Percutaneous ventricular assist device placement during active cardiopulmonary resuscitation for severe refractory cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction.

abstract：:Spontaneous rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into a retroaortic left renal vein is an uncommon occurrence. A 55-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain that had radiated to her back and legs for the preceding 10 days. A pulsatile abdominal mass, hematuria, renal i...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Yagdi T,Atay Y,Engin C,Ozbek SS,Buket S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous closure of patent arterial ducts with the Amplatzer Ductal Occluder has become an effective and widely accepted alternative to surgical management. Although rarely, the occluder can be dislodged after an initially successful deployment, and with catastrophic consequences. We describe such a case in a 12-m...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Tang L,Zhou S,Shen X

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 52-year-old man who had incessant ventricular tachycardia despite treatment with antiarrhythmic agents. Placement of an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator, radiofrequency ablation, and antitachycardia pacing were ineffective. He underwent intraoperative arrhythmia mapping and cryoablation a...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Afshar H,Rasekh A,Treistman B,Van Leeuwen C,Duncan JM,Massumi A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During his work, an 18-year-old carpenter-in-training overbalanced and shot himself in the left median thorax with a nail gun. The patient was delivered to our thoracic surgery unit with a tentative diagnosis of penetrating lung trauma. An emergent computed tomogram showed a heart-penetrating nail injury. The patient ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Rupprecht H,Ghidau M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the management of acute myocardial infarction, we observed that clinical and electrocardiographic indications of myocardial ischemia worsened upon nitroglycerin infusion and were promptly relieved upon streptokinase infusion. Subsequent coronary angiography revealed diffuse ectasia with no significant stenosis....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Sanyal S,Caccavo N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza causes cardiac and pulmonary complications that can lead to death. Its effect on the conduction system, first described a century ago, has long been thought to be fairly benign. We report 2 cases of high-grade atrioventricular block associated with acute influenza infection. Both patients-a 50-year-old woman...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Ergle K,Gooden JY,Ahmed MM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral recurrence of atrial myxoma has been reported only a few times. We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman who had undergone left atrial myxoma resection and presented 9 years later with myxomas in both atria. The patient underwent successful resection of both masses with resolution of symptoms. We discuss ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Jia X,Kohli A,Jarjour J,Chen CJ,Gilmore B,Tabbaa R,Poythress EL

更新日期：2017-12-19 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

authors： Kueht ML,Wu DL,Mills JL,Gilani R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the following review, we outline the cellular ontogeny and time course of coronary artery development within the vertebrate heart. Our eventual focus will be the potential role of arteriogenesis in the differentiation of a subset of specialized conduction cells in the chick heart. We begin by briefly outlining earl...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Harris BS,O'Brien TX,Gourdie RG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea, aortic stenosis, and coronary artery disease-typical side effects of radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. A poor candidate for surgery, she underwent successful high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention and subsequent transcatheter...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Nieto DC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericardial calcification is detrimental to the long-term durability of valvuloplasty. However, whether calcification susceptibility differs between heterologous and autologous pericardium is unclear. In this study, we compared the progression of calcification in vivo between autologous and heterologous pericardium. W...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Jiang WJ,Cui YC,Li JH,Zhang XH,Ding HH,Lai YQ,Zhang HJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension associated with pediatric congenital heart defects is a major cause of postoperative morbidity and death. Sildenafil has been combined with inhaled nitric oxide to treat pulmonary hypertension. We retrospectively studied the pre- and postoperative effects of oral sildenafil as monotherapy in chi...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Palma G,Giordano R,Russolillo V,Cioffi S,Palumbo S,Mucerino M,Poli V,Vosa C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From March 2004 through October 2007, we prospectively evaluated the benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy as an adjunct to conventional procedures in patients who were undergoing surgery for heart failure.Twenty severely symptomatic patients (14 men and 6 women, with a mean age of 70 +/- 8 years) who displaye...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Tesler UF,Lanzillo G,Novelli E,Cerin G,Diena M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the structural and functional heart adaptations of 52 male triathletes compared with those of 22 active, nonathletic men, by 2-dimensional Doppler echocardiography. Left ventricular diastolic function was evaluated by recording transmitral flow velocities. To exclude the influences of preload, left atrial p...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Claessens PJ,Claessens CW,Claessens MM,Claessens MC,Claessens JE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Edwards MIRA bileaflet mechanical prosthesis, a heart valve not yet available in the United States, is designed with a unique hinge mechanism, curved leaflets, and thin titanium housing. We performed this study to investigate its clinical performance and postoperative hemodynamic results. We implanted 58 Edwards M...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Kale A,Yildiz U,Can B,Kandemir O,Tokmakoglu H,Tezcaner T,Zorlutuna Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Direct cannulation of both venae cavae (bicaval venous cannulation) is the gold standard for right atrial isolation in intracavitary surgery, but there has been no consensus about an alternative site. Therefore, we studied an alternative method for bicaval venous drainage in which the left brachiocephalic vein (LBCV) ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Aazami MH,Gholoobi A,Amini S,Abdollahi-Moghadam A,Soltani G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial measurements of coronary plaque volume have been used to evaluate drug efficacy in atherosclerotic progression. However, the usefulness of computed tomography for this purpose is unknown. We investigated whether the change in total plaque volume on coronary computed tomographic angiography is associated with th...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Nakanishi R,Alani A,Matsumoto S,Li D,Fahmy M,Abraham J,Dailing C,Broersen A,Kitslaar PH,Nasir K,Min JK,Budoff MJ

更新日期：2018-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty consecutive patients undergoing elective open-heart surgery were prospectively enrolled in a study to compare the efficacy of 3 different antifibrinolytic drugs to reduce postoperative bleeding and to reduce homologous blood requirements in combination with blood-saving techniques and restrictive indications for...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Penta de Peppo A,Pierri MD,Scafuri A,De Paulis R,Colantuono G,Caprara E,Tomai F,Chiariello L

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Recently, ionizing radiation has been shown to decrease the proliferative response to injury in animal models of restenosis. The Scripps Coronary Radiation to Inhibit Proliferation Post-Stenting (SCRIPPS) trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to test this new treatment modality in restenotic s...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Teirstein PS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of total left main coronary artery occlusion is rarely reported (84 chronic and acute cases in the world literature), due to the high mortality rate from massive myocardial infarction. Acute occlusions have been treated with intracoronary streptokinase, with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Lijoi A,Della Rovere F,Passerone GC,Dottori V,Scarano F,Bo M,Parodi E,Venere G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The echocardiographic aspects of the coronary sinus have not received much attention in the literature. In the few published articles about anomalous venous connection to the coronary sinus, the parasternal long axis view has been suggested as ideal for its visualization. More recently, it has been suggested that the ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Andrade JL,Somerville J,Carvalho AC,Campos O Jr,Mitre N,Martinez EE Jr,Atik E,Pieretti F F

更新日期：1986-06-01 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

authors： Ballantyne CM,Masri BM,Clubb FJ Jr,Radovancević B,Smith CW,Hawkins HK,Frazier OH,Willerson JT

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:Cardiac metastasis from primary tumors is rare. Cardiac metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is rare; in the English-language medical literature, we read of only 4 patients with this condition. Here, we discuss the cases of 2 such patients who presented at our institution only a few months apart. In b...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Onwuchekwa J,Banchs J

更新日期：2012-01-01 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

authors： Kurt IH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 2002 through June 2004, 17 patients (2% of all coronary cases) were treated with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting combined with percutaneous coronary intervention. There were 13 men and 4 women, whose ages ranged from 54 to 78 years (mean, 63.1 +/- 20.9 yr). Preoperative angiography revealed 2-ves...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Us MH,Basaran M,Yilmaz M,Yaymaci B,Ulusoy E,Sanioglu S,Ozbek C,Arslan Y,Pocan S,Yilmaz AT

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysms of the axillary artery are rare and dangerous lesions that threaten the upper extremities with vascular and neurologic compromise. Most can be treated effectively with surgical excision and vascular grafting. We retrospectively assessed 4 axillary artery aneurysms upon which we operated from February 1998 th...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Tetik O,Yilik L,Besir Y,Can A,Ozbek C,Akcay A,Gurbuz A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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