2021
Perioperative thrombocytopenia
Lombard FW, Popescu WM, Oprea AD, Kertai MD. Perioperative thrombocytopenia. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2021, 34: 335-344. PMID: 33935182, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet countThrombopoietin receptor agonistsRisk of bleedingProphylactic platelet transfusionsProthrombin complex concentrateRecombinant factor VIIGood quality evidenceThreshold platelet countIntravenous immunoglobulinPreoperative thrombocytopeniaAsymptomatic patientsPerioperative strategiesPerioperative managementSevere bleedingAntifibrinolytic agentsPlatelet transfusionsComplex concentrateQuality evidenceFibrinogen levelsReceptor agonistPerioperative thrombocytopeniaPlatelet functionThrombin generationIntraoperative alternativeFactor VII
2012
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction
Jovin IS, Ebisu K, Liu Y, Finta LA, Oprea AD, Brandt CA, Dziura J, Wackers FJ. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction. Congestive Heart Failure 2012, 19: 130-134. PMID: 23241105, DOI: 10.1111/chf.12013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLVEF of patientsLeft ventricular ejection fractionLower peak filling ratePeak filling rateEnd-diastolic volumeNormal peak filling ratesEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyVentricular ejection fractionDiastolic dysfunctionAsymptomatic patientsEjection fractionLow left ventricular ejection fractionNormal left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular end-diastolic volumeMild systolic dysfunctionNormal systolic functionEDV indexSystolic dysfunctionSystolic functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyPatientsDysfunctionRepeat scansFilling rateAngiocardiography