Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular : órgão oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
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Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc · Jun 2021
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in COVID-19 Treatment: a Systematic Literature Review.
The present study intends to systematically review the literature on the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ It is evident that more research, covering larger populations, must be carried out in order to clearly elucidate the role of ECMO in the treatment of COVID-19.
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Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc · Feb 2021
Syndrome of Ventricular Septal Defect and Aortic Regurgitation - A 22-Year Review of its Management.
The presence of aortic regurgitation (AR) in the setting of ventricular septal defect (VSD) has always been a management challenge. ⋯ We can conclude from our study that all moderate and severe AR with small VSD in older patients with more than one cusp prolapse will need intervention to their aortic valve during the closure of VSD.
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Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in March 2020, the number of people infected with COVID-19 worldwide increases continuously. Brazil is being followed with great concern in the international media, as it can, very soon, be the epicenter of the pandemic. Initial surgical data suggest that patients who acquire COVID-19 in the perioperative period are prone to a higher morbidity and mortality, however, evidence in cardiac surgery is still scarce. This article aims to aggregate to the growing evidence suggesting that perioperative infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 contributes to a more morbid evolution of the case.
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To elucidate the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the atherosclerotic process in saphenous vein grafts by determining urotensin-II (U-II) levels in harvested saphenous veins of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). ⋯ Our results show that saphenous vein grafts are already atherosclerotic before they are grafted in CAD patients. This disease is more severe in diabetic CAD patients and these changes can be detected using U-II immunoreactivity.