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Biomimetics (Basel)
January 2025
Robotic, Brain, and Cognitive Sciences Research Unit, Italian Institute of Technology, Center for Human Technologies, Via Enrico Melen 83, Bldg B, 16152 Genoa, Italy.
Trunk-like robots have attracted a lot of attention in the community of researchers interested in the general field of bio-inspired soft robotics, because trunk-like soft arms may offer high dexterity and adaptability very similar to elephants and potentially quite superior to traditional articulated manipulators. In view of the practical applications, the integration of a soft hydrostatic segment with a hard-articulated segment, i.e.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China.
Background: Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) requires emergency surgery, but the choice of primary surgery remains controversial. It is believed that simple ascending aorta replacement may lead to higher postoperative survival rate, while the Sun procedure [frozen elephant trunk (FET) + total arch replacement (TAR)] performed in the first stage may obtain better long-term results. The study aimed to compare the outcome of ATAAD patients who underwent the Sun procedure with those without TAR + FET.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Background: Stroke is one of the severe complications following surgery in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD). This study investigates the relationship between the preoperative serum uric acid to serum creatinine ratio (SUA/Scr) and postoperative stroke in patients undergoing total arch replacement with elephant trunk implantation for aortic dissection.
Methods: We included ATAAD patients who were hospitalized and underwent surgery between June 1, 2015 and June 1, 2023, with complete clinical information.
Front Immunol
December 2024
Department of Academic Affairs, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, United States.
Granulomas, organized aggregates of immune cells which form in response to (), are characteristic but not exclusive of tuberculosis (TB). Despite existing investigations on TB granulomas, the determinants that differentiate host-protective granulomas from granulomas that contribute to TB pathogenesis are often disputed. Thus, the goal of this narrative review is to help clarify the existing literature on such determinants.
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October 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Postgraduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Background: Changes in stent graft (SG) orientation after frozen elephant trunk (FET) treatment for aortic arch aneurysms are not well understood. This study investigated changes in SG orientation and their effects on aortic events after FET for aortic arch aneurysms.
Methods: This study included 57 patients with true aneurysms who underwent elective total arch replacement using FET between 2016 and 2023.
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