Heart, lung & circulation
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Heart, lung & circulation · Aug 2013
Comparative Study Clinical TrialValidation of EuroSCORE II in Chinese patients undergoing heart valve surgery.
To assess the performance of the The European System for Cardiac Operative. Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II) in Chinese patients undergoing heart valve surgery at our centre. ⋯ The EuroSCORE II model gives an accurate prediction for individual operative risk in patients undergoing single valve surgery but an imprecise prediction in patients undergoing multiple valve surgery at our centre. Therefore, the use of the EuroSCORE II model for risk evaluation may be suitable in patients undergoing single valve surgery, and the creation of a new model which accurately predicts outcomes in patients undergoing multiple valve surgery is possibly required at our centre in the future.
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Heart, lung & circulation · Aug 2013
Case ReportsPlatypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome secondary to patent foramen ovale (PFO): a challenging subset for PFO percutaneous closure.
Platypnoea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome (P-OS) is a rare disease characterised by arterial desaturation exacerbated by the upright position and relieved by recumbency. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may lead to a P-OS causing a right-to-left shunt in the course of particular diseases that induce atrial deformation. Percutaneous closure of the defect usually allows prompt improvement of the clinical status. ⋯ Percutaneous closure of PFO in patients with P-OS is feasible but some technical issues should be considered when PFO anatomy is not clear with traditional imaging techniques.