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Inlammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-4 and IL-10) were measured and ten mitral valves of patients who underwent irst valve replacement were collected for deter- mination of

Against the scenario of the large number of patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy and advanced heart failure in our country and the excellent results obtained main- ly in Europe in

By evaluating elderly patients who underwent aortic valve replacement, this study observed an almost linear trend of age and incidence of postoperative AF, with individuals aged ≥

Objective: Report the experience with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons scoring system in a Brazilian population submitted to isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery..

When playing a tomographic cross section at right an- gles (or that is, perpendicular to the axis of the aorta), with rotation and orthogonal exposure of the renal artery, it is pos

Conclusion: Histidine-tryptophan-glutamate solution was better than histidine-tryptophan-alphacetoglutarate solution because it reduced caspase (apoptosis), increased KI-67 (cell

strategies for quality care provided to children submitted to cardiac surgery: International Quality Improvement Collaborative Program – IQIC. Core

Ultrailtration of priming blood before cardiopulmonary bypass attenuates inflammatory response and maintains cardiopulmonary function in neonatal piglets. Cold-induced