Highlights•The current risk scores may underestimate surgical risk in higher-risk patients
who underwent cardiac surgery.•Preoperative natriuretic peptides predict adverse outcomes …

Background Glutamate is reported to enhance the recovery of oxidative metabolism and
contractile function of the heart after ischemia. The effect appears to be blunted in diabetic …

Background Animal and human data suggest that glutamate can enhance recovery of
myocardial metabolism and function after ischemia. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide …

Objective Postoperative heart failure (PHF) after aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic
stenosis (AS) may initially appear mild and transient but has serious long-term …

Background Postoperative heart failure (PHF) is the main cause for mortality after cardiac
surgery but unbiased evaluation of PHF is difficult. We investigated the utility of …

BACKGROUND: After coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, heart failure is still major
problem. The valuable marker for it is needed. AIM: Evaluating the role of serial NT-proBNP …

Background Preoperative poor nutrition greatly raises the risk of complications and
increases length of stay (LOS). Glutamine deficiency may impair immune functions, reduce …

Tóm tắt Mục tiêu: Nghiên cứu vai trò của NT-proBNP huyết thanh trong chẩn đoán suy tim
cấp sau phẫu thuật bắc cầu nối chủ vành. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu tiến cứu …

Heart failure (HF) and myocardial infarction are serious complications of major noncardiac
surgery in older adults. Many factors can contribute to the development of HF during the …

B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) belongs to a family of neurohormones responsible
for circulatory homeostasis in response to volume and pressure overload within cardiac …