Association between Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain (GLS) and Prognosis of the Patients Undergoing Heart Valve Surgery with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.

Purpose: Global longitudinal strain (GLS) seems accurate for detecting subclinical myocardial dysfunction. This study aimed to determine the association between GLS and postoperative intensity of inotropic support in the patients undergoing heart valve surgery with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

Methods: 74 patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction who underwent valve surgery during the period between March 2021 and June 2022 were included in this prospective observational study.

A novel interpretative tool for early prediction of low cardiac output syndrome after valve surgery: online machine learning models.

Objective: Low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) is a severe complication after valve surgery, with no uniform standard for early identification. We developed interpretative machine learning (ML) models for predicting LCOS risk preoperatively and 0.5 h postoperatively for intervention in advance.

Association of Critical Value With 28-Day Mortality After Cardiac Surgery.

Objective: The emergence of critical values gives a warning to the medical safety of hospitalized patients, especially Cardiosurgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between early postoperative critical values and the prognosis of patients after cardiac surgery.

Methods: Clinical data of the patients were obtained from the Cardiac Critical Care Clinical Database of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit of Nanjing First Hospital.

Effect of PA-MSAH preprocessing on the expression of TLR-4-NF-κB pathway and inflammatory factors in the intestinal tract of rats with septic shock.

Effects of blank -mannose sensitive hemagglutini (PA-MSHA) preprocessing on toll like receptor (TLR)-4-NF-κB pathway and inflammatory factors expression in the intestinal tract of rats with septic shock were investigated. A total of 30 rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=10): Blank control, septic shock, and PA-septic shock group. After the model was successfully established, the average arterial pressure in rats was monitored.

Percutaneous catheter drainage combined with peritoneal dialysis for treating acute severe pancreatitis: a single-center prospective study.

Background: To investigate the efficacy of percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and its underlying mechanism.

Methods: Totally 64 SAP patients were included in our study and randomly assigned into PCD+PD group (the combination group, N.=32) and convention group (N.