Effect of body mass index and device type on infection in left ventricular assist device support beyond 30 days.

abstract：:We report the case of a 71-year-old female with mega-aorta extending from the ascending aorta to the descending aorta, who was successfully treated with a one-stage total thoracic aortic repair by the frozen elephant trunk technique using a stent-graft. We used a home-made frozen elephant trunk with four giant-turco Z...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Uchida N,Katayama A,Kuraoka M,Sueda T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aorto-oesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but life-threatening disease with an underlying infective aetiology that can cause serious complications. This study investigated the clinical outcomes of patients with AEF who received in situ cryopreserved aortic allograft replacement. From August 2000 to February 2011, 11 p...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Saito A,Motomura N,Hattori O,Kinoshita O,Shimada S,Saiki Y,Kyo S,Ono M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to compare thoracoscopic mobilization of the oesophagus in the lateral decubitus position and the semiprone position and to identify potential differences between the two techniques. METHODS:A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained oesophagectomy database identified 150 ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lin J,Kang M,Chen C,Lin R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: 'Does the use of bilateral mammary artery grafts compared with the use of a single mammary artery graft offer a long-term survival benefit in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?' Altoget...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Smith T,Kloppenburg GT,Morshuis WJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture is usually associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Assessing conditions to moderately delay the surgical intervention and reduce cardioplegic arrest may be an interesting approach to improve hospital results. Results of five non-selected patients i...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Grandmougin D,Fayad G,Delolme MC,Metton O,Vola M,Azzaoui R,Barral X,Warembourg H

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt controlled reperfusion of a pulmonary allograft in a sequential double lung transplant may correct cellular ischemia prior to exposure to full hydrostatic pressures and minimize organ dysfunction. We reviewed the process of a sequential double lung transplant and describe the technique of controlled antegrade g...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Khalpey Z,Gilfeather MS,Camp PC Jr,Jaklitsch MT

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma initially presenting as a solid huge mediastinal mass does not frequently occur. Although nowadays many patients with high-grade (aggressive) malignant lymphoma can be cured using a combination of immuno- and chemotherapy, rapid progression and acute complications caused by the tumor mass itself...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Aboud A,Marx G,Sayer H,Gummert JF

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Because of the high prevalence of psychological disorders among ventricular assist device patients, mental health support is consensually recommended. No study as yet has provided an overview of recommended and reported mental health interventions. This article presents the results of a scoping review on the...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tigges-Limmer K,Brocks Y,Winkler Y,Stock Gissendanner S,Morshuis M,Gummert JF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report deals with a 28-year-old male patient, admitted with a type A aortic dissection, potentially related to the use of sildenafil. In the literature, we found only two other potentially sildenafil-related cases of aortic dissections, one type A and one type B. In our patient, a bicuspid aortic valve and an asc...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tiryakioglu SK,Tiryakioglu O,Turan T,Kumbay E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of cardiac myxoma is typically suggested in the presence of symptoms and echocardiographic findings of an intracardiac mass and confirmed histologically. Coronary angiography (CA) and cardiac magnetic-resonance-imaging (MRI) may provide specific additional information which could lead to a precise preoperati...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Rahmanian PB,Castillo JG,Sanz J,Adams DH,Filsoufi F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional (3D)-printing technologies in cardiovascular surgery have provided a new way to tailor surgical and percutaneous treatments. Digital information from standard cardiac imaging is integrated into physical 3D models for an accurate spatial visualization of anatomical details. We reviewed the available l...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ferrari E,Gallo M,Wang C,Zhang L,Taramasso M,Maisano F,Pirelli L,Berdajs D,von Segesser LK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Does a structured follow-up, after cardiac surgery in an adult, provide additional information on the operation related mortality especially if mortality is used as an outcome parameter within the quality control? METHOD:Mortality data of 1132 patients undergoing cardiac surgery in 2003 and 2004 in the Acad...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Noyez L,Verheugt FW,van Swieten HA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indications for transcatheter valve implantation have been extended to treat native valve aortic regurgitation in case of disproportionate risk for open surgery. Transcatheter aortic valves are also an attractive alternative in patients who refuse blood transfusions. We report the successful off-label implantation of ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pocar M,Tavano D,Passolunghi D,Airoldi F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether clopidogrel rather than aspirin plus a proton-pump inhibitor reduce the frequency of gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery. Altogether 40 publications were identified using the bel...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ziegelin M,Hoschtitzky A,Dunning J,Hooper T

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The re-entries are still a problem for the endovascular treatment of aortic dissections. A 60-year-old man was treated for an abdominal aortic dissection using aortic monoiliac endograft until the left iliac external artery and a femoro-femoral bypass with occlusion of the right common iliac artery and the left hypoga...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Da Rocha M,Miranda S,Burrell M,Riambau VA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery that arises as a side branch of the right coronary artery from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva encircling the aortic annulus is usually an incidental finding. However, in patients undergoing aortic valve procedures, its existence can significantly complic...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Liebrich M,Tzanavaros I,Scheid M,Voth W,Doll KN,Hemmer WB

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient who underwent removal of an external stent of the bronchus. She had undergone external stenting for tracheobronchomalacia. After removal of the external stent, the bronchus was just as widely patent as preoperative state. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Nakamura Y,Aoki M,Nagase Y,Fujiwara T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is a serious late complication following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and is associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease. However, the outcome of medical treatment for BOS, mainly immunosuppressive therapy, is disappointing. Thi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Jung HS,Lee JG,Yu WS,Lee CY,Haam SJ,Paik HC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a new concept for preoperative planning and surgical education in congenital heart disease: surgical simulation. Recent advances in three-dimensional image acquisition have provided a new means to virtually reconstruct accurate morphological models while computer visualisation hardware now allows simulati...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sørensen TS,Greil GF,Hansen OK,Mosegaard J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the case of a 62-year-old female who had had minimally invasive esophagectomy (Ivor-Lewis) for squamous cell carcinoma of the distal third of the esophagus. The anastomotic stenosis was accompanied by solid food dysphagia and the presence of a foreign body in the esophagus. The foreign body was ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Wójcik J,Grodzki T,Kubisa B,Pieróg J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to evaluate, through a systematic review, the efficacy of plasmapheresis in the preoperative preparation of the patient for a thymectomy for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. METHODS:MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, Scopus and CENTRAL databases were searched. The following outcomes were evaluated: my...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Reis TA,Cataneo DC,Cataneo AJM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'Is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage of benefit in patients undergoing surgery on the descending thoracic aorta or thoracoabdominal aorta?' Altogether 1177 papers were found using the reported search, ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bilal H,O'Neill B,Mahmood S,Waterworth P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of body mass index (BMI) on early outcomes after revascularization using either on-pump or off-pump surgery. METHODS:Data for 3714 of 4314 patients who underwent surgical revascularization at our institution between 1999 and 2008 were analysed. Patients were divided into two group...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Caliskan E,Güsewell S,Seifert B,Theusinger OM,Starck CT,Pavicevic J,Reser D,Holubec T,Plass A,Falk V,Emmert MY

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular catheterization in the rat is a widely deployed procedure. Current options allow a one-time catheterization procedure, introducing an error due to the inter-individual variability. Six Fischer rats underwent left ventricular catheterization through the right carotid artery, repeated seven days later via th...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Migneco F,Huang YC,Coyan GN,Birla RK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether embolization is superior to surveillance for a type II endoleak associated with a static sac size post-endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). Four hundred and sixty-one papers were identified, of whi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Patatas K,Ling L,Dunning J,Shrivastava V

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the pro-apoptotic potential of pericardial fluids from patients with different clinical conditions on cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Pericardial fluids were obtained during open heart surgery from 88 patients with ischemic heart disease (n=44), valvular heart disease (n=32), or aortic disease (n...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Doi K,Hasegawa K,Fujita M,Yamazato A,Yamanaka K,Watanabe M,Tambara K,Komeda M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with thymoma diagnosed after finding of extra limbic encephalitis. She presented neurologic symptoms as seizure and aphasia; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed multiple lesions located in insular, parietal and temporal lobes (in cortical and sub-cortical area...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Rizzardi G,Campione A,Scanagatta P,Terzi A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Transfusions of blood products can be lifesaving, but they are also associated with considerable risks and adverse effects, including immune response and infections. In cardiac surgery, transfusions have also been associated with increased mortality. We prospectively studied the effects of a structured progr...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ternström L,Hyllner M,Backlund E,Schersten H,Jeppsson A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet dysfunction followed by thromboembolic as well as bleeding complications are severe events in patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs). Microparticles (MP) are cell vesicles with inflammatory and coagulatory potency that are released by cells during activation and can be used as specific cell activatio...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Diehl P,Aleker M,Helbing T,Sossong V,Beyersdorf F,Olschewski M,Bode C,Moser M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound breakdown is a serious complication of median sternotomy. This is generally met with a further attempt at surgical apposition using sutures of monofilament surgical steel, following wound debridement. This often fails. The aim of this article is to demonstrate one surgeon's experience in his revised management o...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Doyle AJ,Large SR,Murphy F

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00