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Anatomic changes associated with pyloric stenosisDegree of stenosisRisk of developing pylorPyloric stenosisCauses of spinal stenosisSuffering from spinal stenosisSymptomsTAVRCalcific aortic stenosisCongenitalAortic valve areaBalloon valvuloplastyMitral regurgitationValvular stenosisSubglottic stenosisCoronary stenosisInfundibular stenosisSymptomatic patientsPatients with 70Pulmonary hypertensionOutcomes of aortic valve replaProximalAsymptomatic patients with severeCarotid arteriesInternal carotiSpinalMortalityIschemic strokeTranscatheter aorticEjection fractionUnderwentEtiologyEchocardiographyMedically2022IpsilateralDopplerTricuspidInterventionPrognosisVersusMalesStrokeExtracranialCalcificationTreatmentSurgery
Anatomic changes associated with pyloric stenosis1
Degree of stenosis2
  • BEJING -- The degree of stenosis does not affect outcomes in elective stenting of intracranial arteries, but the procedure should probably be reserved for major lesions, researchers here reported. (patientcareonline.com)
  • The similar outcomes in the two groups may mean that elective stenting has eliminated the degree of stenosis as a predictor of outcome,' they added. (patientcareonline.com)
Risk of developing pylor1
Pyloric stenosis39
Causes of spinal stenosis2
Suffering from spinal stenosis1
  • The patient suffering from spinal stenosis faces major pain and discomfort if their condition is severe, pinching and irritation are felt in the spinal cord and spinal nerves. (spinesurgeryindia.com)
Symptoms12
  • CONCLUSIONS: Pronounced myocardial steatosis is present in severe AS, regardless of symptoms, and is independently associated with the degree of LV strain impairment. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The development of symptoms due to aortic stenosis provides a clear indication for replacement. (medscape.com)
  • Prehospital and emergency department management is focused on acute exacerbations of the symptoms of aortic stenosis. (medscape.com)
  • The patient with spinal stenosis experience symptoms such as pain, weakness, numbness, tingling while standing or walking. (spinesurgeryindia.com)
  • They conducted a retrospective observational, data-only (causal inference) cohort study that included 3824 patients aged at least 18 years (mean age, 73.7 years ) who had severe (70% to 99%) carotid stenosis (no neurological symptoms within 6 months) with no prior ipsilateral carotid artery intervention. (thecardiologyadvisor.com)
  • Check out this guide to cervical spinal stenosis and common symptoms to watch for. (curiousmindmagazine.com)
  • What Are the Symptoms of Cervical Spinal Stenosis? (curiousmindmagazine.com)
  • The symptoms of spinal stenosis vary, so it is essential to see your general practitioner as soon as possible to begin diagnosis and treatment. (curiousmindmagazine.com)
  • Besides symptoms, there are a few ways to test for spinal stenosis, including Computerized Tomography (CT scans), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), OR X-Rays. (curiousmindmagazine.com)
  • Results were comparable with those undergoing CEA only, despite the EVT+CEA patients having more severe stroke symptoms prior to surgery, and timing was similar. (lu.se)
  • Other individuals have a multitude of the most severe symptoms of end-stage liver disease and a limited chance for survival. (medscape.com)
  • The symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy may range from mild to severe and may be observed in as many as 70% of patients with cirrhosis. (medscape.com)
TAVR11
  • Here, a cardiologist and a cardiothoracic surgeon debate the risks and benefits of TAVR versus SAVR for a patient with severe symptomatic AS who is at low risk for surgical death. (acpjournals.org)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is used for patients with aortic stenosis, who are very weak and cannot tolerate a major heart surgery. (yashodahospitals.com)
  • The Leadership Council of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) recommends considering percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in all patients with significant proximal coronary stenosis in major coronary arteries before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), even though the indication is not covered in current guidelines. (medscape.com)
  • Among patients with severe isolated aortic stenosis younger than 65, the rate of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) now almost matches that of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) despite guideline recommendations to the contrary, a study in a national US population shows. (medscape.com)
  • The 2020 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) valve guideline recommends SAVR for patients younger than 65 with severe aortic stenosis, the researchers note, but their study showed "near equal utilization between TAVR and SAVR in these younger patients by 2021," at 48% and 52% respectively. (medscape.com)
  • To our knowledge, the current findings represent the first national temporal trends study stratifying [aortic stenosis] therapies according to guideline-recommended age groups: our observations demonstrate the dramatic growth of TAVR in all age groups, including young patients," the researchers conclude. (medscape.com)
  • From the Vizient clinical database, including more than 250 US academic centers that perform both TAVR and SAVR, the researchers identified 142,953 patients who underwent TAVR or SAVR for isolated aortic stenosis from October 1, 2015, to December 31, 2021. (medscape.com)
  • The purpose of the study is to compare aspirin versus clopidogrel monoantiplatelet therapy for preventive effect on leaflet thrombosis in patients undergoing TAVR for severe aortic stenosis. (clincosm.com)
  • However, owing to the fundamentally different nature of the procedure, some complications have been more prevalent with TAVR, most notably moderate or severe paravalvular leak, conduction abnormalities necessitating permanent pacemaker placement, and vascular complications. (wustl.edu)
  • Conclusions and Relevance: The results of the groundbreaking TAVR trials from the past decade have led to a revolution in the treatment of aortic stenosis. (wustl.edu)
  • There are now 3 US Food and Drug Administration-approved TAVR devices, and with the encouraging results from the latest low-risk trials, TAVR is likely going to become the dominant treatment for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. (wustl.edu)
Calcific aortic stenosis2
  • Hemodynamic and clinical improvements statistically demonstrated in high-risk patients with calcific aortic stenosis (CAS). (businesswire.com)
  • Other high-risk cardiac sources of emboli, including left ventricular aneurysm, severe cardiomyopathy, aortic or mitral mechanical heart valve, severe calcific aortic stenosis (valve area (mayo.edu)
Congenital3
  • Subglottic stenosis is a congenital or acquired narrowing of the subglottic airway. (wikipedia.org)
  • In children, adolescents, and young adults with congenital aortic stenosis, percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty carries a mortality risk of 1% and may be an alternative to surgical valvotomy. (medscape.com)
  • Although exercise restriction is sometimes recommended to avoid the risk of sudden unexpected death for some patients with congenital aortic stenosis, a recent study by Brown et al suggests that sudden unexpected death is extremely rare following balloon valvuloplasty, and the study found no beneficial effect for exercise restriction after the procedure is performed. (medscape.com)
Aortic valve area2
  • Trileaflet calcified aortic valve with severe AS with mean gradient of 55 mm Hg, peak velocity of 4.8 m/sec and aortic valve area of 0.9 cm 2 . (acc.org)
  • We performed cardiac catheterization in 486 patients (age 74 ± 10 years, 58% males) with severe AS [indexed aortic valve area 0.41 ± 0.13 cm, left ventricular ejection fraction 58 ± 12%]: 50 patients had AF, and 436 patients had SR. All patients underwent surgical (n = 350) or transcatheter (n = 136) AVR. (kssg.ch)
Balloon valvuloplasty1
  • Single-centre experience of balloon valvuloplasty for severe aortic stenosis in childhood: could horizontal aortic root angulation predict outcomes? (lu.se)
Mitral regurgitation2
  • The coexistence of significant mitral regurgitation (MR) and severe aortic stenosis is prevalent, has a prognostic impact and makes treatment in the elderly population a complex issue. (efim.org)
  • This lesson presents severe mitral stenosis combined with mild mitral regurgitation in a patient with rheumatic heart disease. (practicalclinicalskills.com)
Valvular stenosis4
  • Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) was achieved successfully in 20 of 22 patients with severe pulmonary valvular stenosis, aged two days to ten years (median four years and two months). (tmu.edu.tw)
  • It is concluded that PBPV with a balloon diameter of 88-125% of the pulmonary valve annulus is the first choice to treat a patient with severe pulmonary valvular stenosis, even in early infancy. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Most often, valvular stenosis or insufficiency. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A harsh crescendo-decrescendo ejection murmur is audible and is heard best at the left parasternal 2nd (valvular stenosis) or 4th (infundibular stenosis) intercostal space with the diaphragm of the stethoscope when the patient leans forward. (msdmanuals.com)
Subglottic stenosis12
  • Objective To analyse current incidence and risk factors associated with severe acquired subglottic stenosis (SASGS) requiring surgical intervention in neonates. (bmj.com)
  • Incidences and risk factors for development of subglottic stenosis have previously been reported, but most reports are from 1970s and 1980s when care of neonates was different and surviving infants were of higher gestation and birth weight. (bmj.com)
  • Previous studies varied in definition of subglottic stenosis, population studied and suffered from low numbers, challenging meaningful analysis. (bmj.com)
  • Up-to-date incidence of severe acquired subglottic stenosis from a large cohort of ventilated neonates, enabling benchmarking. (bmj.com)
  • Identification of risk factors for severe acquired subglottic stenosis to enable neonatal intensive care units to implement preventative strategies. (bmj.com)
  • Severe acquired subglottic stenosis (SASGS) in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates is a serious consequence of endotracheal intubation for mechanical ventilation, which incurs a high cost to the individual patient and family and to the healthcare system. (bmj.com)
  • Subglottic stenosis is defined as a diameter of under 4 millimeters in an infant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Very rarely, the condition may also have no known cause, in which case it is known as idiopathic subglottic stenosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • People affected by subglottic stenosis have a FEV1 of over 10. (wikipedia.org)
  • Subglottic stenosis is graded according to the Cotton-Myer classification system from one to four based on the severity of the blockage. (wikipedia.org)
  • Grade 1 subglottic stenosis Grade 2 subglottic stenosis Grade 3 subglottic stenosis Grade 4 subglottic stenosis The goal of treatment is to relieve any breathing difficulty and to ensure that the airway remains open in the long term. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are three main surgical procedures that are used when treating subglottic stenosis. (wikipedia.org)
Coronary stenosis1
  • 20% indicating the absence of clinically rel- led to suggestions that mildly increased evant coronary stenosis). (who.int)
Infundibular stenosis1
  • Two (10%) developed a new infundibular stenosis immediately after PBPV. (tmu.edu.tw)
Symptomatic patients3
  • 1 Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is recommended for symptomatic patients with severe AS as the prognosis without intervention is dismal. (bmj.com)
  • The approach to managing asymptomatic or questionably symptomatic patients for aortic stenosis is difficult. (cpxinternational.com)
  • Background: Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) represents a class I indication in symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). (srce.hr)
Patients with 702
  • The 5-year risk of ipsilateral carotid territory ischemic stroke on medical treatment was 8% in patients with 70% to 99% stenosis and narrowing of the ICA versus 25% in patients without narrowing (log rank test, P=0.02). (ox.ac.uk)
  • At 30 days, the ischemic stroke rate was 4.8% in patients with 70% stenoses versus 4.3% in those with 50% to 69% stenoses, said Wei-Jian Jiang, M.D., of Tiantan Hospital at the Capital University of Medical Sciences, and colleagues in the Feb. 6 issue of Neurology. (patientcareonline.com)
Pulmonary hypertension2
  • Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is not uncommon in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and portends a dismal prognosis. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The right heart chamber was also dilated, with significant tricuspid regurgitation and severe pulmonary hypertension (systolic pulmonary artery = 95 mmHg). (journalajcr.com)
Outcomes of aortic valve repla1
  • We performed a meta-analysis to examine the impact on outcomes of aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with severe asymptomatic AS versus a symptom-driven intervention approach. (bmj.com)
Proximal1
  • Angiography shows right dominant coronary anatomy with 40% stenosis of the mid left anterior descending artery and 30% stenosis of the proximal right coronary artery. (acc.org)
Asymptomatic patients with severe3
  • 2 The management of asymptomatic patients with severe AS is controversial. (bmj.com)
  • In truly asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis, the issue of valve replacement is less clear. (medscape.com)
  • However, indications for early SAVR in asymptomatic patients with severe AS and normal left ventricular function remain debated. (srce.hr)
Carotid arteries1
  • The normal range of the ICA/CCA ratio was defined in 2966 symptomatic or contralateral carotid arteries with 0% to 49% stenosis. (ox.ac.uk)
Internal caroti2
  • Low risk of ischemic stroke in patients with reduced internal carotid artery lumen diameter distal to severe symptomatic carotid stenosis: cerebral protection due to low poststenotic flow? (ox.ac.uk)
  • All patients were having ipsilateral cervical internal carotid artery stenosis (≥70%) on ultrasonography and/or CT-angiography and were having no infarction in the area of the brain perfused by the middle cerebral artery confirmed by MR imaging, including FLAIR sequence, which was performed +/-1 day before surgery. (fortunepublish.com)
Spinal18
Mortality7
  • Patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis not included in transcatheter aortic valve implantation trials do poorly and have extremely high mortality rates, especially in nonsurgical groups, and loss of quality of life in surgical groups. (nih.gov)
  • Conclusions Although there was a trend towards reduced overall mortality when comparing early AVR in patients with asymptomatic, severe AS to a symptom-driven AVR approach, there was no significant difference in cardiac mortality or sudden death. (bmj.com)
  • Left atrial appendage (LAA) is considered the "most lethal human appendage" as it causes significant mortality and morbidity in chronic rheumatic mitral stenosis patients due to cardiogenic cerebral infract. (banglajol.info)
  • The high rate of restenosis and the absence of a mortality benefit preclude its use as a definitive treatment method in adults with severe aortic stenosis. (medscape.com)
  • BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Early diagnosis of aortic stenosis (AS) is critical to prevent morbidity and mortality but requires skilled examination with Doppler imaging. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Mortality and heart failure in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation. (escardio.org)
  • In patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased long-term mortality after aortic valve replacement (AVR), which may be due to unfavorable hemodynamics in AF. (kssg.ch)
Ischemic stroke4
  • BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with recently symptomatic severe carotid stenosis have a high risk of ischemic stroke on medical treatment. (ox.ac.uk)
  • We sought to develop criteria for the definition of poststenotic narrowing of the ICA and to determine the effect of this and other angiographic characteristics likely to be associated with reduced cerebral perfusion on the risk of ipsilateral ischemic stroke in patients with recently symptomatic carotid stenosis. (ox.ac.uk)
  • This suggests that low flow alone is not usually sufficient to cause ischemic stroke distal to symptomatic carotid stenosis. (ox.ac.uk)
  • They included only the 213 patients (220 stenoses) who had at least 50% or more stenosis of a major intracranial artery verified by angiography, had already suffered an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, and had at least one atherosclerotic risk factor. (patientcareonline.com)
Transcatheter aortic4
  • Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is currently being evaluated in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are considered high-risk surgical candidates. (nih.gov)
  • From April 2007 to July 2009, a cohort of 362 patients with severe aortic stenosis were screened and did not meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria necessary to participate in a transcatheter aortic valve implantation trial. (nih.gov)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: How Would You Manage This Patient With Severe Aortic Stenosis? (acpjournals.org)
  • The final cohort comprised of 18 subjects (86 ± 4 years, 28% males) with severe aortic stenosis who underwent a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). (atlantis-press.com)
Ejection fraction3
  • METHODS AND RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients with severe AS (symptomatic=25, asymptomatic=14) with normal LV ejection fraction and no significant coronary artery disease and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls underwent cardiac 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging for the determination of steatosis (myocardial triglyceride content) and cardiac function, including circumferential strain (measured by magnetic resonance tagging). (ox.ac.uk)
  • Severe, low flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis with reduced ejection fraction and evidence of flow (contractile) reserve excluding pseudo-severe aortic stenosis. (medtronic.com)
  • RESULTS: Patients with AS+CAD versus isolated AS were older, more symptomatic, and more likely to be hypertensive, and had lower ejection fraction and greater arteriosclerotic burden but less severe AS. (edu.au)
Underwent3
  • Study Procedure: We were enrolled 33 CRHD with MS (moderate to severe) patients who underwent TEE and met inclusion & exclusion criteria. (banglajol.info)
  • The group of 34 patients (age 60-90 years, 17 women and 17 men) with severe AS and 50 healthy controls (age 61-85 years, 29 women and 21 men) underwent MRI brain examinations, which were analysed for the neuroradiological indices of brain atrophy. (polradiol.com)
  • OBJECTIVES: The study sought to contrast risk profiles and compare outcomes of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (AS+CABG) with those of patients with isolated AS who underwent AVR alone. (edu.au)
Etiology1
  • Regardless of the etiology, calcification of the aortic valve leads to stenosis, inevitably resulting in a fixed obstruction to LV emptying. (medscape.com)
Echocardiography4
  • Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiography. (ox.ac.uk)
  • This study reports the development and validation of a novel deep learning model that relies on two-dimensional (2D) parasternal long axis videos from transthoracic echocardiography without Doppler imaging to identify severe AS, suitable for point-of-care ultrasonography. (ox.ac.uk)
  • CONCLUSION: This study developed and externally validated an automated approach for severe AS detection using single-view 2D echocardiography, with potential utility for point-of-care screening. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Doppler echocardiography found pure severe mitral stenosis (mitral valve area = 0.8 cm2), dilation of the pulmonary trunk (diameter = 74 mm), and its branches. (journalajcr.com)
Medically1
  • Importance: Medically treated symptomatic severe aortic stenosis has poor outcomes, and in the past 6 decades, it has successfully been treated with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). (wustl.edu)
20221
  • In June 2022, following the positive results of our FIH clinical studies, Cardiawave started a pivotal study on severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis patients who refuse (in Germany and Netherland) or were not recommended for valve replacement. (businesswire.com)
Ipsilateral3
Doppler3
  • Pulse wave Doppler was position at the tip of the LAA and then emptying velocity of LAA moderate and severe were compared. (banglajol.info)
  • Color Doppler ultrasound demonstrating flow turbulence starting at the level of the aortic valve in 9-week old infant with severe aortic stenosis. (aap.org)
  • PHT complicating moderate or severe AS is commonly found and is independently associated with systolic and diastolic dysfunction assessed by Doppler and strain imaging, but not with LV-EF. (elsevierpure.com)
Tricuspid1
Intervention5
  • 4 Current guidelines do not recommend intervention in asymptomatic patients unless they are in certain high-risk groups such as those with very severe asymptomatic AS or those with haemodynamic changes on exercise. (bmj.com)
  • Natural History of Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis and the Association of Early Intervention With Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (ox.ac.uk)
  • IMPORTANCE: Whether intervention should be performed in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) remains debated. (ox.ac.uk)
  • OBJECTIVE: To meta-analyze the natural history of asymptomatic severe AS and examine the association of early intervention with survival. (ox.ac.uk)
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Data from observational studies and a recent randomized clinical trial suggest that many patients with asymptomatic severe AS develop an indication for aortic valve intervention, and their deaths are mostly cardiac but not only sudden. (ox.ac.uk)
Prognosis2
  • 4. Gaasch W. Natural history, epidemiology, and prognosis of aortic stenosis. (acpjournals.org)
  • In conclusion, if CPET does not indicate a significant hemodynamic compromise because of aortic stenosis, an initially conservative strategy results in a good prognosis and an acceptable event rate. (cpxinternational.com)
Versus6
  • So we will compare LAA emptying velocity moderate versus severechronic rheumatic mitral stenosis patients in our population for further attention. (banglajol.info)
  • To assess emptying velocity of LAA in patient with moderate versus severe chronic rheumatic mitral stenosis, from a Bangladesh health service perspective. (banglajol.info)
  • In chronic rheumatic mitral stenosis in moderate versus severe cases average LAA emptying velocities were significantly higher moderate CRHD with MS compare to severe CRHD with MS,(26.57±4.91;31.12±5.04), P=0.018. (banglajol.info)
  • Two symptomatic subarachnoid hemorrhages in the severe stenosis group versus none in the moderate group (HR 50.91, P=0.504). (patientcareonline.com)
  • Carotid revascularization for primary prevention of stroke (CREST-2) is two independent multicenter, randomized controlled trials of carotid revascularization and intensive medical management versus medical management alone in patients with asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis. (mayo.edu)
  • We aimed to analyze the hemodynamic profile of patients with severe AS and AF versus sinus rhythm (SR). (kssg.ch)
Males1
Stroke3
  • As the stenosis progresses, patients are unable to increase stroke volume, and as a result, they are unable to increase cardiac output so as to compensate for increases in myocardial oxygen demand. (medscape.com)
  • In this retrospective study utilizing techniques to mimic a clinical trial, carotid endarterectomy was found to be protective of stroke in patients with asymptomatic stenosis compared with medical therapy alone," the investigators wrote. (thecardiologyadvisor.com)
  • A stroke (or death) can be prevented with CEA in patients with asymptomatic ICA stenosis what has been reported in the Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Study [2]. (fortunepublish.com)
Extracranial2
  • Methods We screened 1239 patients with extracranial VA stenosis, of whom 321 patients with severe VA V1 segment stenosis (≥70%) were enrolled in our study. (bmj.com)
  • There is no consensus, however, on how to treat concomitant extracranial carotid artery stenosis after EVT. (lu.se)
Calcification1
Treatment9
  • In severe cases, the condition frequently recurs after dilation, and the main treatment is open surgery. (wikipedia.org)
  • In severe cases, dilation and laser treatment only works temporarily, and the condition frequently recurs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The only definitive treatment for aortic stenosis in adults is aortic valve replacement, performed surgically or percutaneously. (medscape.com)
  • Medical treatment (such as diuretic therapy) in aortic stenosis may provide temporary symptom relief but is generally not effective long term. (medscape.com)
  • Objectives Endovascular treatment strategies to optimise individualised care for patients with vertebral artery (VA) stenosis need to be revisited. (bmj.com)
  • Endovascular treatment (EVT) of vertebral artery (VA) stenosis with the use of stents is a promising option and is widely implemented in clinical practice. (bmj.com)
  • Learn more about treatment options for your Aortic Stenosis patients, and the importance of timely referral to a heart team. (heartvalves.com)
  • These results imply that compared with the results of medical treatment, the procedure-related primary or secondary endpoint rate of elective stenting may be acceptable for patients with severe stenosis but may not be for patients with moderate stenosis,' they wrote. (patientcareonline.com)
  • The study, entitled "Prospective, Single-arm Pivotal Study for the Treatment of Subjects with Severe Symptomatic Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis Using Valvosoft® Non-Invasive Ultrasound Therapy", successfully enrolled 60 patients at 11 clinical sites in France, Germany and the Netherlands and marks a significant milestone in the development of Cardiawave's medical advances, paving the way for CE marking of the device. (businesswire.com)
Surgery3
  • In severe cases, open surgery is done. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patients with severe heart failure due to aortic stenosis that is resistant to medical management should be considered for urgent surgery. (medscape.com)
  • severe peritoneal contamination (P=0.291) and extensive surgery (P=0.089) did not. (bvsalud.org)