Toyama University Hospital

Physiological Effects and Clinical Limitations of Impella‐Bridge Strategy for Post‐Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture

ABSTRACT Background Post‐infarction ventricular septal rupture (VSR) remains a life‐threatening mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. We evaluated the feasibility of an Impella‐bridge strategy for scheduled VSR repair. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 10 cons...

Respiratory syndromic surveillance for monitoring infection trends in long-term care facilities

OBJECTIVE: To assess the surveillance characteristics of respiratory syndromic surveillance criteria and their usefulness for monitoring infection trends in long-term care (LTC) facilities. DESIGN: Retrospective observational study. SETTING: Two wards caring for children and adul...

Association between preoperative radiographic osteoarthritis severity and patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) reliably improves pain and function in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA), a subset of patients experience limited postoperative benefit. The association between preoperative radiographic OA severity and postoperative pati...

Parkinsonism-like delayed neurotoxicity after idecabtagene vicleucel therapy for multiple myeloma: clinicopathological, cerebrospinal fluid, and autopsy analyses

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