Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2016
Outcome Predictors in Patients Presenting With Acute Aortic Dissection.
To investigate the role of thyroid hormones and other factors in acute aortic dissection and an association with in-hospital adverse events. ⋯ T3 was downregulated in acute aortic dissection. Low T3 level was a risk factor for in-hospital death and acute renal failure in patients with acute aortic dissection.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2016
Outcome After General Anesthesia Versus Monitored Anesthesia Care in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
To evaluate outcomes of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) compared with general anesthesia (GA) in patients undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). ⋯ Transfemoral TAVR can be performed under MAC with similar immediate and late outcomes as compared with GA. A possible risk of severe paravalvular regurgitation and pacemaker implantation with TAVR under MAC requires further investigation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2016
Attenuation of Isoflurane Preconditioning-Induced Acute Cardioprotection in Hypertensive Hypertrophied Hearts.
To evaluate the efficiency of isoflurane-induced anesthetic preconditioning and the role of mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) in hypertensive hypertrophied hearts. ⋯ Isoflurane-induced anesthetic preconditioning is attenuated in hypertensive hypertrophied hearts. This impairment may be associated with the loss of MnSOD augmentation during ischemia and reperfusion.