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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. MIMIC-IV 2.2), including 4,033 patients who underwent ECC-assisted open-heart surgery.

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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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Abstract 4147446: Safety and Outcomes of Leadless Pacemaker Retrieval in the United States

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4147446-A4147446, November 12, 2024. In-hospital mortality and procedure-related complications, including vascular or access site injuries, pericardial and myocardial injuries, bleeding, and emergent open-heart surgery, were examined.

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Everything You Need To Know About Bloodless Heart Surgery

MIBHS

Improved Outcomes : Research suggests that patients who undergo bloodless heart surgery may experience improved outcomes in terms of shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times. Beating Heart Surgery: Beating Heart Surgery is a technique for coronary artery bypass.

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Abstract 4141052: Rare Combo: An Unusual Case of a 54-year-old Filipino with Coronary Artery Fistula from Left Anterior Descending Artery to Main Pulmonary Artery and Acute Cerebellar Infarct: A Cardio – Cerebral Infarction Syndrome - Case Report

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4141052-A4141052, November 12, 2024. An open-heart surgery was considered. However, during his hospital stay, the patient experienced hemorrhagic conversion and altered sensorium. The incidence of this dual infarction is currently unknown due to its rarity.