The mean pressure drop across the mitral valve and atrioventricular pressure half-time were
measured noninvasively by Doppler ultrasound in 40 normal subjects, in 17 patients with …

Background The proportion of avoidable hospital deaths is challenging to estimate, but has
great implications for quality improvement and health policy. Many studies and monitoring …

IMPLICATIONS: Continuation of aspirin until the day before coronary artery bypass grafting
may increase postoperative bleeding. The administration of desmopressin to these patients …

We studied 150 adult cardiac surgery patients to assess visualization of the venous cannula
and the venous system by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography and to register …

BACKGROUND: Although techniques for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
are continually being refined, angiographic follow-up studies have indicated a higher rate of …

AIMS: Intra-operative grading of atheromatous plaques in the ascending aorta by epiaortic
ultrasound (EAU) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients who have …

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate the correlation between intraoperative color
Doppler ultrasound assessment of anastomoses of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) …

Objective: The aim of this report is the prospective, multicentre evaluation of clinical results
and haemodynamic performance of the Medtronic Advantage aortic valve prosthesis …

This investigation was performed to study the reasons for receiving disability pension after
aortocoronary bypass surgery. During the period March 1983 to November 1985, 250 …

Intermittent incomplete closure of Medtronic Advantage aortic valve leaflets causes unnecessary
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