Publications by authors named "Shou-Dong Chai"
Background: This study is designed to investigate the effect of preoperational mechanical ventilation on the short-term postoperative outcomes following corrective surgery for severe tetralogy of Fallot (TOF).
Methods: Ninety-two patients (58 males, mean age 20.5±8.
Objectives: To investigate the feasibility and safety of totally thoracoscopic repair of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in young children.
Methods: VSD repair was conducted in 36 children (21 boys, mean age 2.5 ± 1.
Effect of prostaglandin E1 on pulmonary arterial hypertension following corrective surgery for congenital heart disease.
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther
September 2012
Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of prostaglandin E(1) (PGE(1)) on residual pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) after corrective surgery for congenital heart disease.
Methods: Thirty-one patients with postoperational PAH were randomly divided into control group (n = 15) and PGE(1) group (n = 16, 6 courses of intravenous PGE(1) plus conventional therapy). Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP), right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were measured by echocardiography before and 3, 6, and 12 months after the treatment.
Background: To investigate blood lactate levels during and after peripherally established cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Methods: In 86 patients (41 males, mean age 13.8 ± 7.
Introduction: This study was designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of combined low dose aspirin and warfarin therapy following mechanical heart valve replacement.
Methods: A total of 1496 patients (686 males, mean age 35±8.5 years) undergoing mechanical heart valvular replacement were randomly divided into study (warfarin plus 75-100 mg aspirin) or control (warfarin only) group.