Chiarini, Anna Dal Prà, Ilaria Faggian, Giuseppe Armato, Ubaldo Luciani, Giovanni Battista
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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Pulmonary autograft root dilatation is the major long-term complication after Ross procedure and the leading cause for reoperation. However, the mechanisms underlying dilatation remain to be elucidated. This study analyzed the proteomic changes seen in the dilated pulmonary autograft compared with normal pulmonary artery and aorta tissues. Pulmonar...
Brown, Chase R Chen, Zehang Khurshan, Fabliha Kreibich, Maximillian Bavaria, Joseph Groeneveld, Peter Desai, Nimesh
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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair has been increasingly performed in higher-risk patients with renal failure. The objective was to compare Medicare patients with preoperative chronic kidney disease with patients with normal renal function to determine differences in postoperative survival and complications. From 2000 to 2014, 27,079 Medicare fee-...