Background Higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers are associated with an increased risk
of perioperative atrial fibrillation and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS). …

Several activating mutations in the cKIT receptor tyrosine kinase are associated with the
development and progression of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Treatment of GIST with …

Objective The authors investigated the effect of preoperative thoracic epidural (PreTE) catheter
placement versus not placing a preoperative thoracic epidural catheter (NoPreTE) on the …

Background Perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) and myocardial injury after noncardiac
surgery (MINS) are common complications after noncardiac surgery. Inflammation has been …

Purpose Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) has an incidence of 20–60% in cardiac
surgery. The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and the European Association of …

We report the case of a 38‐year‐old man with metastatic ductal eccrine adenocarcinoma (DEA)
of the left breast responding to 5‐flourouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (FEC) …

A 61-year-old female ex-smoker presented with a suspicious right lower lobe mass after
previously undergoing a left pneumonectomy. Due to the peripheral nature of the lung lesion, a …

Marfan syndrome (MS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disease associated with
significant morbidity and mortality due to progressive dilatation of the thoracic aorta which …

Ventilation and perfusion matching is optimized for gas exchange. Induction of anesthesia,
one-lung ventilation (OLV), and opening of the chest progressively uncouple ventilation–…

A 24-year-old woman presented with a lump in the right breast. A right mastectomy and
axillary clearance with immediate reconstruction was performed. The operative specimen …