• Data are scarce on long-term effects of Bentall procedure on left ventricular systolic function and functional status. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aim was to assess long-term effects of Bentall procedure on left ventricular (LV) systolic function and functional status. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Bentall procedure significantly improves long-term LV systolic function and functional status. (biomedcentral.com)
  • WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Occupational exposures to burning wood, pesticides, and metals is associated with abnormal parameters of left and right ventricular systolic function, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American Heart Association . (healthday.com)
  • The researchers also cautioned that, as an observational study, it might have been subject to selection bias, and that the results were constrained by the STS definitions without sufficient data on right ventricular function, degree of liver dysfunction, or tricuspid valve etiology. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Diabetic cardiomyopathy is defined as a ventricular dysfunction initiated by alterations in cardiac energy substrates in the absence of coronary artery disease and hypertension. (hindawi.com)
  • There is evidence that chronic progression of hypertrophy, fibrosis, and ventricular dysfunction is correlated with a local increase in cytokines [ 16 ] and activation of NF- B [ 17 , 18 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Is Renal Dysfunction a Risk Factor in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery? (ispub.com)
  • To evaluate the effects of preoperative renal dysfunction on the outcome of the patients after cardiac surgery. (ispub.com)
  • Renal dysfunction increases the morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. (ispub.com)
  • The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the incidence of the early postoperative renal failure, the perioperative predictors of renal failure, and hospital morbidity and mortality in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery in our Mansoura Cardiothoracic Unit. (ispub.com)
  • From January 2002 to March 2005, cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or valve replacement and combined procedures) was performed in 30 patients with preoperative renal dysfunction (Creatinine >2.0mg/dl ) and in 220 patients without renal dysfunction, at the Cardiothoracic Unit and Mansoura International Hospital, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine. (ispub.com)
  • Background: Since hyperthyroidism could be associated with right ventricular dysfunction, this study intended to investigate right ventricular (RV) function using strain echocardiography in hyperthyroid patients both at rest and in maximum-stress conditions. (ac.ir)
  • With recent evidence demonstrating the critical role of RV in a number of disorders, including pulmonary hypertension (PH), congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease, and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction prognosis, the determination of the RV feature becomes quickly essential in clinical practice. (ac.ir)
  • 15 An echocardiogram of heart function revealed that thyroid dysfunction could have a negative impact on left ventricular function. (ac.ir)
  • Strain and strain-rate are new parameters that provide crucial information able to unmask latent myocardial dysfunction in patients with severe MR. This promising diagnostic tool can help the cardiologist choose the timing of surgery in asymptomatic patients with chronic severe MR. Once contractile dysfunction is detected, surgery should be promptly performed to avoid the development of irreversible and significant LV dysfunction. (escardio.org)
  • Patients with a wide range of cardiac diseases have left ventricular (LV) dysfunction but LV dysfunction occuring after valvular replacement or repair in particular is a major concern especially in patients with chronic asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation (MR) because it may be difficult to detect. (escardio.org)
  • Assessment of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic mitral regurgitation. (escardio.org)
  • High levels of inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein, were associated with left ventricular dysfunction ( 2 ), higher cardiovascular event rates ( 3 ) and worse clinical prognosis ( 4 ) following an acute myocardial infarction, independent of traditional risk factors. (frontiersin.org)
  • x-ray shows left atrial and ventricular enlargement. (health.am)
  • endocarditis, atrial and ventricular mu- ing treatment of coronary embolism. (who.int)
  • Left ventricular contractility indices and systolic time intervals measured from aortic cusp echoes were repeatedly obtained during the fist postoperative week. (nih.gov)
  • Both nitric oxide and milrinone resulted in significant improvements in pulmonary vascular resistance, pulmonary blood flow, and right ventricular contractility. (duke.edu)
  • Most inotropes used in the clinics function by increasing the levels of cytosolic calcium (Ca +2 ), whereas levosimendan (LS) stimulates myocardial contractility without raising the intracellular Ca +2 concentration [ 1 2 ]. (ispub.com)
  • Subsequent disruption of calcium homeostasis and myocardial remodeling leads to a progressive impairment of ventricular myocyte contractility that may result in heart failure [ 6 - 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Elevated levels of thyroid hormones are associated with impaired ventricular contractility and relaxation. (ac.ir)
  • With the usual methods to assess LV function, contractility impairment in the initial steps of MR may be so subtle that it is "invisible" and the reason being that loading conditions may alter the most used parameter to evaluate LV function, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). (escardio.org)
  • There is a need for an accurate and reproducible echo parameter to identify early myocardial contractility abnormalities that cannot be detected with traditional methods in order to optimise the timing of surgery in this type of patient. (escardio.org)
  • It would then be impossible to attribute a better outcome in the other group to the beneficial effects of treatment since poor left ventricular function and age at outset are major determinants of survival in any longitudinal study of heart disease, and women with diabetes, as a group, are likely to do worse. (bmj.com)
  • Since 1991, the American Heart Association has consistently stated that heart surgery should only be considered if the patient is unstable and has poor left ventricular function due to severe three-vessel disease or other significantly life-threatening factors. (healthy.net)
  • Her medical team proposed implanting a ventricular assist device (VAD), which would mechanically take over the pumping function of her heart. (chop.edu)
  • Traditional echocardiographic parameters to asses LV function, including LVEF and LV volumes are load-dependent (1). (escardio.org)
  • Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 25% and diffuse hypokinesis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was similar in both groups before and after surgery. (bvsalud.org)
  • The mean values of right ventricular fractional area change (RVFAC), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), right myocardial performance index (RMPI), and tricuspid annular plane systolic speed (S') were compared between patients after COVID-19 rehabilitation and healthy subjects. (hindawi.com)
  • Objectives: The objective was to evaluate the systemic ventricular ejection fraction (SVEF) at the time of systemic atrioventricular valve (SAVV) replacement as a predictor of SVEF ≥1 year after surgery in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA). (elsevierpure.com)
  • Right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV), right ventricular end-systolic volume (RVESV), and ejection fraction (EF) were calculated with the single-plane subtraction method. (elsevierpure.com)
  • These findings suggest that subclinical left ventricular intolerance for volume overload, probably because of the smaller LVEDD, may exist during pregnancy in patients with a repaired ToF. (nih.gov)
  • In the immediate postoperative period, echocardiography was used to study left ventricular function in 69 children after correction of various congenital cardiac malformations. (nih.gov)
  • This research was aimed at exploring the changes in right ventricular function in patients after the recovery of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) under echocardiography and providing a reference for the rehabilitation and treatment of COVID-19 patients. (hindawi.com)
  • Echocardiography is one of the most commonly used examination methods to assess cardiac structure and function and plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, disease evaluation, and prognosis evaluation of cardiovascular diseases [ 11 , 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • 14 ] analyzed the potential role of echocardiography in the current critical period and short and long term of COVID-19 and found that echocardiography has an important role in the assessment of cardiac function in COVID-19. (hindawi.com)
  • Smith A, Molloy E, Miletin J, Curley A, Balfe J, Orla F, EL-Khuffash A, 'Longitudinal assessment of cardiac function in infants with Down's syndrome using novel echocardiography techniques-project protocol. (tcd.ie)
  • Hence, currently, the right ventricle function and mechanics assessment techniques are actively developed for the chemotherapy cardiotoxicity diagnostic, primarily employing 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking analysis. (romj.org)
  • Left ventricular ejection time (LVET) was the most useful parameter of cardiac function in the immediate postoperative period and was of prognostic value in 5 patients who died early in that period. (nih.gov)
  • If mitral regurgitation is treated early enough, mitral valve repair is the optimal choice (lower risk of infectious endocarditis and better postoperative left ventricular function). (medscape.com)
  • Following surgery, which was uneventful, he was prescribed slow- and immediate-release morphine, and other pain relief medications, to manage his postoperative pain. (hdc.org.nz)
  • There were two postoperative deaths: one was from an unknown cause, 8 months postoperatively and another was from a lung cancer recurrence, 9 months after surgery. (go.jp)
  • Recruited patients awaiting CABG surgery at the Montreal Heart Institute (n = 100) will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either quercetin supplementation (500 mg twice daily) or placebo, starting 2 days before surgery and until the seventh postoperative day. (frontiersin.org)
  • THURSDAY, Aug. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols can reduce postoperative use of opioids in patients undergoing elective spine and peripheral nerve surgical procedures, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Pain Medicine . (healthday.com)
  • Furthermore, impaired renal function during the postoperative period in infants requiring intervention for CHD might hamper urinary clearance of iodine and further increase the risk of hypothyroidism, and the association between impaired renal function and hypothyroidism in infants with CHD has also not been well-studied. (medscape.com)
  • Clinically, preload is defined in several ways including left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP), or left ventricular end diastolic volume (LVEDV). (justia.com)
  • Hemodynamically, left ventricular volume overload may ultimately lead to left ventricular failure and reduced cardiac output, but for many years the left ventricular end- diastolic pressure and the cardiac output may be normal at rest, even with considerable increase in left ventricular volume. (health.am)
  • If the etiology is myocardial infarction, and immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not available, infusion of thrombolytics may reestablish blood flow to the papillary muscle, possibly restoring function. (medscape.com)
  • Our clinical experiences with LS has shown that it reduces conventional inotropic agents dosages and could be a satisfactory agent in myocardial depression therapy which occurred in CPB surgery intraoperatively also in pediatric patients. (ispub.com)
  • Furthermore we aim to improve the electrophysiological properties of the myocardial scar by cell- or gene-therapeutic based (over-)expression of the gap junction protein Connexin43 within the lesion area in order to reduce post-infarct ventricular arrhythmias. (uni-bonn.de)
  • T1 mapping, high-sensitive cardiac troponin I (cTnI), creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB) mass, and ventricular dimensions and function were measured before and after procedures. (bvsalud.org)
  • INR of 1.6, myocardial infarction was mechanical valve surgery has increased cardial infarction. (who.int)
  • Methods : A cross sectional validity study conducted in a tertiary care cardiac centre in south India over a period of 6 months from February 2016 - August 2016 among 100 patients undergoing cardiac surgery where intraoperative TEE and pulmonary artery catheter used. (amrita.edu)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Right ventricular failure--insights provided by a new model of chronic pulmonary hypertension. (duke.edu)
  • This study was designed to examine the effects of both nitric oxide and milrinone on pulmonary hemodynamics and right ventricular function using a newly established model of monocrotaline pyrrole-induced chronic pulmonary hypertension. (duke.edu)
  • In addition, nitric oxide caused a significant improvement in pulmonary artery pressure and transpulmonary efficiency, while milrinone led to a significant increase in right ventricular hydraulic power. (duke.edu)
  • This study demonstrates the well-known clinical effects of nitric oxide and milrinone in improving pulmonary hypertension, which were also associated with an increase in pulmonary blood flow, transpulmonary efficiency, and right ventricular hydraulic power in the setting of monocrotaline pyrrole-induced chronic pulmonary hypertension. (duke.edu)
  • Echocardiographic parameters can not only estimate the hemodynamic status of patients but also measure the diameter of the pulmonary artery, the size, and the overall motion status of the right ventricle to assess the right ventricular function of patients [ 13 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • 10 , 11 It was reported that RV function was reduced in patients with pulmonary hypertension. (ac.ir)
  • Background: We report our experience of cardiac surgery with concomitant pulmonary resection, based on analysis of the results. (go.jp)
  • Conclusion: Rates of operative mortality and morbidity following cardiac surgery with concomitant pulmonary resection were favorable, and early to midterm results were acceptable. (go.jp)
  • ventricular functions were normal and mmHg and no evidence of stenosis at we discuss his presentation and diag- no other structural abnormalities were the left pulmonary artery. (who.int)
  • The process of ventricular dilatation is generally the result of chronic volume overload or specific damage to the myocardium. (justia.com)
  • in 1971 [ 2 ], diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by the direct effect of diabetes on cardiac structure and function in the absence of coronary artery disease, hypertension, or other cardiac pathologies. (hindawi.com)
  • In our study of aspirin versus placebo in the two weeks before elective coronary artery surgery we chose age, sex, operating surgeon, number of coronary arteries affected, and left ventricular function. (bmj.com)
  • Methods: Seventy-six patients with stable multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) and preserved systolic ventricular function were included. (bvsalud.org)
  • In a maximal stress situation, we found that among the RV function indices, RV global longitudinal strain (P=0.0001), systolic strain rate (P=0.0001), diastolic strain rate (P=0.0002), and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (P=0.019) were reduced significantly in the hyperthyroid patients compared to the control group. (ac.ir)
  • [ 6 ] and, European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ESC/EACTS) (2017). (medscape.com)
  • Echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular function were conventionally used to detect early manifestations of cancer therapy cardiotoxicity. (romj.org)
  • We used logistic regression modeling to identify those variables associated with an increased risk of clinical or induced ventricular tachycardia (VT), or clinical VT exclusively. (revespcardiol.org)
  • After the excision of the pericardial patch, the repair of the right ventricular outflow was done with e-PTFE graft. (ispub.com)
  • In a normal heart that is exposed to long term increased cardiac output requirements, for example, that of an athlete, there is an adaptive process of slight ventricular dilation and muscle myocyte hypertrophy. (justia.com)
  • In acute mitral regurgitation, patients are in sinus rhythm rather than atrial fibrillation and have little or no enlargement of the left atrium, no calcification of the mitral valve, no associated mitral stenosis , and in many cases little left ventricular dilation. (health.am)
  • Preventing ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a never-ending story? (revespcardiol.org)
  • Risk stratification of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) remains unresolved. (revespcardiol.org)
  • We aimed to identify right ventricular (RV) electrophysiological parameters potentially associated with a higher risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with rTOF. (revespcardiol.org)
  • Beside my clinical function as a consultant in cardiac surgery, scientifically I am interested in new biological approaches to improve the pump function of the infarcted heart and to prevent ventricular arrhythmias. (uni-bonn.de)
  • This review is focused upon the right ventricle (RV) function evaluation in the course of developing cardiotoxicity caused by anticancer medicinal drugs. (romj.org)
  • These results demonstrate significant remodeling of the right ventricle with reduction in size and improved EF after tricuspid valve surgery. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed a significant change in RV function indices among hyperthyroid patients. (ac.ir)
  • The study indicated that although right ventricular function indices may be normal at rest in hyperthyroid patients, they are impaired during the stress tests, and these patients lack a normal right cardiac reserve. (ac.ir)
  • Little is known about the influence of hemodynamic changes on ventricular performance during pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease. (nih.gov)
  • Ventricular function in surgery for congenital Heart Disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Artificial Intelligence Supports Decision Making during Open-Chest Surgery of Rare Congenital Heart Defects. (cdc.gov)
  • The combination of malformations required surgeries during infancy and early childhood to correct the flow of blood from her heart to her lungs and the rest of her body. (chop.edu)
  • Decrease in left ventricular function was strongly correlated to operating time, cardiac bypass time, and aortic clamping time, the most important factor being cardiac bypass time. (nih.gov)
  • Systolic strain-rate obtained by means of TDI is strongly correlated to the contractile function (7). (escardio.org)
  • A scoring system for predicting outcomes of tricuspid valve surgery, developed from a limited database, was only modestly accurate but could be a good first step. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Such a score to estimate risk of open tricuspid valve surgery hasn't been available and would be helpful, commented Michael Acker, MD , chief of cardiovascular surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, who served as a discussant at the presentation. (medpagetoday.com)
  • A simple clinical risk score predicts mortality and morbidity to better stratify patient risk for tricuspid valve surgery," LaPar's group concluded, adding that "Early referral for surgical intervention for isolated tricuspid valve disease should be encouraged to minimize surgical risk. (medpagetoday.com)
  • LaPar DJ, et al "Development of a risk prediction model and clinical risk score for isolated tricuspid valve surgery: An STS database analysis" STS 2016. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Background: Progressive SAVV regurgitation causes systemic ventricular failure in CCTGA patients, who are commonly referred late for intervention. (elsevierpure.com)
  • 40% in 19 patients) with 2 good-sized ventricles, a morphologically right systemic ventricle, and SAVV regurgitation requiring surgery. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conclusions: Post-operative systemic ventricular function after SAVV replacement can be predicted from the pre-operative SVEF. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Airflow obstruction has profound effects on cardiac function and gas exchange with systemic consequences. (ersjournals.com)
  • Henry M. Spotnitz is George H. Humphrey II Professor of Surgery, chairman of the Columbia University Medical Center Conflict of Interest Committee, co-chair of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Information Systems Clinical Advisory Committee, chair of the Information Technology Committee of the Faculty Practice Organization, and Vice-Chair for Research and Information Systems in the Department of Surgery. (wikipedia.org)
  • Such a clinical risk score would be helpful in evaluating new technology going forward, such as percutaneous valves to see if these could improve on estimated risk for open surgery," he said. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Clinical, operative and outcome data were collected retrospectively in a computerized database for 250 patients undergoing cardiac surgery (CABG or valve replacement and combined procedures). (ispub.com)
  • 6 - 8 As many studies supported the hypothesis that right ventricular (RV) disorders are correlated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality, RV function assessments are pushed to the forefront of clinical work. (ac.ir)
  • Clinical variables independently associated with in-hospital pericardial effusion were older age, female sex, left ventricular function, paroxysmal AFib, prior bleeding, lower serum albumin and preprocedural dual antiplatelet therapy. (acc.org)
  • This research has documented substantial improvements in cardiac output among heart surgery patients undergoing biventricular pacing (also known as cardiac resynchronization therapy), which involves installation of pacemakers to fix delays in heart ventricle contractions and keeps the left/right ventricles pumping together (CUMC 2007). (wikipedia.org)
  • Spotnitz has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study the effects of biventricular pacing on heart function after cardiac surgery (CUMC 2007). (wikipedia.org)
  • Biophysical computational models of the heart provide a quantitative framework for mapping changes in anatomy to whole heart function. (plos.org)
  • Thyroid hormones have significant effects on the heart and cardiovascular system, and hyperthyroidism affects left ventricular systolic and diastolic function differently. (ac.ir)
  • Her parents, Jennifer and Rocco, were told that she would require close monitoring by heart specialists, and would likely need additional heart surgery when she was older. (chop.edu)
  • She visited the Cardiac Center for regular checkups to monitor her heart function and adjust her medication as she grew. (chop.edu)
  • Amber and her parents agreed to the procedure, which involved open-heart surgery. (chop.edu)
  • The transplant surgery took place the following afternoon, led by J. William Gaynor, MD , an attending surgeon in the Cardiac Center and Surgical Director of CHOP's Heart Failure and Transplant Program . (chop.edu)
  • Heart failure may be considered to be the condition in which an abnormality of cardiac function is responsible for the inability of the heart to pump blood at a rate commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tissues, or can do so only at an abnormally elevated filling pressure. (justia.com)
  • There are many specific disease processes that can lead to heart failure with a resulting difference in pathophysiology of the failing heart, such as the dilatation of the left ventricular chamber. (justia.com)
  • In a normal heart, the adaptation of muscle hypertrophy (thickening) and ventricular dilatation maintain a fairly constant wall tension for systolic contraction. (justia.com)
  • Mechanical pumps reduce the load on the heart by performing all or part of the pumping function normally done by the heart. (justia.com)
  • The pre-teen recently had surgery to received a ventricular assist device, which helps her heart function properly. (remezcla.com)
  • The surgery was to help my heart pump. (remezcla.com)
  • Angiography should only be used to establish the location and severity of a block, and the efficiency of heart function. (healthy.net)
  • But the decision to operate should not be based solely on the degree of blockage, but should consider heart function, lack of symptoms or amount of blood flow through the heart. (healthy.net)
  • Yet, the report made no mention of whether heart function or lifestyle changes were monitored or recorded - a strange omission, given the positive impact of lifestyle changes in such patients. (healthy.net)
  • Pre-operative variables associated with late mortality were an SVEF ≤40%, a subpulmonary ventricular systolic pressure ≥50 mm Hg, atrial fibrillation, and New York Heart Association functional class III to IV. (elsevierpure.com)
  • However, early involvement of cardiology and cardiac surgery teams is essential. (medscape.com)
  • Prophylactic hydration to protect renal function from intravascular iodinated contrast material in patients at high risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (AMACING): a prospective, randomised, phase 3, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial. (bmj.com)
  • Hypothyroidism in neonates with CHD exposed to excess iodine is associated with multiple procedures and impaired renal function. (medscape.com)
  • Cardiac output measurement by arterial pressure waveform analysis during optimization of biventricular pacing after cardiac surgery. (wikipedia.org)
  • Relation of cardiac output to QRS duration during temporary resynchronization therapy after cardiac surgery. (wikipedia.org)
  • Additionally, because of the lack of cardiac output, there is generally a rise in ventricular filling pressure from several physiologic mechanisms. (justia.com)
  • Inotropes like digoxin are cardiac glycosides and function to increase cardiac output by increasing the force and speed of cardiac muscle contraction. (justia.com)
  • Tricuspid valve is abnormal with varying degrees of apical displacement into the ventricular cavity resembling Ebstein's anomaly [3]. (scirp.org)
  • LS is distinguished from other inotropic agents by this dual mechanism and considered as a good choice in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery. (ispub.com)
  • Fulminant myocarditis has a poor prognosis and the usual treatment is inotropes with or without ventricular assist devices such as intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). (bvsalud.org)
  • Therefore, it highlights the necessity of early diagnosis and treatment of hyperthyroidism, as well as RV function evaluation in these patients. (ac.ir)
  • He was reviewed by a resident medical officer in a pre-assessment clinic prior to surgery. (hdc.org.nz)
  • Prior to Mr A's surgery, he completed a "pre-assessment adult questionnaire" (undated). (hdc.org.nz)
  • The secondary endpoint is the assessment of endothelial (dys) function by looking at ex vivo vascular reactivity and mRNA expression of endothelial cells from the wall of discarded segments of internal mammary artery. (frontiersin.org)
  • The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. (ispub.com)
  • Bussmann N, Franklin O, McCallion N, McNamara PJ, El-Khuffash A, The impact preload on left ventricular three-plane deformation measurements in extremely premature infants. (tcd.ie)
  • However, surgery in this patient population can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality rates compared to general patient population. (ispub.com)
  • Modes 2 and 9 were the most important for determining simulated left ventricular mechanics and pressure-derived phenotypes. (plos.org)
  • Smith A, Bussmann N, Levy P, Franklin O, McCallion N, El-Khuffash A, Comparison of left ventricular rotational mechanics between term and extremely premature infants over the first week of age. (tcd.ie)
  • 2582 received blood cardioplegia and 2462 patients received crystalloid cardioplegia Most trials assessed at least 1 co-intervention including temperature (warm vs. cold), timing (intermittent vs. continuous), and/or route of delivery (antegrade, antegrade/retrograde) Elective CABG surgery trials (n=18). (bestbets.org)
  • Simultaneous variation of ventricular pacing site and timing with biventricular pacing in acute ventricular failure improves function by interventricular assist. (wikipedia.org)
  • Influence of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution on Extravascular Lung Water in Cardiac Surgery: Retraction. (medscape.com)
  • Chronic tricuspid regurgitation (TR) may lead to impairment in right ventricular (RV) function. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The study included 2,050 isolated tricuspid valve operations done from 2002 through 2014 at centers voluntarily participating in the Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative and Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons and submitting data to the STS database. (medpagetoday.com)
  • During left ventricular systole, the mitral leaflets do not close normally, and blood is ejected into the left atrium as well as through the aortic valve. (health.am)
  • One of the most important new treatment options is the percutaneous treatment for aortic valve stenosis (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), since aortic valve disease is a rather common problem in elderly patients, with many of them at high risk for surgery. (bmj.com)
  • This was a retrospective study of neonates undergoing cardiac catheterization at Boston Children's Hospital during a 3-year period, some of whom also underwent cardiac surgery. (medscape.com)
  • The primary outcome of incidence of in-hospital pericardial effusion requiring intervention via percutaneous drainage or surgery occurred in 1.35% of patients. (acc.org)