Abstract：
:Non-healing mid-sternotomy wounds are a persistently difficult problem. The numerous methods that have been employed to manage these wounds are costly in terms of patient discomfort and length of hospital stay. We present a method to manage a complicated sternotomy that uses an omental flap with an immediate, split-thickness skin graft. This technique promotes rapid healing and minimizes length of hospital stay.
journal_name
Tex Heart Inst Jjournal_title
Texas Heart Institute journalauthors
Hellman AA,Lammermeier DE,Cooley DAsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-01-01 00:00:00pages
11-4issue
1eissn
0730-2347issn
1526-6702journal_volume
16pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:A few patients with traumatic aortic laceration remain undiagnosed and survive long enough to develop a chronic aneurysm. Such aneurysms are frequently asymptomatic; alternatively, they may manifest themselves in the form of chest pain, dysphonia, dysphagia, bronchial irritation, or sudden death. A case of aortobronch...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There is mounting evidence in support of a significant role for influenza infection in the development of atherosclerosis and the triggering of its complications. Here we review the biologic basis of this relationship, with special emphasis on the pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic effects of influenza infection. We ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We describe a case of complete embolization of an aortic valve prosthesis to the abdominal aorta. To our knowledge, this patient is the 1st asymptomatic long-term survivor of this catastrophic event. In such cases, we recommend emergency surgery on the basis of echocardiographic results alone. Delay for more complete ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a recently recognized disease entity that is potentially debilitating. The exact pathogenesis of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is unclear, but the disease has been linked with the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents, predominantly in patients with acute renal failure or end-stage r...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We describe the case of a 35-year-old man with severe, dilated idiopathic cardiomyopathy who was placed on the waiting list for cardiac transplantation. While awaiting transplantation, his heart failure decompensated to such a degree that left ventricular assist device support was necessary. He did well on device supp...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The consequences of deep wound infections before, during, and after coronary artery bypass grafting have prompted research to clarify risk factors and explore preventive measures to keep infection rates at an irreducible minimum. An analysis of 42 studies in which investigators used multivariate logistic regression an...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In order to determine the comparative merits of antegrade cardioplegia at moderate systemic hypothermia versus retrograde cardioplegia at systemic normothermia, we performed coronary artery bypass grafting using intermittent oxygenated blood cardioplegia in 2 sets of 50 consecutive patients with triple-vessel disease ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Interventional cardiologists have few data on which to base clinical decisions regarding optimal care for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients who are taking therapeutic chronic oral anticoagulation. We present what we believe to be the first reported case of emergency coronary angiography and primary p...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-13-3727
更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In selected patients, transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects with the AMPLATZER Septal Occluder has yielded excellent results. However, there is a slight risk of device embolization after deployment. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman in whom an embolized AMPLATZER device was retrieved percutaneously fr...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The introduction of percutaneous ablative treatments for atrial fibrillation led to new information regarding the region of the left atrium and pulmonary veins, which electrophysiologists had previously overlooked. Initially, procedures for treating atrial fibrillation involved ablation and then the isolation of speci...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The development of accelerated coronary artery disease after heart transplantation remains the limiting factor for long-term survival. The most widely accepted hypothesis to explain the development of this vascular lesion is chronic immunologic injury to the vessel wall, which leads to recruitment of monocytes and lym...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We compared the diagnostic accuracy of N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) with that of echocardiography in the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting. Thirty patients were studied prospectively. Patients who had recent myocardial infarction, ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Clostridium septicum infection is a rare cause of aortic dissection, and the mortality rate for the condition is high. Only 26 cases of C. septicum aortitis have been reported; all of those patients were elderly, and 20 of them had an associated colonic neoplasm. Herein, we present the case of a 22-year-old man whose ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Apical akinesis and dilation in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease is a typical feature of stress-induced (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, whereas apical hypertrophy is seen in apical-variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We report the cases of 2 patients who presented with takotsubo cardiomyopathy and were ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-13-3191
更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A multidisciplinary team approach with focused objectives characterizes research at Baylor College of Medicine into the causes, prevention, and treatment of atherosclerotic disease. Current clinical activities range from programs to modify lifestyle for the primary prevention of coronary artery disease to a large, ang...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following transmural myocardial infarction can be devastating; therefore, prompt diagnosis and surgical resection are warranted. We report a rare case of recurrent left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in which color-flow Doppler echocardiography was useful in establishing the ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Thrombosis of a previously undiagnosed aneurysm of the abdominal aorta in a 64-year-old woman resulted in acute and severe ischemia in both legs. Prompt surgical resection of the aneurysm and restoration of aortic continuity with a fabric graft brought about complete resolution of her symptoms, with excellent function...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:During reoperation for replacement of a regurgitant aortic bioprosthesis (a 23-mm bovine pericardial valve), it was judged that total removal of the valve would be difficult, and hazardous to the patient. Therefore, its leaflets were excised and its sewing ring left in situ. A 21-mm Carbomedics bileaflet mechanical va...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cobrahead deformity is a known (but uncommon) phenomenon associated with the left atrial disc of the Amplatzer or Occlutech Figulla septal occluder device during percutaneous transcatheter atrial septal defect closure. It has also been postulated that the right atrial disc of the Amplatzer septal occluder device might...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-14-4179
更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In situations where severe femoropopliteal disease is present and profundoplasty is deemed unreliable, successful revascularization is not usually possible. A technique is presented that increases the accessibility for repair and may improve the limb salvage rate in those patients considered nonoperable by other techn...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mesenteric ischemia can be difficult to diagnose without a high degree of suspicion because it presents in a variety of ways. Visceral vascular collaterals between the fore- and midgut often provide protection against ischemia; however, the presence of anatomic variations, such as celiomesenteric trunk, can undermine ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-16-6155
更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Herein, we describe the case of a 50-year-old man who had a fistula, located between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the left ventricle, that caused myocardial infarction. Electrocardiography revealed a loss of R-wave progression in leads V(1) through V(4), and transthoracic echocardiography showed an...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Model 6120 ball valve prosthesis introduced in 1965 is still strongly supported as a mitral valve substitute in many centers around the world. A current reassessment of the performance of this prosthesis is therefore pertinent to current medical practice. In this institution since 1974, 227 Starr-Edwards caged bal...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Tricuspid regurgitation secondary to percutaneous lead extraction is uncommon, and it rarely requires surgical intervention. Most tricuspid regurgitation occurs during the implantation of tined leads, which can be entrapped in the tricuspid valve apparatus and may require immediate withdrawal. Severe tricuspid regurgi...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) are known to be increased in the sera of subjects with heart failure. Existing models do not account for the biomass of thrombus that occurs in patients undergoing myocardial infarction. In this study, we compared the expressi...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-supported patients are evaluated routinely with use of transthoracic echocardiography. Values of left ventricular unloading in this unique patient population are needed to evaluate LVAD function and assist in patient follow-up. We introduce a new M-mode measurement, the slope of t...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-13-3604
更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Malignant metastases to the heart and pericardium, which occur far more often than do primary cardiac neoplasms, typically lead to fatal outcomes. The phyllodes tumor is a rare, predominantly benign fibroepithelial breast neoplasm with variable malignancy potential. Herein, we describe the case of a 35-year-old woman ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cardiac myxomas are primary cardiac tumors. In some cases of atrial myxoma, the standard left atriotomy alone does not enable safe tumor resection and easy access to the mitral valve. We report the cases of 2 patients with huge left atrial myxomas associated with severe mitral valve regurgitation who underwent an inve...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Newer generations of assist devices for postcardiotomy support in patients with ventricular failure have eliminated bearings and incorporated suspended impellers, smaller cannulae and hardware, and simplified insertion techniques. We describe the use of a surgically implanted, percutaneous, continuous-flow centrifugal...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We present the case of a 69-year-old man with a history of hypertension and a recent pelvic fracture who presented with acute chest pain, shortness of breath, and severe hypotension. The history of recent pelvic fracture and the clinical manifestations, including the sudden onset of acute respiratory distress, hypoten...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
