[PDF] Top 20 Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.31 número1

... In this BJCVS issue, the following articles are available to test the Continuing Medical Education (CME): “Results of Open and Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair According to the E-PASS Score” (page 22); ... See full document

... It is a truth universally acknowledged that experimental models of human pathology are useful guides to new approaches towards improving clinical and surgical treatments, even though transposition is rarely perfect and ... See full document

... For sure, what we all want, with USH (Unified Health System) or without USH, is a social medicine of great magnitude, covering the entire Brazilian population, preventive and curative[r] ... See full document

... The objective of our study is to propose modifications to an experimental model of aortic aneurysm in swine with bovine pericardial patch (Perini, 2008) [4] , aiming at better reproduc[r] ... See full document

... Analysis and/or data interpretation; manuscript redaction or critical review of its content; final manuscript approval Realization of operations and/or trials; analysis and/or data int[r] ... See full document

... 7. An HS, Choi EY, Kwon BS, Kim GB, Bae EJ, Noh CI, et al. Airway compression in children with congenital heart disease evaluated using computed tomography. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013;96(6):2192-7. 8. Lotz J, ... See full document

... The single aberrant origin and dual origins of VAs were depicted in Tables 3 and 4. Hypoplastic VAs were found in 28 (2.2%) cases. Abnormal course of the aortic arch branches was found in 31 (2.4%) cases, with ... See full document

... Symptomatic patients with myocardial bridging may present with myocardial ischemia, acute coronary syndromes, coronary spasm, exercise-induced dysrhythmias (such as supraventricular t[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To evaluate heart rate variability during an inspiratory muscle endurance protocol at three different load levels [30%, 60% and 80% of maximal inspiratory pressure], in pat[r] ... See full document

... When dealing with variables that only made up the group of children with heart disease (G1 and G2), different from what was imagined in the early phase of the study, aspects such as a[r] ... See full document

... Comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair with open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 1), 30-day operative mortality results: randomised controlled trial..[r] ... See full document

... 11. Kim H, Sung SC, Kim SH, Chang YH, Ahn HY, Lee HD. Arterial switch operation in patients with intramural coronary artery: early and mid- term results. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. ... See full document

... 17. Crabtree TD, Codd JE, Fraser VJ, Bailey MS, Olsen MA, Damiano RJ Jr. Multivariate analysis of risk factors for deep and superficial sternal infection after coronary artery bypass grafting at a tertiary care medical ... See full document

... The purpose of this prospective study was to use the SF-36 test to assess quality of life in patients over 70 years of age undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) or TAVI due to AS i[r] ... See full document

... Coronary artery pattern and outcome of arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: a meta-analysis. Legendre A, Losay J, Touchot-Kone A, Serraf A, Belli E, Piot [r] ... See full document

... Objective: To compare pulmonary function, functional capacity and clinical outcomes amongst three groups of patients with left ventricular dysfunction following off-pump coronary arte[r] ... See full document

... The BJCVS currently has 13 volunteer Associate Editors who are striving to fit the requirements of the new submission system in addition to capturing articles in the respective areas: [r] ... See full document

... 4. Marupudi N, Wang S, Caneo LF, Jatene FB, Kunselman AR, Undar A. In-vitro evaluation of two types of neonatal oxygenators in handling gaseous microemboli and maintaining optimal hemodynamic stability during ... See full document

... 3. Demirbag R, Sade LE, Aydın M, Bozkurt A, Acartürk E. The Turkish registry of heart valve disease. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2013;41(1):1-10. 4. Gomes OM, Gomes ES, Santana Filho GP, Pontes JCDV, Benfatti RA. New ... See full document

... THE is a function of pump flow rate and arterial pressure; thus, the higher pressure drop seen with the Dideco oxygenator could explain why we see much higher pre-oxygenator THE value[r] ... See full document