Objectives The aims of this study were to quantify preoperative myocardial fibrosis using late
gadolinium enhancement (LGE), extracellular volume fraction (ECV%), and indexed …

Background Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare but aggressive cutaneous primary small cell
carcinoma. It is commonly seen in elderly affecting the head, neck, and extremities …

Background Myocardial fibrosis occurs in end-stage heart failure secondary to mitral
regurgitation (MR), but it is not known whether this is present before onset of symptoms or …

Objective Exploratory analysis to conceptualize and evaluate the potential cost-effectiveness
and economic drivers of using a novel tissue valve compared with mechanical heart valves …

Background Due to the advancements in congenital cardiac surgery and interventional
cardiology in the last 5 decades, more than 85% of congenital heart patients now survive to …

Background: The aging of the population has resulted in an increasing number of elderly
patients undergoing cardiac operations. We reviewed our experience in patients over the …

Background The optimal management of chronic severe primary degenerative mitral
regurgitation (MR) is to repair the valve but identification of the optimal timing of surgery …

Purpose: Deep sternal wound complications after cardiac surgery have an incidence of2 to
8% and carry a significant mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of thermo …

Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an effective
procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of the pancreatic and extrahepatic biliary tract …

The standard agent used for systemic anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass is
heparin. Alternative methods of anticoagulation are required for patients with heparin …