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Heart, lung & circulation · Aug 2020
Retraction Of PublicationTEMPORARY REMOVAL: Subsegmental Thrombus in COVID-19 Pneumonia: Immuno-Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism? Data Analysis of Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease.
This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s). The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal.
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Heart, lung & circulation · Aug 2020
Observational StudyFrailty in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Increases Hospital Stay and 12-Month Readmission Rate.
Cardiac surgery risk scoring systems predict operative mortality but not outcomes related to preoperative frailty. The aim of this study was to assess frailty in a cohort of older cardiac surgery patients as a predictor of postoperative outcomes. ⋯ The Edmonton Frail Scale score predicts length of hospital stay post cardiac surgery and 12-month readmission rate in patients older than 65 years of age.
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Heart, lung & circulation · Aug 2020
Multicenter StudyQuality of Warfarin Anticoagulation in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians With Atrial Fibrillation.
Studies have shown that suboptimal anticoagulation quality, as measured by time in therapeutic range (TTR), affects a significant percentage of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, TTR has not been previously characterised in Indigenous Australians who experience a greater burden of AF and stroke. ⋯ Indigenous Australians experience particularly poor warfarin anticoagulation quality. Our data also suggest that many non-Indigenous Australians spend suboptimal time in therapeutic range. These findings reinforce the importance of monitoring warfarin anticoagulation quality to minimise stroke risk.
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Heart, lung & circulation · Aug 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialEffectiveness of Incentive Spirometry on Inspiratory Muscle Strength After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
Although the use of incentive spirometry with a deep breathing exercise (DBE) is widely used in clinical practice in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the effect of this combination therapy has not been conclusively elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of postoperative combined incentive spirometry and DBE versus DBE alone on inspiratory muscle strength following CABG. ⋯ Patients in the study group had significantly better recovery of inspiratory muscle strength on day 4 post-CABG than patients in the control group. There was no significant difference between groups for either postoperative pulmonary complications or length of hospital stay.