Value of preoperative prognostic nutritional index combined with NT-proBNP in predicting acute kidney injury of congenital heart disease children.

Objective: The study investigates value of preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) combined with N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in predicting postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in congenital heart disease (CHD) children.

Methods: The clinical data of 108 children with congenital heart disease were retrospectively collected. According to whether AKI occurred 48 h after operation, they were divided into AKI group ( = 32) and non-AKI group ( = 76).

Etomidate Attenuates the Ferroptosis in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Rat Model via Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway.

Background: Ferroptosis has been found to play an important role in myocardial ischemia reperfusion (MIR) injury (MIRI). This study aimed to explore whether the improvement effect of Etomidate (Eto) on MIRI was related to ferroptosis.

Methods: The MIRI rats were constructed using left anterior descending artery occlusion for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 3 h.

Effects of fast-track anesthesia on miR-1 and neuropeptides in serum of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Effects of fast-track anesthesia (FTA) on miR-1 and neuropeptides in serum of patients undergoing cardiac surgery were investigated. A total of 147 patients who underwent cardiac surgery at Jining No. 1 people's Hospital from August 2015 to July 2018 were selected.

Preoperative Anemia and Postoperative Mortality in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Treated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

BACKGROUND Patients with severe aortic stenosis who have comorbidities that prevent general anesthesia and open cardiothoracic surgery are candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, TAVI can result in patient mortality following the procedure. This systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis aimed to determine the relationship between preoperative anemia and postoperative mortality in patients following TAVI.

Comparison of outcomes of tricuspid annuloplasty with 3D-rigid versus flexible prosthetic ring for functional tricuspid regurgitation secondary to rheumatic mitral valve disease.

Background: Annuloplasty bands and rings are widely used for repairing functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR). However, the question regarding which is the ideal annuloplasty device remains unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and mid-term durability of tricuspid ring annuloplasty for FTR secondary to rheumatic mitral valve disease using flexible Cosgrove-Edwards band and the rigid Edwards MC3 ring (Edwards Lifesciences, LLC, Irvine, CA, USA).