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: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)
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Tex Heart Inst Jjournal_title
Texas Heart Institute journalauthors
Chu SH,Chou NK,Chou TF,Wang SSsubject
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1994-01-01 00:00:00pages
158-60issue
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0730-2347issn
1526-6702journal_volume
21pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:A simple technique of controlling a bleeding aortic cannulation site employing autogenous tissue is described in which 3-0 Prolene suture is placed through the lateral pericardial tissue on both sides of the aortotomy closure in a horizontal mattress fashion. This technique is advantageous because of the availability ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：1986-06-01 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
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更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mad-honey poisoning can occur after the eating of honey that contains grayanotoxin. Mad honey is intentionally produced from the nectar of Rhododendron ponticum, which grows in Japan, Nepal, Brazil, parts of North America and Europe, and the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Low doses of grayanotoxin can cause dizzi...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：2011-01-01 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
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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
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更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Severe diffuse obstruction of the coronary arteries was diagnosed in an 18-month-old girl who presented with signs and symptoms of severe congestive cardiomyopathy. Most reported cases of myocardial infarction in neonates or infants have been secondary to obstruction of a single major coronary artery owing to thrombos...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00
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
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更新日期：1993-01-01 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
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doi：10.14503/THIJ-13-3363
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis experienced syncope 7 years after a total abdominal hysterectomy and oophorectomy for a uterine fibroid. The workup revealed a tumor that extended from the iliac veins to the right ventricle. It was totally removed under cardiopulmonary bypass. One year later, the patient was fo...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：1983-09-01 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
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更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In spite of the efficacy of tricuspid annuloplasty, there remain occasional cases in which tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) is indicated. There is to date no late follow-up data on the Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthesis (CEPB) in the tricuspid position. We present a series of twelve consecutive cases of TVR wit...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We sought to compare outcomes in patients > or = 60 years of age with those of their younger counterparts who underwent ventricular assist device implantation intended as a bridge to cardiac transplantation and also to identify retrospectively additional pre- and postoperative factors that might portend adverse outcom...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Using continuous-wave Doppler echocardiography, we evaluated the mitral flow velocity pattern in 30 ventricular septal defect patients, 11 of whom had severe pulmonary vascular obstructive disease (Group I); 10 of whom had severe pulmonary hypertension without pulmonary vascular obstructive disease (Group II); and 9 o...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：1989-01-01 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
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更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Skeletal muscle ventricles are constructed from canine latissimus dorsi muscle. These skeletal muscle ventricles can be placed subcutaneously on the chest wall or inside the chest cavity. Skeletal muscle ventricles are connected to the descending thoracic aorta and activated to pump blood as aortic diastolic counterpu...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The patient with a patent, infected vascular graft presents a dilemma to the surgeon, who must decide whether revascularization is necessary in addition to removal of the infected graft. When a graft infection points superficially or requires drainage, the graft may be well enough exposed to provide easy access. A tec...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Neisseria elongata, a common oral bacterium, has been recognized as a cause of infections such as infective endocarditis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis. Neisseria-induced infective endocarditis, although infrequently reported, typically arises after dental procedures. Without antibiotic therapy, its complications can ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-13-3153
更新日期：2014-04-01 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
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更新日期：2006-01-01 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
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更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:After heart surgery, complications affecting the brachial plexus have been reported in 2% to 38% of cases. The long thoracic nerve is vulnerable to damage at various levels, due to its long and superficial course. This nerve supplies the serratus anterior muscle, which has an important role in the abduction and elevat...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：2001-01-01 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
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更新日期：1999-01-01 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
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更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We reviewed the cases of 100 patients (mean age, 73 ± 10 yr; 64 men) who had mitral valve replacement with a Medtronic Mosaic porcine bioprosthesis from 1995 through 2011. The mean New York Heart Association (NYHA) class was 3 ± 0.7, and 52 patients were in atrial fibrillation. Prosthetic sizes were chiefly 27 mm (50 ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-14-4407
更新日期：2016-02-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-18-6658
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Fulminant myocarditis is a rare but potentially life-threatening illness caused by 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity. Data supporting the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the treatment of fulminant myocarditis are limited. A 49-year-old, previously healthy white man, recently diagnosed with anal squamous cel...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-15-5100
更新日期：2016-04-01 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
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更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the past, it has been assumed that some basic physiologic responses to altitude, exposure in coronary patients are comparable to those in normal young subjects. In fact there are similar changes in sympathetic activation, heart rate, and blood pressure early after ascent, with decrements in plasma volume, cardiac o...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We describe a technique of intravalvular implantation of a low-profile prosthesis that has been used in nine patients with mitral valve lesions. This technique preserves the anterior and posterior chordae and papillary mechanisms, which may decrease the incidence of postoperative left ventricular dysfunction that has ...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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doi：
更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta after the original inclusion/wrap technique of the Bentall procedure present a difficult surgical management problem and are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Patients with Marfan syndrome frequently develop aneurysms and dissections that involve multiple aorti...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
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更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Interventional cardiologists have few data on which to base clinical decisions regarding optimal care for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients who are taking therapeutic chronic oral anticoagulation. We present what we believe to be the first reported case of emergency coronary angiography and primary p...
journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.14503/THIJ-13-3727
更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
