Rare variant of an anomalous left coronary artery: arising from the distal continuation of a single right coronary artery.

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：:In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of adults with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease who underwent aortic valve reconstructive surgery (AVRS), consisting of replacement of the diseased BAV with 2 or 3 pericardial leaflets plus fixation of the sinotubular junction for accurate and constant leaflet...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Song MG,Yang HS,Choi JB,Shin JK,Chee HK,Kim JS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is renewed interest in the use of the radial artery as a conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery. The radial artery is, however, a very muscular artery, prone to vasospasm. Milrinone, a potent vasodilator, has demonstrated vasodilatory properties superior to those of papaverine. In this report, we describe ou...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： García-Rinaldi R,Soltero ER,Carballido J,Mojica J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paleopathology, the study of disease in ancient remains, adds the dimension of time to our study of health and disease. The oldest preserved heart is from a mummified rabbit of the Pleistocene epoch, over 20,000 years old. Cardiovascular disease has been identified in human mummies from Alaska and Egypt, covering a ti...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Zimmerman MR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with Alagille syndrome and severe pulmonary valve and bilateral pulmonary artery branch stenosis. In this patient, transcatheter balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty combined with bilateral pulmonary artery angioplasty and stent placement provided excellent immediate results and long-term im...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Saidi AS,Kovalchin JP,Fisher DJ,Ferry GD,Grifka RG

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：: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

authors： Jacobs MJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most reports of coronary artery bypass grafting in adult patients with dextrocardia have focused on the surgeon's position with respect to the operating table. Herein, we describe the cases of 2 patients with dextrocardia who underwent surgery at our own institution, then discuss preoperative evaluation, surgical appr...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Murtuza B,Gupta P,Goli G,Lall KS

更新日期：2010-01-01 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

authors： Raffa H,Al-Ibrahim K,Sorefan AA,Narayanan L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia, or atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia utilizing a slowly conducting posteroseptal accessory pathway, is a rare form of reentrant supraventricular tachycardia in children and adults. The characteristic features of this narrow complex tachycardia are a long RP interval...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Bensler JM,Frank CM,Razavi M,Rasekh A,Saeed M,Haas PC,Nazeri A,Massumi A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva is extremely rare and can lead to sudden cardiac death. We report a case in which an 18-year-old college student collapsed immediately after a long-distance run of 10 km. After cardiopulmonary resuscitation and electrical shock for vent...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Chang HR,Hsieh JC,Chao SF,Wang JH,Stephen Huang SK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the clinical records of the 1st 144 consecutive patients in whom the Probe trade mark, a balloon-on-the-wire, was used for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty at the Texas Heart Institute. The goal of our retrospective study was to establish the efficacy and safety of this new balloon catheter. ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Gaos CM,Coronado R,Edelman S,Angelini P

更新日期：1989-01-01 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

authors： Renzulli A,Goudevenos I,Santé P,Naik S,Behl PR,Blesovsky A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman had unstable angina pectoris 3 months after aortic and mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease. Repeat coronary arteriography revealed critical proximal left anterior descending and circumflex artery stenoses in previously normal coronary arteries. This case emphasizes the need for tho...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Graf R,Verani MS

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entrapment and fracture of coronary angioplasty hardware are rare complications of percutaneous coronary artery interventions; however, when such incidents occur, they frequently require surgical management. Percutaneous retrieval should be attempted before surgical retrieval unless hemodynamic stability is a problem....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Chang TM,Pellegrini D,Ostrovsky A,Marrangoni AG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of physiologic R-R interval variability and arrhythmia, frame-mode acquisition of gated images may produce erroneous left ventricular volume curves, particularly in the diastolic filling phase. Eighteen patients in sinus rhythm underwent gated imaging in which both frame-mode and list-mode acquisitions were us...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： DePuey EG,Almasi JJ,Eisner RL,Murphy PH,Sonnemaker RE,Burdine JA

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Willem Einthoven (1860--1927), known as the creator of the electrocardiograph, won a Nobel Prize in 1924 for his contributions to the field of electrocardiography. He was dedicated to research and learning. In developing the electrocardiograph, Einthoven built on the work of earlier physiologists who had studied the e...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Rivera-Ruiz M,Cajavilca C,Varon J

更新日期：2008-01-01 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

authors： Karim AH,Bennett W,Silver SJ,Kleiman NS,Goodman D,Heibig J

更新日期：1988-01-01 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

authors： Islamoglu F,Ozcan K,Apaydin AZ,Soydas C,Bayindir O,Durmaz I

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present, with echocardiographic and intraoperative findings, a rare case of left ventricular-to-right atrial communication (Gerbode defect) after endocarditis associated with Staphylococcus aureus. (Tex Heart Inst J 1995;22:100-2) ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Velebit V,Schöneberger A,Ciaroni S,Bloch A,Maurice J,Christenson JT,Simonet F,Schmuziger M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frozen elephant trunk procedure is a hybrid, single-staged alternative to conventional surgery for repairing diffuse pathologic conditions of the thoracic aorta. This approach is particularly advantageous in patients who have pathologic conditions of the left side of the chest, because the descending thoracic aort...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Kent WD,Manjunath A,Malaisrie SC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January of 1984 through December of 1990, we implanted 739 Pop De Popa wild boar aortic valves in 626 patients, in all cardiac valvular positions. Of these patients, 562 received only the Pop De Popa xenobioprostheses, which numbered 620 valves. Only patients with contraindications for bioprosthetic valves (such ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： De Popa IP,Gherghiceanu D,Bârsan M,Macarie C,Socoteanu I,Petrila T,Bradu F,Fagarasanu R,Panta L

更新日期：1992-01-01 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

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

更新日期：2014-04-01 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

authors： Mehrotra D,Kejriwal NK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances, infective endocarditis continues to be a very serious illness, with high patient morbidity and mortality rates. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis has been based primarily on clinical signs and positive blood cultures. Echocardiography is currently recognized as...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Jessurun C,Mesa A,Wilansky S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who sustained a myocardial infarction after inhaling cocaine. He developed a persistent wall motion defect that was present 18 months after the acute event despite resolution of electrocardiographic evidence of infarction. ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Wilkins CE,Mathur VS,Ty RC,Hall RJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute massive pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery is very rare. Although accurate diagnosis and rapid treatment are crucial to a successful outcome, there is no standard treatment option. Thrombolytic therapy and catheter embolectomy are the usual treatment options, but they are associated with risks, especially ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Akay TH,Sezgin A,Ozkan S,Gultekin B,Aslim E,Aslamaci S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report, we describe direct percutaneous delivery of a muscular-ventricular-septal-defect occluder device to close a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. The occluder was positioned and deployed with the aid of concurrent transthoracic ultrasonography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fluoroscopy. In cont...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Moriarty J,Harris TJ,Vorobiof G,Kwon M,Aboulhosn J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory response induced by cardiopulmonary bypass decreases vascular tone, which in turn can lead to vasoplegic syndrome. Indeed the hypotension consequent to on-pump cardiac surgery often necessitates vasopressor and intravenous fluid support. Methylene blue counteracts vasoplegic syndrome by inhibiting the...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Manghelli J,Brown L,Tadros HB,Munfakh NA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00