Endovascular stent grafting of a complicated type B aortic dissection with approach through the innominate artery using a side-branch graft.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Optimal management of patients with combined coronary and carotid artery disease remains controversial. This study analyzed the outcomes between simultaneous carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) vs. isolated CABG. METHODS:We reviewed the early and late follow-up data of 412...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Nwakanma L,Poonyagariyagorn HK,Bello R,Khoynezhad A,Smego D,Plestis KA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to develop a score to predict the complexity of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomies preoperatively. METHODS:One hundred and thirty-nine consecutive patients undergoing VATS lobectomy operated on by a single surgeon as the first operator were included. Comple...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Miyazaki T,Imperatori A,Jimenez M,Drosos P,Gomez-Hernandez MT,Varela G,Novoa N,Nagayasu T,Brunelli A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation may alter right ventricular shape and function and lead to tricuspid regurgitation. This in turn has been reported to be a determinant of right ventricular (RV) failure after LVAD implantation, but the effect of mechanical left ventricular (LV) unloading on ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Malinowski M,Wilton P,Khaghani A,Brown M,Langholz D,Hooker V,Eberhart L,Hooker RL,Timek TA

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:A 80-year-old lady was admitted because of dyspnea, complete AV block and ventricular rate of 15 bpm. A DDDR pacemaker was successfully implanted. Postoperative EKG showed right bundle branch block and X-ray the ventricular lead in the left ventricle. It traveled all the way through a foramen ovale being later relocat...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ninot S,Sánchez G,Mestres CA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on an uncommon case of a 10-month-old patient who required early surgical closure of an ostium secumdum atrial septal defect due to the concomitant presence of a big subcarinal bronchogenic cyst compressing the left atrium and, therefore, increasing the left-to-right shunt. It led to refractory congestive he...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Mosquera VX,Rijlaarsdam M,Filippini L,Hazekamp MG

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Preoperative atrial fibrillation (PAF) has been associated with poorer early and mid-term outcomes after isolated valvular or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Few studies, however, have evaluated the impact of PAF on early and mid-term outcomes after concomitant aortic valve replacement and coronary aor...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Saxena A,Dinh D,Dimitriou J,Reid C,Smith J,Shardey G,Newcomb A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstructions of the chest wall using commercially available artificial metallic rib systems are gaining in popularity. The MatrixRib system involves use of plates and screws to bridge any defect and provide support for the chest wall following resection. So far, there has been no publication focusing on describing ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ng CS,Ho AM,Lau RW,Wong RH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac myxomas are the commonest benign tumour of the heart. We are describing a rare presentation of a myxoma in a patient with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Since there was no single reported case of myxoma with RCC, a presumptive diagnosis of RCC with right atrial extension of tumour thrombus was made. Both the tumo...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Gopalakrishnan M,Benjamin M,Kamath M,Thekkepurackal R

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five days following bilateral thoracoscopic lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema, a 63-year-old man underwent reoperation for closure of a massive bronchopleural fistula. It was discovered intraoperatively that the fistula was located distant from prior staple lines or resection sites from his surgery. This cas...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kilic A,Sciurba FC,Luketich JD,Gilbert S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent evidence shows that permissive anaemia strategies are safe in different surgical settings. However, effects of variations in haemoglobin (Hb) levels could have a negative impact in high-risk patients. We investigated the combined effect of postoperative Hb concentration and cardiac risk status on majo...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Patella M,Mongelli F,Minerva EM,Previsdomini M,Perren A,Saporito A,La Regina D,Gavino L,Inderbitzi R,Cafarotti S

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:Abdominal compartment syndrome is a possible complication after aneurysm repair and has a high mortality rate. Although there has been an increment in patient survival rates after aneurysm repair, there has also been an increase in this entity. However, there are few data about the incidence and management of this com...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ferreira J,Canedo A,Barreto P,Vaz A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: in patients with hypertrophic and keloid scarring of the sternotomy wound, is surgical excision with or without adjuvant treatment of any benefit in reducing the size of the scar? Altogether, more than ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pai VB,Cummings I

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Anterior mediastinal tracheostomy (AMT) is a rare but challenging operation associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate mainly related to the invasiveness of the procedure. In order to provide a more conservative technique with a lower risk of major postoperative complications, we proposed: (1) to reduce the e...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Martinod E,Guillaume JY,Radu DM,Despreaux G

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to improve the current lung cancer treatment outcomes in Britain, National guidelines were published followed by the introduction of National Lung Cancer Audit (LUCADA) project. LUCADA has defined active treatment as any therapeutic intervention with the aim of improving the quality or length of patients'...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Devbhandari MP,Joshi V,Barber P,Krysiak P,Shah R,Jones MT

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:We report two cases of venous cannulation after a total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) with extracardiac conduit. Venous cannulation was performed via side graft sutured to the extracardiac conduit in an end-to-side fashion. The first case was a 3-year-old girl, who suffered from an atypical inferior vena cava obstru...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tanoue Y,Masuda M,Eto M,Tominaga R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to review the current clinical experience and pathological characteristics of cardiac tumors. We retrospectively reviewed 33,108 consecutive cases of cardiac operations performed at our institution from October 1996 to March 2005. There were 242 cases confirmed histologically as cardiac t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yu K,Liu Y,Wang H,Hu S,Long C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether pregabalin could effectively and safely reduce postoperative pain in patients undergoing pulmonary resections. Altogether 23 papers were found using the reported search, of which 6 randomized co...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Li S,Zhang W,Cheng S,Li Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the impact of major complications on clinical outcome in a series of patients undergoing endovascular repair (EVAR) of descending thoracic aorta. From March 2001 to June 2005, 51 patients underwent EVAR for descending aortic diseases. Thirty-five were treated in emergency (60.7%) and 41 (80.4%) were in II...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Di Tommaso L,Monaco M,Mottola M,Piscione F,Pantaleo A,Pinna GB,Stassano P,Iannelli G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The introduction of fast-tracking multidisciplinary programs allows good results in postoperative outcome in many surgical specialties. We evaluated a multimodal clinical program (based on mininvasive surgery, epidural anesthesia and early mobilization and feeding) in abdominal aortic surgery. METHODS:Betwe...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Brustia P,Renghi A,Fassiola A,Gramaglia L,Della Corte F,Cassatella R,Cumino A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary typical carcinoid tumors are well known as low-grade malignant tumors with fairly benign behaviors; however, distant metastasis after complete resection and multiple carcinoid tumors in the resected lungs have been sporadically reported. Lesser resections are preferred including lung-sparing surgery, ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chen F,Sato T,Fujinaga T,Sakai H,Miyahara R,Bando T,Date H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valved stents are new land for cardiac surgeons even though they are being used more frequently by interventional disciplines. This paper presents simple steps to build a patient-specific pulmonary valved stent and its delivery device. The design concept was tested by random participants at a med-tech meeting. The val...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Huber CH,Marty B,von Segesser LK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery with chemotherapy has been the accepted procedure for treating pathological stage I small cell lung cancer. However, there is a question of whether all clinical stage I patients should undergo surgery or not because of discrepancies between clinical and pathological staging. We conducted a retrospective analys...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sakai M,Ishikawa S,Yamamoto T,Onizuka M,Sakakibara Y,Iijima T,Noguchi M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed surgical repair of a giant left coronary ostial aneurysm after aortic root replacement using composite valve graft (modified Bentall procedure) in a patient with Marfan syndrome. Aneurysmal formation in the left main stem itself is very rare. In order to avoid mobilizing the coronary ostium from severe ad...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Okamoto K,Casselman FP,De Geest R,Vanermen H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to analyze surgeons' learning curve for thymoma resection with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Two hundred and eleven myasthenia gravis patients had VATS thymic resections, including 25 patients with a thymoma. Three groups of surgeries, according to the order of operations, were analyzed...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Toker A,Erus S,Ozkan B,Ziyade S,Tanju S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Ross procedure involves replacing a patient's diseased aortic valve with their own pulmonary valve. The most common failure mode is dilatation of the autograft. Various strategies to reinforce the autograft have been proposed. Personalized external aortic root support has been shown to be effective in st...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vanderveken E,Vastmans J,Verbelen T,Verbrugghe P,Famaey N,Verbeken E,Treasure T,Rega F

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00