BACKGROUND Hepatic encephalopathy(HE)is a primary complication following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS),but the utility of pharmacological prophylaxis for HE is unclear.AIM To assess the HE incide...
Background: Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunts have been used to manage benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) for an extended period. While they may swiftly and effectively alleviate symptoms, their application is accompani...
Chongqing Medical University Program for Youth Innovation in Future Medicine(W0204);Natural Science Foundation Project of Chongqing,Chongqing Science and Technology Commission(CSTB2023NSCQ-BHX0010);Chongqing Postdoctoral Research Project Special Support(2023CQBSHTB3074);Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJQN202400421).
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive condition with a poorprognosis in children. Lung transplantation (Ltx) remains the ultimate option when patients are refractory toPAH-speciffc therapy....
Background Many complications may occur after placement of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP shunt) for hydrocephalus, and delayed shunt insufficiency (DSI) is among the most common. It is often caused by abdominal a...
Background:Shunt repair for the Norwood procedure with either the right ventricle to pulmonary artery shunt(RVPAS)or the modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Shunt(BTTS)varies by institution and surgeon preference.Shunt ch...
supported by grants from Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2021MH111 for Cui X and ZR2020MH033 for Zhang H);Doctoral Program of Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2017BH047 for Lu W).
Background:Pregnancy in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH)is a fatal condition,despite the effectiveness of PAH-specific therapies.The coverage status and effect of specific therapies in pregnant patients...
Objective:Patients with ductal-dependent pulmonary circulation require alternative bloodflow to provide and maintain adequate oxygenation.Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt(MBTS)has been the standard for providing such a ...
Introduction Abernethy malformation is a rare congenital vascular abnormality characterized by portal venous blood draining into systemic veins through an abnormal shunt vein[1].There is a consensus that symptomatic A...
National Key Research and Development Program of China,Grant/Award Number:2021 YFB3400100;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:52241103,U2241261;Fund of Prospective Layout of Scientific Research for Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics。
Piezoelectric material-based semi-active vibration control systems may effectively suppress vibration amplitude without any external power supply,or even harvest electrical energy.This bidirectional electrical energy ...