Hi Sarah,
In patients with a thymoma, low calcium levels are occasionally associated with long QT. Treatment involves correcting abnormal calcium and resection of the thymoma. Otherwise, I...
STS Risk Score Calculator
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ risk model calculates the risk of operative mortality and morbidity of adult cardiac surgery on the basis of patient demographic and clinical variables. We have developed our own similar Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator.
Use our Online Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator
Our calculator was designed to estimate the risk of morbidity and mortality following the most common types of cardiac surgery, including coronary bypass and other procedures. It is only a tool to:
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- Compare the results with actual outcomes,
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You can also try one of these other options:
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Ask Doctor T. Blog
I am about to get a thymectomy due to suspected thymoma.
Recently, the attacks of chest pressure/pain, rapid heart beat and sudden dizziness/nausea worsened and during the last one I was in patient and my right arm suddenly became very heavy, The ER doc was called. when...





