Journal of cardiac surgery
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Transannular patch, which results in pulmonary insufficiency (PI), is usually required during repair of tetralogy of fallot (TOF). In this study, we compared three types of pulmonary valve reconstruction techniques during transannular repair of TOF. ⋯ All three pulmonary valve reconstruction techniques provided competent pulmonary valves. Nunn's bileaflet technique had better outcome at midterm. It has a potential to delay right ventricular dysfunction at long-term.
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To investigate the effect of myocardial injury on the prognosis of patients with severe or critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ In severe and critical COVID-19 patients, the obvious myocardial injury was observed. Increases of CK-MB, myoglobin, NT-proBNP, interleukin-6, and age were independently associated with poor prognosis including increased ventilation duration, the incidence of malignant arrhythmia, and mortality.