Heart transplantation after emergency coronary artery bypass for failed angioplasty.

abstract：:We present the case of a 10-year-old girl who developed visual loss progressing to blindness after orthotopic heart transplantation and an immunosuppressive regimen of cyclosporine, azathioprine, and prednisone. Headaches and visual deterioration began 2 months after transplantation, and a diagnosis of pseudotumor cer...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Schowengerdt KO Jr,Gajarski RJ,Denfield S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the possibility of providing, in vitro, an endothelial lining for artificial hearts, we cultivated adult autologous endothelial cells on two polyurethane and two silicone rubber surfaces. Over the ensuing 11-day period, we investigated the resulting cell proliferation and morphology by means of scanning el...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Fasol R,Zilla P,Deutsch M,Fischlein T,Kadletz M,Griesmacher A,Müller MM

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman presented with dyspnea on exertion due to a right internal mammary artery-to-superior vena cava arteriovenous fistula that occurred after pacemaker lead extraction with a laser sheath. The fistula was successfully repaired by placing a covered stent in the right internal mammary artery. In this unu...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Azpurua FE,Dougherty KG,Massumi A,Strickman NE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart valve repair is a biomaterial-dependent procedure, yet autogenous tissue for valvular reconstruction has to date been obtained mostly from the pericardium and fascia lata. Most clinical studies recommend valve repair as an alternative to replacement. We now put forward a hypothesis, extrapolated from hand surger...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Shuhaiber JH,Shuhaiber HH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular hypertrophy in aortic stenosis is considered a compensatory response for the maintenance of systolic function but a risk factor for cardiac morbidity and death. We investigated the degree of left ventricular mass regression after implantation of the sutureless Medtronic 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Concistrè G,Miceli A,Marchi F,Chiaramonti F,Glauber M,Solinas M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both conventional Argon- and NdYAG-lasers in continuous wave or pulsed application and far ultraviolet laser radiation are able to cause a loss of substance of biologic tissue. The thermic and ablative effects of NdYAG-lasers and UV-Excimer lasers at the wavelengths of 193 nm (ArF) and 248 mm (KrF) on inconspicuous an...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Wollenek G,Laufer G,Miholic J,Deutsch M,Wolner E

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery fistulae that communicate with the left ventricle are quite rare; those accompanied by sinus-node dysfunction are even more unusual. We report 2 cases of congenital coronary-artery-to-left-ventricle fistula with sinus-node dysfunction. In each of these patients, fistulae arose from both left and right ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Endoh R,Maruyama T,Akahane K,Koike S,Sasaki Y,Furuta S,Homma T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. We present the case of a 27-year-old woman who had a tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. The patient underwent successful excision and primary repair of the lesion while under hypothermic circulatory arrest a...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Golzarian J,Cheng J,Giron F,Bilfinger TV

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cardiac myxosarcoma is a rare disease; it is exceedingly rare for symptoms of systemic metastasis to precede diagnosis of the primary cardiac tumor. We describe the case of a previously healthy 60-year-old man with left atrial myxosarcoma, who had first presented with jejunal intussusception due to intestinal ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Takami Y,Masumoto H,Terasawa A,Kanai M,Sugiura H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular grafts have been widely used for the treatment of aneurysms since the early 1990s. They are preferred especially for use in patients in whom conventional surgical methods carry high risks of death and morbidity. Increasing operator experience and technical refinements in endovascular grafting have enabled...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Alpagut U,Ugurlucan M,Kafali E,Surmen B,Sayin OA,Guven K,Dayioglu E,Rozanes I,Onursal E

更新日期：2006-01-01 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

authors： Hoffman D,Fernandes S,Frater RW,Sisto D

更新日期：1993-01-01 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

authors： Garg N,Moorthy N,Agrawal SK,Pandey S,Kumari N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether transcatheter device closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is safe in children with pulmonary artery hypertension, we retrospectively analyzed our experience with 33 patients who underwent the procedure from January 2000 through August 2015. Pulmonary artery hypertension was defined as a pul...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Salavitabar A,Krishnan US,Turner ME,Vincent JA,Torres AJ,Crystal MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-month-old boy with a structurally normal heart presented with signs of cardiac tamponade caused by purulent pericarditis. During his hospital stay, mitral and tricuspid valve endocarditis developed, and a ventricular septal abscess expanded despite appropriate, prolonged antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resista...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Yoon JK,Rahimi MB,Fiore A,Schowengerdt K,Jureidini SB

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bentall procedure is the standard operation for patients who have lesions of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease. In many cases, however, mechanical prosthetic conduits are not suitable. There are few reports in the English-language medical literature concerning the mid- to long-term outcome o...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Christenson JT,Sierra J,Trindade PT,Dominique D,Kalangos A

更新日期：2004-01-01 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

authors： Moraes F,Lamprea D,Wanderley J,Moraes CR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suprarenal or supraceliac aortic clamping during repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms can be complicated by renal, hepatic, and intestinal ischemia. To determine whether suprarenal or supraceliac clamping increases morbidity and mortality we retrospectively reviewed our recent nonrandomized experience. Betw...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： El-Sabrout RA,Reul GJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an interesting case of single right coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva and continuing distally as a rare anomalous left coronary artery. Over the 7-year course of our clinical follow-up, the right coronary artery manifested severe, progressive atherosclerotic disease in multiple sites, ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Ghosh P,Chauhan A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with ventricular septal defect and coarctation of the aorta were treated successfully by simultaneous correction of both anomalies through a single incision via a left transsternal anterolateral thoracotomy. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1994; 21:158-60) ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Chu SH,Chou NK,Chou TF,Wang SS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the medium-term results of De Vega, modified De Vega, and ring annuloplasty techniques for the correction of tricuspid insufficiency and investigates the risk factors for recurrent grades 3 and 4 tricuspid insufficiency after repair. In our clinic, 93 patients with functional tricuspid insufficienc...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Kara I,Koksal C,Cakalagaoglu C,Sahin M,Yanartas M,Ay Y,Demir S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between February 1983 and July 1987, twelve patients underwent heart-lung transplantation at the University of Cape Town and the University of Munich. The patients included eight men and four women, whose ages ranged from 15 to 49 years (mean, 27 years). The underlying pathologic condition was idiopathic primary pulmo...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Reichenspurner H,Odell JA,Cooper DK,Novitzky D,Rose AG,Klinner W,Reichart B

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During an 11-year period ending January 1, 1985, 352 patients had insertions of an intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) as an adjunct to medical or surgical therapy. Group I, 175 patients, could not be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass and required intraaortic balloon pump (IABP). Thirty-nine patients (22%) died in the op...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Corral CH,Vaughn CC

更新日期：1986-03-01 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

authors： Roy RR,Hakim FA,Hurst RT,Simper D,Appleton CP

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac artery aneurysms are rare and typically warrant surgical treatment. Atherosclerosis is their chief cause. Symptomatic patients usually present with abdominal pain. Surgical resection of celiac artery aneurysms is associated with low morbidity and mortality rates. We report the case of a patient whose 2.2-cm cel...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Pattakos G,Tolpin D,Ott DA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with congenital coarctation of the aorta, who presented in critical clinical condition with advanced secondary cardiomyopathy and heart failure. We successfully applied an unusual technique to pass the aortic obstruction, and then implanted a PALMAZ stent. The procedure result...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Alcibar J,Peña N,Oñate A,Gochi R,Barrenechea JI

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regardless of the diabetic status of patients with coronary artery disease, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are adversely associated with cardiovascular events. The relationship between glucose levels and increased mortality risk in acute myocardial infarction has been shown through various glucose metrics; however, th...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Madani M,Alizadeh K,Ghazaee SP,Zavarehee A,Abdi S,Shakerian F,Salehi N,Firouzi A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rupture of a mycotic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in an intravenous drug abuser is a limb- and life-threatening condition that necessitates emergency intervention. Emergency stent-grafting appears to be a viable, minimally invasive alternative, or a bridge, to subsequent open surgery. Caution is required in cases...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Karkos CD,Kalogirou TE,Giagtzidis IT,Papazoglou KO

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Fernández González AL,Montero JA,Luna D,Gil O,Sanjuán VM,Monzonís AM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We modified the technique of patch repair for postinfarction ventricular septal rupture by beginning with a larger-than-needed circular patch and later trimming it into a 3-dimensional patch to match the size of the exclusion area. This technique makes it easier to determine the optimal size for the patch, and the com...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Fujiwara H,Sugano T,Someya T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyosarcoma accounts for almost 20% of all primary malignant neoplasms of the heart. These tumors usually arise from the ventricular walls. In adult patients, they sometimes arise from the atrial walls and mimic atrioventricular valve stenosis. We describe a case of left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma that presented as ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Castorino F,Masiello P,Quattrocchi E,Di Benedetto G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00