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  1. Article ; Online: Role of 68Ga and 18F PSMA PET/CT and PET/MRI in biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer: a systematic review of prospective studies.

    Mazrani, Waseem / Cook, Gary J R / Bomanji, Jamshed

    Nuclear medicine communications

    2022  Volume 43, Issue 6, Page(s) 631–637

    Abstract: Objective: To systematically review the prospective literature on the role of 68Ga and 18F PSMA PET/CT and PET/MRI as a tool for functional imaging in prostate cancer biochemical recurrence (BCR), particularly with respect to detection efficacy and ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To systematically review the prospective literature on the role of 68Ga and 18F PSMA PET/CT and PET/MRI as a tool for functional imaging in prostate cancer biochemical recurrence (BCR), particularly with respect to detection efficacy and impact on management.
    Methods: We performed a systematic literature search using PubMed in July 2021, focusing on original prospective studies looking at PSMA PET/CT and PET/MRI in BCR.
    Results: We included 20 prospective studies reporting on 68Ga and 18F PSMA PET/CT and PET/MRI. Pooled PSMA PET positivity was 66.6% out of 2110 patients. The only factor consistently reported as associated with PSMA PET positivity was PSA level at the time of the study. Analysis of PSMA PET positivity rates in differing PSA ranges confirmed increasing positivity with increasing PSA levels. No significant adverse reactions were reported in the 20 studies, but only 6 studies mentioned safety or adverse reactions. A major change of management occurred in 42.7% of all patients scanned with PSMA PET/CT and more specifically 63.2% of those patients positive on PSMA PET/CT. There are no long-term studies that prove a survival benefit from these changes in management.
    Conclusion: There is prospective evidence for efficacy of PSMA PET/CT and PET/MRI in localizing disease recurrence in BCR, which increases with increasing PSA level at the time of scanning. There are no reported significant adverse effects related to the PSMA PET ligands. There is evidence of major change in management but no evidence for whether this achieves any improvement in outcome.
    MeSH term(s) Gallium Radioisotopes ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/diagnostic imaging ; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography/methods ; Prospective Studies ; Prostate-Specific Antigen ; Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
    Chemical Substances Gallium Radioisotopes ; Prostate-Specific Antigen (EC 3.4.21.77)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 758141-5
    ISSN 1473-5628 ; 0143-3636
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    ISSN 0143-3636
    DOI 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001557
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  2. Article ; Online: The radiation burden of radiological investigations.

    Mazrani, W / McHugh, K / Marsden, P J

    Archives of disease in childhood

    2007  Volume 92, Issue 12, Page(s) 1127–1131

    Abstract: The harmful effects of ionising radiation are widely acknowledged. It has been reported that young children, particularly girls, have a higher sensitivity to radiation than adults. However, the exact detrimental effects of radiation, particularly at the ... ...

    Abstract The harmful effects of ionising radiation are widely acknowledged. It has been reported that young children, particularly girls, have a higher sensitivity to radiation than adults. However, the exact detrimental effects of radiation, particularly at the low doses used in routine diagnostic radiography, are unknown and the subject of much controversy. Computed tomography (CT) accounts for about 9% of all radiological examinations but is responsible for 47% of medical radiation dose. Approximately 11% of CT examinations performed are in the paediatric population, but the long-term hazards of CT are unknown.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Fluoroscopy/adverse effects ; Humans ; Radiation Dosage ; Radiation Protection/methods ; Radiography/adverse effects ; Radiopharmaceuticals/adverse effects ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Radiopharmaceuticals
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    Publishing date 2007-11-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 524-1
    ISSN 1468-2044 ; 0003-9888 ; 1359-2998
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  3. Article ; Online: The spectrum of sclerosing cholangitis and the relevance of IgG4 elevations in routine practice.

    Alswat, Khalid / Al-Harthy, Nadya / Mazrani, Waseem / Alshumrani, Ghazi / Jhaveri, Kartik / Hirschfield, Gideon M

    The American journal of gastroenterology

    2012  Volume 107, Issue 1, Page(s) 56–63

    Abstract: Objectives: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guidance recommends measurement of IgG4 in patients with sclerosing cholangitis (SC). The objective of this study was to evaluate this by analyzing our SC practice.: Methods: ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guidance recommends measurement of IgG4 in patients with sclerosing cholangitis (SC). The objective of this study was to evaluate this by analyzing our SC practice.
    Methods: Characteristics were collected on 168 patients with radiological or biopsy proven SC; IgG4 was measured and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography studies were reviewed.
    Results: In all, 49% of patients were females and 55% had inflammatory bowel disease. Large duct disease was present in 63%, small duct disease in 8%, overlap with AIH in 11%, and secondary SC in 18%. Secondary etiologies included autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) (8%), intra-hepatic cholelithiasis (3%), portal vein thrombosis (2%), and neonatal Kasai (2%). In all, 101 patients had sufficient radiology and serology for re-evaluation. IgG4 was elevated (>104 mg/dl) in 22% of patients. This was associated with male gender (73%; P=0.016), a past history of pancreatitis (27% vs. 5%; P=0.007), a higher alkaline phosphatase (ALP) value, median 338.5 U/l vs. 160 (P=0.005), and a higher primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) Mayo risk score, mean 0.6 vs. -0.2 (P=0.0008). Prior biliary intervention was more likely (36 vs. 13%; P=0.023), while abnormal pancreatic imaging was noted in 15%, more frequently if IgG4 was elevated (40 vs. 8%; P=0.0007). After excluding those with pancreatic disease on magnetic resonance imaging, 14 patients had elevated IgG4. This group had higher ALP 379 U/l vs. 155.5 (P=0.0006), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 72.5 U/l vs. 34 (P=0.0005), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 90.5 U/l vs. 36 (P=0.004), and PSC Mayo risk score values 0.4 vs. -0.2 (P=0.017).
    Conclusions: SC is a heterogeneous liver injury. IgG4 testing may be clinically important in all patients, since it appears to identify a distinct patient population, more so than just those with AIP.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Cholangitis, Sclerosing/blood ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/blood ; Male ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' ; Retrospective Studies
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin G
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    Publishing date 2012-01
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    Document type Journal Article
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    ISSN 1572-0241 ; 0002-9270
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  4. Article: Follow-up imaging after laparoscopic heminephrectomy in children.

    Hiorns, Melanie P / Mazrani, Waseem / Mushtaq, Imran / McHugh, Kieran

    Pediatric radiology

    2008  Volume 38, Issue 7, Page(s) 762–765

    Abstract: Background: The radiological findings after laparoscopic heminephrectomy in children are not widely reported.: Objective: To document the range of imaging appearances following laparoscopic heminephrectomy in children.: Materials and methods: We ... ...

    Abstract Background: The radiological findings after laparoscopic heminephrectomy in children are not widely reported.
    Objective: To document the range of imaging appearances following laparoscopic heminephrectomy in children.
    Materials and methods: We reviewed all imaging and all radiology reports performed on children in our institution who had undergone laparoscopic heminephrectomy over a 6-year period.
    Results: Between 2001 and 2007, 35 patients (24 girls, 11 boys) had laparoscopic heminephrectomy. The mean age at surgery was 3.5 years. The sites of surgery comprised 12 right upper, 5 right lower, 18 left upper and 3 left lower heminephrectomies. These numbers included three patients who had bilateral procedures. The most consistent postoperative finding was an avascular cyst related to the site of surgery, seen after 23 of 38 procedures. Of these 23 cysts, 13 were simple and 10 were septated and/or contained echogenic debris.
    Conclusion: A cyst related to the site of laparoscopic heminephrectomy is a frequent postoperative occurrence but is not widely recognized for being simply this. Simple, anechoic, and septated appearances are possible. This cyst may be confusing to the radiologist and the clinician if they are not aware of the history of laparoscopic heminephrectomy and the technique that has been used. Whilst the exact aetiology of this cystic lesion is uncertain, all the patients in our series had a heminephrectomy performed with the use of an Endoloop (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ). No patients have required intervention to date.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Kidney Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Kidney Diseases/surgery ; Laparoscopy/methods ; Male ; Nephrectomy/methods ; Postoperative Complications/diagnostic imaging ; Treatment Outcome ; Ultrasonography
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    Publishing date 2008-05-30
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 124459-0
    ISSN 1432-1998 ; 0301-0449
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  5. Article: The role of cross-sectional imaging in male infertility: a pictorial review.

    Jhaveri, Kartik S / Mazrani, Waseem / Chawla, Tanya P / Filobbos, Rafiq / Toi, Ants / Jarvi, Keith

    Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes

    2010  Volume 61, Issue 3, Page(s) 144–155

    Abstract: Infertility is a common problem. The role of imaging in assisting clinical evaluation is discussed. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are first-line, noninvasive imaging techniques that provide accurate definition of anatomical causes of ... ...

    Abstract Infertility is a common problem. The role of imaging in assisting clinical evaluation is discussed. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are first-line, noninvasive imaging techniques that provide accurate definition of anatomical causes of infertility. This affords an opportunity to deliver timely and appropriate treatment. This pictorial review illustrates normal imaging anatomy and various causes of male infertility, and focuses on congenital and acquired testicular abnormalities and post-testicular obstruction, such as congenital absence of the vasa deferentia, seminal vesicle cysts, prostatic utricle cysts, Mullerian cysts, ejaculatory duct cysts (Wolffian cysts), and epididymal obstruction.
    MeSH term(s) Cryptorchidism/diagnosis ; Humans ; Infertility, Male/diagnosis ; Infertility, Male/diagnostic imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Testicular Diseases/diagnosis ; Ultrasonography ; Vas Deferens/abnormalities
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    Publishing date 2010-02-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 418190-6
    ISSN 0846-5371 ; 0008-2902
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  6. Article ; Online: Lymph node growth rate in testicular germ cell tumours: implications for computed tomography surveillance frequency.

    Mazrani, W / O'Malley, M E / Chung, P W M / Warde, P / Vesprini, D / Panzarella, T

    Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))

    2011  Volume 23, Issue 5, Page(s) 333–338

    Abstract: Aim: To estimate the growth rate of lymph nodes in patients on surveillance for testicular cancer who developed recurrent disease.: Materials and methods: During a 7-year period, 318 patients at our institution were managed by surveillance and 39 ... ...

    Abstract Aim: To estimate the growth rate of lymph nodes in patients on surveillance for testicular cancer who developed recurrent disease.
    Materials and methods: During a 7-year period, 318 patients at our institution were managed by surveillance and 39 relapsed (12.3%). The computed tomography scans of 28 patients (median age 32 years; range 19-51 years) who met our inclusion criteria and who developed recurrent disease in the abdomen/pelvis were retrospectively reviewed. Thirteen patients had non-seminoma and 15 had seminoma. To estimate the lymph node growth rate, the slope of lymph node size over time was calculated.
    Results: The median length of time from orchiectomy to the recurrence computed tomography was 131 days (range 49-520) or about 4.4 months for non-seminoma patients and 373 days (range 129-675) or about 12.3 months for seminoma patients. The median size of the involved lymph node at final computed tomography for seminoma patients was 12 mm (range 9-31 mm) and for non-seminoma patients was 15 mm (range 10-56 mm). The median lymph node growth rate for patients with seminoma was 1.35 mm/month (range 0.62-4.56) and for patients with non-seminoma 2.99 mm/month (range 0.77-7.06); the difference in growth rates was statistically significant (P=0.029).
    Conclusions: There is a statistically significant faster growth rate of lymph nodes in patients with recurrent non-seminoma compared with patients with seminoma. This finding supports a more frequent computed tomography schedule during the first 2 years of surveillance in non-seminoma patients compared with seminoma patients.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Lymph Nodes/diagnostic imaging ; Lymph Nodes/surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/diagnostic imaging ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/surgery ; Orchiectomy ; Seminoma/diagnostic imaging ; Testicular Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Testicular Neoplasms/surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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    Publishing date 2011-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1036844-9
    ISSN 1433-2981 ; 0936-6555
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  7. Article: Upper abdominal teratomas in infants: radiological findings and importance of the vascular anatomy.

    Hart, Jonathan / Mazrani, Waseem / Jones, Niall / Kiely, Edward M / Sebire, Neil J / McHugh, Kieran

    Pediatric radiology

    2008  Volume 38, Issue 7, Page(s) 750–755

    Abstract: Background: Primary upper abdominal teratomas are extremely rare tumours, most commonly arising in infants. The radiological literature relating to them is sparse. Surgical resection is difficult due to distortion of the vascular anatomy.: Objective: ...

    Abstract Background: Primary upper abdominal teratomas are extremely rare tumours, most commonly arising in infants. The radiological literature relating to them is sparse. Surgical resection is difficult due to distortion of the vascular anatomy.
    Objective: To reassess the value of preoperative imaging with specific reference to the presence/absence of typical features of teratoma, anatomical location and adjacent vascular anatomy.
    Materials and methods: The histopathology database was used to identify infants with upper abdominal teratoma. Pathological, surgical and radiological data were reviewed.
    Results: The search of the database identified 12 infants (10 girls, 2 boys) with an abdominal/retroperitoneal teratoma during the period 1993 to 2006. All teratomas were benign. In the majority of infants, typical radiological features of teratoma were demonstrated (fat, calcium). Identification of the major abdominal vessels on CT scan (most commonly the inferior vena cava) was not possible in all infants. Distortion (and commonly encasement) of the adjacent major abdominal vessels was usually evident.
    Conclusion: Upper abdominal teratomas in infants have typical radiological features. Preoperative delineation of the major vascular anatomy is often imprecise. Significant distortion of vascular anatomy was present in all infants and awareness of this feature impacts on surgical planning.
    MeSH term(s) Abdominal Neoplasms/blood supply ; Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Abdominal Neoplasms/surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Teratoma/blood supply ; Teratoma/diagnosis ; Teratoma/surgery
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    Publishing date 2008-05-27
    Publishing country Germany
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    ZDB-ID 124459-0
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  8. Article: Quality of life and coping following minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) surgery.

    Wray, J / Al-Ruzzeh, S / Mazrani, W / Nakamura, K / George, S / Ilsley, C / Amrani, M

    Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

    2004  Volume 13, Issue 5, Page(s) 915–924

    Abstract: Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) surgery has been shown to be a promising technique for surgical treatment of single or double vessel disease. However, little is known about quality of life, mood state or coping in this group of ... ...

    Abstract Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) surgery has been shown to be a promising technique for surgical treatment of single or double vessel disease. However, little is known about quality of life, mood state or coping in this group of patients. The records of 55 consecutive patients who underwent MIDCAB surgery at Harefield Hospital between April 1999 and May 2001 were reviewed. In order to assess quality of life, mood state and coping, patients were contacted by telephone to conduct a semi-structured interview and were subsequently sent four questionnaires. The measures used were the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Short Form Health Survey, the WHOQoL-BREF and the COPE. Forty-eight patients were contacted by telephone, forty-four of whom returned the completed questionnaires. Overall ratings of quality of life were excellent for the majority of patients, and rates of anxiety and depression were lower than previously found following coronary artery bypass surgery. It is concluded that following MIDCAB surgery quality of life and mood state outcomes are encouraging. However, a prospective, longitudinal study is now required to further elucidate the relationship between quality of life, mood state and coping and to identify predictive factors for physical and psychological outcome following this new surgical technique.
    MeSH term(s) Adaptation, Psychological ; Aged ; Anxiety ; Coronary Artery Bypass/psychology ; Depression ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures ; Quality of Life/psychology ; Sickness Impact Profile ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; United Kingdom
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    Publishing date 2004-06
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    ISSN 1573-2649 ; 0962-9343
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  9. Article: Can the use of the radial artery be expanded to all patients with different surgical grafting techniques? Early clinical and angiographic results in 600 patients.

    Al-Ruzzeh, Sharif / Modine, Thomas / Athanasiou, Thanos / Mazrani, Waseem / Azeem, Fazil / Nakamura, Koki / Bustami, Mahmoud / Ilsley, Charles / Amrani, Mohamed

    Journal of cardiac surgery

    2005  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–7

    Abstract: Objective: The use of the radial artery (RA) as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is gaining in popularity worldwide and is being increasingly adopted by many cardiac surgeons. Encouraged by our satisfactory early experience with the ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The use of the radial artery (RA) as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is gaining in popularity worldwide and is being increasingly adopted by many cardiac surgeons. Encouraged by our satisfactory early experience with the use of the RA conduit, we have expanded its use to more than 90% of all coronary surgery patients. The aim of the present study was to review our clinical and angiographic results when the use of the RA conduit was expanded to all patients including those aged 65 years and older and diabetics with different surgical grafting techniques.
    Methods: The records of 600 consecutive patients who underwent isolated CABG using the RA graft at Harefield Hospital between January 1999 and August 2002 were reviewed retrospectively. Ninety-three (15.5%) patients consented and underwent angiography before discharge at the earliest on the fourth postoperative day, aiming to look at the quality of anastomoses and the patency of the RA grafts.
    Results: The 600 patients had 613 RA grafts to perform 652 distal RA anastomoses. The proximal ends of 515 (84%) RA grafts were anastomosed to the aorta, 98 (16%) RA grafts were constructed as Y-grafts with 49 (8%) RA off a vein graft hood, and 49 (8%) RA grafts were constructed as T- or Y-grafts off an internal thoracic artery (ITA) graft. The proximal ends of 19 (19/294 or 6.5%) vein grafts were constructed as Y-grafts off the RA grafts. Two hundred and sixty-one (43.5%) patients were above the age of 65 years and 111 (18.5%) patients were diabetics. There were four in-hospital deaths (0.6%) among the study patients. Six (1%) patients developed forearm hematoma/seroma postoperatively. The operation time, the hospital stay, and the incidence of conduit harvest site infection for the patients who had vein grafts in addition to the RA grafts were significantly higher than those of patients who had RA grafts only. On postoperative angiography, 86 out of 93 (92.5%) RA grafts were found to be patent with good quality distal anastomoses. The maximum stenosis of the coronary arteries bypassed by the patent 86 RA grafts was 82.6 +/- 6.2%, while it was 56.3 +/- 15.4% for the coronary arteries bypassed by the occluded seven RA grafts, p < 0.001.
    Conclusion: The use of the RA can be expanded to all patients with different surgical grafting techniques and provides satisfactory clinical and angiographic outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Coronary Angiography ; Coronary Artery Bypass/methods ; Coronary Disease/complications ; Coronary Disease/diagnostic imaging ; Coronary Disease/surgery ; Diabetes Complications/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radial Artery/transplantation ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome
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  10. Article: The clinical outcome and quality of life following minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery.

    Al-Ruzzeh, Sharif / Mazrani, Waseem / Wray, Jo / Modine, Thomas / Nakamura, Koki / George, Shane / Ilsley, Charles / Amrani, Mohamed

    Journal of cardiac surgery

    2004  Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) 12–16

    Abstract: Background: Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) through a limited anterior small thoracotomy has been shown to be a promising technique of surgical treatment for single or double vessel disease. Little is known about the Health- ... ...

    Abstract Background: Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) through a limited anterior small thoracotomy has been shown to be a promising technique of surgical treatment for single or double vessel disease. Little is known about the Health-Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL) in this group of patients.
    Methods: The records of 75 consecutive patients who underwent MIDCAB procedure at Harefield Hospital between April 2000 and January 2002 were reviewed retrospectively. HRQOL assessment was planned in a cross-sectional design. Patients were contacted by telephone to conduct a semi-structured interview and were sent two questionnaires: the Short Form health survey (SF-36) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
    Results: There was no in-hospital death. Patients stayed in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) for 11.56 +/- 4.55 hours and stayed in hospital for 3 +/- 2.34 days. None of the study patients had perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) or neurological complications including permanent and transient strokes. We were able to contact all the 75 patients by telephone and they also completed the SF-36 and HADS. The SF-36 scores were compared to an age-matched group of normal British people. The MIDCAB group had an excellent general health perception compared to the normal group (p < 0.001), but similar scores otherwise. The HADS scores showed that only 1 patient (1.3%) had mild depression, 5 patients (6.7%) had mild anxiety, and 2 patients (2.6%) had moderate anxiety.
    Conclusion: MIDCAB is a safe surgical treatment and provides excellent clinical and HRQOL outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Age Distribution ; Case-Control Studies ; Coronary Artery Bypass/methods ; Coronary Artery Bypass/mortality ; Coronary Artery Disease/diagnosis ; Coronary Artery Disease/mortality ; Coronary Artery Disease/surgery ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Graft Rejection ; Graft Survival ; Humans ; Male ; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods ; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/mortality ; Postoperative Complications/mortality ; Probability ; Prognosis ; Quality of Life ; Reference Values ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Assessment ; Severity of Illness Index ; Sex Distribution ; Survival Rate ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2004-06-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639059-6
    ISSN 1540-8191 ; 0886-0440
    ISSN (online) 1540-8191
    ISSN 0886-0440
    DOI 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.04003.x
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