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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mehmed Yanartas, Ayse Zehra Karakoc, Ahmet Zengin, Serpil Tas, Sehnaz Olgun-Yildizeli, Bulent Mutlu, Halil Atas, Fatma Alibaz-Oner, Nevsun Inanc, Haner Direskeneli, Emine Bozkurtlar, Atakan Erkilinc, Cagatay Cimsit, G. Nural Bekiroglu, Bedrettin Yildizeli
Summary: This study reviewed the clinical experience of pulmonary endarterectomy in patients with CTEPH secondary to IPV and found that these patients showed improvement after surgery, indicating that surgery has both diagnostic and therapeutic value for IPV.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
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Critical Care Medicine
Margo M. Nolan, Marina L. Reppucci, Ashley Urban, Genevieve Kierulf, Tymar Fields, Trudy Boulter, Angela Drelles, Steven L. Moulton
Summary: Children are particularly vulnerable to hand burns due to their curiosity, slow reflexes, and thin skin. In this study, we reviewed pediatric hand burns requiring surgical management at a children's hospital over a 4-year period. Initial wound management included pain control, blister deflation, and debridement. Dressings and casts were applied, and wounds were reassessed after 4-7 days. Skin grafting was performed on 5.8% of patients, with minimal complications. A multidisciplinary approach to treatment resulted in spontaneous healing in approximately 95% of patients.
JOURNAL OF BURN CARE & RESEARCH
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Shih-Chun Hsing, Chu-Chieh Chen, Shi-Hao Huang, Yao-Ching Huang, Ren-Jei Chung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Wu-Chien Chien, Chien-An Sun, Shu-Min Huang, Pi-Ching Yu, Chun-Hsien Chiang, Shih-En Tang
Summary: This study investigates whether previous exposure to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases the risk of obesity. The findings show that obese patients are more likely to be exposed to OSA, and a longer exposure duration is associated with a higher likelihood of obesity.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Fabio Dardi, Mariangela Rotunno, Daniele Guarino, Sofia Martin Suarez, Fabio Niro, Antonio Loforte, Nevio Taglieri, Alberto Ballerini, Ilenia Magnani, Riccardo Bertozzi, Federico Donato, Giulia Martini, Alessandra Manes, Francesco Saia, Davide Pacini, Nazzareno Galie, Massimiliano Palazzinia
Summary: This study compares the effectiveness of different treatment strategies for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in a real-world setting. The results show that pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is superior to other treatment methods. For patients who are not eligible for surgery or experience persistent/recurrent PH after PEA, balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has better outcomes than medical therapy alone.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Chia-Chi Chiu, Tang-Her Jaing, Jin-Yao Lai, Shih-Hsiang Chen, Tsung-Yen Chang, Chuen Hsueh, Yu-Chuan Wen, Pei-Kwei Tsay
Summary: This study investigated the management of malignant testicular tumors in children and the role of the interprofessional team. The study found that proper diagnostic support and treatment are crucial for malignant testicular tumors. Surgical interventions and adjuvant chemotherapy were commonly used. Disease progression could lead to death, but some patients remained disease-free at the last follow-up.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Song Hu, Jiang-Shan Tan, Sheng Liu, Ting-Ting Guo, Wu Song, Fu-Hua Peng, Yan Wu, Xin Gao, Lu Hua
Summary: The study found that patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) had survival rates of 97.1%, 93.3%, 86.9%, and 82.0% at 1, 3, 5, and 7 years respectively after receiving different treatments. Patients who underwent revascularization procedures such as PEA and BPA had higher survival rates compared to those treated with targeted drugs alone.
JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND THROMBOLYSIS
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Wei-Zhen Jiang, Xi-Lin Yang, Jian-Ru Luo
Summary: Age, BMI, and mGSD-CRL were identified as independent risk factors for missed abortion, suggesting the need for closer monitoring and interventions in early pregnancy.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Lynn Hakki, Asama Khan, Fiona Ehrich, Hannah M. Thompson, Stefania Sokolowski, Mithat Goenen, Emeline M. Aviki, Martin R. Weiser
Summary: This study investigated the association between financial hardships related to colon cancer care and patient age. The results showed that younger patients are more likely to experience financial toxicity compared to older patients. As the number of young patients increases, the need for timely and effective financial support mechanisms will also grow.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Khashayar Mozaffari, Farinaz Ghodrati, Anjali Pradhan, Edwin Ng, Kevin Ding, Shivam Rana, Courtney Duong, Roan N. Anderson, Adam Enomoto, John P. Sheppard, Matthew Z. Sun, H. Westley Phillips, Isaac Yang, Quinton Gopen
Summary: Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is an anomaly of the otic capsule, and surgical management is indicated for patients with persistent symptoms. Revision surgery can provide symptomatic improvement in select SSCD patients, but there is a higher rate of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid leak associated with these surgeries.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2021)
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Oncology
Heba Mohammad Abdulla Alqudaihi, Sae Byul Lee, Byung Ho Son, Sei-Hyun Ahn, Jong Won Lee, Beom Seok Ko, Hee Jeong Kim, Il Yong Chung, Jisun Kim, Gyungyub Gong
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes of 15 cases of malignant adenomyoepithelioma. The results showed that preoperative core needle biopsy was not accurate for diagnosing malignant adenomyoepithelioma. Malignant adenomyoepithelioma has a high rate of triple negative subtype but has a relatively good prognosis, although there is a risk of local and systemic recurrence.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
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Surgery
Meera Reghunathan, Jiwon S. Crowley, Rachel Segal, Marco Alejandro Aguilar Diaz, Amanda A. Gosman
Summary: To address underrepresentation in plastic surgery among certain minority groups and students without home plastic surgery programs, a Plastic Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mentorship Program and Workshop was created. Students meeting specific eligibility criteria were invited to participate and attend quarterly meetings with a resident mentor. The workshop included lectures, a suture laboratory, a resident panel, and cadaver dissections, among other activities. Students rated the course highly and reported increased confidence in plastic surgery knowledge and technical skills. The program demonstrates success in supporting underrepresented students in medicine and those without home programs.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Predrag Stojadinovic, Dan Wichterle, Petr Peichl, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Robert Cihak, Jana Haskova, Josef Kautzner
Summary: This study compared the effects of radiofrequency (RF) energy and pulsed electric field (PEF) energy for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). It found that PVI with PEF energy resulted in weaker and less durable suppression of cardiac autonomic regulations compared to RF energy.
JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Regina Steringer-Mascherbauer, Charlotte Huber, Uwe Froeschl, Dagmar Engleder, Reinhold Fuegger, Maria Lummersdorfer, Ralf Lenhard, Martin Martinek
Summary: The management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension has significantly changed with the availability of specific therapies and interventional treatments. Implantable pumps for intravenous administration of treprostinil offer an alternative to subcutaneous treprostinil for patients intolerant to the subcutaneous route, including those with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Evaluation of 17 patients treated with treprostinil by means of an implantable infusion pump showed rare complications and maintained clinical benefits achieved with subcutaneous treprostinil.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philip E. Higuera, Bryan N. Shuman, Kyra D. Wolf
Summary: The 2020 fire season in the western United States marked a decades-long trend of increased fire activity, particularly in subalpine forests where fire frequency historically has been low. Observing fire activity over the past 2000 years reveals that the current fire rotation period and burning rates are significantly higher than historical averages. This highlights how extreme events in recent years are shaping new fire regimes as temperatures continue to rise, impacting subalpine forests in the Rocky Mountains.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Otorhinolaryngology
Rina Jiromaru, Ryuji Yasumatsu, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Ryosuke Kuga, Takahiro Hongo, Takafumi Nakano, Tomomi Manako, Kazuki Hashimoto, Takahiro Wakasaki, Mioko Matsuo, Takashi Nakagawa
Summary: This study reports the treatment outcome and changes in the proportion of human papilloma virus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) cases at Kyushu University Hospital. The results indicate an increase in HPV-related OPSCC cases over time, and HPV-positive cases have a better prognosis compared to HPV-negative cases.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
David P. Cork, Hao A. Tran, Jorge Silva, Denise Barnard, Barry Greenberg, Eric D. Adler, Victor Pretorius
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2015)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
John N. Bahadorani, Amir A. Schricker, Victor G. Pretorius, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, Arturo Dominguez, Ehtisham Mahmud
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(2015)
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Anesthesiology
Timothy M. Maus, Jesse Shurter, Liem Nguyen, Ulrike Birgersdotter-Green, Victor Pretorius
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
(2015)
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Anesthesiology
Sonia Nhieu, Liem Nguyen, Victor Pretorius, Julio Ovando, Derek Moore, Dalia Banks, Andreas Koster, Michiel Morshuis, David Faraoni
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
(2015)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lu Chen, Haixia Fu, Victor G. Pretorius, Dachun Yang, Heather J. Wiste, Hongtao Yuan, Gregory K. Feld, Yong-Mei Cha, Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
(2015)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Noel S. Lee, Daniel G. Blanchard, Kirk U. Knowlton, Anna M. McDivit, Victor Pretorius, Michael M. Madani, Peter F. Fedullo, Kim M. Kerr, Nick H. Kim, David S. Poch, William R. Auger, Lori B. Daniels
PULMONARY CIRCULATION
(2015)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Timothy M. Fernandes, William R. Auger, Peter F. Fedullo, Nick H. Kim, David S. Poch, Michael M. Madani, Victor G. Pretorius, Stuart W. Jamieson, Kim M. Kerr
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2014)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, Victor G. Pretorius
CARDIOLOGY CLINICS
(2014)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Noel S. Lee, William R. Auger, Victor Pretorius, Daniel G. Blanchard, Lori B. Daniels
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(2014)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Thomas J. McGarry, Rajeev Joshi, Hiro Kawata, Jigar Patel, Gregory Feld, Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, Victor Pretorius
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Thomas J. McGarry, Brett Berman, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, Victor Pretorius
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Anesthesiology
Gerard R. Manecke, Joelle M. Coletta, Victor Pretorius, Yvonne Ahn, Andrew Bowdle, Nahush A. Mokadam, Alexander Mittnacht, Gregory W. Fischer
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
(2013)
Editorial Material
Anesthesiology
Brett Cronin, Liem Nguyen, Gerard Manecke, Victor Pretorius, Dalia Banks, Timothy Maus
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
(2014)
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Anesthesiology
Brett Cronin, Timothy Maus, Victor Pretorius, Liem Nguyen, Desmond Johnson, Julio Ovando, William Auger, Michael Madani, Stuart Jamieson, Dalia Banks, Mohammed Minhaj, Stephen A. Esper, Ian J. Welsby
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
(2014)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Victor Pretorius, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, J. Thomas Heywood, Werner Hafelfinger, Dan E. Gutfinger, Neal L. Eigler, Charles J. Love, William T. Abraham
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
(2013)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Soh Hosoba, Toshiaki Ito, Makoto Mori, Riku Kato, Koh Kajiyama, Shogo Maeda, Yuji Nakai, Yoshihiro Morishita
Summary: This study describes the approach and perioperative outcomes of totally endoscopic isolated and concomitant surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) using various valve types. The results demonstrate that endoscopic AVR can safely address concomitant valve diseases.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2024)