Pendant presque 25 ans ďexpérience clinique, les bénéfices et les limitations de ľanesthésie
à la kétamine ont été généralement bien définis. Les revues extensives de White et al. 2 …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and predictors of deep
sternal wound infection (DSWI) in a contemporary cohort of patients undergoing cardiac …

Background: Blood loss leading to reduced oxygen-carrying capacity is usually treated with
red blood cell transfusions. This study examined the hypothesis that a hemoglobin-based …

Cardiac tumors are infrequent clinical entities with an autopsy frequency ranging from 0.001%
to 0.030%. The occurrence of metastatic cardiac tumors has been reported a 100-fold …

Intravenous propofol was compared with ketamine in 20 pediatric patients undergoing cardiac
catheterization. The study patients were randomly assigned to treatment groups so that 10 …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate early and late outcome of aortic valve replacement (AVR) in a
large cohort of patients aged 80 and older. DESIGN: Retrospective study of consecutive …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate early and late outcomes of coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery in a large cohort of octogenarian patients. The results were …

Marfan syndrome is a multisystem connective tissue disorder, with primary involvement of
the cardiovascular, ocular, and skeletal systems. This autosomal heritable disease is mainly …

THE LAST DECADE has witnessed significant breakthroughs in diagnosis and management
of neuroendocrine carcinoid tumors. This field is currently one of the most dynamic areas of …

Preoperative platelet-rich plasmapheresis has been suggested as a means of reducing
homologous blood transfusions in cardiac surgical patients. The current study evaluated this …