The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2020
Editorial CommentCommentary: The secret life of aortic dissections.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2020
Practice GuidelineCOVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network.
The extraordinary demands of managing the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world's ability to care for patients with thoracic malignancies. As a hospital's COVID-19 population increases and hospital resources are depleted, the ability to provide surgical care is progressively restricted, forcing surgeons to prioritize among their cancer populations. Representatives from multiple cancer, surgical, and research organizations have come together to provide a guide for triaging patients with thoracic malignancies as the impact of COVID-19 evolves as each hospital.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2020
Preischemic autologous mitochondrial transplantation by intracoronary injection for myocardial protection.
To investigate preischemic intracoronary autologous mitochondrial transplantation (MT) as a therapeutic strategy for prophylactic myocardial protection in a porcine model of regional ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). ⋯ Preischemic MT by single or serial intracoronary injections provides prophylactic myocardial protection from IRI, significantly decreasing infarct size and enhancing global and regional function.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2020
Benefits of progesterone on brain immaturity and white matter injury induced by chronic hypoxia in neonatal rats.
This study aims to evaluate the protective effects of progesterone on white matter injury and brain immaturity in neonatal rats with chronic hypoxia. ⋯ Progesterone could prevent white matter injury and improve brain maturation in a neonatal hypoxic rat model; this may be associated with inducing a switch from M1 to M2 in microglia.