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    January 2024
  1. PUTHETTU M, Vandenberghe S, Balafas S, Di Serio C, et al
    Optimizing CO2 field flooding during sternotomy: In vitro confirmation of the Karolinska studies.
    PLoS One. 2024;19:e0292669.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  2. HINTON JV, Fletcher CM, Perry LA, Greifer N, et al
    Platelet versus fresh frozen plasma transfusion for coagulopathy in cardiac surgery patients.
    PLoS One. 2024;19:e0296726.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  3. FARKASH A, Gordon A, Mohr R, Sela O, et al
    Single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in patients with impaired renal function.
    PLoS One. 2024;19:e0297194.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  4. CAMPBELL NG, Allen E, Evans R, Jamal Z, et al
    Impact of maintaining serum potassium concentration >/= 3.6mEq/L versus >/= 4.5mEq/L for 120 hours after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery on incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation: Protocol for a randomized non-inferiority trial.
    PLoS One. 2024;19:e0296525.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  5. ZHANG L, Xu L, Chen Z, You H, et al
    Risk factors and related miRNA phenotypes of chronic pain after thoracoscopic surgery in lung adenocarcinoma patients.
    PLoS One. 2024;19:e0297742.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    January 2023
  6. RAJAB TK, Ochoa B, Zilinskas K, Kwon J, et al
    Partial heart transplantation for pediatric heart valve dysfunction: A clinical trial protocol.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0280163.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  7. ATIKSAWEDPARIT P, Sathapornthanasin T, Chalermdamrichai P, Sanguanwit P, et al
    Using computed tomography to evaluate proper chest compression depth for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Thai population: A retrospective cross-sectional study.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0279056.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  8. SAITO T, Hamakawa A, Takahashi H, Muto Y, et al
    Symptom severity trajectories and distresses in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection from surgery to the first post-discharge clinic visit.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0281998.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  9. LIOU L, Mostofsky E, Lehman L, Salia S, et al
    Racial disparities in post-transplant stroke and mortality following stroke in adult cardiac transplant recipients in the United States.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0268275.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  10. AUDET LA, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Tchouaket E, Kilpatrick K, et al
    The level of adherence to best-practice guidelines by interprofessional teams with and without acute care nurse practitioners in cardiac surgery: A study protocol.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0282467.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  11. WU W, Panagopoulos AN, Vasa CH, Sharzehee M, et al
    Patient-specific computational simulation of coronary artery bypass grafting.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0281423.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  12. JANG WJ, Choi KH, Kim J, Yang JH, et al
    Impact of gender on mid-term prognosis of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0279030.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  13. BEGUN X, Butt JH, Kristensen SL, Weeke PE, et al
    Diuretic treatment before and after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A Danish nationwide study.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0282636.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  14. SERAFIM KR, Moreira DAR, da Costa PA, Habib RG, et al
    The accuracy of the Stroke Risk Analysis (SRA) system for predicting atrial fibrillation in patients in the postoperative period of myocardial revascularization.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0282565.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  15. BRUGIERE O, Vallee A, Raimbourg Q, Peraldi MN, et al
    Conversion to belatacept after lung transplantation: Report of 10 cases.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0281492.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  16. ZAGONA-PRIZIO C, Pascoe MA, Corbisiero MF, Simon VC, et al
    Cadaveric emergency cricothyrotomy training for non-surgeons using a bronchoscopy-enhanced curriculum.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0282403.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  17. BREEL JS, Wensing AGCL, Eberl S, Preckel B, et al
    Patients with infective endocarditis undergoing cardiac surgery have distinct ROTEM profiles and more bleeding complications compared to patients without infective endocarditis.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0284329.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  18. CHUNG CH, Wang YJ, Jiao X, Lee CY, et al
    Transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs. surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in Taiwan: A population-based cohort study.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0285191.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  19. TAJIMA K, Yamakawa K, Kuwabara Y, Miyazaki C, et al
    Propofol anesthesia decreases the incidence of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation compared to desflurane in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A retrospective single-center study.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0285120.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  20. MINERVINI F, Kestenholz P, Bertoglio P, Li A, et al
    Role of intrapulmonary lymph nodes in patients with NSCLC and visceral pleural invasion. The VPI 1314 multicenter registry study protocol.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0285184.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  21. STYRVOKY KC, Batra K, Robertshaw M, Kypreos M, et al
    Characteristics of a diagnostic bronchoscopy in hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0285634.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  22. KONTAR L, Beaubien-Souligny W, Couture EJ, Jacquet-Lagreze M, et al
    Prolonged cardiovascular pharmacological support and fluid management after cardiac surgery.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0285526.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  23. GOTTLIEB J, Fischer B, Schupp JC, Golpon H, et al
    Calcineurin-inhibitor free immunosuppression after lung transplantation - a single center case-control study in 51 patients converted to Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0284653.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  24. PHOTHIKUN A, Nawarawong W, Tantraworasin A, Phinyo P, et al
    The outcomes of three different techniques of coronary artery bypass grafting: On-pump arrested heart, on-pump beating heart, and off-pump.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0286510.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  25. GLORION M, Pascale F, Estephan J, Huriet M, et al
    A cross-circulatory platform for monitoring innate allo-responses in lung grafts.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0285724.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  26. NG AP, Chervu N, Sanaiha Y, Vadlakonda A, et al
    Sociodemographic disparities in concomitant left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac valve operations.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0286337.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  27. MENG L, Yang H, Xin S, Chang C, et al
    Association of red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio with mortality in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0286561.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  28. GRACIA BAENA JM, Marsal Mora JR, Llorca Cardenosa S, Calaf Vall I, et al
    Impact of severe aortic stenosis on quality of life.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0287508.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  29. OBAFEMI T, Mullis D, Bajaj S, Krishna P, et al
    Results following implementation of a cardiac surgery ERAS protocol.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0277868.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  30. CAI X, Yue M, Liu X, Zhang L, et al
    Learning curve for flexible bronchoscope-guided orotracheal intubation for anesthesiology residents: A cumulative sum analysis.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0288617.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  31. CHO YJ, Hyeon C, Nam K, Lee S, et al
    Effects of low versus high inspired oxygen fraction on myocardial injury after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A randomized clinical trial.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0281232.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  32. NIJBROEK SGLH, Roozeman JP, Ettayeby S, Rosenberg NM, et al
    Closed-Loop ventilation using sidestream versus mainstream capnography for automated adjustments of minute ventilation-A randomized clinical trial in cardiac surgery patients.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0289412.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  33. PENNY-DIMRI JC, Bergmeir C, Reid CM, Williams-Spence J, et al
    Paying attention to cardiac surgical risk: An interpretable machine learning approach using an uncertainty-aware attentive neural network.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0289930.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  34. YATANI A, Katsurada N, Fukui T, Yamada J, et al
    Diagnostic yield and the number of tumor cells of ultrathin bronchoscopy for peripheral lung lesions: A comparison with thin bronchoscopy.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0290609.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  35. SIKORSKI P, Li Y, Cheema M, Wolfe GI, et al
    Serum metabolomics of treatment response in myasthenia gravis.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0287654.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  36. CURRAN J, Ross-White A, Sibley S
    Magnesium prophylaxis of new-onset atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0292974.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  37. KAAWA-MAFIGIRI D, Nsereko M, Odie M, Johnson JL, et al
    Perceptions about and reasons for participation in research bronchoscopy in Uganda: A qualitative analysis.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0293174.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  38. BHANDARI R, Abdulhay N, Alexander T, Rubenstein J, et al
    Characterization of patients receiving surgical versus non-surgical treatment for infective endocarditis in West Virginia.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0289622.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  39. AHN J, Yu H, Rha SW, Choi BG, et al
    Randomized clinical trial to compare the efficacy of self-expanding bare metal nitinol stent and balloon angioplasty alone for below-the-knee lesions following successful balloon angioplasty: 1-year clinical outcomes.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0294132.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  40. SOONG C, Lee YS, Lin CH, Chen CH, et al
    Sustained pharyngeal inflation in infant airway-Flexible bronchoscopy measurements.
    PLoS One. 2023;18:e0294029.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    January 2022
  41. BANDARA EMS, Edirisinghe DIU, Wanniarachchi DDCS, Peiris H, et al
    A comparative study on fatty acid profile in selected vessels of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0260780.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  42. SASAKI S, Nishihira K, Yamashita A, Fujii T, et al
    Involvement of enhanced expression of classical complement C1q in atherosclerosis progression and plaque instability: C1q as an indicator of clinical outcome.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0262413.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  43. KARADZOVSKA-KOTEVSKA M, Brunnstrom H, Kosieradzki J, Ek L, et al
    Feasibility of EBUS-TBNA for histopathological and molecular diagnostics of NSCLC-A retrospective single-center experience.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0263342.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  44. TRIVEDI JR, Pahwa SV, Whitehouse KR, Ceremuga BM, et al
    Racial disparities in cardiac transplantation: Chronological perspective and outcomes.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0262945.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  45. PATEL YS, Hanna WC, Fahim C, Shargall Y, et al
    RAVAL trial: Protocol of an international, multi-centered, blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing robotic-assisted versus video-assisted lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0261767.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  46. NISHIMURA T, Okamura T, Fujimura T, Miyazaki Y, et al
    Feasibility, reproducibility and characteristics of coronary bifurcation type assessment by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0263246.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  47. HULTKVIST H, Nylander E, Tamas E, Svedjeholm R, et al
    Evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function in patients operated for aortic stenosis.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0263824.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  48. MGBEMENA N, Jones A, Saxena P, Ang N, et al
    Acute changes in handgrip strength, lung function and health-related quality of life following cardiac surgery.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0263683.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  49. ISMAIL NA, Jaapar AN, Yunus AM, Sanusi AR, et al
    Outcome of adult cardiac surgery following COVID-19 infection in unvaccinated population in a national tertiary centre.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0266056.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  50. VIJITPAVAN A, Kittikunakorn N, Komonhirun R
    Comparison between intrathecal morphine and intravenous patient control analgesia for pain control after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A pilot randomized controlled study.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0266324.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  51. JEGANATHAN V, Knight S, Bricknell M, Ridgers A, et al
    Impact of smoking status and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on pulmonary complications post lung cancer surgery.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0266052.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  52. DORICIC J, Greite R, Vijayan V, Immenschuh S, et al
    Kidney injury after lung transplantation: Long-term mortality predicted by post-operative day-7 serum creatinine and few clinical factors.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0265002.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  53. PAN CS, Mabeza RM, Tran Z, Lee C, et al
    Pericardiocentesis or surgical drainage: A national comparison of clinical outcomes and resource use.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0267152.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  54. OCHI T, Kurihara M, Tsuboshima K, Nonaka Y, et al
    Dynamics of thoracic endometriosis in the pleural cavity.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0268299.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  55. VON STUMM M, Leps Y, Jochheim L, van Ruth V, et al
    Impact of delayed sternal closure on wound infections following neonatal and infant cardiac surgery.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0267985.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  56. KIM ST, Xia Y, Tran Z, Hadaya J, et al
    Outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following the 2018 adult heart allocation policy.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0268771.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  57. LERTSUTTIMETTA T, Tumkosit M, Kaveevorayan P, Chantranuwatana P, et al
    The discrepancies between clinical and histopathological diagnoses of cardiomyopathies in patients with stage D heart failure undergoing heart transplantation.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0269019.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  58. JANG G, Song JW, Kim HJ, Kim EJ, et al
    Foreign-body aspiration into the lower airways in adults; multicenter study.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0269493.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  59. MAZZONE P, Dotson T, Wahidi MM, Bernstein M, et al
    Clinical validation and utility of Percepta GSC for the evaluation of lung cancer.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0268567.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  60. CARSTENS H, Kalka K, Verhaegh R, Schumacher F, et al
    Antimicrobial effects of inhaled sphingosine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in isolated ventilated and perfused pig lungs.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0271620.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  61. HAIDARI Z, Demircioglu E, Boss K, Tyczynski B, et al
    Intraoperative hemoadsorption in high-risk patients with infective endocarditis.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0266820.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  62. SMITH KB, Potters TO, Zenarosa GL
    Pretransplant survival of patients with end-stage heart failure under competing risks.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0273100.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  63. TSAI CT, Lu YW, Chou RH, Kuo CS, et al
    Effect of timing of coronary revascularization in patients with post-infectious myocardial infarction.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0272258.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  64. HENDRIKS KDW, Castela Forte JN, Kok WF, Mungroop HE, et al
    Mild hypothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass assisted CABG is associated with improved short- and long-term survival, a 18-year cohort study.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0273370.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  65. KOCJAN J, Gzik-Zroska B, Nowakowska-Lipiec K, Burkacki M, et al
    Thoracic surgery may alter body static balance via diaphragm dysfunction.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0273641.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  66. YOSHIKAWA H, Adachi Y, Nakamura Y, Kuriyama N, et al
    Two-step nationwide epidemiological survey of myasthenia gravis in Japan 2018.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0274161.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  67. ABREU A, Maximo J, Leite-Moreira A
    Long-term survival of female versus male patients after coronary artery bypass grafting.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0275035.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  68. PETAK F, Kovacs BN, Agocs S, Virag K, et al
    Seasonal changes in proportion of cardiac surgeries associated with diabetes, smoking and elderly age.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0274105.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  69. MOTAZEDIAN F, Ostovar R, Hartrumpf M, Schroter F, et al
    Every day mitral valve reconstruction: What has changed over the last 15 years?
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0269537.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  70. WATANABE H, Yamamoto K, Shiomi H, Morimoto T, et al
    Percutaneous coronary intervention using new-generation drug-eluting stents versus coronary arterial bypass grafting in stable patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease: From the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG registry Cohort-3.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0267906.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  71. PERAKYLA L, Nykanen A, Piilonen A, Kesavuori R, et al
    Transition from BOS to RAS impairs prognosis after lung transplantation-CLAD subtype analysis by CT volumetry.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0275563.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  72. KAREWICZ A, Faber K, Karon K, Januszewska K, et al
    Evaluation of patients' satisfaction with bronchoscopy procedure.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0274377.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  73. LIU Y, Sun XX, Du WY, Chen TT, et al
    Intensive versus conservative glycemic control in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A protocol for systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0276228.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  74. KIRSCHFINK A, Alachkar MN, Alnaimi A, Vogt F, et al
    Outcome of transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in patients with diabetes mellitus: Results from a real-world cohort.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0276019.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  75. ROTH S, Fox H, M'Pembele R, Morshuis M, et al
    Noninvasive evaluation of the hemodynamic status in patients after heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device implantation.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0275977.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  76. J JAKOBSON D, Cohen O, Cherniavsky E, Batumsky M, et al
    Ultrasonography can replace chest X-rays in the postoperative care of thoracic surgical patients.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0276502.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  77. PARK DY, An S, Hanna JM, Wang SY, et al
    Readmission rates and risk factors for readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0276394.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  78. ISHAY SY, Abu-Tailakh M, Raichel L, Hershenhoren TF, et al
    A prospective cohort study of dynamic cell-free DNA elevation during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0276443.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  79. TAKEUCHI M, Suzuki H, Matsumoto Y, Kikuchi Y, et al
    Prediction of the development of delirium after transcatheter aortic valve implantation using preoperative brain perfusion SPECT.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0276447.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  80. DOWNEY MC, Hooks M, Gravely A, Naksuk N, et al
    Perioperative changes in left ventricular systolic function following surgical revascularization.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0277454.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  81. FAVIER V, Lescroart M, Pequignot B, Grimmer L, et al
    Measurement of airborne particle emission during surgical and percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy COVID-19 adapted procedures in a swine model: Experimental report and review of literature.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0278089.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  82. CESNJEVAR R, Purbojo A, Haake C, Laas J, et al
    Significant adhesion reduction and time saving in pediatric heart surgery with 4DryField PH: A retrospective, controlled study.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0277530.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  83. RISSEL R, Koelm S, Schepers M, Dohle DS, et al
    Elevated lactate levels and impaired lactate clearance during extracorporeal life support (ECLS) are associated with poor outcome in cardiac surgery patients.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0278139.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  84. CHOUAIRI F, Mullan CW, Ahmed A, Bhinder J, et al
    Clinical implications of Type 2 diabetes on outcomes after cardiac transplantation.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0273111.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  85. URBANOWICZ T, Olasinska-Wisniewska A, Michalak M, Perek B, et al
    Pre-operative systemic inflammatory response index influences long-term survival rate in off-pump surgical revascularization.
    PLoS One. 2022;17:e0276138.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    January 2021
  86. RADTKE T, Haile SR, Dressel H, Benden C, et al
    COVID-19 pandemic restrictions continuously impact on physical activity in adults with cystic fibrosis.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0257852.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  87. ZHANG T, Wang Y, Zhang P, Xue F, et al
    Different fixation pattern for thoracolumbar fracture of ankylosing spondylitis: A finite element analysis.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0250009.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  88. SAKAKURA K, Taniguchi Y, Yamamoto K, Tsukui T, et al
    Modifiable and unmodifiable factors associated with slow flow following rotational atherectomy.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0250757.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  89. KAMP JC, Hinrichs JB, Fuge J, Ewen R, et al
    COVID-19 in lung transplant recipients-Risk prediction and outcomes.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0257807.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  90. CHOU YY, Hwang JJ, Tung YC
    Optimal surgeon and hospital volume thresholds to reduce mortality and length of stay for CABG.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0249750.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  91. HOLM A, Henriksson M, Alfredsson J, Janzon M, et al
    Long term risk and costs of bleeding in men and women treated with triple antithrombotic therapy-An observational study.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0248359.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  92. RZUCIDLO-HYMCZAK A, Hymczak H, Kedziora A, Kapelak B, et al
    Prognostic role of perioperative acid-base disturbances on the risk of Clostridioides difficile infection in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0248512.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  93. KIM HJ, Roh Y, Yun SY, Park WK, et al
    Comparison of the selection of nasotracheal tube diameter based on the patient's sex or size of the nasal airway: A prospective observational study.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0248296.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  94. CHOUAIRI F, Mullan CW, Sen S, Mori M, et al
    Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0247789.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  95. JULIANA N, Abu Yazit NA, Kadiman S, Muhammad Hafidz K, et al
    Intraoperative cerebral oximetry in open heart surgeries reduced postoperative complications: A retrospective study.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0251157.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  96. KUSNER J, Luraghi G, Khodaee F, Rodriguez Matas JF, et al
    Understanding TAVR device expansion as it relates to morphology of the bicuspid aortic valve: A simulation study.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0251579.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  97. PASSOV A, Schramko A, Salminen US, Aittomaki J, et al
    Endothelial glycocalyx during early reperfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0251747.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  98. WILLITS I, Keltie K, de Belder M, Henderson R, et al
    Safety, effectiveness and costs of percutaneous mitral valve repair: A real-world prospective study.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0251463.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  99. HUNG CS, Chen YC, Yang TF, Huang FH, et al
    Systematic review and meta-analysis on juvenile primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Conservative or surgical approach first?
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0250929.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  100. CORBALLIS NH, Paddock S, Gunawardena T, Merinopoulos I, et al
    Drug coated balloons for coronary artery bifurcation lesions: A systematic review and focused meta-analysis.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0251986.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  101. HADLEY S, Canizo Vazquez D, Lopez Abad M, Congiu S, et al
    Oxidative stress response in children undergoing cardiac surgery: Utility of the clearance of isoprostanes.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0250124.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  102. SERRAINO GF, Provenzano M, Jiritano F, Michael A, et al
    Risk factors for acute kidney injury and mortality in high risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0252209.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  103. LEMES DA SILVA MV, Nunes Filho ACB, Rosa VEE, Caixeta A, et al
    Improvement of renal function after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic kidney disease.
    PLoS One. 2021;16:e0251066.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  104. ZHU X, Umezu M, Iwasaki K
    Finite element analysis of cutting balloon expansion in a calcified artery model of circular angle 180 degrees : Effects of balloon-to-diameter ratio and number of blades facing calcification on potential calcification fracturing and perforation reduc
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