Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular : órgão oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
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Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc · Sep 2015
Observational StudyFactors Associated With the Development of Chronic Post-Sternotomy Pain: a Case-Control Study.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the factors associated with chronic post-sternotomy pain in heart surgery patients. ⋯ The factors associated with chronic poststernotomy pain were: use of the internal thoracic artery; use of antidepressants; hypothyroidism; surgical wound complication, and patients on disability benefits or scheduled for a consultative examination.
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Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc · Sep 2015
Surgery of the aortic root: should we go for the valve-sparing root reconstruction or the composite graft-valve replacement is still the first choice of treatment for these patients?
To compare the results of the root reconstruction with the aortic valve-sparing operation versus composite graftvalve replacement. ⋯ The aortic root reconstruction with preservation of the valve should be the operation being performed for presenting lower late mortality and survival free of bleeding events.