Is autologous or heterologous pericardium better for valvuloplasty? A comparative study of calcification propensity.

abstract：:We discuss the case of a 38-year-old black man who presented at our hospital with his first episode of syncope, recently developed atrial arrhythmias refractory to pharmacologic therapy, and a left atrial thrombus. He was diagnosed with primary cardiac sarcoidosis characterized by predominant involvement of the epicar...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Thangam M,Nathan S,Kar B,Petrovic M,Patel M,Loyalka P,Buja LM,Gregoric ID

更新日期：2016-06-01 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

authors： Subram AN,Duncan JM

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Patients with atrial myxoma typically present with obstructive, embolic, or systemic symptoms; asymptomatic presentation is very rare. To our knowledge, isolated association of atrial myxoma with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been reported only once in the Engl...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Abdou M,Hayek S,Williams BR 3rd

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old, otherwise-healthy woman with a 6-year history of progressive dysphagia underwent an esophagogram that revealed an oblique extrinsic defect with an inferior-to-superior (left-to-right) course consistent with an aberrant right subclavian artery. An aortogram confirmed the diagnosis of aberrant right subcl...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Carrizo GJ,Marjani MA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No data are available on the long-term outcome of coronary-coronary venous bypass grafting. We describe a case in which we successfully stented a discrete, critical stenosis of a coronary-coronary venous graft that had been placed 19 years earlier to minimize manipulation of a severely calcified ascending aorta. Coron...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Mariscalco G,Blanzola C,Leva C,Bruno VD,Luvini M,Sala A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding plaque formation in patients at risk for coronary artery disease-the leading cause of morbidity and death in the world-enables physicians to better determine whether and how to treat these individuals. We used computed tomographic angiography to quantitatively evaluate the progression of nonculprit coron...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Liu X,Wu G,Xu C,He Y,Shu L,Liu Y,Zhang N,Lin C

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing atrial sounds is unusual during atrial flutter and rare during atrial fibrillation. We report a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coarse atrial fibrillation in whom atrial sounds were recorded phonocardiographically during endocardial atrial electrography. The atrial sounds were recorded phonocardio...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Hill PE,Amos L,Haines DE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Wilson JM,Villareal RP,Hariharan R,Massumi A,Muthupillai R,Flamm SD

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Over a 3-year period, we performed 232 consecutive percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures in 171 patients, 132 (77%) of whom were men and 39 (23%) of whom were women. The patients' ages ranged from 26 to 85 years (average, 56.5 years). All of the patients had symptoms of coronary insufficienc...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Lopez-Velarde P,Treistman B

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between May 1976 and December 1982 (104 months), 152 patients from a total of 3592 patients who had coronary angiography at the Buffalo Veterans Administration Medical Center had coronary artery disease with left ventricular ejection fractions of 40% or below. Sixty-three patients in this group had coronary bypass sur...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Balu V,Szmedra L,Dean D,Bhayana J

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets play an important role in the development of acute coronary syndromes. Evidence indicates that platelet-inhibiting drugs, such as glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, can be beneficial when they are administered at the time of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Guo J,Xu M,Xi Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Lesions of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease are usually treated by implanting a prosthetic valved conduit (Bentall procedure). In this report, we present our experience in which a valved homograft conduit was used for the procedure. Six patients underwent a Bentall procedure with the use of a c...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Choudhary SK,Talwar S,Kumar AS

更新日期：2000-01-01 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

authors： Nadour W,Goldwasser B,Biederman RW,Taffe K

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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

authors： Iannucci GJ,Adisa OA,Oster ME,McConnell M,Mahle WT

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 48-year-old woman who required emergency coronary artery bypass grafting because of extensive dissection, cardiogenic shock, and ventricular fibrillation after failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for stenosis of a proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. Despite ma...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Caes FL,François KJ,Primo G,Van Nooten GJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in ultrasound technology will continue to expand the utility of echocardiography in the assessment of structural and functional cardiac disease in children. Tissue Doppler imaging and dobutamine stress echocardiography are 2 promising clinical applications that are expected to become increasingly used with ti...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Bezold LI,Lewin MB,Vick GW 3rd,Pignatelli R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalous coronary arteries are rare in the general population. We report the case of a term neonate who underwent an echocardiogram to evaluate a possible patent ductus arteriosus. Unexpectedly, an apparent anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery was detected by surface 2-dimensio...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Robinson JA,Maclellan-Tobert SG,Horner JM,Cetta F

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortoventricular fistula, a rare congenital or acquired defect of the aortic wall, is characterized by an abnormal connection between the aorta and one of the ventricles. Symptom severity correlates with the diameter of the fistula and with the acute or chronic timing of presentation. The diagnosis is usually made by ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Mve Mvondo C,Pugliese M,Dailor EM

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：: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

authors： Arora H,Virani SS,Simpson L,Stainback RF

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Percutaneous coronary intervention in tortuous or calcified vessels poses a substantial challenge for interventional cardiologists. Many techniques have been described to overcome the challenge, including the use of stiffer wires, buddy wires, the anchor balloon technique, and deep seating of the guide catheter. Herei...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Attaran RR,Butman S,Movahed MR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical presentation of the bronchogenic cyst is variable, from respiratory distress at birth to late appearance of symptoms. In order to determine clinical features and treatments, we retrospectively studied the medical records and pathology reports of all patients with bronchogenic cysts (n = 22) referred to ou...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Sarper A,Ayten A,Golbasi I,Demircan A,Isin E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoid tumors are rare neuroendocrine malignancies that typically originate from the gastrointestinal tract. Patients who are diagnosed with carcinoid heart disease generally have poor prognoses because of advanced metastases during staging and few therapeutic options. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman wit...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Goldman T,Adamson K,Yang E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the safety and feasibility of performing transendocardial electromechanical mapping and mesenchymal precursor stem cell injections after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation in a sheep model of acute myocardial infarction. Six sheep were assigned to either an ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Zheng Y,Sampaio LC,Li K,Silva GV,Cabreira-Hansen M,Vela D,Segura AM,Bovè C,Perin EC

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:A 28-year-old man, who presented with pleural and pericardial chylous effusion secondary to superior vena cava syndrome, was diagnosed with Behcet's syndrome. A pericardial window was created by video-assisted thoracic surgery to relieve cardiac tamponade, and this technique also enabled lung biopsy, pleural abrasion,...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Oz N,Sarper A,Erdoğan A,Demircan A,Işin E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00