Abstract：
:A 49-year-old patient, referred with a diagnosis of right atrial myxoma, was found at surgery to have extensive cardiac metastases from a previously undetected cutaneous melanoma. In reviewing the literature, we found 5 other patients with a clinical diagnosis of melanoma metastatic to the heart, all of whom had a previous history of melanoma. In no other case has cardiac involvement been the 1st manifestation of a malignant cutaneous melanoma.
journal_name
Tex Heart Inst Jjournal_title
Texas Heart Institute journalauthors
Bortolotti U,Tursi V,Milano A,Mazzucco A,Gallucci Vsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-01-01 00:00:00pages
136-8issue
2eissn
0730-2347issn
1526-6702journal_volume
17pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Myocardial fibrosis can occur in patients who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the absence of epicardial coronary disease. In such patients, myocardial fibrosis has been linked to a poorer prognosis than in those without fibrosis. Gadolinium-DTPA delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (de-MRI) accurately id...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We review data from our institution demonstrating the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training on coronary risk factors, exercise capacity, behavioral characteristics, and quality of life in various subgroups of patients. In addition, we discuss our research in several other areas of preventive cardiol...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Because of the rarity of isolated, nonrheumatic, noninfective tricuspid valvular disease, the long-term results of treatment by tricuspid valve replacement are uncertain. From June 1967 to April 1986, we implanted 23 biological or mechanical tricuspid valve prostheses in 20 patients for nonrheumatic, noninfective endo...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Sickle cell disease is a risk factor for cerebrovascular accidents in the pediatric population. This risk is compounded by hypoxemia. Cyanotic congenital heart disease can expose patients to prolonged hypoxemia. To our knowledge, the long-term outcome of patients who have combined sickle cell and cyanotic congenital h...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-15-5610
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Orthoclone OKT3 (muromonab-CD3), a murine monoclonal antibody that virtually eliminates circulating T cells and inhibits medullary lymphocyte function, has recently been found effective in reversing stubborn severe allograft rejection after heart transplantation. To determine the influence of OKT3 therapy on the devel...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In conclusion, reduced nitric oxide bioactivity contributes to cardiac and vascular remodeling. Nitricoxide-enhancing therapy can slow cardiac andvascular remodeling. African-Americans with heart failure exhibit nitric oxide deficiency and a dramatic benefit from nitric-oxide-enhancing therapy. The potential benefit o...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:As the indications for implanting left ventricular assist devices have expanded, some patients are qualifying for device removal after myocardial recovery. Whereas explantation has been described for previous generations of devices, no standard procedures have been developed. Removal of centrifugal-flow devices has cr...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-19-7097
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We describe the single-stage surgical management of aortic coarctation and coronary artery disease in a 48-year-old man. Through a left thoracotomy, patch aortoplasty with a preserved bovine pericardial patch, and off-pump grafting of the circumflex and left anterior descending coronary arteries with a saphenous vein ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hemangiomas of the heart are extremely rare. The prognosis is quite variable, because this benign tumor may grow, involute, or stop growing; therefore, resection is usually the treatment of choice. In patients with tumors of the left atrium, percutaneous balloon mitral valvulotomy is generally contraindicated. Yet for...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Acute aortic dissection is a medical emergency. Without prompt recognition and treatment, the mortality rate is high. An atypical presentation makes timely diagnosis difficult, especially if the patient is experiencing no characteristic pain. Many patients with aortic dissection are reported to have presented with var...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Alternans of the ST segment is sometimes observed in experimental studies but is rarely seen in the clinical setting. Described is a case of exercise-induced ST segment elevation alternans that was successfully treated with transluminal coronary artery angioplasty. Theories regarding the cause and mechanism of this ph...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Bone marrow-derived CD34(+) cells are a well-characterized population of stem cells that have traditionally been used clinically to reconstitute the hematopoietic system after radiation or chemotherapy. More recently, CD34(+) cells have also been shown to induce therapeutic angiogenesis in animal models of myocardial,...
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：:Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa is a rare but serious sequela of endocarditis or valve replacement surgery. Because open-heart surgery is a high-risk treatment option, alternative methods are sought. We present the case of a 77-year-old man with a noninfected mechanical mitral valve whose pse...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-14-4156
更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment that has proved effective in relieving pain of various origins. Pseudoaneurysm resulting from acupuncture is an extremely rare event. Only 4 patients treated surgically for such a condition have previously been reported in the world medical literature. We present the case of...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Metastatic tumors of the ventricles may cause symptomatic ventricular tachycardia such as described in this 66-year-old man, who presented with recurrent presyncope. The tumor may be readily diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography, ultrafast computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging. Such tumors usually i...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Surgically created arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) for hemodialysis can contribute to hemodynamic changes. We describe the cases of 2 male patients in whom new right ventricular enlargement developed after an AVF was created for hemodialysis. Patient 1 sustained high-output heart failure solely attributable to the AVF. A...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-15-5353
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Because of the variety of their anatomy and clinical implications, coronary anomalies tend to confuse many observers. Recently, our group and other investigators have proposed that only 1 specific type of anomaly, by means of a specific mechanism, is able to cause both symptoms of myocardial ischemia and sudden death....
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 60-year-old man with an acute inferior-wall myocardial infarction was noted, on arteriography, to have an occluded distal right coronary artery. The vessel was reopened with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; during resolution of the clot, spasm was observed arteriographically but was successfully treated wit...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In our experience, single-stage open repair of descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms with concurrent aortic arch disease is technically feasible via a high left thoracotomy or a thoracolaparotomy. Distal aortic and antegrade brain perfusion, in combination with brain and spinal cord protection, seem...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report a case of Carney's complex in a 12-year-old boy who had the characteristic features of multiple cutaneous tumors, pigmentation, and biatrial myxoma. His large right atrial myxoma almost occluded the tricuspid valve and presented a life-threatening emergency. Surgery saved his life, but recurrence of myxoma w...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We present a case in which endovascular stenting was used for recurrent proximal para-anastomotic stenosis 11 years after aorto-bi-iliac bypass grafting for severe aorto-iliac occlusive disease. A 55-year-old woman presented with worsening bilateral hip and buttock claudication. At presentation, her resting ankle-brac...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The surface electrocardiogram can be simply described as the P, QRS, and T (and U) waves, together with PR and ST segments. However, it is actually the summation of the action potential from the sinoatrial node, the atria, the atrioventricular node, the His-Purkinje system, and the ventricles. Although the action pote...
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：:Contrast echocardiography is recognized to be a safe, effective technique for evaluating the endocardial border and left ventricular function in patients who have suboptimal non-contrast echocardiograms. However, its use in diagnosing right-heart conditions is less well established. Herein, we report our experience wi...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report 4 consecutive cases in which the double-patch technique was used to repair an inferior postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. The ventricular septal perforation was closed directly by stitching, with the same sutures, 2 autologous pericardial patches onto both sides of the affected septum, through only a...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Blunt thoracoabdominal trauma is most often caused by high-velocity motor-vehicle accidents or by falls from a height. The clinical spectrum of cardiac injuries arising from this type of trauma varies from myocardial contusion to valvular rupture. Intracardiac valvular rupture is rarely observed, and few cases have be...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report the cases of 2 patients who presented with clinical and echocardiographic evidence of cardiac tamponade. Therapeutic echocardiographic-guided pericardiocentesis yielded bloody fluid. In both patients, Definity perflutren lipid microspheres were used for echocardiographic contrast, which helped to assess the ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This report summarizes results of the first 453 consecutive patients who had 491 low profile bioprostheses implanted at the Italian Hospital in Buenos Aires over a 5-year period. During this time, with the goal of long-term durability, the valve mounting technique was slightly modified, whereas the materials and desig...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This report describes an unusual case of subaortic stenosis in which hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy was found in combination with both anomalous insertion of papillary muscle directly into the anterior mitral leaflet and "sawfish" systolic narrowing of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Definitive ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Inferior vena cava filters are commonly used to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients who manifest deep vein thrombosis and recurrent pulmonary embolism despite anticoagulation, or in patients with contraindications to anticoagulation. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with a structurally normal heart who exper...
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
