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JTCVS Open
December 2024
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Objective: Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery significantly increases morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to establish the role of diaphragmatic pacing to decrease mechanical ventilation burden in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Methods: This is a prospective, randomized trial of temporary diaphragmatic pacing electrode use in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (NCT04899856).
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg
October 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
Background: This study aimed to investigate the intraoperative and early postoperative effects of modified del Nido cardioplegia (DNC) compared to classic blood cardioplegia (BC) in patients with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Methods: A total of 123 patients (108 males, 15 females; mean age: 62.2±8.
Kyobu Geka
September 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Japan.
Sci Rep
November 2024
Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Background The use of intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) effectively reduces left ventricular afterload and significantly increases coronary perfusion pressure by raising aortic diastolic pressure. This study examined the short and medium-term outcomes of 22,540 adult cardiac surgical patients requiring an IABP. Methods From 2009 to 2018, 1114 patients (4.
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January 2025
Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address:
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