Publications by authors named "C Keyl"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate outcomes in patients undergoing open thoracoabdominal aortic replacement after being unsuitable for or following failed endovascular aortic repair.
- Within four years, 80 consecutive patients were analyzed, revealing a diverse patient demographic, with 32.5% having previous endovascular repairs; overall mortality was noted at 20%.
- Results showed no significant difference in survival rates between patients with and without prior endovascular repairs, highlighting that open surgery remains vital for treating thoracoabdominal aortic issues despite a higher initial mortality risk.
Thromboembolism and stroke are dreaded complications in atrial fibrillation (AF). Established risk stratification models identify susceptible patients, but their discriminative properties are poor. Atrial cardiomyopathy (ACM) is associated to thromboembolism and stroke in smaller studies, but the modalities used for ACM-diagnosis (MRI and endocardial mapping) are unsuitable for widespread population screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlgorithms for treatment of diffuse bleeding in cardiac surgery are based on intervention thresholds of coagulation tests, such as rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) or conventional laboratory tests. The relationship between these two approaches is unclear in patients with increased risk of coagulation abnormalities. We retrospectively analyzed the data of 248 patients undergoing major cardiac and/or aortic surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The axillary artery can be cannulated for antegrade cerebral perfusion directly or by employing a prosthetic vascular graft anastomosed to the artery.
Methods: From 2008 until 2019, 688 patients underwent axillary artery cannulation. Of those, 287 underwent direct cannulation and 401 cannulation through a side graft.