Publications by authors named "Carlos Gallego-Navarro"
Right Ventricular Perforation by Fractured Sternal Wires: A Narrative Review.
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Migration of a fragmented sternal wire is a rare complication after cardiovascular surgery, with clinical symptoms ranging from being asymptomatic to severe hemodynamic instability.* -
- A retrospective review revealed 13 cases of this issue, primarily affecting older men (median age 64), with nearly half experiencing hemorrhagic shock, and most cases presenting either shortly after surgery or years later.* -
- Identifying this complication often involves CT scans, but successful management requires careful attention to the patient's specific situation following diagnosis.*
Objective: Owing to a lack of supportive data, tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is usually not addressed in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Here we evaluated changes in TR degrees over time and its impact on survival in patients undergoing CABG.
Methods: We reviewed the data of 9726 patients who underwent isolated CABG between January 2000 and January 2021.
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to maintain solid-organ transplantation have continued, including the use of SARS-CoV-2-positive heart donors.
Methods: We present our institution's initial experience with SARS-CoV-2-positive heart donors. All donors met our institution's Transplant Center criteria, including a negative bronchoalveolar lavage polymerase chain reaction result.
Background: Penetrating diaphragmatic injuries are associated with a high incidence of posttraumatic empyema. We analyzed the contribution of trauma severity, specific organ injury, contamination severity, and surgical management to the risk of posttraumatic empyema in patients who underwent surgical repair of diaphragmatic injuries at a level 1 trauma center.
Methods: This is a retrospective review of the patients who survived more than 48 h.
Objectives: This study analyzes the safety and outcomes of mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve regurgitation in patients 75 years of age or older.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical results of 343 patients aged ≥75 years who underwent mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve regurgitation as a primary indication between January 1998 and June 2017.
Results: The median (interquartile range) age of the patients was 79.