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Postpartum hemorrhage remains one of the leading causes of maternal death globally. Oxytocin is the uterotonic agent of choice for the prophylaxis of this complication. However, its use in low-resource settings is associated with clinical, political, economic and cultural constraints. The goal of this article is to describe the use of oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage prophylaxis in low-resource settings.

A literature review on the topic was carried out, and 24 articles were included.

The information was organized into seven sections the evaluation of the efficacy of oxytocin compared to other uterotonics, the use of oxytocin in home births, the training of healthcare professionals, the quality of the available oxytocin, the new formulations, the risks associated with the use of uterotonic and the adopted health policies.

Despite the progress achieved widespread access to oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage prophylaxis in low-resource settings is less than desirable. The main difficulties encountered were the shortage of skilled healthcare professionals for oxytocin administration, deficiencies concerning the quality of the drug and the inadequacy of available clinical guidelines.

In order to reduce maternal mortality caused by postpartum hemorrhage in low-resource settings, it is essential to improve the knowledge of healthcare professionals, to implement good practices on the use of uterotonics, to optimize resource management and to overcome cultural barriers that prevent the demand for health services.

In order to reduce maternal mortality caused by postpartum hemorrhage in low-resource settings, it is essential to improve the knowledge of healthcare professionals, to implement good practices on the use of uterotonics, to optimize resource management and to overcome cultural barriers that prevent the demand for health services.We present the case of an adult male patient with an incomplete form of Shone's complex associated with bicuspid aortic valve and a double orifice mitral valve. Intraoperative inspection of the mitral valve showed double orifice configuration with a small, rudimentary left-sided mitral valve and a large, dominant, right-sided parachute mitral valve with Barlow-type of degeneration. The patient underwent reconstruction of both valves through a minimally invasive incision. At one year echocardiographic control both valves function normally.

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is emerging as an important outcome among patients with documented coronary artery disease (CAD). The primary objective of this study was to report the HRQOL of CAD patients under secondary prevention-related treatment and follow-up using the 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) tool.

This was an analytical cross-sectional survey done in a hospital/clinic setting. We recruited CAD patients 30 to 80 years old with 1 to 6 years of follow-up. Patients self-reported HRQOL using SF-36.

We recruited 1206 patients, among whom 879 (72.9%) were male. The mean age of patients was 61.3 (9.6) years. Mean (± standard deviation) scores for physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, pain, and general health were 66.48 ± 29.41, 78.96 ± 28.01, 80.96 ± 21.15, and 51.49 ± 20.19, respectively. UNC3866 The scores for role limitations due to emotional problems, energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, and social functioning were 76.62 ± 28.0, 66.18 ± 23.92, 76.91 ± 20.47, and 74.49 ± 23.55. In subgroup analysis, age, sex, type of CAD, and treatment showed no significant association with any of the 8 domains of QOL. In addition, hypertension and diabetes showed no significant association with the individual domains of HRQOL.

Patients with coronary artery disease under secondary prevention-related treatment have suboptimal HRQOL under both physical and mental domains. The role of demographic factors, comorbidities, disease subtypes, and treatment options in modifying HRQOL among patients with CAD appears to be minimal.

Patients with coronary artery disease under secondary prevention-related treatment have suboptimal HRQOL under both physical and mental domains. The role of demographic factors, comorbidities, disease subtypes, and treatment options in modifying HRQOL among patients with CAD appears to be minimal.

One of the main sources of ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) and release of free oxygen radicals (FORs) during extracorporeal circulation (ECC) during cardiac surgery is neutrophils. In this study, we investigated the potential effects of our modification of del Nido cardioplegia (mDNC) (amino acids enriched del Nido cardioplegia) on myocardial polymorphonuclear leucocyte (PMNL) accumulation. We also compared the effects of our mDND and classical del Nido cardiplegia (cDNC) on ventricular contractile functions in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

Our study included 100 isolated CABG patients with similar characteristics, including age, gender, preoperative medications, diabetes, hypertension, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The patients were divided into two groups. Amino acids supplemented del Nido cardioplegia (L-aspartate and L-glutamate at a dose of 13 milimol/L) in 50 patients (study group, G1). In the remaining 50 patients, we used a classical del Nido cardioplegic solutve myocardial infarction and increase significantly the left ventricular functions including ventricular SVI and CI.

Our study findings show that glutamate-aspartate supplemented del Nido cardioplegia significantly decrease myocardial PMNL accumulation with reduced release of biochemical markers, including cardiac troponin-I, TNF-alpha, and Pro-Bnp. Our study results demonstrated that amino acids supplementation in del Nido cardioplegia has some advantages in CABG patients, including the decrease of perioperative myocardial infarction and increase significantly the left ventricular functions including ventricular SVI and CI.

This study evaluated the association of the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to prealbumin ratio (CPR) with adverse cardiovascular events after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

The study included 682 patients who presented with STEMI and were treated with primary PCI. Patients were divided into 2 groups high CPR (CPR ≥0.02) and low CPR (CPR <0.02). The primary endpoint of the study was the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as cardiovascular mortality or admission due to recurrent AMI or heart failure. Multivariate Cox regression models were used to assess the prognostic value of CPR on MACE in patients with STEMI.

During a median follow-up of 18 months, the accumulated incidence rate of MACE was significantly higher in the high-CPR group than in the low-CPR group (38.7% versus 12.0%, P < .01). Multivariate analysis revealed that CPR was an independent predictor for increased risk of MACE (hazard ratio = 3.