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.

Degradable PLGA scaffolds with basic fibroblast growth factor: experimental studies in myocardial revascularization.

Our goal was to investigate the efficacy of degradable poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffolds loaded with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in inducing cardiac neovascularization, increasing perfusion, and improving cardiac function.For ease of scaffold implantation into the ventricular wall, we developed a channel-producing device. Mini-swine, established as the animal model, were grouped as follows: channels-alone (control) group, channels and blank scaffolds (CBS) group, and channels and bFGF-incorporating scaffolds (CFS) group.

The current strategy of repair of tetralogy of Fallot in children and adults.

Objectives: The strategies of repair of tetralogy of Fallot change with the age of patients. In children older than 4 years and adults, the optimal strategy may be to use different method of reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract from those followed in younger children, so as to avoid, or reduce, the pulmonary insufficiency that is increasingly known to compromise right ventricular function.

Methods: From April, 2001, through May, 2008, we undertook complete repair in 312 patients, 180 male and 132 female, with a mean age of 11.

[Effectiveness of bacterial screening in preventing and controlling platelet bacterial contamination].

This study was purposed to investigate the effectiveness of bacterial screening with 24 hours holding in preventing and controlling bacterial contamination of platelets. Bacterial screening of apheresis platelets preserved for 24 hours was performed by using BacT/ALERT automatic bacterial culture system. The samples from 5 bags of platelet were taken in aseptic condition and were merged into 1 bag.

[Clinical report on treatment of 7 patients with refractory anemia by using cyclosporin A].

To explore the treatment of refractory anemia (RA), 7 cases of myelodysplastic syndrome (subtype of refractory anemia) were treated in combination of cyclosporin A (CsA) with stanozolol. Duration of treatment with CsA was 5 months-3 years (mean 13 months). The results showed that among 7 cases 6 were effective, 1 case no responded to treatment.