Construction and a preliminary study of paracrine effect of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cell sheet.

The release of paracrine factors from endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) sheet is a central mechanism of tissue repair. The purpose of this study was to constuct the rat bone marrow derived-endothelial progenitor cell (BM-EPCs) sheet and investigate invest the role of stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α)/CXCR4 axis in the biological function of BM-EPCs sheet. BM-EPC cells were identified by the cell-surface markers-CD34/CD133/VE-cadherin/KDR using flow cytometry and dual affinity for acLDL and UEA-1.

Incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes of acute kidney injury after heart transplantation: a retrospective single center study.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the incidence rate of Acute kidney injury (AKI) in our center and predict in-hospital mortality and long-term survival after heart transplantation (HTx).

Methods: This single-center, retrospective study from October 2009 and March 2020 analyzed the pre-, intra-, and postoperative characteristics of 95 patients who underwent HTx. AKI was defined according to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria.

Coronary artery bypass graft combined with liver transplantation in patients with advanced alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report.

Performing cardiothoracic surgery on patients with advanced liver failure and liver cirrhosis is high-risk for patients. Coronary artery bypass grafting is the most effective treatment for patients with liver failure that is complicated with severe coronary heart disease, and who cannot be treated using coronary stent intervention. In the current study, one case of coronary artery bypass grafting combined with liver transplantation was assessed, with the patient exhibiting advanced alcoholic liver cirrhosis.

ACT Values after Neutralization Lower than Pre-heparinization ACT Leads to Lower Operative Times, Bleeding, and Post-Operative Transfusions in CABG Patients: an Observational Study.

Objective: To evaluate if lower activated coagulation time (ACT) value after neutralization than preoperative ACT value was effective in reducing bleeding, operative times, and post-operative transfusions in patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: Retrospective selection of 398 patients from January 2014 to May 2017. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to final ACT after neutralization: A - final ACT lower than preoperative ACT; and B - final ACT higher than or equal to preoperative ACT.