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Surgical rescue after left anterior descending catheter entrapment causing cardiogenic shock
Published in Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (01-01-2017)“…Entrapment or device loss during percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare but potentially fatal complication. Percutaneous retrieval is possible but…”
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Preoperative risk stratification in infective endocarditis. Does the EuroSCORE model work? Preliminary results
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-08-2007)“…Objective: There is an important role for risk prediction in cardiac surgery. Prediction models are useful in decision making and quality assurance. Patients…”
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Seventeen-year follow-up after ascending-to-infrarenal aorta bypass for recurrent coarctation in an adult
Published in Journal of vascular surgery (01-11-2010)“…Anatomic repair of complex aortic coarctation is associated with significant mortality and morbidity, including paraplegia. Extra-anatomic bypass strategies…”
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Elective cardiac surgery using Celsior or St. Thomas No. 2 solution: a prospective, single-center, randomized pilot study
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-09-2007)“…Objective: Celsior® is a crystalloid solution specifically designed for solid-organ transplantation. Due to its advanced combination of solutes, we wanted to…”
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Durability of the Liotta porcine bioprosthesis beyond two decades
Published in The Journal of heart valve disease (01-07-2011)“…Porcine valves are generally known to have a limited durability. The case is reported of a 35-year-old male patient who underwent mitral valve replacement with…”
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Retrieval of scrap metal from an abdominal aortic aneurysm during the follow-up
Published in Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (01-08-2011)“…A 75-year-old patient underwent open repair of a rapidly expanded aneurysm after previous multiple endovascular repair (EVAR) attempts by others. Open surgical…”
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New Insights in the Management of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction: Role of Urgent Heart Transplantation
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-09-2008)“…Objective This study assessed the role of heart transplantation (HTx) in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by…”
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Cardiac Valves and Primary Tumors
Published in Structural heart (Online) (11-04-2019)Get full text
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Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis due to Abiotrophia Species and Granulicatella Species: Report of 76 Cases, 2000-2015
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (06-01-2018)“…Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Abiotrophia (ABI) and Granulicatella (GRA) species is poorly studied. This work aims to describe and compare the main…”
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Endocarditis Caused by Highly Penicillin-Resistant Viridans Group Streptococci: Still Room for Vancomycin-Based Regimens
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-08-2019)“…Optimal treatment options remain unknown for infective endocarditis (IE) caused by penicillin-resistant (PEN-R) viridans group streptococcal (VGS) strains. The…”
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Diagnostic yield of 18F-FDG PET/CT in suspected diagnosis of vascular graft infection: A prospective cohort study
Published in Journal of nuclear cardiology (01-02-2020)“…Prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) is a severe complication associated with high morbidity and mortality. Clinical diagnosis is complex, requiring…”
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A Contemporary Picture of Enterococcal Endocarditis
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (11-02-2020)“…Enterococcal endocarditis (EE) is a growing entity in Western countries. However, quality data from large studies is lacking. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Infective Endocarditis in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve or Mitral Valve Prolapse
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (19-06-2018)“…There is little information concerning infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) or mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Currently, IE…”
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Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Treatment for Infective Endocarditis: A Prospective Cohort Study From the GAMES Cohort
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (30-10-2019)“…Outpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment (OPAT) has proven efficacious for treating infective endocarditis (IE). However, the 2001 Infectious Diseases…”
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Analysis of sex differences in the clinical presentation, management and prognosis of infective endocarditis in Spain
Published in Heart (British Cardiac Society) (01-11-2021)“…Sex-dependent differences of infective endocarditis (IE) have been reported. Women suffer from IE less frequently than men and tend to present more severe…”
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Video-assisted cardioscopy for removal of primary left ventricular myxoma
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-12-1999)“…Left ventricular myxoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and completeness of removal is mandatory to avoid late…”
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Prevalence of Colorectal Neoplasms Among Patients With Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis in the GAMES Cohort (2008–2017)
Published in Mayo Clinic proceedings (01-01-2021)“…To investigate the rate of colorectal neoplasms (CRNs) in patients who have Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) with available colonoscopies…”
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Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis
Published in European journal of internal medicine (01-06-2019)“…The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of patients with IE in three groups of age and to assess the ability of age and the Charlson…”
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Contemporary use of cefazolin for MSSA infective endocarditis: analysis of a national prospective cohort
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-12-2023)“…•Cefazolin is an alternative for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.•Prospective observational study of a 12-year national…”
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How Does an Apico-Aortic Conduit Look After Death?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2011)Get full text
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