The Annals of Thoracic Surgery publishes original articles on topics in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, features such as case reports, "how to do it" articles, and image reports, as well as new technology evaluations, STS workforce reports, clinical practice guidelines, review articles, articles...
ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY《胸心血管外科年鉴》 (官网投稿) 简介 期刊简称ANN THORAC CARDIOVAS 参考译名《胸心血管外科年鉴》 核心类别 SCIE(2024版), 目次收录(维普),外文期刊, IF影响因子 自引率1.30% 主要研究方向医学-CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS 心脏和心血管系统;SURGERY 外科 ...
Moreover, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator interrogation is crucial to check frequency, effectiveness, and appropriateness of device therapies. Radiofrequency ablation as sympatholysis by stellar ganglion blockade and/or definite sympathectomy (by surgery or stereotaxic radiotherapy) should be considered ...
Availability of data and materials The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.Abbreviations CCE: Critical care echocardiography CI: Confidence interval EDD: End-diastolic diameter EF: Ejection fraction ICU: Intensive ...
Sadly, the consensus document does not include being off anticoagulation therapy as a goal of AF ablation, despite being of critical importance to most patients. The bleeding consequences of anticoagulation increase with age and can be both life-changing and life-threatening. We have to consider wh...
Duke University Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery,Duke University,Durham, NC,USA Correspondence to:G. Chad Hughes, MD. Director, Center for Aortic Disease, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Box 3051 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, ...
Single-stage replacement of the thoracic aorta - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery26Comment on Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Oct;72(4):1232-8.doi:10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03938-3Nicholas T KouchoukosPaolo MasettiChris K RokkasAnn Thorac SurgAnnals of Thoracic Surgery...
Lung ultrasound is a basic application of critical ultrasound, defined as a loop associating urgent diagnoses with immediate therapeutic decisions. It requires the mastery of ten signs: the bat sign (pleural line), lung sliding (yielding seashore sign), the A-line (horizontal artifact), the quad...
There are currently no evidence-based guidelines regarding the role of exercise in the perioperative care of bariatric surgery patients (40). Consequently, there were multiple variations of prehabilitation regimens across studies: supervised versus unsupervised, aerobic conditioning or strength training, and...