Volume 39(2); Mar-Apr 2024

Original Articles

Postoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index and Fibrinogen Could Well Predict Poor Prognosis of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Patients After Surgery

Jia-Wen Hu, Tao Shi

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20220185. Published online 2024 Feb 6. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0185

PMCID:: PMC10903007

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The Effect of Aortic Angulation on Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Adem Aktan, Muhammed Demir, Tuncay Güzel, Mehmet Zülküf Karahan, Burhan Aslan, Raif Kılıç, Serhat Günlü, Bayram Arslan, Mehmet Özbek, Faruk Ertaş

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20220436. Published online 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0436

PMCID:: PMC10903524

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Feasibility of Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy in Patients with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - An Ambispective Analysis

Ralf Felix Trauzeddel, Michael Nordine, Giovanni B. Fucini, Michael Sander, Henryk Dreger, Karl Stangl, Sascha Treskatsch, Marit Habicher

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20220470. Published online 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0470

PMCID:: PMC10903543

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Lactate and Lactate Clearance Are Predictive Factors for Mortality in Patients with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Tamer Aksoy, Ahmet Hulisi Arslan, Murat Ugur, Hasim Ustunsoy

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230091. Published online 2024 Feb 6. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0091

PMCID:: PMC10903277

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Difference Between Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time and Aortic Cross-Clamping Time as a Predictor of Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Fabiano Gonçalves Jucá, Fabiane Letícia de Freitas, Maxim Goncharov, Daniella de Lima Pes, Maria Eduarda Coimbra Jucá, Luis Roberto Palma Dallan, Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa, Fábio B. Jatene, Omar Asdrúbal Vilca Mejia

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230104. Published online 2024 Feb 6. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0104

PMCID:: PMC10903005

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Association Between Body Mass Index, Obesity, and Clinical Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Brazil: An Analysis of One Year of Follow-up of BYPASS Registry Patients

Rodrigo Santin Ramos, Isadora Salvador Rocco, Marcela Viceconte, José Amalth do Espírito Santo, Otavio Berwanger, Renato Hideo Nakagawa Santos, Renato Abdala Karam Kalil, Fabio B. Jatene, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Alexandre Cabral Zilli, Walace de Souza Pimentel, Nelson Américo Hossne Junior, João Nelson Rodrigues Branco, Renata Trimer, Paulo Roberto Barbora Evora, Walter J. Gomes, Solange Guizilin, the BYPASS Registry Study Group.

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230133. Published online 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0133

PMCID:: PMC10987126

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Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese Patients: A Propensity-Matched Study

Federico Cammertoni, Piergiorgio Bruno, Natalia Pavone, Marialisa Nesta, Giovanni Alfonso Chiariello, Maria Grandinetti, Serena D’Avino, Valerio Sanesi, Denise D’Errico, Massimo Massetti

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230159. Published online 2024 Feb 6. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0159

PMCID:: PMC10903361

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Predicting the Need for Blood Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: A Comparison between Machine Learning Algorithms and Established Risk Scores in the Brazilian Population

Cristiano Berardo Carneiro da Cunha, Tiago Andrade Lima, Diogo Luiz de Magalhães Ferraz, Igor Tiago Correia Silva, Matheus Kennedy Dionisio Santiago, Gabrielle Ribeiro Sena, Verônica Soares Monteiro, Lívia Barbosa Andrade

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230212. Published online 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0212

PMCID:: PMC10903744

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The Association Between Ascending Aortic and Left Ventricular Dimensions in Patients After Aortic Valve Replacement

Ingrid Schusterova, Panagiotis Artemiou, Ivo Gasparovic, Tibor Poruban, Marianna Barbierik Vachalcova, Karolina Angela Sieradzka, Silvia Gurbalova, Pavol Zenuch

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230221. Published online 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0221

PMCID:: PMC10903743

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Incremental Ramp Load Protocol to Assess Inspiratory Muscle Endurance in Healthy Individuals: Comparison with Incremental Step Loading Protocol

Guilherme de Souza Areias, Alexandre Fenley, Luan Rodrigues Santiago, Alessandra Choqueta de Toledo Arruda, Rodrigo Boemo Jaenisch, Solange Guizilini, Michel Silva Reis

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230231. Published online 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0231

PMCID:: PMC10987037

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Review Article

Hemostasis Using Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Jun-Ping Li, Yan Li, Bing Li, Chang-He Bian, Feng Zhao

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230076. Published online 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0076

PMCID:: PMC10986932

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Letter to the Editor

Tricuspid Apparatus Detachment for Exposure of Ventricular Septal Defect: A Justified Approach?

Rahul Bhushan, Vijay Grover

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230202. Published online 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0202

PMCID:: PMC10986925

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Special Articles

Reflections Upon 55 Years of the First Human Heart Transplant in Brazil

Noedir Antonio Groppo Stolf

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20230208. Published online 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0208

PMCID:: PMC10987036

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Official Scientific Statement from the Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery - The 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization and the 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for Chronic Coronary Disease

Nelson A. Hossne Jr, Luís Roberto Palma Dallan, Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa, Henrique Murad, Walter José Gomes

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr; 39(2): e20240990. Published online 2024 Apr 15. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0990

PMCID:: PMC11025289

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Articles from Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery are provided here courtesy of Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular