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The hypothesis tested was that the incidence of early complications was lower with the modified technique of total cavopulmonary anastomosis surgery developed by us when compared

Of these, 28 (39.4%) underwent surgery to reverse remodeling, according to the technique of circular endoventricular repair, excluding septum, with or without the use of

In this study, we could observe reduction of volumes and lung capacity after coronary artery bypass grafting and/or valve replacement, in adittion to significant negative

On the other hand, conservative surgery of the mitral valve in rheumatic patients is technically more difficult than in patients with degenerative valvular heart disease [11] and

Therefore, the capital aim of this study was to assess the location and intensity of pain reported by patients undergone heart surgery and to assess the correlation between pain

The objective of this study was to evaluate pulmonary function in respect to pain in adult patients submitted to heart surgery via sternotomy and to investigate possible

Left dominance, that is, the left coronary artery supplied the posterior interventricular branch, was observed in five (20%) specimens, with the following number of branches leading

There were found in this study evidences of adverse effects related to higher hemodilution, with a tendency to higher levels of serum lactate and metabolic acidosis and with