Revista médica de Chile
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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) is a procedure in which plasma and harmful macromolecules are separated from the rest of the blood components by centrifugation or filtration through membranes and are replaced with solutions with albumin and/or plasma. ⋯ In our experience, TPE by filtration is a safe technique, with mild and preventable complications. Despite this, the reported mortality is high, which reflects the severity of the diseases that motivated the indication for TPE.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2022
Case Reports[Findings of optical coherence tomography in saphenous grafts failure. Report of one case].
Atherosclerosis is the main cause of late saphenous vein graft (SVG) failure. Intracoronary images using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in addition to angiography allow a detailed analysis of the lesion beyond the degree of stenosis. ⋯ OCT demonstrates atherosclerosis in different stages identifying the culprit lesion. Stent placement were successfully carried out.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2022
Case Reports[Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with conscious sedation and early discharge. Report of seven cases].
COVID-19 pandemic generated multiple challenges for the health system. Cardiovascular disease is associated with a worse prognosis of infections. ⋯ No patient required intensive care unit admission or mechanical ventilation. After a 90-day follow-up, there were no complications or unplanned readmissions.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2022
[Prognostic value of the presence of a chronic total occlusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction].
The presence of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a non-infarct-related artery in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), may be a sign of bad prognosis. ⋯ The presence of CTO in patients with acute myocardial infarction is associated with a higher frequency of cardiovascular risk factors and lower long-term survival.