Yes, it is as scary as it sounds – an aortic dissection is a tear in the deepest layer of the heart and can be reason for heart failure, stroke, or even a rupture of the aorta. Surgery needs to be immediate and the surgeon will have to fix the area of the damaged aorta and reco...
However, a total artificial heart can only be used as a short-term solution for patients waiting for transplant, and most heart failure patients have no need to replace their hearts. "I felt that such a transitional product would eventually become obsoleted and have no commercial future, so I...
SIMULTANEOUS OPEN HEART SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER (1.1%) patient had myocardial infarction, 2 (2.2%) patients had ischemic stroke for first 7 days after surgery, later one of them had bilateral ... VA Lporkahanov,KO Barbukhatti,VB Kononenko,... - 《Oncosurgery》 被引量: 1发...
” highlighted the opportunity of not jumping right into surgery for back pain. Researchers looked at the records of 133 patients who were supposed to receive elective spinal surgery at NYU Langone Health but had to put it off because of COVID-19 restrictions. As of January 2021,...
All patients had congestive heart failure in NYHA functional class III or IV, except patients with coronary artery disease. Eight times sternotomies had been performed previously on these patients, once on 2 patients and twice on 3 patients. The surgeries were performed through right or left ...
Most commonly reported medical conditions for patients were as the following: 62.1% had hypertension, 32.5% diabetes, 42% osteoarthritis. Regarding risk assessment, 2.4% of patient had moderate VTE risk factors (ranging between congestive heart failure and chemotherapy use), ...
It is mainly used for treating anemia due to chronic renal failure and that occurs during cancer chemotherapy. Its use is now extended to improve the preoperative hemoglobin in elective orthopedic surgeries. Instead of postoperative transfusion or preoperative autologous blood donation, this hormone ...
Heart transplantation and durable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) represent two definitive therapies for end-stage heart failure in the modern era. Despite technological advances, both treatment modalities continue to experience unique risks that impact surgical and perioperative decision-making. ...
First-line agents for patients undergoing hip fracture surgery are LMWHs for the entire duration of prophylaxis (up to 35 days). In patients with severe renal failure, unfractionated heparin (UFH) appears to be the agent of choice. In cases when UFH injections are undesirable, warfarin may be...
failure. In this instance, as the heart enlarges the mitral valve becomes incompetent. The valve itself is completely normal, but the opening becomes gapping because of the ever enlarging heart. This is a controversial area. Some surgeons will opt for repair, while others will opt for ...