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161 Stent-Assisted Balloon-Induced Intimal Disruption and Relamination in Aortic Dissection Repair: The STABILISE concept The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

162 Saphenous vein graft failure and clinical outcomes: Toward a surrogate end point in patients following coronary artery bypass surgery? American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

163 Aortic arch reoperation in a single centre: early and late results in 57 consecutive patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

164 Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Percutaneous Coronary Aspiration Thrombectomy Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 30, 2013    Review Article

165 Superficial femoral artery nitinol stent in a patient with nickel allergy Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 30, 2013

166 Zenith pivot branch device (p-branch) standard endovascular graft: Early experience on an innovative standard fenestrated endograft for juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

167 Cross-sectional area for the calculation of carotid artery stenosis on computed tomographic angiography Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 30, 2013    Review Article

168 Celiacomesenteric trunk: a short report Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, April 30, 2013

169 Effects of Combined Therapy Using Partial Splenic Embolization and Transjugular Retrograde Obliteration on Systemic Hemodynamics in Patients With Gastric Varices and a Splenorenal Shunt Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

170 Brain and Neck Tumors Among Physicians Performing Interventional Procedures The American Journal of Cardiology, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

171 Distinction between Acute and Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection: Is there a Sub-acute Phase? European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

172 Five-year Patency Rates of Renal and Visceral Bypasses after Abdominal Debranching for Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysms European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

173 Cell Therapy of Peripheral Arterial Disease Circulation Research, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

174 Thrombocytopenia: an early marker of late mortality in type B aortic dissection Heart and Vessels, April 26, 2013    Clinical Article

175 The Prognostic Significance of SYNTAX Score After Early Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 26, 2013    Clinical Article

176 Pseudoaneurysm at the cannulation site of the ascending aorta arising 8 days postoperatively: report of a case Surgery Today, April 26, 2013

177 Platelet REsponsiveness to CLOpidogrel treatment after Peripheral endovascular procedures - The PRECLOP study: Clinical Impact and Optimal Cut-off Value of High On Treatment Platelet Reactivity JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 26, 2013    Clinical Article

178 Transplantation of purified CD34+ cells in the treatment of critical limb ischemia Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 25, 2013    Clinical Article

179 Laparoscopic resection for splenic artery aneurysm using the lateral approach: Report of two cases Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, April 25, 2013

180 Home-based versus hospital-based high-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized study European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, April 25, 2013    Clinical Article

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Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain

As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.

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NT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery

As published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.

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Increased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors

As published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.

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Most Popular Surgery Articles

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1 Novel Suture Technique for Hemostatic Aortic Anastomosis: Backstitch Annals of Vascular Surgery, April 10, 2013

2 Cutting-Balloon Angioplasty Versus Balloon Angioplasty as Treatment for Short Atherosclerotic Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery: Randomized Controlled Trial Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, April 15, 2013

3 Stent graft types for endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

4 Should the Portal Vein Be Routinely Resected During Pancreaticoduodenectomy For Adenocarcinoma? Annals of Surgery, April 11, 2013

5 Flanged Elephant Trunk Technique at Distal Anastomosis for Total Arch Replacement With Multibranched Arch Graft Annals of Vascular Surgery, April 11, 2013    Review Article

6 Endovascular Management of Nonmalignant Iliocaval Venous Lesions Annals of Vascular Surgery, March 28, 2013

7 Surgical complications treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms according to operating techniques Surgical and Vascular Nursing , April 12, 2013

8 Impact of hospital volume and type on outcomes of open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysms in the United States Medicare population Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 2, 2013

9 Transplantation of purified CD34+ cells in the treatment of critical limb ischemia Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 25, 2013

10 Carotid Endarterectomy after Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Cerebral Ischaemic Attack: Is It Safe European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, April 18, 2013

11 Risk factors for readmission after lower extremity procedures for peripheral artery disease Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 2, 2013

12 Long-Term Mortality of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Stenting With Drug-Eluting Stents Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 5, 2013

13 Economic analysis of endovascular repair versus surveillance for patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysms Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 12, 2013

14 Should all acutely ill medical patients be treated with antithrombotic drugs? Thrombosis and Haemostasis, April 23, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

15 Treatment strategies for aortic and peripheral prosthetic graft infection Surgery Today, April 10, 2013    Review Article

16 Symptomatic Mesenteric Atherosclerotic Disease--Lessons Learned from the Diagnostic Workup Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, April 24, 2013

17 The Risk of Major Elective Vascular Surgical Procedures in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Annals of Surgery, April 11, 2013    Review Article

18 The influence of endoscopic vein harvesting on outcomes after coronary bypass grafting: a meta-analysis of 267 525 patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 23, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

19 Impact of Adding Aspirin to Beta-Blocker and Statin in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Vascular Surgery Annals of Vascular Surgery, April 2, 2013

20 Novel Use of a Gastrointestinal Stapler for Diaphragm Division During Thoracoabdominal Aortic Exposure Annals of Vascular Surgery, April 11, 2013    Review Article

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