Left atrial appendage cannulation for left ventricular unloading in a patient with ventricular thrombus on extracorporeal life support by Anne-Kristin Schaefer, Dominik Wiedemann, Gottfried Heinz, Julia Riebandt, Robert Zilberszac

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New drugs for acute kidney injury by Geoffroy Hariri, Matthieu Legrand

“…In certain conditions, such as during sepsis or after cardiac surgery, AKI is one of the most frequent complications, affecting 30%–50% of patients. …”
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Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Connected to the Pulmonary Artery in a 15-Year-Old Girl: Case Report and Discussion on Secondary Prevention of Sudden Death by Jérémy Laïk, Virginie Fouilloux, Philippe Aldebert, Linda Koutbi, Jérôme Hourdain, Philippe De Swardt, Fabrice Tiger, Anne Bellemain-Appaix, François Bernasconi, Laurent Jacq

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Immediate management of a cirrhosis-induced severe pericardial effusion: a case report and review of the literature by Maryam Taheri, Arash Hassanpour Dargah, Pedram Ramezani, Mohsen Anafje, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar

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Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients by Zainab Bahramian, Majid Kazemi, Reza Vazirinejad, Hadi Hasani

“…This study aimed to investigate the combined effect of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in cardiac surgery patients of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Shiraz, Iran, in 2023. …”
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Correlation Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Heart Failure in Adults with Diabetes in the United States: Study Results from NHANES (1999–2016) by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Zhen Gao, Xuhua Li, Jiapeng Li, Shidong Liu, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

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Efficacy and safety of anti-thrombotic therapy after surgical mitral valve repair: a scoping review by Jian Ye, Jenny Chen, Hazal Ece Babadagli, Ricky Turgeon, Erica HZ Wang

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Gender and age features in adults with congenital heart disease by I.G. Lebid

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The Effect of Ivabradine on the Human Atrial Myocardial Contractility in an In Vitro Study by Ryan Chaban, Katja Buschmann, Anna Krausgrill, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Christian-Friedrich Vahl

“…Myocardial tissues from the right atrial appendages of patients undergoing cardiac surgery were dissected to obtain 40 specimens from 20 patients (length: 3 mm), which were exposed to electrical impulses at a frequency of 75 bpm for 30 min to reach a steady state. …”
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Lidocaine Infusion for the Management of Postoperative Pain and Delirium (LIMPP): protocol for a randomised control trial by Matthias Behrends, Marc Alan Buren, Alekos Theologis, Ariadne Zuraek, Aaron J Clark, Jacqueline M Leung

“…Introduction Postoperative delirium is a frequent adverse event following elective non-cardiac surgery. The occurrence of delirium increases the risk of functional impairment, placement to facilities other than home after discharge, cognitive impairment at discharge, as well as in-hospital and possibly long-term mortality. …”
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The Effect Of Demographic Factors And Comorbidities On Ejection Fraction Outcome In Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients by Kausar Malik, Faiza Batool, Shazia Siddiq, Lubna Meraj

“…All patients aged 18 or more admitted with acute myocardial infarction confirmed by clinical, ECG findings and cardiac biomarkers were included in the study and patients with pre-existing valvular heart disease, previous history of myocardial infarction and history of cardiac surgery were excluded from the study. Socio-demographic details and risk factors like hypertension and diabetes were recorded, alongside presenting symptoms and vital signs. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

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Heparin rebound in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a single-center retrospective study by Fei Jiang, Yang Xu, Shan-shan Hu, Jin-quan Wang, Yun-tai Yao, the Evidence in Cardiovascular Anesthesia (EICA) Group

“…Abstract Background Heparin, an anticoagulant used in cardiac surgery, can result in heparin rebound (HR), where it returns postoperatively despite being neutralized with protamine. …”
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A Novel Minimal Invasive Mouse Model of Extracorporeal Circulation by Shuhua Luo, Menglin Tang, Lei Du, Lina Gong, Jin Xu, Youwen Chen, Yabo Wang, Ke Lin, Qi An

“…Extracorporeal circulation (ECC) is necessary for conventional cardiac surgery and life support, but it often triggers systemic inflammation that can significantly damage tissue. …”
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Impact of physician’s sex/gender on processes of care, and clinical outcomes in cardiac operative care: a systematic review by Louise Y Sun, Sylvain Boet, Amy Johnston, Katina Zheng, Mimi Deng, Fadi Mansour, Hussein Said, Cole Etherington

“…There were also no studies investing physician’s sex or gender exclusively in the cardiac operating room.Conclusions The limited data surrounding the impact of physician’s sex/gender on the outcomes of cardiac surgery inhibits drawing a robust conclusion at this time. …”
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Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly: From Symptoms to Speckle Tracking Echocardiography by Christos Ballas, Dimitrios Sfairopoulos, Ioanna Samara, Lampros Lakkas, Olga Kardakari, Athanasios Konstantinidis, Katerina K. Naka, Lampros K. Michalis, Christos S. Katsouras

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Ethical dilemma and thinking of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing (中医护理的伦理困境与思考) by DENG Yao (邓瑶), XIANG Xiaorun (向小润), ZHANG Sha (张沙), LIU Lei (刘蕾)

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Positive feedback loop involving AMPK and CLYBL acetylation links metabolic rewiring and inflammatory responses by Wenke Wang, Boquan Wu, Mingjun Hao, Sichong Chen, Ruiting Cong, Wenjie Wu, Pengbo Wang, Qiaoyi Zhang, Pengyu Jia, Yuequn Song, Bo Liu, Siyao Qu, Jian-Fei Pei, Da Li, Naijin Zhang

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Histological assessment of a novel restorative coronary artery bypass graft in a chronic ovine model by Yu Sato, Matthew Kutnya, Biniyam Abebe, Mohammed S. El Kurdi, Martijn Cox, Richard W. Bianco, Bart Meuris, Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W. Serruys, Renu Virmani

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Measuring Activated Clotting Time during Cardiac Catheterization and PCI: The Effect of the Sampling Site by J. C Heemelaar, T. Berkhout, A. A. C. M. Heestermans, J. C. Zant, A. M. J. de Vos, N. J. W. Verouden, M. T. Dirksen, J. van Ramshorst

“…Activated clotting time (ACT) has been used for decades in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology to assess unfractionated heparin activity. …”
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