Endovascular management of an acquired aortobronchial fistula following aortic bypass for coarctation.

abstract：:Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is an indispensable tool for optimal management of intensive care unit patients. However, the acquisition of sufficient training in bronchoscopy is not straightforward during residency, because of technical and ethical problems. Moreover, the use of commercial simulators is limited by ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Di Domenico S,Simonassi C,Chessa L

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Perioperative low cardiac output syndrome occurs in 3-14% of patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), leading to significant increase in major morbidity and mortality. Considering the unique pharmacological and pharmacokinetic properties of levosimendan, we conducted a prospective...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Anastasiadis K,Antonitsis P,Vranis K,Kleontas A,Asteriou C,Grosomanidis V,Tossios P,Argiriadou H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a relatively new treatment option for inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). This case describes how a planned conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) on a 73-year-old woman was successfully converted to a TAVI procedure. On extracorporal ci...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Olsen LK,Arendrup H,Engstrøm T,Søndergaard L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53 year-old woman had been followed up since 1996 after receiving bilateral adrenalectomy for the treatment of bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma in von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. In March 2003, she suffered from cough, dizziness and faint, and was referred to our hospital. The radiographic findings exhibited the ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yashiro T,Yasufuku K,Hiroshima K,Fujisawa T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2-stage elephant trunk procedure is widely used to treat extensive disease of the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta. The 2nd stage of the procedure can be accomplished with both a standard surgical procedure and a retrograde transfemoral endovascular approach using the dangling graft as proximal landing zo...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Agostinelli A,Carino D,Borrello B,Nicolini F

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to compare pulmonary artery (PA) growth between patients who received a right ventricle-to-PA (RV-PA) shunt and those who received a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (mBTS). METHODS:All consecutive patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent the Norwood I procedure between 200...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vitanova K,Georgiev S,Lange R,Cleuziou J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The right gastroepiploic artery (GEA) is frequently used as another in situ artery, other than the internal thoracic artery (ITA) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Skeletonizing the graft with an ultrasonic scalpel is now regarded as a useful technique; however, this technique may damage the endothelial funct...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Shi J,Iesaki T,Kubota N,Sumiyoshi K,Kajimoto K,Kikuchi K,Daida H,Amano A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man presented with destruction of his sternum after cardiac surgery. Classical management with multiple debridements, vacuum dressings and antibiotics failed. A replacement of his sternum was performed using an antibiotic-loaded porous alumina ceramic sternum. Despite the infected wound, the ceramic ster...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tricard J,Chermat A,Denes E,Bertin F

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:When composite T-grafting is performed, total arterial revascularization (TAR) can be accomplished with only two grafts. There is the belief that composite grafting poses a risk of graft failure due to its single inflow via the left internal thoracic artery (LITA). High surgical quality is essential for left...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Umminger J,Reitz M,Rojas SV,Stiefel P,Shrestha M,Haverich A,Ismail I,Martens A

更新日期：2016-11-01 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:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism has been implicated in aortic aneurysm risk, but individual published studies show inconclusive results. The aim of this study was to explore a more precise estimation of its relation with aortic aneurysm using meta-analysis. METHODS:Electronic searches o...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Huang LG,Liu DB,Wang HQ

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Despite all the advances in cardiac surgery, atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a common postoperative complication with unclear predisposing factors. Postoperative AF is often a short-lived and a self-limiting condition, but can result in debilitating and even lethal consequences. The aim of this study is to ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Attaran S,Shaw M,Bond L,Pullan MD,Fabri BM

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Sternal dehiscence and mediastinitis are rare but serious complications following cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the number of sternal wires used for chest closure on sternal complications. METHODS:From May 2003 to April 2007, 4714 adult patients received cardiac ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kamiya H,Al-maisary SS,Akhyari P,Ruhparwar A,Kallenbach K,Lichtenberg A,Karck M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commonly used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) systems for cardiac support are limited by bleeding complications, especially after surgery in the adult patient. Recently, we have switched from the use of a conventional ECMO system to a miniature-circuit including a centrifugal pump and the Novalung membrane ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Meyer AL,Strueber M,Tomaszek S,Goerler A,Simon AR,Haverich A,Fischer S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies define functional mitral regurgitation (MR) and worsened left ventricular (LV) systolic indices as the widening of the dimension between papillary muscle heads; consequently, narrowing this distance may improve the mitral valve and LV function. Thirty (22 males; mean age: 57+/-7 years) candidates for CA...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Mandegar MH,Roshanali F,Yousefnia MA,Marzban M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective was to evaluate the long-term haemodynamic performance of the Mosaic aortic bioprosthesis. Secondary objectives were to investigate the long-term survival, the rate of aortic valve reoperations, and the rate of prosthesis-patient mismatch and its effect on long-term survival. METHODS:We includ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Glaser N,Franco-Cereceda A,Sartipy U

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a major complication of percutaneous coronary intervention, even in the current era of drug-eluting stents (DESs). We reviewed the clinical and angiographic outcomes of coronary endarterectomy with stent removal using an off-pump technique in patients with ISR in the left an...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Nishigawa K,Fukui T,Takanashi S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Interventional treatment of tricuspid valve disease has so far received little attention due to the anatomical challenges in a thrombogenic surrounding. In the present study, we present an imaging-based, personalized interventional approach to the therapy of tricuspid regurgitation. METHODS:In our porcine m...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Amerini A,Hatam N,Malasa M,Pott D,Tewarie L,Isfort P,Goetzenich A,Hildinger M,Autschbach R,Spillner J

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:A 10-cm diameter tumour was revealed in the left upper posterior mediastinum in a 15-year-old female. After exclusion of the possibility of a dumbbell tumour and confirmation of a ganglioneurinoma, an encapsulated, but vascularised tumour was removed via a left posterolateral thoracotomy from the level of the first-th...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Furák J,Géczi T,Tiszlavicz L,Lázár G

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic mural thrombi in a normal (non-aneurysmal or minimally atherosclerotic) vessel are an uncommon condition. They are usually located in the descending aorta and, less frequently, in the aortic arch or in the abdominal aorta. The typical clinical presentation is the appearance of symptoms/signs of peripheral arter...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Maloberti A,Oliva F,De Chiara B,Giannattasio C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secure and haemostatic implantation of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) apex inflow cannula can sometimes be challenging, especially in the setting of an acute myocardial infarction or significant ventricular wall thinning, when the myocardial tissue may be friable and tissue strength may be compromised. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Charitos EI,Sievers HH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose is to evaluate in vivo at rest and under stress conditions hemodynamic performance of the small size St. Jude Medical Regent (SJMR) prosthetic valve in patients with a body surface area (BSA) of 1.8 ± 0.11 m(2) and to define the role of valve prosthesis- patient mismatch on left ventricular mass ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pisano C,D'Amico T,Palmeri C,Franchino R,Fattouch K,Bianco G,Ruvolo G

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical nuances of the implantation procedure of the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system (Abbott Corp., IL, USA) are discussed in this study. Particular attention is devoted to surgical details, preventative actions and considerations related to alternative implantation strategies. Dedicated surgical implantat...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Netuka I

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the mid-term left ventricular (LV) performance after aortic valve replacement (AVR). We measured LV contractility (end-systolic elastance: Ees), afterload (effective arterial elastance: Ea) and efficiency (ventriculoarterial coupling: Ea/Ees; ratio of stroke work and pressure-volume area: SW/PVA) based on ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tanoue Y,Maeda T,Oda S,Baba H,Oishi Y,Tokunaga S,Nakashima A,Tominaga R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericardial tamponade is a life-threatening emergency. Chyle is a rare cause of pericardial effusion and can lead to cardiac tamponade. This case illustrates the presentation, work-up and operative video of a patient in pericardial tamponade secondary to chylopericardium. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Liberman M,Klopfenstein JJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is currently the treatment of choice in patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis, but transcatheter off-pump aortic valve implantation is a novel and emerging technique, which might be performed more frequently in the near future and may be a less invasive alternative to conventional AV...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Wendt D,Eggebrecht H,Kahlert P,Thielmann M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00