Cardiac myxomas: A single-center case series of 145 patients over a 32-year period study.

Background: Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors that develop mostly at the atrial chambers of the heart and represent 0,25% of all cardiac diseases.

Methods: This is a retrospective study aiming to analyze epidemiological and intraoperative data from cardiac myxoma cases in the hospital of the last 32 years. The study population was 145 cardiac surgical patients and was divided into 4 certain 8-year periods.

High Flow Oxygen Therapy at Two Initial Flow Settings versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Postextubation Hypoxemia: A Single-Center, Unblinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

In cardiac surgery patients with pre-extubation PaO/inspired oxygen fraction (FiO) < 200 mmHg, the possible benefits and optimal level of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) support are still unclear; therefore, we compared HFNC support with an initial gas flow of 60 or 40 L/min and conventional oxygen therapy. Ninety nine patients were randomly allocated (respective ratio: 1:1:1) to I = intervention group 1 (HFNC initial flow = 60 L/min, FiO = 0.6), intervention group 2 (HFNC initial flow = 40 L/min, FiO = 0.

Effects of a Personalized Nurse-Led Educational Program for New Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation on Adherence to Treatment.

Background: Life-long anticoagulant therapy is mandatory for patients who undergo heart valve replacement with implantation of a mechanical prosthesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a nurse-led patient educational program concerning oral anticoagulant therapy intake after heart valve replacement surgery on patients' knowledge of important parameters of anticoagulant administration.

Methods: In this single-center study, 200 patients who underwent surgical implantation of a mechanical prosthesis were divided into 2 groups.

Autopsy of 54 cases of surgically excised cardiac myxomas. Investigation of their impact on immune response.

Introduction: The impact of cardiac myxomas on the immune response is still indefinite, although laboratory tests and histological findings suggest that there is a correlation between myxomas and inflammatory reaction.

Objectives: Our study speculates that cardiac myxomas are associated with inflammatory response and investigates potential elements of inflammation in the histopathological examination and biomarkers from laboratory tests.

Methods: It is a retrospective study and data were collected from a single center between May 2010 to May 2018.

Effects of intensive glycemic control on outcomes of cardiac surgery.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of postoperative intensive glycemic control on patient outcomes.

Background: Ineffective perioperative glycemic control has been associated with high mortality and morbidity rates among cardiac surgery patients.

Methods: 212 cardiac surgery patients were allocated by a quasi-experimental design to: a) a control group (n = 107) with targeted blood glucose levels 161-200 mg/dl or b) a therapy group (n = 105) with blood glucose target 120-160 mg/dl.