[PDF] Top 20 Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.6 número1

... Após sua formatura em 1945, aprimorou os conheci- mentos adquiridos durante o curso médico em cirurgia geral com uma sólida e proveitosa Residência de três anos no Hos[r] ... See full document

... Some strategies have been used in cardiac surgery as intraoperative auto-transfusion (class IIb-C), OPCABG (Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) (class IIa-A), centrifugation of pum[r] ... See full document

... Conclusion: Histidine-tryptophan-glutamate solution was better than histidine-tryptophan-alphacetoglutarate solution because it reduced caspase (apoptosis), increased KI-67 (cell pr[r] ... See full document

... Dessa maneira, parece que a doença periodontal pode con- tribuir para o desenvolvimento da doença cardiovascular [8]. A resposta do hospedeiro à infecção é frequentemente acompanhada por liberação de citocinas ... See full document

... In modern medicine, the use of risk scores as predictors of cardiovascular events is well established [1]. Eficient models should be derived from prospective, compulsory and complete records, be built upon bootstrap ... See full document

... Conclusion: EuroSCORE proved to be a good predictor of major postoperative morbidity in cardiac surgery: respiratory and dialysis-dependent renal failure.. Descriptors: Risk Assessme[r] ... See full document

... Aortic valve endocarditis is mainly managed surgically since 1965 [8]. The disease is highly fatal for the potential consequences of sepsis and cardiac dysfunction. This study is a report of a single institution ... See full document

... 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 gene expression[r] ... See full document

... The potential hemodynamic beneit of biventricular pac- ing in humans was irst demonstrated in 1983, but its clinical application occurred only in 1994, when Cazeau et al. [6] re- ported the case of a 54 year old ... See full document

... 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 ≥ 86 [r] ... See full document

... (mediastinitis); 6) reoperation for any cause; 7) major morbidity or mortality that include any of the above mentioned events; 8) prolonged postoperative length of stay (PLOS): length of stay (LOS) longer than 14 ... See full document

... However, between patients with hs-CRP <0.3 and ≥0.3 mg/dL the mean values of HDL and BMI were not sta- tistically different after therapy. Therefore, these results demonstrate the signiicant association between ... See full document

... The ideal positioning of the luoroscopy unit during the surgical procedure may be different than expected during the preoperative study, in that the aneurysm possibly shorten or lengthen higher than expected [4]. Thus, ... See full document

... The use of regional infusion regimes, parallel to the main CPB circuit allows prioritizing the perfusion of vital organs and thus increases the time on cardiac arrest, providing great- er freedom to the surgeon. The use ... See full document

... Risk adjustment in congenital heart surgery (RACHS-1) Risk-adjusted mortality rates are obtained using the Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) method. Each surgical procedure is classiied into one of ... See full document

... a 6-year-old boy who was hit by metallic shrapnel in the precordium and suffered an injury in the anterior descending coronary artery, marking the irst steps of Brazilian heart surgery ... See full document

... mammary artery. This small instrument can be introduced in the chest through one of the 8 mm ports and goes around the IMA, held by regular robotic forceps. Experiments in dogs showed a decrease in total time of ... See full document

... se.a coronariograia, observou-se função sistólica normal, com discreta hipocontratilidade em parede apical; artéria coronária direita (CD) ocluída no terço distal, bem como le- sões importantes em terço médio da artéria ... See full document

... IAA is a rare congenital malformation and could be seen very rarely in late adulthood [2,3]. Complex diseases associ- ated with IAA should be managed in either of single stage or two-stage procedures [2-4]. Although ... See full document

... Another novelty, that has also been previously reported, is the change of periodicity. The BJCVS passes from quarterly to bimonthly. It will be 6 issues per year instead of the 4 we had until 2014. This decision ... See full document