Can epiaortic ultrasound reduce the incidence of intraoperative stroke during cardiac surgery?

abstract：:Elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) is one of the suggested risk factors for endothelial dysfunction. There is evidence of association between raised plasma Hcy and an increased risk of developing peripheral arterial disease. A causal relationship, however, has not been established. In this report, a 37-year old male p...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Guler A,Tavlasoglu M,Arslan Z,Yesil FG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The risk of aortic dissection should be assessed based not only on the aortic diameter, but also on other biomechanical parameters that have an impact on the stress in the aortic wall. This study evaluates very rare clinical scenarios of patients with both pre- and post-dissection computed tomography (CT) im...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Plonek T,Zak M,Rylski B,Berezowski M,Czerny M,Beyersdorf F,Jasinski M,Filipiak J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated right heart failure after cardiac surgery is uncommon and the prognosis remains poor. Additionally, managements for these patients are difficult. Profound postcardiotomy right heart failure developed in a 45-year-old woman after aortic root replacement for critical aortic stenosis with small aortic root. Alth...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Osaki S,Edwards NM,Johnson MR,Kohmoto T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation has aroused clinical concern. We describe a case of a 39-year-old female patient diagnosed as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and concomitant pectus excavatum with a Haller index of 3.32. The patient received bilateral lung t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Zhang Z,Ding H,Liu F,Chen J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Management of malignant tumours of the heart remains a poorly investigated clinical area due to the scarcity of presentations. The purpose of this series and review is to present an outline of the management emphasized by our personal experience in a regional cardiothoracic centre. METHODS:We reviewed all c...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Burnside N,MacGowan SW

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate abdominal aortic remodelling after the standard compared with the elongated frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique in patients with aortic dissection. METHODS:Twenty-six patients underwent surgery and were randomized into 2 groups. Fifteen patients were treated with the ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kozlov BN,Panfilov DS,Saushkin VV,Nasrashvili GG,Kuznetsov MS,Nenakhova AA,Shipulin VM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman with moyamoya disease presented with angina pectoris. Coronary artery stenosis of atherosclerosis origin was resistant to repeated transluminal angioplasty. Coronary artery bypass grafting was performed by minimal invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass and ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Komiyama M,Ishikawa T,Takanashi S,Shimizu Y

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type-B aortic dissection in a patient affected by Takayasu disease is a rarely described condition and its management can be challenging. A 47-year-old woman with Takayasu aortitis and previous aortic valve and ascending aorta replacement was admitted to hospital for type-B aortic dissection. The recent instabilizatio...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Rizza A,De Caterina AR,Palmieri C,Berti S

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intestinal ischaemia is an uncommon (<1%) but serious complication of cardiac surgery with a mortality rate exceeding 50%. Diagnosis of this potentially lethal condition can be difficult and requires a high index of suspicion. The purpose of this study was to analyse the outcomes and prognostic factors in pa...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pang PY,Sin YK,Lim CH,Su JW,Chua YL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiothoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: is it safe to stop anticoagulants after successful surgery for atrial fibrillation? Altogether, 177 papers were found using the reported search, of which 14 were selected that represented the bes...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Michael Gray R,Nagendran M,Maruthappu M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Mediastinal neurogenic tumours are uncommon and often benign neoplasms mostly located in the posterior mediastinum and usually diagnosed incidentally. We reviewed our results after surgical resection. We compared patient characteristics and tumour nature between children and adults. Differences between thora...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lacquet M,Moons J,Ceulemans LJ,De Leyn P,Van Raemdonck D

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is currently considered an exclusion criterion for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The risk of adverse aortic events such as incomplete sealing, severe paravalvular regurgitation or dislocation due to elliptic shape and asymmetric calcifications in annulus are higher in TAVI...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Colkesen Y,Baykan O,Dagdelen S,Cayli M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superior vena cava (SVC)-thrombosis in a neonate after cardiac surgery is difficult to manage. This article reports on the successful treatment of SVC-syndrome in a critically ill newborn by surgical thrombectomy and reinsertion of the SVC in the right atrial appendage in the beating heart. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Dittrich S,Schlensak C,Kececioglu D

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report an emergency technique of composite Bentall operation using a fast release valve. The technique was successfully performed in 2 emergency cases after failed supracoronary ascending aortic replacement in acute Type A aortic dissection. The speed and ease of execution are the main advantages of the proc...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Neri E,Tucci E,Tommasino G,Muzzi L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are used in children with severe heart failure as a bridge to heart transplantation or recovery. Severe pulmonary dysfunction may preclude their use, leaving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as the most frequently used option for combined cardiac and respiratory failure. The...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Zaccagni HJ,Timpa JG,O'Meara LC,Alten JA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man with an end-stage cardiac failure was referred to our institution for pre-transplantation assessment. An infrarenal aortic aneurysm (diameter 45 mm) was discovered and progressed (up to 59 mm) over a two-month period. Decision to perform aneurysmectomy with the support of an Impella Recover LP50 micr...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Farhat F,Sassard T,Attof Y,Jegaden O

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the treatment of a proximal ilio-iliac arterio-venous fistula and distal omolateral hypogastric artery pseudoaneurysm 23 years after incurring a gunshot wound in a 43-year old man presenting with lower back pain. No cardiac, pulmonary or omolateral lower limb alteration was observed. Endovascular exclusion o...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Marino M,Kasemi H,Di Angelo CL,Fadda GF

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Concomitant surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is recommended for patients undergoing off-pump coronary revascularization in the presence of this arrhythmia. Achievement of optimal visualization of pulmonary veins while maintaining stable haemodynamic conditions is crucial for proper completion of...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Suwalski G,Emery R,Mróz J,Kaczejko K,Gryszko L,Cwetsch A,Skrobowski A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is sometimes associated with Carpentier type 2 mitral valve regurgitation and is a challenge to repair. Complete annular decalcification and mitral valve reconstruction is considered the ideal treatment. This report demonstrates the success of chordal replacement and band annuloplast...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sawazaki M,Tomari S,Izawa N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Owing to the great absorption capability of the pleura for transudates, the protein content of draining pleural fluid may be considered as a more adequate determinant than its daily draining amount in the decision-making for earlier chest tube removal. In an a priori pilot study, we observed that the initial...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Olgac G,Cosgun T,Vayvada M,Ozdemir A,Kutlu CA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the first case of severe palmar hyperhidrosis treated with single-incision subxiphoid thoracoscopic ablative sympathectomy, bilaterally, at T3 level. The single-incision subxiphoid thoracoscopic approach required only a 2-cm incision in the upper abdomen. In addition, the technique does not cause postopera...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chen JT,Liao CP,Chiang HC,Wang BY

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether methylene blue (MB) is of benefit in treating adult patients who develop catecholamine-resistant vasoplegic syndrome (VPS) during cardiac surgery. Altogether 47 papers were found in Medline and 1...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Leite EG,Ronald A,Rodrigues AJ,Evora PR

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetrating cardiac injury is rare and frequently not survivable. Significant haemorrhage resulting in cardiac tamponade commonly ensues. Such cardiac tamponade is a clear clinical, radiological and sonographic indicator of significant underlying injury. In the absence of cardiac tamponade, diagnosis can be more chall...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Connelly TM,Kolcow W,Veerasingam D,DaCosta M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect has become an alternative to surgery. We present a patient with hemodynamic collapse secondary to cardiac perforation occurring 36 h after the placement of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder and discuss complications of this kind of device. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vojácek J,Mates M,Popelová J,Pavel P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of a 40-year-old man who had suffered from a metallic foreign body which had punctured from the anterior chest wall into the left ventricle caused by trauma without cardiac tamponade. Surgery was performed. Based on the operation findings, the foreign body was diagnosed as a metallic rusted objec...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Zhang C,Hu J,Ni Y,Xu H

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report clinical outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), using the CoreValve revalving system (18 Fr transfemoral or subclavian) or the Edwards Sapien valve (22 Fr transfemoral or 24 Fr transapical) as part of a Belgian prospective non-randomized multicentre registry. All 15 Belgian centre...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bosmans JM,Kefer J,De Bruyne B,Herijgers P,Dubois C,Legrand V,Verheye S,Rodrigus I,Belgian TAVI Registry Participants.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions are commonly used for volume replacement in cardiac surgery patients. The degree of impairment of the haemostatic system depends on the molecular weight and substitution degree of HES solutions. It is claimed that as HES 130/0.4 (Voluven(®)) exhibits a lower in vitro molecular weigh...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Raja SG,Akhtar S,Shahbaz Y,Masood A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether valve replacement was associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates than valve repair in patients with native active valve endocarditis. Altogether 662 papers were found using the reported...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Zhao D,Zhang B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic avulsion of the right main bronchus in children is usually caused by blunt trauma or traffic accidents. Primary repair by suturing is the preferred treatment. Lesions are life threatening and urgent or emergency surgical repair is indicated. We report our experience with 2 cases of traumatic avulsion of righ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ricciardi G,Putman LM,Hazekamp MG

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a rare but serious complication following coronary artery bypass surgery. Our study investigates the risk factors and mortality associated with DSWI with other risk models for DSWI. Data was collected prospectively on 7602 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting±conco...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ariyaratnam P,Bland M,Loubani M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00