... The high mortality among our group ofpatients was related to the impaired leftventricular function Other factors contributing to the mortality ofpatients were the preoperative association of ... combined coronary artery bypass grafting in patientswith severe leftventricular dysfunction: assessment of myocardial function and clinical outcome Heart Surg Forum 2005, 8( 3):E 189 -82 Prifti ... revascularization among patientswithleftventriculardysfunction The technique was found to be associated with better myocardial revascularization, more morbidity and mortality when compared to off-pump bypass...
... dialyzer for dialysis The effects of extracorporeal support on hemostasis must be closely monitored in patientswith liver failure to avoid major coagulation disbalances The battery of traditional ... we evaluated these patients separately (Table 4) the start of MARS; therefore, no acute deterioration of coagulation due to contact of blood with the surface of the extracorporeal circuit occurred ... These patients clearly represent the fluid and dynamic changes of coagulation in patientswith liver failure and provide evidence for the importance of point -of- care monitoring Furthermore, these...
... 01 28 day mortality Study or sub-category Treatment n/N 48/ 163 1 28/ 414 address prowess Control n/N RR (f ixed) 95% CI Weight % RR (f ixed) 95% CI 18. 17 81 .83 1.19 [0 .83 , 1.71] 0.71 [0.59, 0 .85 ] ... Outcome: 01 AP>=25 01 28 day mortality Study or sub-category Treatment n/N 48/ 163 1 28/ 414 address prowess Control n/N RR (random) 95% CI Weight % 45.35 54.65 1.5 1.27 [0. 78, 2. 08] 0. 58 [0.44, 0.77] 100.00 ... demonstrating a risk ratio using weights for ADDRESS and PROWESS of 18. 17% and 81 .83 %, respectively; method 2, a random effect model demonstrating a risk ratio using weights for ADDRESS and PROWESS of 45.35%...
... Noteworthy, LV dysfunction was observed in 28 out of 30 patients (90%) with low Vp (≤40 cm/sec) as opposed to out of 64 patientswith normal-to -high Vp Discussion In this prospective study, 40% of ... study, 40% of high- riskpatients undergoing aortic valve replacement required inotropic sup- Table 2: Hemodynamic in patientswith and without post-CPB leftventriculardysfunction No LV dysfunction ... http://ccforum.com/content/14/3/R101 Page of 11 Table 3: Distribution of perioperative variables according to the presence of post-CPB leftventriculardysfunction No LV dysfunction (n = 56) With LV dysfunction (n = 38) 66 (9)...
... ejection fraction of 30 percent or less (54 percent; percent of all patientswith a known leftventricular ejection fraction) Of the 385 2 patientswith an ejection fraction of 30 percent or less, 399 ... suddenly or had cardiac arrest with resuscitation during the trial, as compared with 295 of the 49 98 patientswith an ejection fraction of 31 to 40 percent (6 percent) and 119 of the 2406 patientswith ... remained two to three times as high as among patientswith a leftventricular ejection fraction of 30 percent or less as among patientswith an ejection fraction of more than 40 percent, although...
... HCAs), patients, and the organization of healthcare For now, the Chronic Care Model (CCM) acts as a first framework for practice redesign in order to enhance quality of care [8] The components of ... structured with the core domains of the CCM (see Table 1) Exploratory studies As a second step, we plan to perform Phase II exploratory studies to refine our modelled care management intervention with ... present In order to evaluate the impact of depression as co-occurring condition, patientswith minor or major depression aged 60 years and older will also be included in the exploratory studies...
... complained of deterioration of his work performance He had suffered from anhedonia, insomnia, loss of appetite, concentration deficit, and a sense of guilt for over month, and was diagnosed with major ... QoL was highly disturbed and his work performance had worsened accordingly (GAF: 50) His disordered thoughts of persecution persisted for several months, and he was therefore diagnosed with UHR ... further (GAF: 80 ) Treatment with 150 mg/day of fluvoxamine was maintained, and his QoL remained stable with satisfactory performance in his work, which lasted for more than years of follow-up...
... the factors derived from Spearman correlation, a limited number of factors withhigh a priori probability of impact on the mean argatroban dose (such as APACHE II score) and markers of hepatic ... guidelines for the use of argatroban in the setting of critically ill ICU patientswith HIT Page of In our retrospective analysis, we evaluated critically ill ICU patientswith MODS treated with argatroban ... 1.9 1.6 1.9 52 54 87 63 61.3 63.0 0 .83 0. 08 0.30 0. 08 10 - 15 1.1 1.6 58 75 67.5 0.56 0.42 11 + 90 1.0 1.5 42 56 68. 5 0.22 0.20 12 + 58 1.2 1.4 36 47 51.5 0.14 0.14 66 ± 18 64 .8 ± 15.1 0.32 ± 0.25...
... sided orleft sided VAD and can provide days, weeks, or months of support As such, it can sustain the circulation for short or intermediate stages of native heart recovery or serve as a (off-label) ... (LVAD) is a paracorporeal unit with an inflow attachment from the left atrium orleft ventricle and an outflow graft to the ascending aorta There is a right VAD (RVAD) counterpart with inflow from ... setting of acute cardiogenic shock are extra- or paracorporeal devices– the intent being short-term (i.e days to weeks) support with eventual removal upon myocardial recovery The Abiomed AB5000™ left...
... treatment modality for leftventricular obstruction For a select subset ofpatientswith refractory LVOT obstruction, DDD pacing with a short atrioventricular (AV) delay may be of benefit or represent ... operation of our patient revealed a subaortic obstruction in the form of subaortic membrane, which has a congenital basis and is responsible for 8% to 20% of cases of congenital leftventricular ... therapy for HOCM -patients refractory HOCM is a complex and heterogeneous disease of cardiac muscle with a variety of functional, morphologic and clinical manifestations and is associated with various...
... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:524 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/524 Page of Figure Coronary angiogram of the left coronary artery Fluoroscopic images at an anteroposterior ... a DDD mode with lower rate of 50 bpm and upper tracking rate of 120 bpm An ECG before discharge showed atrial synchronized ventricular pacing with a rate of 80 bpm and QRS duration of 160 ms (Figure ... after permanent right ventricular apical pacing in patientswith acquired high- grade atrioventricular block and normal leftventricular function J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 20 08, 19(2):136-141 Siu...
... patients treated withhigh Actuarial overall survival of 131 patients treated withhigh dose accelerated radiotherapy withor without chemotherapy Prognostic factors Factors with a significantly ... withor without chemoDistant-metastasis free interval for 131 patients treated with Distant-metastasis free interval for 131 patients treated with accelerated high- dose radiotherapy withor without ... accelerated high- dose interval for 131 patients treated with Local-recurrence free radiotherapy withor without chemoLocal-recurrence free interval for 131 patients treated with accelerated high- dose...
... the time of the analysis Incidence of tumors in patients without a prior malignancy Comparison of the tumor incidence with the general population Seventy-four patients among the 4,9 98 patients ... inhibitors for patientswith prior malignancy than for those without such a history Furthermore, our data indicate that physicians might have made different treatment decisions for patientswith ... a history of a prior malignancy, irrespective of the type of the recurrent tumor Tumor incidence We analysed the tumor incidence during the observation period in all patients without prior malignancy...
... 12.2 ± 8. 2 38 (40.9) 25 (41.7) 63 59 31 11 .8 ± 8. 3 11.2 ± 7 .8 12.6 ± 7.0 26 (41.3) 23 (39) 14 (45.2) 1 48 11 .8 ± 7 .8 6.2 ± 8. 7 60 (41.2) (40.0) 133 19 12.5 ± 7.5* 7.0 ± 8. 1 60 (44 .8) * (15 .8) 111 ... controls Five TU of PPD - RT23 with Tween 80 was performed into1/3 upper lateral region of the left forearm for TST and induration diameter was read 72 hours later For standardization of test the ... 20 08 • VOLUME • ISSUE 35 Risk Factors Affecting the Development of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Household Contacts ofPatientswith Pulmonary Tuberculosis Talay F et al Table Factors...
... a higher frequency of CD8+perforin+ T cells in RCC patients compared to normal healthy donors (27. 58 vs 15.25%, p = 0.020) and a trend towards decreasing CD8+perforin+ T cells in patientswith ... more time to mediate tumor regression in patientswith established disease and, therefore, detection of tumor regression may be delayed [ 18, 19] This possibility Page of 11 (page number not for ... survival of per-protocol patients treated with MVA-5T4 and IL-2 (B) Overall survival of stable (solid line) and progressive (dashed line) disease patients Numbers ofpatients at risk at 8, 20 and 28...