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The relationship between blood glucose and clinical outcomes after extracorporeal circulation: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundPostoperative blood glucose levels significantly impact outcomes in cardiac surgery patients undergoing extracorporeal circulation (ECC) auxiliary to open heart surgery. The study's primary outcome was the 90-day mortality, and the duration of hospital and ICU stays were considered secondary outcomes.

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MIRACLE2 score validation for neuroprognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a district general hospital experience

Open Heart

Introduction and objectives Decision-making regarding prognosticating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains challenging at the front door. The study aims to validate the MIRACLE2 score in a district general hospital (DGH). Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15/15 after ROSC were excluded.

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Influencing factors and predictive indicators of return of spontaneous circulation in in-hospital cardiac arrest

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundIn-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) refers to the occurrence of cardiac arrest in hospitalized patients requiring chest compressions and/or defibrillation, with only about one-third of patients achieving return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Intraosseous or Intravenous Vascular Access for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The New England Journal of Medicine

This randomized trial showed no significant difference in return of spontaneous circulation between initial intraosseous and intravenous vascular access in adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Referral Networks, Racial Inequity, and Hospital Quality for Open Heart Surgery

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Differences in the quality of hospitals where Black and White patients receive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery have been documented. Black and White patients were admitted to similar mortality hospitals (3.1% were Blackpatients.

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University Hospitals Now Performing Robotic Heart Bypass Surgeries

DAIC

milla1cf Thu, 06/06/2024 - 21:44 June 6, 2024 — A new, robotic approach to heart bypass surgery is now being offered to patients at University Hospitals ( UH ) with great success. Surgeons manipulate the robotic arms to perform surgery while viewing magnified images from the camera on a console screen.

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Hereditary Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis With the p.V142I Variant: Mechanistic Insights and Diagnostic Challenges

Circulation: Heart Failure

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. Initiatives to reveal asymptomatic gene carriers early in the disease should be encouraged, as it necessitates stringent patient follow-up and immediate treatment onset to reduce the burden of heart failure hospitalization and mortality in hATTR-CA.