Aims This article summarizes all available published data with respect to clinical success,
complications, and outcomes of endovascular stent–graft placement among patients with …

Mechanical circulatory support devices have become an important treatment tool for severe
acute and chronic heart failure, since heart transplantation cannot meet the demands …

10.1 Background Metallic glasses whichever way they are prepared are not in configurational
equilibrium, but are relaxing slowly by a homogeneous process towards an" ideal" …

BACKGROUND: Subtle and inconsistent differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)
axis activity have been reported for patients with panic disorder. While these patients show …

OBJECTIVES: To assess perioperative outcomes and blood pressure (BP) responses to an
implantable carotid sinus baroreflex activating system being investigated for the treatment of …

Aims To investigate the results of endovascular stent-graft placement for the treatment of
patients with type B aortic dissection (B-AD). Methods and results A total of 38 patients (62±10 …

… When a significant overall effect was detected, 2-group comparisons were performed with
Fisher’s exact test or the Mann-Whitney U test. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions …

Background. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious and frequent complication after coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG). Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was identified as a major AKI …

… We evaluated quantitative data by using 2-sample t tests for means of values, and the
Mann-Whitney U test for medians as appropriate for the data distribution. Qualitative data were …

Complex thoracic aortic disease involving the ascending aorta, the aortic arch and the
descending aorta still represents a challenge for the cardiothoracic surgeon. The classic …