Browsing by Author "Braun Jones, Sandra"

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    Candida infective endocarditis : An observational cohort study with a focus on therapy
    (2015) Arnold, Christopher J.; Johnson, Melissa; Bayer, Arnold S.; Bradley, Suzanne; Giannitsioti, Efthymia; Miró, José M.; Tornos, Pilar; Tattevin, Pierre; Braun Jones, Sandra; García Cañete, Patricia; Strahilevitz, Jacob; Spelman, Denis
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    Reduced valve replacement surgery and complication rate in Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis patients receiving acetyl-salicylic acid
    (W B SAUNDERS CO LTD, 2009) Eisen, Damon P.; Corey, G. Ralph; McBryde, Emma S.; Fowler, Vance G.; Miro, Jose M.; Cabell, Chris H.; Street, Alan C.; Paiva, Marcelo Goulart; Ionac, Adina; Tan, Ru San; Tribouilloy, Christophe; Pachirat, Orathai; Braun Jones, Sandra; Chipigina, Natalia; Naber, Christoph; Pan, Angelo; Ravasio, Veronica; Gattringer, Rainer; Chu, Vivian H.; Bayer, Arnold S.; ICE Investigators
    Objectives: To assess the influence of acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) on clinical outcomes in Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis (SA-IE).
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    Resultados a largo plazo de la valvuloplastía mitral con balón
    (2014) Martínez, Gonzalo; Fajuri, Alejandro; Cordova, Samuel; Braun Jones, Sandra; Marchant, Eugenio; Guarda, E.; Veas, N.; Méndez Lesser, Manuel; Lindefjeld, Dante; Pérez, Osvaldo; Flores, A.; Valenzuela, E.|Martínez, A.
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    Tratamiento endovascular de la disección aórtica tipo B mediante endoprótesis
    (2008) Mertens Martin, Renato; Arriagada Jorquera, Ivette Andrea; Valdés Echeñique, José Francisco; Kramer, Albrecht; Mariné M., Leopoldo; Bergoeing Reid, Michel Paul; Braun Jones, Sandra; Godoy Jorquera, Iván Esteban; Córdova Alvestegui, Samuel Edmundo; Huete Garín, Álvaro; Vergara G., Jeannette; Carvajal Núñez, Claudia
    Background: Dissections that involve the ascending aorta are classified as type A, regardless of the site of the primary intimal tear, and all other dissections as type B. Type B dissections can have fatal ischemic and hemorrhagic complications. In the chronic state, dilatation and rupture can be mortal. Endovascular surgery is a therapeutic alternative, considering the high rate of complications of conventional surgery. Aim: To report the results of endovascular treatment of type B aortic dissection. Material and methods: Report of 36 treated patients (30 males) aged 43 to 87 years, with a type B aortic dissection. Seventy eight percent were hypertensive and 39% smoked. The diagnosis was confirmed by CAT scan. Acute patients were treated for complications and chronic patients, for dilatation. In the operating room, an endoprothesis was placed through the femoral artery, to cover the tear. The tear was located and the lumens were differentiated using angiography and transesophageal echocardiography. Results: All procedures were successful. In 16 acute dissections the indications were malperfusion syndrome or unmanageable hypertension in seven patients and imminent rupture or persistent pain in nine. Twenty chronic patients were operated due to dilatation (mean 6 cm). One patient died due to cardiac failure. One patient had a transient paraparesia and two had pulmonary embolism. No patient died in a follow up period ranging from 2.5 to 74 months. Four patients required a new aortic endovascular procedure due to progressive dilatation or endoleak. Conclusion: Endovascular treatment of type B aortic dissection has good immediate and long term results (Rev Méd Chile 2008; 136: 1431-8).
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    Validated risk score for predicting 6-month mortality in infective endocarditis
    (2016) Park, Lawrence P.; Chu, Vivian H.; Peterson, Gais; Skoutelis, Athanasios; Lejko-Zupa, Tatjana; Bouza, Emilio; Tattevin, Pierre; Habib, Gilbert; Braun Jones, Sandra; García Cañete, Patricia