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This article presents a rare case of a 33-year-old woman with a left atrial myxoma, a benign cardiac tumor, causing bilateral lower limb ischemia
This study compares the effectiveness of Del Nido cardioplegia (DNC) and hyperkalemic blood cardioplegia (HKB) in adult cardiac surgery with prolonged aortic cross-clamp times.
This systematic review analyzes prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) post-cardiac surgery, finding an incidence rate of 20%. PMV, defined as ventilation lasting ≥24 hours, is
This systematic review explores the use of the Impella device in patients with post-infarct ventricular septal defect (VSD) prior to definitive treatment. Analyzing 68
This meta-analysis compares immediate versus staged complete revascularization (CR) in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with multivessel disease. Analyzing five randomized controlled trials (1,415
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the efficacy of intraoperative haemoadsorption (HA) using CytoSorb® during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The primary focus was
This study introduces the Korean Acute Myocarditis (KAM) score, a predictive model for assessing the likelihood of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) use in
This study compares the effectiveness of modified del Nido cardioplegia (DNC) with classic blood cardioplegia (BC) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients with
This retrospective cohort study compared pulmonary valve-sparing and transannular patch techniques for correcting Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) in 102 pediatric patients. The study found
This study investigates the feasibility of using delayed cold-stored platelets (DCSP) compared to standard room-temperature platelets (RTP) in bleeding cardiac surgery patients. DCSP, stored
This case report details the anesthetic management of a 77-year-old female with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), undergoing surgery for ileal adenocarcinoma. It highlights challenges
This clinical study evaluates a systematic approach to reducing blood transfusions in patients undergoing acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) surgery. Techniques included Liu’s
