The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Obesity is a risk factor for increased perioperative morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. There have been limited studies to correlate the morbidity of lung cancer resection with obesity. ⋯ Overweight and normal weight patients do not differ significantly in rates of perioperative morbidities, 30-day mortality, and length of stay. Our study indicates that potential curative surgical resections can be offered to even significantly overweight patients.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2013
Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes after surgery for severe isolated tricuspid regurgitation.
Few studies have investigated the outcomes after surgical correction of severe isolated tricuspid regurgitation. ⋯ In the present cohort, preoperative anemia, renal/hepatic dysfunction, right ventricular dilatation, and significant postoperative tricuspid regurgitation were associated with poor outcomes. Timely surgery is advisable in patients with severe isolated tricuspid regurgitation before the development of anemia, organ dysfunction, or right ventricular dilatation.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2013
Feasibility of creating a novel animal heart model to test transcatheter techniques for a cavocaval connection that mimics a Fontan completion.
The objective of this study was to create a novel animal model to foster the future development of interventional techniques for a cavocaval connection that mimics a Fontan completion. ⋯ A novel, chronic ovine model to foster development of transcatheter techniques for cavocaval connection to mimic a Fontan completion was created. The successful model is easily reproducible after a short learning curve and shows good survival.