Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disorder caused by occlusive atherosclerosis, which commonly impairs blood flow to the lower extremities. The prevalence of PAD is increasing globally ...

INTRODUCTION Diaphragm elevation caused by diaphragm dysfunction due to phrenic nerve injury is a well-recognized complication after cardiac surgery, with a reported incidence ranging from 1.2% to 60% ...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an efficient and widely performed procedure in cardiac surgery services around the world. The extensive experience made it possible to use different types of ...

Atherosclerotic lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality that affects >230 million people worldwide ...

Diaphragm monitoring relies on the measurement of trans diaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) during cervical magnetic stimulation (CMS). Specifically, twitch Pdi (Pditw) is measured using esophageal and ...

Background A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that myocardial revascularisation using bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) improves long-term survival compared with single/left internal ...

Phrenic nerve stimulation can reduce pulmonary artery pressure, and the specific effects can be reflected in the reduction of PaCO 2, the increase of 6-min walking distance and the promotion of ...

Comparing 3-month and 1-year patency rates of no-touch great saphenous vein and pedicled left internal mammary artery in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective non-inferiority study ...