Impact of Intraoperative Blood Transfusion on Cerebral Injury in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Congenital Septal Heart Defect Surgery.

The components of donor blood themselves have the potential to initiate a systemic inflammatory response and exacerbate neuroinflammation, resulting in subsequent cerebral injury. The aim of this study was to establish the role of transfusion in the development of cerebral injury during the correction of congenital heart defects in children. A total of 78 patients aged from 1 to 78 months, with body weights ranging from 3.

Multi-Omics Profiling of Human Endothelial Cells from the Coronary Artery and Internal Thoracic Artery Reveals Molecular but Not Functional Heterogeneity.

Major adverse cardiovascular events occurring upon coronary artery bypass graft surgery are typically accompanied by endothelial dysfunction. Total arterial revascularisation, which employs both left and right internal thoracic arteries instead of the saphenous vein to create a bypass, is associated with better mid- and long-term outcomes. We suggested that molecular profiles of human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) and human internal mammary artery endothelial cells (HITAECs) are coherent in terms of transcriptomic and proteomic signatures, which were then investigated by RNA sequencing and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, respectively.

TREM-1 as a Marker of Multiple Organ Failure in Cardiac Surgery.

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) frequently accompanies early postoperative period after cardiac surgery and in some cases is complicated by multiple organ failure (MOF). Inherited variation in the innate immune response genes (e.g.

Refraining from Packed Red Blood Cells in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Priming as a Method of Neuroprotection in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Unlabelled: Congenital heart defect (CHD) surgeries are performed with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and are complicated by several factors that affect the child's brain. However, to date, the number of studies on brain protection in cardiac surgery remains small. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of refraining from using packed red blood cells (PRBCs) in priming solutions in children with congenital defects (CHDs) who require surgical interventions using CPB to prevent brain injury in the postoperative period.

Applicability of Poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) for Three-Dimensional Printing of Tissue-Equivalent Samples.

Several crucial and impactful three-dimensional (3D) printing applications have been developed within a broad range of fields. Among these, revolutionary changes in health care are highly anticipated. The use of 3D printing in medical applications indicates significant promise in terms of medical device personalization, drug delivery, and economical efficiency.

Mitochondrial DNA as a Candidate Marker of Multiple Organ Failure after Cardiac Surgery.

Assess the level of mitochondrial DNA depending on the presence of multiple organ failure in patients after heart surgery. The study included 60 patients who underwent surgical treatment of valvular heart disease using cardiopulmonary bypass. Uncomplicated patients were included in the 1st group ( = 30), patients with complications and multiple organ failure (MOF) were included in the 2nd group ( = 30).