Search Results - "Maxime Laflamme"
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Unusual Cause of Life-Threatening Hemoptysis During Cardiac Operation: Surgical Management Revisited
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-09-2017)“…The surgical management of life-threatening perioperative hemoptysis has been vastly replaced by radiologic embolization. In some situations, surgical therapy…”
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Study protocol of a phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, adaptive, parallel group clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant alpha-1-microglobulin in subjects at high risk for acute kidney injury following open-chest cardiac surgery (AKITA trial)
Published in BMJ open (06-04-2023)“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiac surgery (CS) and is associated with adverse short-term and long-term outcomes…”
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Preliminary Experience With Combined Inhaled Milrinone and Prostacyclin in Cardiac Surgical Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia (01-02-2015)“…Objective To retrospectively evaluate the effects of combined inhaled prostacyclin and milrinone to reduce the severity of pulmonary hypertension when…”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by the Left Axillary Approach: A Single-Center Experience
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2014)“…Background Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an accepted alternative treatment for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in high-risk and…”
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Mitral Annulus Reconstruction and Giant Left Atrial Reduction Plasty
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-03-2013)“…We describe a simple and reproducible technique permitting both effective left atrial reduction plasty and safe mitral annulus reconstruction, using a patch of…”
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Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: A case report
Published in Canadian respiratory journal (01-05-2010)“…Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura are rare pleural neoplasms that are distinct from mesothelioma. Most of them are benign, although some behave…”
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Intraoperative Changes in Regional Wall Motion: Can Postoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Failure Be Predicted?
Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia (01-06-2012)“…Objective To evaluate the accuracy of new intraoperative regional wall motions abnormalities (RWMAs) detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to…”
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Abstract 4134778: Myocardial Recovery and Survival after Weaning of Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Patients with Toxic and non-Toxic Cardiomyopathy, A Canadian Experience
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (12-11-2024)“…Abstract only Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used in refractory heart failure, mainly as a bridge to transplant or as destination…”
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CARDIAC CIRRHOSIS IS LARGELY UNDERDIAGNOSED BY NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TESTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
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Survival, ventricular arrhythmia, and implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator usefulness in toxic cardiomyopathy due to substance abuse
Published in Pacing and clinical electrophysiology (01-07-2023)“…Background Toxic dilated cardiomyopathy (T‐DCM) due to substance abuse is now recognized as a potential cause of severe left ventricular dysfunction. The…”
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Concurrent Epicardial Cardiac Resynchronization at Time of Complicated Biventricular Device Extraction: A Potentially Life-Saving Option
Published in Canadian journal of cardiology (01-06-2019)“…A 60-year-old man with cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) lead endocarditis underwent transvenous lead extraction that was complicated by…”
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Do Energy Drinks Really Give You Wings? Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy as a Bridge to Recovery for an Energy Drink-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Published in Canadian journal of cardiology (01-02-2020)“…The deleterious effect of energy drinks is increasingly recognized. We present a 26-year-old woman with inotrope-dependent severe dilated cardiomyopathy,…”
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Non‐invasive diagnostic imaging tests largely underdiagnose cardiac cirrhosis in patients undergoing advanced therapy evaluation: How can we identify the high‐risk patient?
Published in Clinical transplantation (01-06-2021)“…Background Patients with liver cirrhosis are generally considered ineligible for isolated cardiac transplantation or left ventricular assist device (LVAD)…”
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Mitral Annular Calcification and Mitral Valve Replacement: A New Approach
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2018)“…Mitral valve replacement is technically challenging in the context of mitral annular calcification. A new surgical strategy is described that was used in a…”
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Heavy Burden of Toxic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Among Young Adults: A Retrospective Study and Review of the Literature
Published in Canadian journal of cardiology (01-01-2022)“…Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a well described entity for heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Recently, drugs and…”
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Abstract 13643: Impact of Aortic Valve Repair and Valve-sparing Procedures on the Mitral Annular Geometry Assessed by 3-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (10-11-2015)“…BackgroundAnnular non-planarity, the 'saddle-shape' of the mitral valve (MV) annulus, plays a role in minimizing leaflet stress and preserving valve function…”
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An autopsy view of the Hemi‐commando procedure
Published in Journal of cardiac surgery (01-02-2021)“…Invasive endocarditis involving the fibrous skeleton of the heart requires complex high‐risk surgical management. For combined aortic and mitral infection in…”
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Use of nebulized milrinone in cardiac surgery; Comparison of vibrating mesh and simple jet nebulizers
Published in Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-10-2017)“…Cardiopulmonary bypass triggers an ischemia-reperfusion injury with endothelial dysfunction in the pulmonary circulation which can result in pulmonary…”
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Efficacy and safety of therapeutic alpha-1-microglobulin RMC-035 in reducing kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel group, phase 2a trialResearch in context
Published in EClinicalMedicine (01-10-2024)“…Background: Cardiac surgery invariably triggers acute kidney stress causing adverse renal outcomes. The AKITA study evaluated the efficacy and safety of…”
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Efficacy and safety of therapeutic alpha-1-microglobulin RMC-035 in reducing kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel group, phase 2a trial
Published in EClinicalMedicine (01-10-2024)“…Cardiac surgery invariably triggers acute kidney stress causing adverse renal outcomes. The AKITA study evaluated the efficacy and safety of RMC-035, a novel…”
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