The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Feb 2022
Protective effects of remote ischemic preconditioning against spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.
We aimed to investigate the protective effect of remote ischemic preconditioning against spinal cord ischemia and find a clue to its mechanism by measuring glutamate concentrations in the spinal ventral horn. ⋯ Our results showed that remote ischemic preconditioning prevented spinal cord ischemia-induced extracellular glutamate increase in ventral horn and suppressed N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B subunit expression.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Feb 2022
The Ross/Ross-Konno procedure in infancy is a safe and durable solution for aortic stenosis.
The objective of this study was to characterize early and midterm outcomes after the Ross/Ross-Konno procedure performed in infancy for severe aortic valve disease. ⋯ The neonatal and infant Ross/Ross-Konno procedure can be performed with low mortality and achieves a stable left ventricular outflow tract. Significant early morbidity reflects the preoperative condition of the patients but definitive surgery of this type can be considered as a primary approach.