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Combined Exercise and Mindset Training During a Pediatric Cardiac Fitness and Rehabilitation Program Benefits Youth with a Range of Congenital Heart Disease
Pediatric cardiac fitness and rehabilitation programs vary widely in structure and content. The Cardiac Fitness Program (CFP) is built on traditional...
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The Therapeutic Effect of Bleomycin Sclerotherapy in Vascular Malformations
Sclerotherapy is a frequently employed technique for treating vascular malformations. Bleomycin is a sclerosant that has demonstrated efficacy and...
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Pd/Pa fluctuation with continuous ATP administration indicates inaccurate FFR measurement caused by insufficient hyperemia
Continuous intravenous adenosine triphosphate (ATP) administration is the standard method for inducing maximal hyperemia in fractional flow reserve...
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The world of statistics through the eyes of a practising cardiac surgeon
In modern scientific literature, the dominant role of statistical rigor is undeniable. However, the methodology and the language behind this science...
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Except for Robust Outliers, Rapamycin Increases Lesion Burden in a Murine Model of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is a hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease where lesions develop in the setting of endothelial mutations of CCM ...
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Clinical impact of various drain-fluid data for the postoperative complications after hepatectomy: criteria of prophylactic drain removal on postoperative day 1
PurposeProphylactic drains reported to be useful to treat postoperative bile leakage (POBL) and reduce re-intervention after hepatectomy. However,...
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Effects of Fibrinogen Concentrate Supplementation on Postoperative Bleeding in Infants Undergoing Complex Cardiac Surgery
The use of allogeneic blood products to restore hemostasis during pediatric cardiac surgery is associated with major risks. Consequently, there has...
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Clinical Outcomes, Predictors, and Surgical Management of Infracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
This study sought to find the risk factors of postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO), PVO-related reintervention, and postoperative...
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Biomarkers and Related Factors for the Diagnosis, Risk of Coronary Artery Lesions, and Resistance to Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Kawasaki Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses
AbstractKawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited febrile disease predominantly affecting infants and children under 5 years old. Coronary artery...
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Current issues of destination therapy in Japan: to achieve 5−year or even longer survival
In April 2021, destination therapy (DT) was finally approved in Japan. Since DT does not aim at heart transplantation (HT), our goal is to have a...
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Comparison of two methods for treatment of 1–2 cm kidney stones in pediatric patients: mini PCNL and RIRS
ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the results of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) for the...
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Effect of flow-optimized pressure control ventilation-volume guaranteed (PCV-VG) on postoperative pulmonary complications: a consort study
BackgroundPostoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after one-lung ventilation (OLV) significantly impact patient prognosis and quality of life.
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Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI): a Potential Biomarker For Preoperative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
The prognostic nutritional index (PNI 1 ) has been widely used for the prediction of surgical risk in patients with gastrointestinal malignancy. The...
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Emergency carotid endarterectomy with stent retrieval in a patient with stent migration following failed carotid artery stenting
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has become a favoured alternative to surgical carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in select cases of critical internal carotid...
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Spontaneous rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst into the inferior vena cava and hepatic vein
Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus . Vascular complication like rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst into inferior vena cava is extremely...
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Comparison of segmentectomy and wedge resection for cT1cN0M0 non-small cell lung cancer
ObjectiveSublobar resection is considered a standard surgical procedure for early non-small cell lung cancer, although the survival of patients...
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Loaded Hydrogel Improves Surgical Treatment for Chronic Cerebral Ischemia
Chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI) results in a prolonged insufficient blood supply to the brain tissue, leading to impaired neuronal function and...