Pak J Med Sci
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To investigate the effectiveness and safety of valve surgery in combination with cryoablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. ⋯ Valve surgery in combination with cryoablation has favorable short-term clinical effect in the treatment of heart valve disease in combination with atrial fibrillation, which is worth promotion.
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The retrosternal goiter (RSG), which can be defined by different classification and its incidence between 2% and 26% of all thyroidectomized patients, is a thyroid gland disease. Our aim was to classify RSG cases with a couple of different ways, which we have detected in computed tomography (CT) imaging of the thorax. ⋯ In patients who have retrosternal goiter, goiter spread can be defined with multiple classification with thorax CT.
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To investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in postoperative patients. ⋯ The prevalence of VTE in the present study is lower than that in other studies. Because surgery is a risk factor for VTE, patients who will be operated should be assessed. Considering the present results, we can assume that patients' conditions are not being assessed appropriately. In addition, findings indicate that a standard for preventing VTE has not yet been established.
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To determine effectiveness and safety of echocardiography guided bed side Balloon Atrial Septostomy (BAS) in dextro transposition of great Arteries (dTGA) with intact ventricular septum (IVS) at a public sector tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan. ⋯ Our study provides sufficient evidence that bed side balloon atrial septostomy is a safer technique, save a lot of time and resources which were required otherwise in transporting these patients to catheterization laboratory.
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To find out the effect of playing video games on cognitive abilities among teenagers. ⋯ Gamers exhibit better range of cognitive abilities specifically involving analogy, processing speed, deductive reasoning and mathematical intelligence. In this study, those who play video games on long term basis, showed improvement in cognitive abilities, in comparison to those who do not indulge in gaming activities.