigate whether a nitric oxide donor can reduce systemic inflammation and the cardiac inflammatory response during coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods . Patients
Autor:
Jeanne M. Baffa, William I. Norwood, Mohamed A. Seliem, Alvin J. Chin, Jane M. Vetter, Sheng-Liang Chen
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 55:1508-1512
To document and quantitate changes in right ventricular (RV) geometry and heart rate, we prospectively examined 35 consecutive patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome under steady-state conditions (chloral hydrate sedation) before and after a b
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 86(6)
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly impairs health-related quality of life (QoL). As pharmacologic treatment may have intolerable side effects and is not always effective, other techniques for curing AF have evolved. The maze III proced
Autor:
Ayesha S. Bryant, Robert J. Cerfolio, William A. Lell, Cynthia Sales Bass, John S Thurber, Alfred A. Bartolucci
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 76(4)
Background Postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema and pneumonia are life threatening and seemingly unavoidable complications after pneumonectomy. We theorized that an intraoperative dose of intravenous steroids (as a prophylactic measure to reduce pulmona
Autor:
Serdar Günaydin, Mustafa Kocakulak, Bora Farsak, Yaman Zorlutuna, Tamer Sari, Cem Yorgancioglu
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 74(3)
Background. Poly(2-methoxyethylacrylate) is an amphiphilic organic polymer consisting of a hydrophobic backbone with pendant hydrophilic groups that has been reported to reduce protein and platelet adsorption in in vitro and ex vivo studies. Methods.
Autor:
Hedwig H. Hövels-Gürich, Bruno J. Messmer, Götz von Bernuth, R. G. Grabitz, M Sigler, Marie-Christine Seghaye, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 71(3)
Background . The object of this study was to investigate the time course and fate of abnormal findings in cranial ultrasound after performing an arterial switch operation in neonates with transposition of the great arteries, and to analyze the relati
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 108:30-36
Background Currently, two types of cryoprobes are available: nitrous oxide (N2O)-based and argon gas-based. However, few studies have compared the outcomes obtained with these two cryoprobe types. The aim of this study was to compare the early outcom
Autor:
James J. Gangemi, John Kelly, Maanasi Mistry, Matthew L. Stone, Marcia L Buck, Jeffrey Vergales
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105:181-185
Background Control of postoperative hypertension is central to the care of infants and children after cardiac operations. Continuous pharmacologic delivery affords the advantage of rapid onset and ease of titration. Although well established in older
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105:200-206
Background An anastomotic leak is the most devastating and potentially fatal complication after esophagectomy. Current detection methods can be inaccurate and place patients at risk of other complications. Analysis of pleural fluid for amylase may be