Obesity is not an Independent Risk Factor for Adverse Perioperative and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Following Open AAA Repair or EVAR

Objectives Whether pneumonectomy is needed for the treatment of destroyed lungs is still controversial and unresolved in the clinic. Pneumonectomy is destructive and is associated with a significant incidence of postoperative complications. The purpose of this study is to analyze the operative techniques, postoperative morbidity, mortality, and long-term outcomes of patients with destroyed lungs who underwent pneumonectomy. Patients and Methods We retrospectively analyzed 137 patients with destroyed lungs who underwent pneumonectomy. The data were queried for the details of operative technique, development of perioperative complications, mortality, and long-term survival. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate the risk factors of pneumonectomy among the patients. Results A total of 77 male and 60 female patients were reviewed. The youngest patient was 18 years, and the oldest was 75 years, with a mean age of 40.1 years. Postoperative complications were observed in 25 patients (18.2%). The rate of bronchopleural fistula (BPF) was 5.1% (7/137). Two perioperative deaths (1.5%) were noted. Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated the blood loss (hazard ratio [HR], 5.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.27–18.50; p = 0.021) was the independent risk factor of postoperative complications, and the type of the disease (HR, 4.50; 95% CI, 1.19–9.69; p = 0.034) was the independent risk factor of the BPF, for the patients with destroyed lung after pneumonectomy. Conclusion Pneumonectomy for destroyed lung is a high risk for postoperative complications. Our findings suggested that pneumonectomy in destroyed lung was satisfactory with strict surgical indications, adequate preoperative preparation, and careful operative technique, and the long-term outcomes can be especially satisfactory. Pneumonectomy for destroyed lung is still a treatment option.

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Is preterm delivery an independent risk factor for long-term maternal kidney disease?

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine ◽

10.1080/14767058.2016.1205022 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (9) ◽

pp. 1102-1107 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Gali Pariente ◽

Roy Kessous ◽

Ruslan Sergienko ◽

Eyal Sheiner

Keyword(s):

Risk Factor ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Preterm Delivery ◽

Independent Risk Factor

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Sex differences in clinical outcomes of patients with stable coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention

Current Pharmaceutical Design ◽

10.2174/1381612827666210303142901 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

Author(s):

Emmanuel P. Vardas ◽

Evangelos Oikonomou ◽

Gerasimos Siasos ◽

Panagiotis Theofilis ◽

Polychronis Dilaveris ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Coronary Artery Disease ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Coronary Artery ◽

Independent Risk Factor ◽

Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽

Coronary Intervention ◽

Female Sex ◽

Percutaneous Coronary ◽

Artery Disease

: Potential sex-related differences in the periprocedural and long-term postprocedural outcomes of coronary angioplasty in patients with stable coronary artery disease have been studied thoroughly over the last few decades, to determine whether female sex should be regarded as an independent risk factor that affects clinical outcomes. Based on a significant number of observational studies and meta-analyses, sex has not yet emerged as an independent risk factor for either mortality or major cardiac and cerebrovascular events, despite the fact that in the early 1980s, for several reasons, female sex was associated with unfavourable outcomes. Therefore, it remains debatable whether female sex should be considered as an independent risk factor for periprocedural and long-term bleeding events. The pharmacological and technological advancements that support current coronary angioplasty procedures, as well as the non-delayed treatment of coronary artery disease in females have certainly lessened the outcome differences between the two sexes. However, females show fluctuations in blood coagulability through their lifetime and higher prevalence of bleeding episodes associated with the antithrombotic treatment, following transcatheter coronary reperfusion interventions. In conclusion, the clinical results of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable coronary artery disease, during the periprocedural and long-term postprocedural periods, appear to show no significant differences between the two sexes, except for bleeding rates, which seem to be higher in females, a difference that mandates further systematic research.

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P1493CORRELATION BETWEEN END-DIALYSIS OVER-WEIGHT IN INITIAL STAGE OF HEMODIALYSIS AND PROGNOSIS IN INCIDENT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ◽

10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p1493 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽

Author(s):

Ping Zhang ◽

Ying Wang ◽

Xi Yao ◽

Shaohua Chen ◽

Chunping Xu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factor ◽

Cardiovascular Mortality ◽

Multivariate Regression ◽

Independent Risk Factor ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Maintenance Hemodialysis ◽

Interdialytic Weight Gain ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background and Aims The volume factor of maintenance hemodialysis patients is closely related to the prognosis. We hypothesized that the excess weight after dialysis (end-dialysis over-weight, edOW) is an important factor of volume impact survival in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between edOW and long-term prognosis of patients with maintenance hemodialysis. Method This retrospective study observed incident hemodialysis patients who treated in Kidney Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University from January 1, 2008 to April 30, 2017, three times a week for at least one year. The end point of follow-up was death, abdominal dialysis, kidney transplantation, transfer or until April 30, 2018. The general data of the patients included age, gender, BMI, primary renal disease, CVD, first hemodialysis access, albumin(Alb), Haemoglobin(Hb), blood pressure, heart rate, ultrafiltration rate(UFR), interdialytic weight gain IDWG, end -dialysis overweight (edOW). Cox multivariate regression was used to analyze the relationship between edow and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. Results Totally 469 patients male, 64% were enrolled, with an average age of 56.9 ± 17.1 years. During the follow-up period, 102 patients died. The main cause of death was cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, accounting for 44.7%. The mean value of edow was 0.28 ± 0.02 kg. Kaplan-Meier(Log-rank test) survival analysis showed that the long-term survival rate of the group with edow ≤ 0.28kg was better than that of the group with edow > 0.28kg (P = 0.042), and the cardiovascular mortality of the group with edow > 0.28kg was significantly higher than that of the group with edow ≤ 0.28kg (P = 0.001). Cox multivariate regression analysis showed that edow was an independent risk factor for all-cause death in hemodialysis patients (P = 0.025, AhR = 1.541, 95% CI 1.057-2.249), and also an independent risk factor for CVD death in hemodialysis patients (P = 0.007, AhR = 1.929, 95% CI 1.198-3.107). Conclusion EdOW is an independent risk factor of long-term all-cause and cardiovascular death in hemodialysis patients.

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Impact of ventricular arrhythmias on survival in patients after myocardial infarction

International Journal of Diagnostic Imaging ◽

10.5430/ijdi.v1n1p21 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Katarzyna Anna Mitręga ◽

Agnieszka Kolczyńska ◽

Joanna Hanzel ◽

Sylwia Cebula ◽

Stanisław Morawski ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Ventricular Arrhythmias ◽

Independent Risk Factor ◽

Premature Ventricular Beats ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Ventricular Extrasystoles ◽

Long Term Follow Up

Introduction: Despite the continuous development of new methods of pharmacological and invasive treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) the prognosis of long-term survival is still uncertain. Therefore, there is still need to look for new noninvasive predictors of death in patients after MI. Aim: To analyze the prognostic value of ventricular arrhythmias in predicting mortality following MI in long-term follow-up. Methods: We analyzed 390 consecutive patients (114 females and 276 males, aged 63.9 ± 11.15 years, mean EF: 43.8 ± 7.9%) with MI treated invasively. On the 5th day after MI 24-hour digital Holter recording was performed to assess the number of premature ventricular beats (VPB) and their sustained forms such as: salvos and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (nsVT < 30 s). The large numbers of ventricular extrasystoles: ≥ 10 VPB / hour were considered as abnormal. In echocardiography the size of heart cavities and cardiac contractile function were evaluated. Within 30.1 ± 15.1 months of follow-up 38 patients died. Results: In the group of patients with MI the mean value of ventricular ectopy during the day was: 318.8 ± 1447.6. Large numbers of ventricular extrasystoles were observed in 75% patients, while nsVT in 6% patients. Significant differences in the incidence of death after MI were observed in patients with nsVT and ventricular salvos. In the group of patients who died in comparison to the group of patients who survived in long-term follow-up, a significantly less ventricular ectopic incidence was noted (9.83% vs 90.17%, p < 0.01). In patients who died after MI more premature ventricular beats (≥ 10 VPB / h) and a greater nsVT incidence were observed; however not significant. Moreover, in patients with MI the systolic and diastolic LV dimension, decreased values of hemoglobin, salvos and nsVT incidence are the independent risk factors of death. The strongest independent risk factor of death after MI is salvos (HR: 1.32, P < 0.01). Conclusions: In long term follow-up the largest differences in death were observed in patients with ventricular salvos and nsVT. Furthermore, ventricular salvos are the strongest independent risk factor of death in patients with AMI.

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