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Медикус в соцсетях
19 июня 2002  |  00:06
Aortic arch repair with right brachial artery perfusion
Background. To determine the effectiveness of unilateral selective cerebral perfusion for aortic arch repair and to discuss possible modifications to enhance technical simplicity. Methods. In the period between January 1996...
19 июня 2002  |  00:06
Avoiding ischemia in latissimus dorsi muscle grafts: electrical prestimulation versus vascular delay
Background. Surgical mobilization of the latissimus dorsi muscle produces regional ischemic damage that may compromise its function in clinical applications such as cardiomyoplasty. We compared the effectiveness of two procedures...
19 июня 2002  |  00:06
Change of serum growth factors in infants with isolated ventricular defect undergoing surgical repair
Background. Despite increasing clinical use and recent evidence that insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), and human growth hormone (hGH) target the heart, the clinical...
19 июня 2002  |  00:06
Coronary hybrid revascularization from January 1997 to January 2001: a clinical follow-up
Background. Hybrid revascularization (HyR), combining minimally invasive left internal mammary artery (LIMA) bypass grafting to the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and catheter interventional treatment of the...
19 июня 2002  |  00:06
Effects of cerivastatin on vascular function of human radial and left internal thoracic arteries
  Background. Statins may enhance vascular function independently of effects on cholesterol. This study investigated the ability of statins to modulate the vascular recovery of arteries used as coronary bypass grafts....
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Coronary artery bypass grafting using the gastroepiploic artery in 1,000 patients
Background. The gastroepiploic artery (GEA) has been used as a graft in 1,000 patients in our institution, and the clinical outcome and the angiographic long-term results were reviewed. Methods. Between June 1, 1991, and...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Hospital readmission after coronary artery bypass grafting: are women doing worse?
Background. In studies of gender effects on outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting, early mortality has consistently tended to be higher among women, whereas long-term results have varied. The aim of this study was...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Impact of aortic manipulation on incidence of cerebrovascular accidents after surgical myocardial revascularization
Background. The impact of aortic manipulation on incidence of cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) was evaluated in patients who underwent myocardial revascularization. Methods. From January 1988 to December 2000, 4,875 patients...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Safe, highly selective use of pulmonary artery catheters in coronary artery bypass grafting: an objective patient selection method
Background. Routine versus selective use of pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) monitoring in coronary artery bypass grafting operations is a topic of significant debate. Accordingly, we retrospectively examined operative outcomes...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Intracoronary shunts reduce transient intraoperative myocardial dysfunction during off-pump coronary operations
Background. This study investigated the hemodynamic changes in patients undergoing multiple vessel beating heart coronary revascularization in the presence or absence of an intracoronary shunt. Methods. Forty patients were...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Occlusion versus shunting during MIDCAB: effects on left ventricular function and quality of anastomosis
Background. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass is an established clinical procedure for revascularization of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Mechanical stabilization and temporary occlusion is currently...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Mitral annulus distortion during beating heart surgery: a potential cause for hemodynamic disturbance—a three-dimensional echocardiography reconstruction study
Background. Positioning for access to the coronary arteries leads to hemodynamic instability during off-pump cardiac surgery. External changes have been well described, but a description of the intracardiac structures in humans...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Early clinical and angiographic outcome of the pedicled right internal thoracic artery graft to the left anterior descending artery
Background. The left internal thoracic artery (LITA) graft to the left anterior descending (LAD) artery became the gold standard graft in coronary surgery. Subsequently, the right internal thoracic artery (RITA) graft was...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Isolated myocardial revascularization with intermittent aortic cross-clamping: experience with 800 cases
Background. We investigated the clinical outcome of elective and nonelective myocardial revascularization performed with intermittent aortic cross-clamping. Methods. Prospective data on 800 consecutive patients (from May...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Effects of skeletonization on intraoperative flow and anastomosis diameter of internal thoracic arteries in coronary artery bypass grafting
Background. We examined the hypothesis that complete skeletonization of an internal thoracic artery (ITA) results in increased diameter of the graft for anastomosis and therefore improves graft flow in coronary artery bypass...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Intraoperative evaluation of coronary anastomosis by transit-time ultrasonic flow measurement
Background. Intraoperative assessment of the anastomosis is important during coronary bypass on a beating heart. The purpose of this study is to predict the quality of anastomosis using transit-time flow measurement and to...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Coronary end-to-side sleeve anastomosis using adhesive in off-pump bypass grafting in the pig
Background. In the exploration of facilitated coronary anastomosis strategies, we assessed a new octyl-cyanoacrylate adhesive in combination with a modified end-to-side sleeve anastomosis in off-pump bypass grafting in the...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Repetitive atrial flutter as a complication of the left-sided simple maze procedure
Background. Of 41 patients who had undergone a left-sided simple maze procedure, 4 (9.8%) developed repetitive tachycardia due to atrial flutter, and required radiofrequency catheter ablation. Linear ablation of the right...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Hemodynamic stability during 17 years of the Carpentier-Edwards aortic pericardial bioprosthesis
Background. Long-term stability of the hemodynamic performance of commercially available Carpentier-Edwards stented bovine pericardial aortic bioprostheses (Perimount RSR) is unknown. To anticipate the fate of this bioprosthesis,...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Long-term results of aortic valve regurgitation after repair of ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm
Background. We reviewed our 35-year-experience to investigate the determinants of long-term results of aortic valve regurgitation (AR) after surgical repair of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms (RSVA). Methods. Between...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Long-term survival and quality of life in cardiac surgical patients with prolonged intensive care unit length of stay
Background. Patients with prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays after cardiac operations are labor intensive and expensive. We sought to determine whether exhaustive ICU efforts result in survival or quality-of-life benefits...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Endothelial cell injury induced by preservation solutions: a confocal microscopy study
Background. We evaluated the effects of standard preservation solutions on cultured human greater saphenous vein endothelial cells. Methods. Endothelial cells (eight strains) were preincubated for 6 or 24 hours at 4°C in...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Catheter pericardiocentesis for delayed tamponade after cardiac valve operation
Background. Late tamponade is a rare cause of morbidity and mortality after cardiac valve operation. We describe our recent experience with this entity. Methods. This is a single institution, procedure-matched, retrospective...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Liberal use of delayed sternal closure for postcardiotomy hemodynamic instability
Background. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the current incidence, survival, and predictors of mortality for open chest management at our center. Methods. Our database was analyzed to identify adult...
20 мая 2002  |  00:05
Treatment of end-stage heart disease with outpatient ventricular assist devices
Background. Initiating outpatient therapy with ventricular assist devices (VAD) was important in the progress of mechanical circulatory support. This article reviews our experience with VAD therapy from the start of our outpatient...

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