Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Apr 2013
Case ReportsRight pulmonary hilar pedicle injury secondary to blunt chest trauma in a child.
Combined tracheobronchial and thoracic vascular injury in children following blunt trauma to the chest is potentially life-threatening and almost certain to be fatal unless managed promptly. We report one such incident where prompt identification and early aggressive surgical management prevented an almost certain fatal outcome in a 5-year-old girl with complete disruption of the right main bronchus just distal to the carina, and a tear in the right pulmonary artery.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Apr 2013
Effect of landiolol hydrochloride after off-pump coronary artery bypass.
many studies have shown that oral beta blockers reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass. The goal of this study was to determine whether landiolol, an intravenous beta blocker, reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass. ⋯ continuous administration of landiolol at a low dose after off-pump coronary artery bypass reduced the incidence of atrial fibrillation.