Publications by authors named "L L de Godoy"
Background: In patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been associated with higher long-term cardiovascular mortality compared to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but the specific causes of death are not well known. We aimed to determine the causes of death among patients with diabetes and multivessel disease undergoing coronary revascularization with PCI versus CABG.
Methods: We analyzed the centrally adjudicated causes of death of 1,900 participants in the FREEDOM trial.
Objective: With robotic technology's rapid growth and integration, an urgent need to bridge the educational gap in thoracic surgical training has emerged. This document, a result of consensus among a group of experts in the practice and training of robotic surgery from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), aims to provide a framework for a standardized national robotic curriculum for thoracic surgery trainees.
Methods: The STS Task Force on Robotic Thoracic Surgery and Workforce on E-learning and Educational Innovation assembled an expert group with the input of the Thoracic Surgery Director's Association (TSDA).
Background: The Edwards Sapien percutaneous valve (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) is a promising therapeutic option for congenital atrioventricular disease mostly because of the possibility to accommodate somatic growth with balloon dilatation.
Case Summary: This article reports the performance of the Edwards Sapien 3 valve in atrioventricular valve position in four paediatric patients.
Discussion: Despite aggressive antiplatelet and anticoagulation strategies, most patients showed early bioprosthesis dysfunction, with increasing gradient not related with somatic growth.
Article Synopsis
- Limited research exists on mid-term outcomes of dental implants in patients with poor bone health, particularly postmenopausal women.
- This study involved 78 women, assessing the effects of different bone augmentation methods on implant stability using cone bean computed tomography (CBCT) scans at various stages.
- Results indicated that both healthy and compromised groups showed initial bone width increases, with healthy participants experiencing some height loss over time, whereas the compromised group maintained stability in height.
Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) increases with aging. Ensuing symptoms including incontinence greatly impact quality of life, isolation, depression, and nursing home admission. The aging bladder is hypothesized to be central to this decline, however, it remains difficult to pinpoint a singular strong driver of aging-related bladder dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF