A perilous course following myocardial infarction: ischaemic ventricular septal defect in a transplanted heart.

abstract：:Surgery of aspergilloma has been renowned to be technically challenging and has a high complication rate. We have already demonstrated an improved outcome as a result of a reduction in complex cases related to history of tuberculosis. In this paper we will evaluate whether this time trend has continued during recent y...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lejay A,Falcoz PE,Santelmo N,Helms O,Kochetkova E,Jeung M,Kessler R,Massard G

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Various forms of renal replacement therapies are available to treat acute renal failure (ARF) after cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of ARF developing postoperatively necessitating continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) in adult patients requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (C...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bapat V,Sabetai M,Roxburgh J,Young C,Venn G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) for the diagnosis of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to conventional coronary angiography (CCA) in patients with primary cardiac tumors. Thirty-eight consecutive patients with primary cardiac tumors (27 females, 11...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Scheffel H,Stolzmann P,Plass A,Leschka S,Grünenfelder J,Falk V,Marincek B,Alkadhi H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary vasospasm is a life threatening complication in the early postoperative period after coronary artery bypass grafting. We report a 45-year-old patient with normal preoperative ventricular function who could not be stabilized using established treatments such as: systemic application of glyceryl trinitrate, dil...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Döpfmer UR,Braun JP,Grosse J,Konertz W

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：: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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Minimally invasive cardiac valve surgery is safe, effective and increasingly popular. It is performed worldwide with the use of either external aortic clamping or endoaortic balloon occlusion. METHODS:We conducted a literature search using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus and Web of Science. Primary outcomes include...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Khan H,Hadjittofi C,Uzzaman M,Salhiyyah K,Garg S,Butt S,Aya H,Chaubey S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to evaluate postoperative outcomes in patients with type A aortic dissection with preoperative neurological deficits independent of shock. METHODS:Between 2002 and 2017, 150 of 1600 patients, operated on for aortic dissection type A in 3 centres, presented with preoperative new onset neurologic...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kreibich M,Desai ND,Bavaria JE,Szeto WY,Vallabhajosyula P,Itagaki R,Okamura H,Kimura N,Yamaguchi A,Beyersdorf F,Czerny M,Rylski B

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Empyema after lung resection is a challenging condition to manage and is associated with a high mortality. Intrathoracic application of a vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) device is recently introduced as an adjunct in the management of this condition. A best evidence topic was constructed to address whether this approach...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Haghshenasskashani A,Rahnavardi M,Yan TD,McCaughan BC

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria is a rare disorder characterized by haemolytic anaemia and pancytopaenia. The use of cardiopulmonary bypass can lead to a haemolytic crisis in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria due to activation of complement-mediated haemolysis. We report the successful management...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kusadokoro S,Kimura N,Hori D,Yamaguchi A

更新日期：2019-06-01 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:Prior studies have found that cardiac surgery patients receiving blood transfusions are at risk for increased mortality and morbidity following surgery. It is not clear whether this increased risk occurs across all haematocrit (HCT) levels. The goal of this study was to compare operative mortality in propens...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Shaw RE,Johnson CK,Ferrari G,Zapolanski A,Brizzio M,Rioux N,Edara S,Sperling J,Grau JB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of surgical repair of atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), both partial (PAVSD) and complete (CAVSD), have improved. However, reoperation is not uncommon. This report describes our experience in 59 patients who underwent reoperation after AVSD repair, between 1977 and 2008. Thirty-one patients had a PAVSD, 2...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Birim O,van Gameren M,de Jong PL,Witsenburg M,van Osch-Gevers L,Bogers AJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resources for clinical research are limited. With increasing demand for patient-centred care, which is growing into an integral component of modern medicine, studying outcomes of patients with specific clinical characteristics is becoming increasingly important. Given the high cost of clinical trials and the time it t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Milojevic M,Nikolic A,Jüni P,Head SJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：: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：:We aimed to evaluate left ventricle twist mechanics in mid-ventricular obstructive and apical type of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and changes induced by myectomy. We studied 3 consecutive patients by cardiac magnetic resonance preoperatively and 6 weeks after myectomy. We calculated the apical and basal rotations at t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Adhyapak SM,Menon PG,Rao Parachuri V

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Based on continuous technical innovations and recent research, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become a promising tool in the treatment of patients with acute (cardio)pulmonary failure. Nevertheless, any extracorporeal technique requires a high degree of experience and knowledge, so that a res...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lunz D,Philipp A,Judemann K,Amann M,Foltan M,Schmid C,Graf B,Zausig YA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug eluting stents (DESs) reduce the incidence of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and have been predicted to decrease the number of patients referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We studied about the impact of DESs on CABG. We compared our isolated CABG patients over two years...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kanemitsu S,Tanaka K,Tanaka J,Suzuki H,Kinoshita T

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple bilateral pulmonary arterio-venous malformations (PAVM) were diagnosed in a 15-year-old girl with erythrocytosis. Although transcatheter embolotherapy is generally accepted as a treatment of PAVM, the largest lesion in the right lower lobe was fed by a 13-mm diameter feeding artery without downstream narrowin...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kohno M,Noda K,Moriyama H,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Foregut duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies of enteric origin that arise during early embryonic development. They are usually incidentally found on routine imaging studies. The diagnosis can usually be made by computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) appearance. On CT, cyst attenuation valu...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Diehl DL,Cheruvattath R,Facktor MA,Go BD

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aortic stiffness is an emerging risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The predictive value of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) for quality of life (QoL) and severity of surgical aortic valve stenosis (AS) have not been examined. METHODS:PWV was measured in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kidher E,Harling L,Nihoyannopoulos P,Shenker N,Ashrafian H,Francis DP,Mayet J,Athanasiou T

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-type natriuretic peptide is synthesized in response to increased ventricular wall stress (WS) and hypertrophy. To serially evaluate amino-terminal-pro-BNP (NT-pBNP) serum levels in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe chronic aortic regurgitation (AR), blood samples were drawn preoperatively...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Della Corte A,Salerno G,Chiosi E,Iarussi D,Santarpino G,Miraglia M,Naviglio S,De Feo M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The totally thoracoscopic left atrial Maze (TT-Maze) is a relatively new surgical solution for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The procedure consists of a complete left atrial Maze, which is performed by video-assisted thoracoscopy with the use of radiofrequency ablation. We describe our rhythm re...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Geuzebroek GS,Bentala M,Molhoek SG,Kelder JC,Schaap J,Van Putte BP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sternal wound infections occur with an incidence between 0.4 and 5% in the adult as well as the pediatric population. However, in contrast to the adults, established treatment options do not exist in the pediatric population. We evaluated our preliminary results with 3 neonates, respectively, small infants (mean age 2...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Fleck T,Simon P,Burda G,Wolner E,Wollenek G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purposes of this study were to identify possible compression points along the transit route of the subclavian artery and to provide a detailed anatomical analysis of areas that are involved in the surgical management of the thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). The results of the current study are based on mea...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kaplan T,Comert A,Esmer AF,Ataç GK,Acar HI,Ozkurt B,Tekdemir I,Han S

更新日期：2018-10-01 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