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CZecking heart failure in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (Czech HF-CKD): Study protocol
DISCUSSION: This trial will differ from others by: (1) detailed repeated hemodynamic assessment including arteriovenous access flow and (2) by careful assessment of adequate hydration to avoid confusion between HF and water overload.PMID:35676802 | DOI:10.1177/11297298221099843
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - June 9, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Jan Malik Anna Valerianova Satu Sinikka Pesickova Zdenka Hruskova Vladimira Bednarova Pavel Michalek Vladimir Polakovic Vladimir Tesar Source Type: research

Pattern Recognition Receptor-reactivity Screening of Liver Transplant Patients: Potential for Personalized and Precise Organ Matching to Reduce Risks of Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
Conclusions: These results demonstrate that TLR4/7/9 and NOD2 are involved in either promoting or attenuating hepatic IRI, and suggest a diagnostic screening of portal blood for reactivity to these PRRs might prove useful for prediction and/or therapeutic intervention in OLT patients before transplantation.
Source: Annals of Surgery - April 17, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research

Heart failure: ventricular assist devices and cardiac transplantation : A  review of current surgical innovations.
CONCLUSION: Not only the number of yearly performed cardiac transplantations has changed but also recipient profiles. While in the pioneering era of transplantation the typical candidate was young, not previously operated on and with lower levels of comorbidities, today's patients are significantly older, have been fitted with ventricular assist devices and have increased operative risk profiles. Modern methods of organ preservation enable longer transportation and operation times as well as an improved assessment of graft function and perspectives for graft optimization in the future. In the area of ventricular assist dev...
Source: Der Chirurg - January 3, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Rojas SV, Haverich A Tags: Chirurg Source Type: research

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Assist Devices as a Bridge to Transplant
Obesity is an epidemic that is progressive, costly, and closely associated with cardiac disease and death. Obesity causes structural and functional changes in the heart due to increases in metabolic demand, total blood volume, and stroke volume, all of which cause left ventricular dilation, cardiac muscle hypertrophy, and atrial enlargement [1,2]. Heart failure is a deadly condition, affecting up to 5.8 million people in the United States with associated health care costs exceeding 30 billion dollars per year [3,4].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - April 18, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Russell B Hawkins, Kristina Go, Steven L Raymond, Alexander Ayzengart, Jeffrey Friedman Source Type: research

Experience with the SynCardia total artificial heart in a Canadian centre.
CONCLUSION: The TAH provides an alternative with low incidence of neurologic events in extremely fragile and complex patients waiting for heart transplantation. Complex and unusual anatomic conditions explained the current use of TAH. PMID: 28930049 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery - September 22, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Nguyen A, Pellerin M, Perrault LP, White M, Ducharme A, Racine N, Carrier M Tags: Can J Surg Source Type: research

Preoperative optimization with levosimendan in heart failure patient undergoing thoracic surgery
Conclusion In this case the prophylactic preoperative levosimendan administration is safe and effective in cardiac failure patient undergoing thoracic surgery, but prophylactic preoperative levosimendan treatment in these patients merits further study.
Source: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports - August 3, 2016 Category: Surgery Source Type: research

Outcomes of ventricular assist device implantation in children and young adults: the Melbourne experience
ConclusionsChildren requiring pre‐transplant VAD support have a higher mortality and morbidity compared with young adults. Survival after heart transplantation those supported with VADs was similar to patients of similar age who did not require pre‐transplant support.
Source: ANZ Journal of Surgery - November 27, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: William Y. Shi, Silvana F. Marasco, Pankaj Saxena, Yves d'Udekem, Matthew S. Yong, Sergei Mitnovetski, Christian P. Brizard, David C. McGiffin, Robert G. Weintraub, Igor E. Konstantinov Tags: Original Article Source Type: research