Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma Diagnosed Preoperatively by Endovascular Biopsy and Treated via Right Pneumonectomy and Pulmonary Arterioplasty by Daiki Kato, Shohei Mori, Eriko Harada, Rintaro Shigemori, Takamasa Shibazaki, Hideki Matsudaira, Jun Hirano, Hirokazu Ashida, Hiroko Kimura, Michio Yoshitake, Takashi Kunihara, Takashi Ohtsuka

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Balloon Occlusion Types in the Treatment of Coronary Perforation during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Xiangfei Wang, Junbo Ge

“…Optimal balloon occlusion methods should reduce the amount of bleeding and ameliorate subsequent myocardial ischemia injury, even during cardiac surgery.…”
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The Use of N-Terminal-Pro-BNP in Preterm Infants by Afif EL-Khuffash, Eleanor Molloy

“…Their role in prognosis following cardiac surgery has also been identified. In preterm infants NTpBNP is becoming increasingly recognised as a potential screening tool for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and a marker for myocardial performance. …”
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Intima Sarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery Mimicking Takayasu Disease by C. Belge, I. Renckens, R. Van Puijenbroek, W. Wuyts, B. Meyns, M. Delcroix

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Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report by Kathryn M. Jan, Anthony Q. Dao, Ravi Joshi, Sreekanth Cheruku, Suzanne Dellaria, Kunal Karamchandani

“…Development of cardiac tamponade following non-cardiac surgery is rare, and diagnosis may often be overlooked due to low suspicion. …”
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Importance of Imaging in Congenital Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Case of Neck Neuroblastoma Presenting with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis by W. X. Yeo, C. Y. Chan, K. K. H. Tan

“…Therefore, unless an obvious cause of unilateral VFP is present (such as cardiac surgery or birth trauma), routine imaging of the brain, neck, and mediastinum should be performed for congenital unilateral VFP. …”
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Risk Estimation of Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients Using a Smartphone by Souhila Ait-Tigrine, Roger Hullin, Elsa Hoti, Matthias Kirsch, Piergiorgio Tozzi

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Rationale and design of a prospective, observational, multicentre study on the safety and efficacy of apixaban for the prevention of thromboembolism in adults with congenital heart... by Despoina Ntiloudi, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, Alexandra Frogoudaki, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas, Anastasios Kartas, Ioannis Doundoulakis, Athanasios Koutsakis, Diamantis Kosmidis, Georgios Rampidis, Afrodite Tzifa, Dimosthenis Avramidis, Olga Ntzoyvara, Sotiria Liori, Tereza Mousiama, Sophia Anastasia Mouratoglou

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Burden trends and future predictions for hypertensive heart disease attributable to non-optimal temperatures in the older adults amidst climate change, 1990–2021 by Can Xu, Xinyu Nie, Rui Xu, Ge Han, Dongjin Wang

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Utilization of cardiopulmonary bypass at radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus by Chalairat Suk‐Ouichai, Mitchell M. Huang, Clayton Neill, Christopher K. Mehta, Ashley E. Ross, Shilajit D. Kundu, Kent T. Perry Jr, Duc T. Pham, Hiten D. Patel

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Development and Evaluation of an ICU Nurse Training Program on Oral Mucosal Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Using the ADDIE Model by Jia T, Lan Y, Pang J, Ma M, Ding Z, Wang Y, Jiang E

“…Tiantian Jia,1 Yunxia Lan,2 Jing Pang,2 Mengdan Ma,1 Zhe Ding,3 Yongting Wang,1 Enshe Jiang4 1Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 4Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Enshe Jiang, Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, No. 1 Jinming Road, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People’s Republic of China, Email esjiang@gmail.com Yongting Wang, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, the Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Weiwu Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, People’s Republic of China, Email 2313992171@qq.comPurpose: To construct a training course program for ICU nurses to care for oral mucosal membrane pressure injury (MMPI) and evaluate its implementation effects based on the ADDIE model.Patients and Methods: A research team was established to construct the training course program in January 2024. …”
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Effect of different intraoperative blood pressure regulation levels on postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing radical mastectomy for breast cancer after receiving n... by Ying Zhang, Zhou Zhou, Xinxin Wang, Xiaobao Zhang, Hongya Liu, Xiaoqiao Sang, Yingge Liu

“…This study is being conducted to determine whether targeting mean arterial pressure (MAP) to 100%–120% of the patient’s baseline blood pressure reduces the incidence of myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) compared with targeting MAP to 80%–100%. …”
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Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study) by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. Ghanem

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Secondary manubriosternal joint dislocation displacement in a teenager patient by Olivier Abbo, Laurent Brouchet, Thibault Planchamp, Axel Rouch, Romain Vergé, Emmanuel Gurrera, Giulia Fusi, Jérôme Sales de Gauzy, Franck Accadbled, Felice Davide Calvaruso, Manon Bolzinger

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Myocardial damage in cardioplegia and cardiopulmonary bypass by M.Т. Vatutin, G.G. Taradin, A.О. Taratorina, Ye.V. Yeshchenko, V.S. Kolesnikov

“…Cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia are the most frequently used techniques in cardiac surgery. The level of cardiac mortality in the postoperative period depends on them both directly and indirectly. …”
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Inability to Utilize Retrograde Cardioplegia due to a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava by Rohesh J. Fernando, Sean D. Johnson

“…While this finding is not hemodynamically significant in all patients, failure to recognize the altered anatomy in any of these patients can be consequential during procedures such as central venous catheter placement, pacemaker/defibrillator wire placement, and use of retrograde cardioplegia during cardiac surgery. We present a case of an intraoperative diagnosis of a persistent left superior vena cava that altered the original plan to arrest the heart using retrograde cardioplegia. …”
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Aortic Root Abscess with Aorta to Right Atrium Fistula due to Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) by Stephen J. Hankinson, Elliot A. Sultanik, Gautam V. Ramani

“…We present a case of root abscess with aorta to right atrium fistula due to vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) after limb amputation and cardiac surgery. Patient underwent redo aortic valve replacement, patch repair of aorta to right atrial fistula, and tricuspid valve repair with a ring. …”
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Iatrogenic Ascending Aorta Dissection during Diagnostic Coronary Angiography: Rare but Life-Threatening by Marc Lambelin, Luc Janssens, Luc Haenen

“…The patient developed cardiogenic shock due to acute pericardial tamponade and so immediate, life-saving cardiac surgery with implantation of a supracoronary graft was successfully performed. …”
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Malnutrition risk, weight loss, and subsequent survival in patients listed for heart transplantation by Tae Kyung Yoo, MD, MS, Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Michael Wu, BS, MPH, Lauren Parsly Read-Button, MPH, RD, LDN, Masashi Kawabori, MD, Greg S. Couper, MD, Edward Saltzman, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH

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The Dose-Dependent Effects of Spironolactone on TGF-β1 Expression and the Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Mirong Tang, Yan Chen, Fuqing Sun, Liangliang Yan

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