The Usefulness of Microcirculatory Assessment After Cardiac Surgery: Illustrative Case Report.
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
; 39(6): e20230383, 2024 Sep 09.
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| ID: mdl-39248437
ABSTRACT
Cardiac surgery causes a series of disturbances in human physiology. The correction of systemic hemodynamic variables is frequently ineffective in improving microcirculatory perfusion and delivering oxygen to the tissues. We present the case of a 52-year-old male submitted to mitral valve replacement (metallic valve) and subaortic membrane resection. Sublingual microcirculatory density and perfusion were evaluated using a handheld CytoCam camera before surgery and in the early postoperative period. In this case, systemic hemodynamic variables were compromised despite an actual improvement in the microcirculatory parameters in comparison to the preoperative evaluation, possibly due to the correction of the structural cardiac defects.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Microcirculation
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil