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Whereas cognitive variables are hypothesized to play an important role in intimate partner violence (IPV) etiology and intervention, cognitive assessment methods have largely targeted offenders' explicit, controlled cognitive processing using paper-and-pencil questionnaires prone to social desirability biases. Using an implicit measure of attitudes (the Implicit Association Test [IAT]), we assessed attitudes toward gender, violence, and the association between gender and violence among 50 men enrolled in an IPV treatment program and a comparison sample of 40 nonviolent (NV) men. Although no group differences were noted on explicit attitudinal measures, men in the IPV group showed more positive implicit attitudes regarding violence, and a more rapid association between women and violence. Among men in treatment for IPV, the attitudes toward violence IAT was significantly correlated with self/partner-reported IPV frequency. In accordance with social information processing models of aggression, these results suggest that aggressogenic attitudes are likely to operate automatically and with little conscious deliberation. As a result, clinicians and researchers must adapt assessment and intervention strategies to capture both implicit and explicit aspects of cognitive processing. (Contains 4 tables, 2 figures, and 2 notes.)

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) is a rapidly growing treatment strategy due to significant improvement in selected patients' survival rates. Gender‐related differences might impact the outcome of therapeutic measures. Therefore, we sought to investigate patients with eCPR at our interdisciplinary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center regarding sex‐related differences with the view to potentially adjusting current selection criteria. From January 2016 to December 2019, 71 patients underwent eCPR at our institution. Data before eCPR and early outcome parameters were analyzed comparing male and female patients. The cohort analyzed consisted of 60 male (84%) and 11 female (15%) patients. Comparing both groups, male patients significantly more frequently suffered out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (68% male vs. 36% female, P =.04), whereas female patients were associated with more in‐hospital cardiac arrest (32% male vs. 64% female, P =.04). Creatinine levels differed significantly (1.5 (1.1;2.1) mg/dL in male vs. 1.0 (0.7;1.5) mg/dL in female patients, P =.03). Also, several hepatic parameters showed a significant difference between the groups: aspartate aminotransferase 423 (249;804) U/L in male vs. 115 (61;408) U/L in female patients, P =.01; alanine aminotransferase 174 (102;446) U/L in male vs. 86 (36;118) U/L in female patients, P =.01). Renal failure requiring hemodialysis occurred more frequently in men than in women (P <.01). There is a significant effect of male sex regarding renal failure with subsequent continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVH) (R2 = 0.11, ANOVA P =.01, 95% CI = −0.79‐−0.079). However, in‐hospital mortality was comparable between the groups (78% in male vs. 72% in female patients, P =.68). Our retrospective study showed several gender‐related differences associated with different cardiac arrest scenarios. Male sex was associated with a significantly higher risk for renal failure requiring CVVH. Survival rates were comparable between the groups. Further investigations should include gender in the evaluation of risk stratification for eCPR‐related complications to further improve selection criteria for this demanding therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cardiac tumors are a rarity. Most diagnosed primary tumors of the heart are benign, with an incidence ranging between 0.001% and 0.03%. Cardiac myxoma is one of these benign entities. A 44-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with symptoms of a common cold was diagnosed with a massive obstructing myxoma of the left atrium. Despite its large size, the tumor was completely removed using minimally invasive access through right anterior thoracotomy. However, the myxoma was adherent to the left atrial septum and was excised in toto. Pathological examinations confirmed the diagnosis of a primary cardiac myxoma. Total resection of obstructive cardiac myxomas is the therapy of choice, whereas minimally invasive surgical approach might be feasible despite large size and septal localization, but is technically challenging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]