Browsing St. Olavs hospital by Author "Wahba, Alexander"
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2019 EACTS/EACTA/EBCP guidelines on cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery.
Wahba, Alexander; Milojevic, Milan; Boer, Christa; De Somer, Filip M.J.J.; Gudbjartsson, Tomas; van den Goor, Jenny; Jones, Timothy J.; Lomivorotov, Vladimir; Merkle, Frank; Ranucci, Marco; Kunst, Gudrun; Puis, Luc (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
Complete embolization of a mechanical aortic valve during trail running - a case report with a lucky ending
Dalen, Håvard; Graven, Torbjørn; Slagsvold, Katrine Hordnes; Krogstad, Lars Erik Berg; Saxhaug, Lars Mølgaard; Tannvik, Tomas Dybos; Holte, Espen; Nordhaug, Dag Ole; Karlsen, Øystein; Thorstensen, Anders; Wahba, Alexander; Winnerkvist, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Complete embolization of a prosthetic heart valve is extremely rare and dangerous. This case reports a total embolization of a mechanical aortic valve and contributes to the literature regarding the diagnostic ... -
Limited effect of red blood cell transfusion on long-term mortality among anaemic cardiac surgery patients
Tran, Long; Greiff, Guri; Wahba, Alexander; Pleym, Hilde; Videm, Vibeke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)OBJECTIVES Our goal was to investigate long-term mortality associated with red blood cell (RBC) transfusion among patients with anaemia undergoing cardiac surgery when adjusting for known risk factors. METHODS Adults with ... -
Perioperative factors associated with changes in troponin T during coronary artery bypass grafting
Koppen, Elias; Madssen, Erik; Greiff, Guri; Stenseth, Roar; Pleym, Hilde; Wiseth, Rune; Wahba, Alexander; Videm, Vibeke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Investigate important clinical and operative variables associated with increases in cardiac troponin T (cTnT) as indicators of myocardial injury after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Design Prospective ... -
Prediction of mortality in adult patients with severe acute lung failure receiving veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A prospective observational study
Enger, Tone Bull; Philipp, A; Videm, Vibeke; Lubnow, M; Wahba, Alexander; Fischer, M; Schmid, C; Bein, T; Müller, T (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Introduction Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vvECMO) can be a life-saving therapy in patients with severe acute lung failure refractory to conventional therapy. Nevertheless, vvECMO is a procedure associated ... -
Serotonin—A Driver of Progressive Heart Valve Disease
Waldum, Helge; Wahba, Alexander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)It is well known that some serotoninergic drugs and neuroendocrine tumors producing serotonin (5-HT) may induce valvular heart disease by stimulation of proliferation of valvular cells via interaction with a 5-HT receptor ... -
Trajectories of Pain in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery: A Longitudinal Prospective Study.
Gjeilo, Kari Hanne; Oksholm, Trine; Follestad, Turid; Wahba, Alexander; Rustøen, Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Context Lung cancer surgery is among the surgical procedures associated with the highest prevalence of pain, but prospective longitudinal studies after the pain trajectory are scarce. Objectives We aimed to describe the ... -
Transfusion of red blood cells in coronary surgery: is there an effect on long-term mortality when adjusting for risk factors and postoperative complications?
Tran, Long; Greiff, Guri; Pleym, Hilde; Wahba, Alexander; Stenseth, Roar; Videm, Vibeke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare long-term mortality in patients undergoing primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting who received ≥1 units of red blood cells (RBCs) or no RBCs. We hypothesized that ...