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View article: Impact of blood culture positivity at intensive care unit admission on mortality in infective endocarditis: Machine learning and deep learning-based causal inference models
Impact of blood culture positivity at intensive care unit admission on mortality in infective endocarditis: Machine learning and deep learning-based causal inference models Open
Background Infective endocarditis (IE) carries high in-hospital mortality, particularly among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The predictive role of blood culture positivity in these patients remains unclear. Methods We analyzed 484 ad…
View article: Concomitant Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Redo Heart Valve Surgery
Concomitant Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Redo Heart Valve Surgery Open
Concomitant AF ablation during redo valve surgery was associated with improved rhythm outcomes, survival, and freedom from thromboembolic events, supporting its consideration as a reasonable option even in this high-risk group.
View article: Low systemic vascular resistance with normal blood pressure: Do we need vasopressors?
Low systemic vascular resistance with normal blood pressure: Do we need vasopressors? Open
Background Vasoplegia is defined by systemic vascular resistance (SVR) < 800 dynes·s/cm 5 , cardiac index (CI) > 2.2 L/min/m 2 , and hypotension, and is associated with poor outcomes. Maintaining adequate blood pressure with vasopressors i…
View article: Association between heart rate fluctuation and mortality in intensive care patients with atrial fibrillation
Association between heart rate fluctuation and mortality in intensive care patients with atrial fibrillation Open
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia associated with increased morbidity and mortality among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study aimed to evaluate heart rate fluctuation (HRF) and its association with in-hospital mort…
View article: Junction-mediating and regulatory protein (JMY) is a promoting protein for radial migration of cortical neurons
Junction-mediating and regulatory protein (JMY) is a promoting protein for radial migration of cortical neurons Open
Radial migration of neurons is a critical process in the formation of the cerebral cortical layers. Transcriptional regulators are implicated in neuronal migration, while the molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Junction-me…
View article: National Midterm Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
National Midterm Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Open
View article: 72020 | Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Aortic Valve
72020 | Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Open
View article: Exploring treatment effects and fluid resuscitation strategies in septic shock: a deep learning-based causal inference approach
Exploring treatment effects and fluid resuscitation strategies in septic shock: a deep learning-based causal inference approach Open
Septic shock exhibits diverse etiologies and patient characteristics, necessitating tailored fluid management. We aimed to compare resuscitation strategies using normal saline, Ringer's lactate, and albumin, and to determine which patient …
View article: Morphologic changes of the no-touch saphenous vein as Y-composite versus aortocoronary grafts (CONFIG Trial)
Morphologic changes of the no-touch saphenous vein as Y-composite versus aortocoronary grafts (CONFIG Trial) Open
Objective This randomized controlled trial was aimed to compare 1-year morphologic changes of the no-touch saphenous vein graft as Y-composite (Composite group) versus aortocoronary (Aorta group) configurations in coronary artery bypass gr…
View article: Midterm outcomes of concomitant ascending aorta replacement with rapid deployment aortic valve replacement
Midterm outcomes of concomitant ascending aorta replacement with rapid deployment aortic valve replacement Open
Concomitant ascending aorta replacement during RDAVR demonstrated excellent early and midterm outcomes, comparable to isolated RDAVR.
View article: To explore the risk factors of lymphovascular invasion in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma and construct a prediction model
To explore the risk factors of lymphovascular invasion in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma and construct a prediction model Open
Background and objective To explore the risk factors and construct a prediction model of the lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Methods Clinical data of 143 UTUC patients treated in our …
View article: NLRP3 and Gut–Liver Axis: New Possibility for the Treatment of Alcohol‐Associated Liver Disease
NLRP3 and Gut–Liver Axis: New Possibility for the Treatment of Alcohol‐Associated Liver Disease Open
Alcohol‐associated liver disease (ALD) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, with persistently high morbidity and mortality rates. Previous studies have identified NLRP3 inflammasome as a class of receptors of intracellu…
View article: Stransgcf: The Split Transformer Gated Cross Fusion Model for the Cell Image Segmentation
Stransgcf: The Split Transformer Gated Cross Fusion Model for the Cell Image Segmentation Open
View article: Long-term outcomes of concomitant Cox-Maze III procedure in patients with aortic valve diseases and preoperative atrial fibrillation
Long-term outcomes of concomitant Cox-Maze III procedure in patients with aortic valve diseases and preoperative atrial fibrillation Open
The concomitant Cox-Maze procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing AVR did not increase early mortality or morbidity, except for AKI, and showed favorable long-term results in terms of rhythm outcome and anticoagulation dis…
View article: Utilizing deep learning-based causal inference to explore vancomycin’s impact on continuous kidney replacement therapy necessity in blood culture-positive intensive care unit patients
Utilizing deep learning-based causal inference to explore vancomycin’s impact on continuous kidney replacement therapy necessity in blood culture-positive intensive care unit patients Open
Patients with positive blood cultures in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk for septic acute kidney injury requiring continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT), especially when treated with vancomycin. This study developed a …
View article: Impact of perioperative high-intensity statin treatment on the occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis
Impact of perioperative high-intensity statin treatment on the occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis Open
Background: This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the impact of high-intensity statintreatment on new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG).Methods: Four databases were searched f…
View article: Costs Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Korea
Costs Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Korea Open
TAVI had much higher index hospitalization costs than SAVR. Additionally, the overall healthcare utilization costs post-discharge for TAVI were also marginally higher than those for SAVR in younger age subgroups.
View article: Machine learning based prediction of kidney function deterioration in infective endocarditis
Machine learning based prediction of kidney function deterioration in infective endocarditis Open
Background: Acute kidney injury in infective endocarditis presents significant management challenges in intensive care unit (ICU). We explored the role of mean blood pressure(MBP) at the time of ICU admission predicting kidney function out…
View article: The impact of perivascular tissue preservation on 5-year patency of saphenous vein composite grafts
The impact of perivascular tissue preservation on 5-year patency of saphenous vein composite grafts Open
OBJECTIVES This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the impact of saphenous vein (SV) harvesting with versus without perivascular tissue on the 5-year angiographic patency in coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS Among the 944…
View article: Recent Outcomes of Surgical Redo Aortic Valve Replacement in Prosthetic Valve Failure
Recent Outcomes of Surgical Redo Aortic Valve Replacement in Prosthetic Valve Failure Open
Background As redo surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is relatively high risk, valve-in-valve transcatheter AVR has emerged as an alternative for failed prostheses. However, the majority of studies are outdated. This study assessed th…
View article: Fast Prediction and Inverse Modeling for Parameterized Depressurization from a Co2 Vessel Using Pod-Bpnn Reduced-Order Method
Fast Prediction and Inverse Modeling for Parameterized Depressurization from a Co2 Vessel Using Pod-Bpnn Reduced-Order Method Open
View article: Saponins Derived from the Korean Endemic Plant <i>Heloniopsis koreana</i> Inhibit Diffuse-type Gastric Cancer Cells
Saponins Derived from the Korean Endemic Plant <i>Heloniopsis koreana</i> Inhibit Diffuse-type Gastric Cancer Cells Open
Diffuse-type gastric cancer (GC) is a type of stomach cancer that occurs in small clusters of cells that are widely spread. It does not typically manifest with symptoms until the advanced stages and often goes undetected in routine imaging…
View article: Comparable Outcomes of Bicuspid Aortic Valves for Rapid-Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement
Comparable Outcomes of Bicuspid Aortic Valves for Rapid-Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement Open
Rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valves demonstrated comparable early echocardiographic and clinical outcomes to those for tricuspid aortic valves, and the outcomes were also satisfactory for type 0 bicuspid ao…
View article: Machine-learning-based prediction of survival and mitral regurgitation recurrence in patients undergoing mitral valve repair
Machine-learning-based prediction of survival and mitral regurgitation recurrence in patients undergoing mitral valve repair Open
OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to assess long-term clinical outcomes after mitral valve repair using machine-learning techniques. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 436 consecutive patients (mean age: 54.7 ± 15.4; 235 males) who und…
View article: No-Touch Saphenous Vein as Y-Composite vs Aortocoronary Graft: Early Outcome Analysis
No-Touch Saphenous Vein as Y-Composite vs Aortocoronary Graft: Early Outcome Analysis Open
Early clinical outcomes and angiographic graft patency rates were not significantly different with use of no-touch SV as a Y-composite graft or an aortocoronary graft.
View article: Recent Advances in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Functional Ischemia-Guided Surgical Revascularization
Recent Advances in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Functional Ischemia-Guided Surgical Revascularization Open
View article: Rapid deployment versus its conventional counterpart in aortic valve replacement: comparison of early hemodynamic outcomes
Rapid deployment versus its conventional counterpart in aortic valve replacement: comparison of early hemodynamic outcomes Open
Edwards Intuity demonstrated superior early hemodynamic performance compared with Magna Ease in a size-by-size comparison, and this superiority was more definite for small prostheses.
View article: Optimal timing of heart transplantation in patients with an implantable left ventricular assist device
Optimal timing of heart transplantation in patients with an implantable left ventricular assist device Open
Heart transplantation (HTPL) has been established as the gold-standard surgical treatment for end-stage heart failure. However, the use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to HTPL has been increasing due to the limited a…
View article: Use of the In Situ Right Internal Thoracic Artery as an Alternative Single-Inflow Source
Use of the In Situ Right Internal Thoracic Artery as an Alternative Single-Inflow Source Open
View article: The long-term outcomes of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation during redo left-sided valvular surgery
The long-term outcomes of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation during redo left-sided valvular surgery Open
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the outcome of surgical ablation (SA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) concomitant with redo left-sided valvular surgery. METHODS: The study enrolled 224 AF patients (paroxysmal: 13 patients, persistent: 76 pat…