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CALA: Cumulative Volume of Calcified Lesions of the Aorta in Cardiac Surgery
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jul 11. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1748194. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOne of the major key questions raised in this retrospective study was to identify any correlation of atherosclerotic plaque volume of the ascending aorta and aortic arch with adverse events such as postoperative stroke, critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy, as well as delirium and all-cause in-hospital mortality. In a second phase of this study, we investigated the relationship between atherosclerotic plaque volume and adverse events regarding the construction of proximal anastomosis on coronary artery bypass grafting pr...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - July 11, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Stelios Ioannou Christian Braun Martin Hartrumpf Ralf-Uwe K ühnel Ali Vafa Filip Schr öter Johannes Albes Source Type: research