Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.23 número4 en v23n4a04

In another publication in 1994, the Cleveland Clinic reported the results of the long-term follow up (18 to 20 years) of patients that received the LITA compared to those that

This ongoing study demonstrated that the length of stay on invasive mechanical ventilation, the saturation of reduced peripheral oxygen and elevated levels of the inspired

The aim of this study is to show the results of an alternative technique for the reconstruction of the chest wall in cases of severe myocutaneous defects from mediastinitis,

and late results of the aortic valve preservation surgery (AVPS) through reshaping, decalcification and commissurotomy of the aortic valve (AV) in aortic stenosis (AS) in

Table 1. Chronic renal failure and hospital stays of more than seven postoperative days were the most common complications. In the group of patients of the 1 st tertile, higher

Objective: To analyze intraoperative data and possible differences in clinical evolution during postoperative hospital phase for aortic valve replacement surgery using different

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of oral anticoagulation compared with a placebo over the first six months, in the prevention of thromboembolic complications after

The hospital mortality of elderly patients undergoing valve surgeries and coronary artery bypass grafting – isolated or combined - is significantly higher than that observed