Valery V. Likhvantsev

Clinical significance of silent strokes in carotid artery surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Perioperative silent strokes are common in carotid artery surgery and detected only with magnetic resonance imaging. Clinical significance of these strokes is poorly understood, and available data are conflicting. Objective. To evaluate clinical consequences of perioperative sile...

Critical Episodes of Inflammation, Catabolism, and Immunosuppression Define Mortality Risk in Chronic Critical Illness

Background/Objectives: A globally recognized definition of chronic critical illness (CCI) is lacking. Temporal criteria produce variable estimates, while pathophysiological models emphasize inflammation, catabolism, and immunosuppression (ICS). The relationship between ICS dynami...