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The Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score is an inflammation-based index utilizing C-reactive protein and albumin levels. It has been investigated in various diseases such as cancer, heart failure, and myocardial ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of suture material made of polyester (PET), polypropylene (PP), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) on the calcification of a bovine pericardium (BP) consisting of collagen biopolymer preserved with an epoxy compound. Non-porous film made of the synthetic reinforced polymer REPEREN^(®) was chosen as a control material. Samples of the material (sutured or non-sutured with each of the three types of surgical sutures) were implanted subcutaneously in...

The treatment of aortic valve disease in small annuli remains a debated topic in terms of prosthetic choice - biological or mechanical - and risk of patient prosthesis mismatch.

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) significantly impact the prognosis of elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), yet the risk factors for PPCs in CABG remain uncertain. Th...

To investigate the association between the Non-HDL cholesterol to HDL cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and to determine whether NHHR levels influ...

The Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score is an inflammation-based index utilizing C-reactive protein and albumin levels. It has been investigated in various diseases such as cancer, heart failure, and myocardial ...

Portal vein (PV) tear is an uncommon yet potentially fatal complication associated with balloon angioplasty, particularly when treating PV stenosis caused by tumor invasion and compression. This paper presents...

A 43-year-old patient presented to the emergency room due to chest pain, loss of consciousness and an episode of pyrexia. The assessment quickly revealed an infectious pseudoaneurysm of 4.5 cm of the left ventricle apex. The patient underwent emergency cardiac surgery with a large resection of the apical left ventricular cardiac tissues. The surgical reconstruction was performed using a bovine pericardial patch. Associate treatment was targeted intra-veinous (IV) antibiotics, post-operative...

Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare malignancy, representing a small fraction of primary cardiac tumors. Non-germinal center B-cell (non-GCB) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a subtype of PCL, often...

Vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) is an abnormal connection between the bladder and vagina, usually occurring after complex oncologic gynecologic surgeries. It typically presents as continuous urinary incontinence and is diagnosed through clinical examination, imaging, and cystoscopy. Conservative management rarely achieves healing, making surgical repair the preferred option. We report two cases of VVF treated with Tutopatch®, a bovine pericardium-derived graft, used as an interposition graft via...