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Off-pump implantation of left ventricular assist device via minimally invasive left thoracotomy: Our single-center experience. TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI 2023; 31:37-44. [PMID: 36926145 PMCID: PMC10012981 DOI: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.23370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Background The aim of this study was to compare our experience of left ventricular assist device implantation via minimally invasive left thoracotomy with off-pump versus on-pump technique. Methods Between June 2013 and April 2020, nine patients (8 males, 1 female; mean age: 47±11.9 years; range, 30 to 61 years) who underwent off-pump left ventricular assist device implantation and nine patients (8 males, 1 female; mean age: 47±11.4 years; range, 29 to 60 years) who underwent on-pump minimally invasive left thoracotomy were retrospectively analyzed. Postoperative outcomes and mid-term results of both groups were evaluated. Results Outflow graft was anastomosed to the ascending aorta with J-sternotomy in all patients. The median duration of intubation and intensive care unit stay were one (IQR: 1.5) day and eight (IQR: 6.5) days in the off-pump group, respectively and one (IQR: 0) day and seven (IQR: 7) days in the on-pump group, respectively. Intra-aortic balloon pump was needed during the weaning of cardiopulmonary bypass in one (11%) of the patients in both groups. Postoperative right ventricular failure was observed in two (22%) patients in the offpump group who were treated medically and recovered. There was no need for revision due to bleeding or postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenator implantation in either group. In the off-pump group, three patients underwent heart transplantation after median 854 (IQR: 960) days. Three patients died one month, two and four years after implantation. Three patients were still alive with left ventricular assist device and were being uneventfully followed for 365, 400, and 700 days after implantation. Conclusion Off-pump technique is safe and feasible option for implantation of left ventricular assist device via minimally invasive left thoracotomy.
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Clavier T, Demailly Z, Semaille X, Thill C, Selim J, Veber B, Doguet F, Richard V, Besnier E, Tamion F. A Weak Response to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Is Associated With Postoperative Organ Failure in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 7:613518. [PMID: 33659258 PMCID: PMC7917111 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.613518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Introduction: Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is involved in inflammatory organ failure. Our objective was to describe ERS, its unfolded protein response (UPR) expression/kinetics during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and its association with postoperative organ failure (OF). Methods: Prospective study conducted on patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB. Blood samples were taken before (Pre-CPB), 2 h (H2-CPB) and 24 h (H24-CPB) after CPB. Plasma levels of 78 kDa Glucose- Regulated Protein (GRP78, final effector of UPR) were evaluated by ELISA. The expression of genes coding for key elements of UPR (ATF6, ATF4, sXBP1, CHOP) was evaluated by quantitative PCR performed on total blood. OF was defined as invasive mechanical ventilation and/or acute kidney injury and/or hemodynamic failure requiring catecholamines. Results: We included 46 patients, GRP78 was decreased at H2-CPB [1,328 (878-1,730) ng/ml vs. 2,348 (1,655-3,730) ng/ml Pre-CPB; p < 0.001] but returned to basal levels at H24-CPB [2,068 (1,436-3,005) ng/ml]. The genes involved in UPR had increased expression at H2 and H24. GRP78 plasma levels in patients with OF at H24-CPB (n = 10) remained below Pre-CPB levels [-27.6 (-51.5; -24.2)%] compared to patients without OF (n = 36) in whom GRP78 levels returned to basal levels [0.6 (-28.1; 26.6)%; p < 0.01]. H24-CPB ATF6 and CHOP expressions were lower in patients with OF than in patients without OF [2.3 (1.3-3.1) vs. 3.0 (2.7-3.7), p < 0.05 and 1.3 (0.9-2.0) vs. 2.2 (1.7-2.9), p < 0.05, respectively]. Conclusions: Low relative levels of GRP78 and weak UPR gene expression appeared associated with postoperative OF. Further studies are needed to understand ERS implication during acute organ failure in humans.
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- Thomas Clavier
- Rouen University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, Rouen, France
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- Rouen University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, Rouen, France
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- Rouen University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rouen, France
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- Rouen University Hospital, Department of Biostatistics, Rouen, France
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- Rouen University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, Rouen, France
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- Rouen University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, Rouen, France.,Rouen University Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, Rouen, France
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- Rouen University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rouen, France.,Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, Rouen, France.,Rouen University Hospital, Department of Medical Critical Care, Rouen, France
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Millar JE, Fanning JP, McDonald CI, McAuley DF, Fraser JF. The inflammatory response to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): a review of the pathophysiology. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2016; 20:387. [PMID: 27890016 PMCID: PMC5125043 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1570-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 403] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technology capable of providing short-term mechanical support to the heart, lungs or both. Over the last decade, the number of centres offering ECMO has grown rapidly. At the same time, the indications for its use have also been broadened. In part, this trend has been supported by advances in circuit design and in cannulation techniques. Despite the widespread adoption of extracorporeal life support techniques, the use of ECMO remains associated with significant morbidity and mortality. A complication witnessed during ECMO is the inflammatory response to extracorporeal circulation. This reaction shares similarities with the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and has been well-documented in relation to cardiopulmonary bypass. The exposure of a patient’s blood to the non-endothelialised surface of the ECMO circuit results in the widespread activation of the innate immune system; if unchecked this may result in inflammation and organ injury. Here, we review the pathophysiology of the inflammatory response to ECMO, highlighting the complex interactions between arms of the innate immune response, the endothelium and coagulation. An understanding of the processes involved may guide the design of therapies and strategies aimed at ameliorating inflammation during ECMO. Likewise, an appreciation of the potentially deleterious inflammatory effects of ECMO may assist those weighing the risks and benefits of therapy.
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- Jonathan E Millar
- Critical Care Research Group, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. .,Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Queensland, 4032, Australia.
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- Critical Care Research Group, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Critical Care Research Group, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Makdisi G, Makdisi PB, Wang IW. Use of extracorporeal membranous oxygenator in transcatheter aortic valve replacement. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2016; 4:306. [PMID: 27668226 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2016.08.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The superiority of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) compared with medical therapy for patients with aortic stenosis (AS) who are not suitable candidates for surgery had been proven. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is rarely used in TAVR. Reports of early use of extracorporeal membranous oxygenator (ECMO) have promising outcomes. ECMO offers the option of cardiac support rescue in case of intraoperative hemodynamic instability and can be instituted in advance when hemodynamic instability is expected. Here we review the English literature about the use of ECMO in TAVR procedures, and discuss the indications and rationale for its use as well as its advantages.
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- George Makdisi
- Gulf Coast Cardiothoracic Surgery Institute, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Makdisi G, Makdisi PB, Wang IW. New horizons of non-emergent use of extracorporeal membranous oxygenator support. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2016; 4:76. [PMID: 27004223 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2016.02.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The expansion of the extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use and its indication is strikingly increased in the past few years. ECMO use expanded to lung transplantation, difficult general thoracic resections, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and LVAD implantation. Here we will discuss the indications and the outcomes of non-emergent use of ECMO.
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- George Makdisi
- 1 Gulf Coast Cardiothoracic Surgery Institute, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA ; 2 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA ; 3 Indiana University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- 1 Gulf Coast Cardiothoracic Surgery Institute, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA ; 2 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA ; 3 Indiana University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- 1 Gulf Coast Cardiothoracic Surgery Institute, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA ; 2 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA ; 3 Indiana University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Anastasiadis K, Murkin J, Antonitsis P, Bauer A, Ranucci M, Gygax E, Schaarschmidt J, Fromes Y, Philipp A, Eberle B, Punjabi P, Argiriadou H, Kadner A, Jenni H, Albrecht G, van Boven W, Liebold A, de Somer F, Hausmann H, Deliopoulos A, El-Essawi A, Mazzei V, Biancari F, Fernandez A, Weerwind P, Puehler T, Serrick C, Waanders F, Gunaydin S, Ohri S, Gummert J, Angelini G, Falk V, Carrel T. Use of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery: principles, definitions and potential benefits. A position paper from the Minimal invasive Extra-Corporeal Technologies international Society (MiECTiS). Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016; 22:647-62. [PMID: 26819269 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) systems have initiated important efforts within science and technology to further improve the biocompatibility of cardiopulmonary bypass components to minimize the adverse effects and improve end-organ protection. The Minimal invasive Extra-Corporeal Technologies international Society was founded to create an international forum for the exchange of ideas on clinical application and research of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation technology. The present work is a consensus document developed to standardize the terminology and the definition of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation technology as well as to provide recommendations for the clinical practice. The goal of this manuscript is to promote the use of MiECC systems into clinical practice as a multidisciplinary strategy involving cardiac surgeons, anaesthesiologists and perfusionists.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, MediClin Heart Centre Coswig, Coswig, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico S. Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, MediClin Heart Centre Coswig, Coswig, Germany
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- University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris 06), Paris, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Cardiothoracic Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, MediClin Heart Centre Coswig, Coswig, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Sidra Medical & Research Centre, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of the Rhine University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medline Hospitals, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wessex Cardiac Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of the Rhine University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, German Heart Centre, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Makdisi G, Wang IW. Minimally invasive is the future of left ventricular assist device implantation. J Thorac Dis 2015; 7:E283-8. [PMID: 26543617 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.08.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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There have been many factors that have allowed for progressive improvement in outcomes and lower complication rates. These include the improvement in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technologies, combined with better understanding of patient management, all these. Nowadays the numbers of LVAD implantations exceed the number of annual heart transplants worldwide. Minimally invasive procedures are shown to improve the surgical outcome in both LVAD insertion and replacement. These minimally invasive techniques can be grouped grossly into shifting from on-pump to off-pump implantation, alternative access for implantation other than sternotomy, and a combination of both, which should be the ultimate aim of minimally invasive LVAD implantation. Here we describe the alternative techniques and configurations of minimally invasive and sites of implantation.
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- George Makdisi
- Indiana University School of Medicine & Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine & Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Maltais S, Davis ME, Haglund N. Minimally invasive and alternative approaches for long-term LVAD placement: the Vanderbilt strategy. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2014; 3:563-9. [PMID: 25512895 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319x.2014.10.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Minimally invasive and alternative strategies for implantation have been anecdotally reported for contemporary continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) placement. METHODS We reviewed our experience at a single center with alternative strategies for implantation of the HeartMate II and HeartWare CF-LVADs, in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). This featured article focuses on the associated surgical techniques and patient management pitfalls. RESULTS For appropriately selected cases, our group believes that these alternative strategies allow for the development of novel and less traumatic surgical approaches for CF-LVAD implantation. With reproducible outcomes, these approaches also promise the possibility of increasing the number of high-risk surgical patients who could benefit from CF-LVAD therapies. CONCLUSIONS This work has detailed a variety of less invasive alternative strategies for implantation of long-term LVADs. These newer approaches have the potential for significant advancements in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. Large-scale collaborative studies will be needed to clarify the potential advantages and disadvantages of these novel techniques on patient outcomes.
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- Simon Maltais
- 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-8808, USA
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- 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-8808, USA
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- 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-8808, USA
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Stevens A, Shamseer L, Weinstein E, Yazdi F, Turner L, Thielman J, Altman DG, Hirst A, Hoey J, Palepu A, Schulz KF, Moher D. Relation of completeness of reporting of health research to journals' endorsement of reporting guidelines: systematic review. BMJ 2014; 348:g3804. [PMID: 24965222 PMCID: PMC4070413 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g3804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether the completeness of reporting of health research is related to journals' endorsement of reporting guidelines. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Reporting guidelines from a published systematic review and the EQUATOR Network (October 2011). Studies assessing the completeness of reporting by using an included reporting guideline (termed "evaluations") (1990 to October 2011; addendum searches in January 2012) from searches of either Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Methodology Register or Scopus, depending on reporting guideline name. STUDY SELECTION English language reporting guidelines that provided explicit guidance for reporting, described the guidance development process, and indicated use of a consensus development process were included. The CONSORT statement was excluded, as evaluations of adherence to CONSORT had previously been reviewed. English or French language evaluations of included reporting guidelines were eligible if they assessed the completeness of reporting of studies as a primary intent and those included studies enabled the comparisons of interest (that is, after versus before journal endorsement and/or endorsing versus non-endorsing journals). DATA EXTRACTION Potentially eligible evaluations of included guidelines were screened initially by title and abstract and then as full text reports. If eligibility was unclear, authors of evaluations were contacted; journals' websites were consulted for endorsement information where needed. The completeness of reporting of reporting guidelines was analyzed in relation to endorsement by item and, where consistent with the authors' analysis, a mean summed score. RESULTS 101 reporting guidelines were included. Of 15,249 records retrieved from the search for evaluations, 26 evaluations that assessed completeness of reporting in relation to endorsement for nine reporting guidelines were identified. Of those, 13 evaluations assessing seven reporting guidelines (BMJ economic checklist, CONSORT for harms, PRISMA, QUOROM, STARD, STRICTA, and STROBE) could be analyzed. Reporting guideline items were assessed by few evaluations. CONCLUSIONS The completeness of reporting of only nine of 101 health research reporting guidelines (excluding CONSORT) has been evaluated in relation to journals' endorsement. Items from seven reporting guidelines were quantitatively analyzed, by few evaluations each. Insufficient evidence exists to determine the relation between journals' endorsement of reporting guidelines and the completeness of reporting of published health research reports. Journal editors and researchers should consider collaborative prospectively designed, controlled studies to provide more robust evidence. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION Not registered; no known register currently accepts protocols for methodology systematic reviews.
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- Adrienne Stevens
- Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L6
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- Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L6 Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, K1H 8M5 Ottawa, Canada
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L6
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- Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L6
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- Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L6
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Population and Public Health Initiative, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, K7L 3N6
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- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6Z 1Y9 Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 1M9
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- International Clinical Sciences Support Center, FHI 360, Durham, NC 27713, USA
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- Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L6 Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, K1H 8M5 Ottawa, Canada
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Many patients undergoing coronary angiography because of chest pain syndromes, believed to be indicative of obstructive atherosclerosis of the epicardial coronary arteries, are found to have normal angiograms. In the past two decades, a number of studies have reported that abnormalities in the function and structure of the coronary microcirculation may occur in patients without obstructive atherosclerosis, but with risk factors or with myocardial diseases as well as in patients with obstructive atherosclerosis; furthermore, coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) can be iatrogenic. In some instances, CMD represents an epiphenomenon, whereas in others it is an important marker of risk or may even contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and myocardial diseases, thus becoming a therapeutic target. This review article provides an update on the clinical relevance of CMD in different clinical settings and also the implications for therapy.
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- Filippo Crea
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00187 L.go Vito 1, Roma, Italy
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Preoperative white blood cell count and risk of 30-day readmission after cardiac surgery. Int J Inflam 2013; 2013:781024. [PMID: 23970996 PMCID: PMC3732591 DOI: 10.1155/2013/781024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Approximately 1 in 5 patients undergoing cardiac surgery are readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Among the primary causes of readmission are infection and disease states susceptible to the inflammatory cascade, such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and gastrointestinal complications. Currently, it is not known if a patient's baseline inflammatory state measured by crude white blood cell (WBC) counts could predict 30-day readmission. We collected data from 2,176 consecutive patients who underwent cardiac surgery at seven hospitals. Patient readmission data was abstracted from each hospital. The independent association with preoperative WBC count was determined using logistic regression. There were 259 patients readmitted within 30 days, with a median time of readmission of 9 days (IQR 4–16). Patients with elevated WBC count at baseline (10,000–12,000 and >12,000 mm3) had higher 30-day readmission than those with lower levels of WBC count prior to surgery (15% and 18% compared to 10%–12%, P = 0.037). Adjusted odds ratios were 1.42 (0.86, 2.34) for WBC counts 10,000–12,000 and 1.81 (1.03, 3.17) for WBC count > 12,000. We conclude that WBC count measured prior to cardiac surgery as a measure of the patient's inflammatory state could aid clinicians and continuity of care management teams in identifying patients at heightened risk of 30-day readmission after discharge from cardiac surgery.
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