A modified suturing technique for the implantation of the apical cannula of the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.

abstract：:Patients with Turner syndrome are prompt to develop spontaneous acute aortic dissection following insidious aortic dilatation, with abnormal cardiovascular anatomy and consequently require specific guidelines for regular surveillance since they represent a subset of high-risk young patients. We report a rare and uncom...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Maureira JP,Vanhuyse F,Lekehal M,Hubert T,Vigouroux C,Mattei MF,Grandmougin D,Villemot JP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac myxoma is a rare disease with protean manifestations. Embolic phenomena are well-known entities. However, total occlusion of the descending aorta by saddle embolism along with multi-organ embolism is very unusual. We report a patient with cardiac myxoma presenting with multi-organ embolism including saddle emb...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yadav S,Alvarez JM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The development of transplant arteriosclerosis, the hallmark feature of heart transplant rejection, is associated with a chronic immune response and also influenced by an initial injury to the graft through ischaemia and reperfusion. Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF)-1 pathway signalling has a pro...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Heim C,Bernhardt W,Jalilova S,Wang Z,Motsch B,Ramsperger-Gleixner M,Burzlaff N,Weyand M,Eckardt KU,Ensminger SM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a technique that allows total arterial revascularization of the circumflex territory without cardiopulmonary bypass through limited thoracotomy with the radial as a composite graft. The technique includes anastomosis of the distal end of the radial artery to its more proximal part after the division of the c...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Athanasiou T,Casula R,Glenville B,Stanbridge RD

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether the 'mini-bypass technique' can give a reduction in complications after cardiac surgery compared to the conventional cardiopulmonary bypass circuit. Altogether 144 papers were found using the rep...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Alevizou A,Dunning J,Park JD

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic venous aneurysms are very rare conditions, even more unusual from left innominate vein. We report a case of a 57-year-old male who presented an anterior mediastinal mass suspicious of thymoma by chest computed tomography. Median sternotomy was performed aiming for total thymectomy, but intraoperative findings...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Huang W,Jiang GN

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though significant progress has been made over the past 3 decades, heart failure remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in developed countries and contributes significantly to the economic burden of modern health care systems. Especially in patients with preserved ejection fraction, valid th...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Westphal JG,Bekfani T,Schulze PC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) involving the heart is a rare phenomenon. We present a case of late metastasis of RCC in the left ventricular myocardium, 23 years after the patient had a nephrectomy for 'organ-confined' primary disease. Open surgical biopsy was required to confirm the diagnosis in this patient. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Talukder MQ,Deo SV,Maleszewski JJ,Park SJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Emergency repair has been successfully performed in acute type A aortic dissection complicated by cerebral malperfusion. Despite the lack of criteria to define irreversible brain damage, immediate surgery is often denied in case of stroke or coma. We report two patients presenting with coma and altered brainstem refle...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pocar M,Passolunghi D,Moneta A,Donatelli F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiothoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was, 'is there an increased risk of cancer in a non-resected corrosive oesophageal stricture?' Altogether, 133 papers were found using the reported search; six papers were identified that provided the...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Okonta KE,Tettey M,Abubakar U

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the overall outcome of adult patients undergoing redo-mitral valve replacement (redo-MVR) at our institution. Forty-nine patients (24 males) underwent redo-MVR with either bioprosthetic (n = 24) or mechanical valves (n = 25) between January 2000 and 2010. Median age of patients...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vohra HA,Whistance RN,Roubelakis A,Burton A,Barlow CW,Tsang GM,Livesey SA,Ohri SK

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'In patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) excision, what is the best way to locate a subcentimetre solitary pulmonary nodule (PN) in order to achieve successful excision?' Altog...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Zaman M,Bilal H,Woo CY,Tang A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventricular assist device (VAD) is a life-saving option for patients in heart failure refractory for conventional therapy. The aim of study was to assess the influence of VAD on heart transplantation (HT) outcome in children <16 years. Between October 1988 and August 2008, 73 children underwent HT: Group 1 (n=9) w...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Januszewska K,Malec E,Birnbaum J,Loeff M,Sodian R,Schmitz C,Netz H,Reichart B

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to describe the potential selection criteria for patients scheduled for lobectomy versus segmentectomy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer and to compare the 2 procedures in terms of intraoperative variables and postoperative outcomes using the European Society of Thoracic Surg...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tosi D,Nosotti M,Bonitta G,Mendogni P,Bertolaccini L,Spaggiari L,Brunelli A,Ruffini E,Falcoz P

更新日期：2020-12-13 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：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. For early stages of the disease, lung resection surgery remains the best treatment with curative intent, but significant morbidity is associated, especially among patients with poor pulmonary function and cardiorespiratory fitness. In those cases, the...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sebio Garcia R,Yáñez Brage MI,Giménez Moolhuyzen E,Granger CL,Denehy L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There are few reports on optimal surgical approaches to bilateral pulmonary metastasis and the sequences used in the operation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the thoracoscopic bilateral approach to pulmonary metastasis. METHODS:From June 2006 to February 2013, 61 patients underwen...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Han KN,Kang CH,Park IK,Kim YT

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure extracorporeal assist devices are to support patients during resuscitation, for transportation, until organ recovery, and as bridge to further therapeutic modalities. We report on our first experience with the new Cardiohelp system for interhospital transfer of cardiopul...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Philipp A,Arlt M,Amann M,Lunz D,Müller T,Hilker M,Graf B,Schmid C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(i) To establish who is at high risk for mitral surgery. (ii) To assess the performance of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery in high-risk patients by presenting early and late outcomes and compare these with those of the non-high-risk population. METHODS:We reviewed our database of prospective data of...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Moscarelli M,Cerillo A,Athanasiou T,Farneti P,Bianchi G,Margaryan R,Solinas M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II) was developed to update EuroSCORE and incorporated refinement and modification of several risk factors. SinoSCORE was designed by Chinese scholars based on 9839 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at 43 part...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bai Y,Wang L,Guo Z,Chen Q,Jiang N,Dai J,Liu J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study investigated whether withdrawal of aprotinin from combined low-dose aprotinin/tranexamic acid (TXA) antifibrinolytic therapy altered postoperative blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery employing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The study included da...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vonk AB,Meesters MI,Schats J,Romijn JW,Jansen EK,Boer C

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Venous aneurysms arising from the mediastinal systemic veins are rare. There are only 27 reported cases of such aneurysms. Majority arise from the superior vena cava. We are reporting a saccular aneurysm of superior vena cava in a 58-year-old male. The chest radiogram suggested superior mediastinal mass and the comput...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Varma PK,Dharan BS,Ramachandran P,Neelakandhan KS

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:Oesophageal cancer presents as advanced disease; in the majority of patients the symptoms are present for many months prior to diagnosis. Dysphagia has been described as the key to an early diagnosis of oesophageal cancer. This study aims to assess the public perception of the importance of this symptom. Ninety-six pa...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tentzeris V,Lake B,Cherian T,Milligan J,Sigurdsson A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Autologous pericardium, which is widely used in the field of cardiovascular surgery, is usually fixed with glutaraldehyde (GA) to improve handling and provide biomechanical stability. However, an optimal method of GA fixation of autologous pericardium is not known. The objective of this study was to evaluate...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lee C,Lim HG,Lee CH,Kim YJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 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:Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The classic cut-and-sew maze procedure is successful in 85-95% of patients. However, the technical complexity has prompted modifications of the maze procedure. The objective of this study was...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bakker RC,Akin S,Rizopoulos D,Kik C,Takkenberg JJ,Bogers AJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00