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Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation
TAVI procedure, in high risk patients with critical aortic stenosis, can be accomplished with low procedural mortality. The worst outcome affects particularly patients with renal insufficiency and previous coronary bypass. However, the long-term mortality remains high due to the poor baseline conditions, mainly related to co-morbidity and to the presence of residual post-procedural aortic insufficiency.
High Flow and High Dose Neosynephrine are Effective to Maintain Perfusion Pressure for the Patient with Preoperative Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The patient was weaned from CPB uneventfully and was discharged home on postoperative day 7. Additional therapeutic treatment to ACEI-associated hypotension and unresponsiveness to neo for the patients undergoing cardiac surgery using CPB is reviewed as well in this paper.