Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 
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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.Incidence of Nausea and Vomiting After Fast-Track Anaesthesia for
Heart Surgery
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postoperative nausea
and vomiting (PONV) after fast-track cardiac anesthesia (FTCA) in the first
24-48 hours in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) after open-heart
surgery, risk factors for PONV and its influence on CICU length of stay.Methods: A prospective observational study from January 1, 2013 to the end of December
2015 was performed in the CICU of a university hospital in the north of
Jordan and Queen Alia Heart Institute, Amman, Jordan. Three hundred
consecutive patients undergoing fast-track cardiac anes...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Thrombocytopenia After Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation:
Prognostic Marker or Mere Finding?
Objective: To analyze the behavior of platelets after transcatheter valve-in-valve
implantation for the treatment of degenerated bioprosthesis and how they
correlate with adverse events upon follow-up.Methods: Retrospective analysis of 28 patients who received a valve-in-valve implant,
5 in aortic, 18 in mitral and 5 in tricuspid positions. Data were compared
with 74 patients submitted to conventional redo valvular replacements during
the same period, and both groups' platelet curves were analyzed. Statistical
analysis was conducted using the IBM SPSS Statistics(r) 20 for Windows.R...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Ebstein's Anomaly: "The One and a Half Ventricle
Heart"
We report our short-term results of treating it as a
'one and a half ventricle heart' and propose that the true tricuspid annulus
(TTA) 'Z' score be used as an objective criterion for estimation of
'functional' right ventricle (RV).Methods: 22 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for Ebstein's anomaly were
studied. Echocardiography was performed to assess the type and severity of
the disease, tricuspid annular dimension and its 'Z' score. Patients we ... (Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Preventive Effect of Preoperative Vitamin D Supplementation on
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
Objective: To assess the relationship between preoperative vitamin D (vitD)
supplementation and the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation
(POAF).Methods: The study group consisted of 328 consecutive patients. The ınfluence
of preoperative vitD supplementation on POAF was reviewed in 136 patients
who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery with vitD insufficiency
(n=80) and vitD deficiency (n=56). Patients were assigned to receive either
oral vitD (50.000 U) (treatment group, n =68) or not (control group, n=68) 48
hours before surgery. Patients were followed up ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
A Retrospective Survey Comparing Suture Techniques Regarding the Risk
of Permanent Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation After Ventricular Septal Defect
Closure
Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the continuous and combined suturing
techniques in regards to the needing epicardial pacing at the time of
weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (EP-CPB) and to evaluate permanent
epicardial pacemaker (PEP) implantation in patients who had undergone
surgical ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure.Methods: This single-centre retrospective survey includes 365 patients who had
consecutively undergone VSD closure between January 2006 and October 2015.Results: The median age and weight of the patients were 15 months (range 27 days -
56.9 yea...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Is Preoperative Clopidogrel Resistance a Predictor of Bleeding and
Risks in Patients Undergoing Emergency CABG Surgery?
Objective: The aims of this study were to determine whether the detection of
preoperative clopidogrel resistance in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
while using clopidogrel could play a guiding role in the prediction of
postoperative excessive bleeding, transfusion requirements, and risks and to
provide clinically significant data.Methods: Two hundred and twenty-two patients [median age: 59.4 (38-83) years; 38
females] undergoing emergency and elective coronary artery bypass graft
(CABG) surgeries in our clinic were evaluated prospectively. Patients with
multiple systemic...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Predictors of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery
Bypass Graft Surgery
Objective: The aims of this study were to identify the risk factors associated with
acute kidney injury (AKI) after isolated surgical revascularization with
cardiopulmonary bypass and to develop a model to predict the appearance of
postoperative AKI.Methods: A total of 435 adult patients who underwent primary isolated coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery, from 2012 to 2016, in the Clinic University
Hospital of Valladolid (Spain) were enrolled. AKI was defined according to
the risk, injury, failure, loss, and end-stage (RIFLE) criteria. Data were
collected from hospita...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Predictive Value of Mean Platelet Volume in Saphenous Vein Graft
Disease
Objective: To determine whether mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width
(PDW), and platelet count could be used as determinants of mortality
following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and patency of
saphenous vein grafts (SVG).Methods: The records of 128 patients who underwent emergency or elective coronary
angiography after CABG surgery, and who died at an early stage were
retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into three groups as early
death, no SVG disease (SVGD), and SVGD group. MPV, PDW, and platelet count
were evaluated at different...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Operating with Data - Statistics for the Cardiovascular Surgeon: Part
II. Association and Risk
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Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Is the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Systemic Inflammatory Response
Overestimated?
(Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
How International Internships Enrich a Medical
Career
(Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Surgical Repair of Complex Aortopulmonary
Window: A Case Study
(Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Successful Treatment of Ventricular
Arrhythmia in Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Using
Catheter Ablation
(Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the Acute
Pain After Cardiothoracic Surgeries:
A Systematic Review
(Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Quadruple Valve Replacement for Carcinoid
Heart Disease
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Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - August 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
