Evaluating interest in narrative therapy for decision making about pectus excavatum treatment.

abstract：:Bioprosthetic valves are used in aortic valve replacement to avoid lifelong anticoagulation. Bovine pericardial valves have excellent haemodynamics and equivalent freedom from reoperation compared with a porcine bioprosthesis [ 1]. However, early failure (parastent post-cusp tear) can take place due to mechanical stre...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Piñón M,Durán D,Pazos P,Pradas G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative graft failure following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may result in acute myocardial ischaemia. Whether acute percutaneous coronary intervention, emergency reoperation or conservative intensive care treatment should be used is currently unknown. Between 2003 and 2009, 39 of the 5598 patients who...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Laflamme M,DeMey N,Bouchard D,Carrier M,Demers P,Pellerin M,Couture P,Perrault LP

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:The frozen elephant procedure, as a hybrid method to treat aortic pathologies involving the aortic arch and the proximal descending aorta, has become an accepted treatment option. We report two late fractures of the nitinol stents of the endograft of an early frozen elephant trunk prosthesis. One patient suffered from...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Fleissner F,Haverich A,Shrestha M,Martens A

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:The authors report a 79-year old man with a history of coronary bypass surgery, presenting with acute heart failure and elevated troponin. Coronarography revealed a giant saphenous vein graft aneurysm, which was compressing the left internal mammary artery bypass graft. This was confirmed by a multislice enhanced-ECG ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Van Caenegem O,le Polain de Waroux JB,de Kerchove L,Coche E

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions are commonly used for volume replacement in cardiac surgery patients. The degree of impairment of the haemostatic system depends on the molecular weight and substitution degree of HES solutions. It is claimed that as HES 130/0.4 (Voluven(®)) exhibits a lower in vitro molecular weigh...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Raja SG,Akhtar S,Shahbaz Y,Masood A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Blood cardioplegia (BCP) can be used in different ways to protect the heart from ischaemia-reperfusion injury during cardiac surgery. Because there could be differences between warm and cold intermittent cardioplegia with or without warm reperfusion, we investigated the influence of 2 blood cardioplegia solu...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Boening A,Assling-Simon L,Heep M,Boengler K,Niemann B,Schipke J,Mühlfeld C,Grieshaber P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to report the case of a patient diagnosed with pulmonary sequestration accompanied by an intermittent haematemesis as the initial and life-threatening symptom. Emergent surgical intervention finally confirmed a rare direct fistula formation between the arterial blood supply of pulmonary sequestration ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Wang WP,Ma J,Lu Q,Li XF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents a novel way to perform the mini-maze procedure through the left atrial appendage. By this way, the usual additional incision of the intra-atrial groove is avoided, especially in patients receiving coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or aortic valve replacement without mitral valve disease. We re...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ismail I,Fleissner F,Cebotari S,Rustum S,Haverich A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the outcome of a bailout procedure using the right ventricle to re-assist the left ventricle in neonates after technically adequate coarctectomy but a failing borderline left heart. METHODS:The surgical procedure was performed on bypass. A 'reversed' 6-mm surgical shunt was inserted between the...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Brown SC,Eyskens B,Boshoff D,Cools B,Heying R,Rega F,Meyns B,Gewillig M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient was a 34-year-old woman who developed multiple post-myocarditis ventricular aneurysms with ventricular tachyarrhythmia. After implantation of an intracardiac defibrillator, she experienced multiple episodes of counter-shock. An electrophysiological study demonstrated an early excitation circuit entering th...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chiyoya M,Fukuda I,Sasaki S,Okumura K

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:To determine whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with complete revascularization improves survival in patients with multivessel disease (MVD) over CABG with incomplete revascularization, we performed a meta-analysis of adjusted (but not unadjusted) risk estimates from observational studies. Databases includ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Takagi H,Watanabe T,Mizuno Y,Kawai N,Umemoto T,ALICE (All-Literature Investigation of Cardiovascular Evidence) Group.

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:A cardiac calcified amorphous tumour (CCAT) is a rare non-neoplastic intracavitary mass with unknown causes. We describe a 32-year old male presenting with progressive dyspnoea, cough and oedemas. The transthoracic echocardiography and contrast-enhanced angio-computed tomography demonstrated a 4 × 10 cm calcified mass...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Prifti E,Kajo E,Krakulli K,Ikonomi M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of surgery in the treatment of patients with stage IIIa non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and mediastinal node involvement is examined in this best evidence topic according to a structured protocol. A total of 579 papers were identified using the outlined search, 12 of which were deemed to represent the best...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bakir M,Fraser S,Routledge T,Scarci M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic was constructed according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether internal iliac artery (IIA) embolization is necessary for achieving the best clinical outcome in all patients when extension of the stent graft to the external iliac artery is required. Altogether more than 400...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kouvelos GN,Koutsoumpelis A,Peroulis M,Matsagkas M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with pleural infections frequently have several comorbidities and inferior long-term survival. We hypothesized that these patients represent a vulnerable cohort with high rates of hospitalization and frequent use of healthcare services. This study aims to ascertain the need for and causes of treatme...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lehtomäki AI,Nevalainen RM,Toikkanen VJ,Pohja ES,Nieminen JJ,Laurikka JO,Khan JA

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to perform an audit of the use of homologous blood and blood products in patients undergoing open-heart surgery by a single surgical team that follows an in-house protocol for blood conservation. The hospital records of 310 consecutive patients (age >15 years) undergoing open-heart surg...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Reddy SM,Talwar S,Velayoudam D,Gharde P,Mallick V,Jha RK,Kumar L,Arkalgud SK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) due to mitotic diseases is a serious condition with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to examine the follow-up data and demographics of patients with SVCO admitted to the Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, over a 14-year period. MET...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chan RC,Chan YC,Cheng SW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Animal and clinical studies have demonstrated the feasibility of tracheal replacement by silicone-stented allogenic aortas. In clinical trials, however, this graft did not show mature cartilage regeneration into the grafts as was observed in animal models. To solve this issue, we investigated tracheal replac...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Wurtz A,Hysi I,Kipnis E,Zawadzki C,Hubert T,Jashari R,Copin MC,Jude B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to establish a baseline of computed tomography (CT) angiographic data for the porcine ascending thoracic aorta for endovascular evaluation of animal experiments and device development. METHODS:Thoracic aortic CT angiography was conducted on 49 pigs with an average body weight of 60-65 kg. The C...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tao L,Xianhao B,Yuxi Z,Ziwen L,Ziyi X,Zhaoxiang Z,Mingwei W,Yiming L,Ding X,Jiaxuan F,Rui F,Jian Z,Zaiping J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the change of hepatic metabolic activity presented by the ketone body ratio (AKBR) during and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and to evaluate the prognostic value. AKBR were measured in 20 cases of coronary aortic bypass grafting using moderate hypothermic CPB (group M), ten...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Nakamura K,Onitsuka T,Yano M,Yano Y

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Delirium is a common and critical clinical syndrome in older patients. We examined whether abnormalities in the brain that could be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging predisposed patients to develop delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We also analysed the association between delirium and...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Otomo S,Maekawa K,Goto T,Baba T,Yoshitake A

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:We report the treatment of a proximal ilio-iliac arterio-venous fistula and distal omolateral hypogastric artery pseudoaneurysm 23 years after incurring a gunshot wound in a 43-year old man presenting with lower back pain. No cardiac, pulmonary or omolateral lower limb alteration was observed. Endovascular exclusion o...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Marino M,Kasemi H,Di Angelo CL,Fadda GF

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A number of meta-analytical and database studies have sought to compare open, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic operative approaches to lobectomy, often with conflicting results. Our objective was to perform a comprehensive review of these meta-analytical and database studies published ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： O'Sullivan KE,Kreaden US,Hebert AE,Eaton D,Redmond KC

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) is one of the suggested risk factors for endothelial dysfunction. There is evidence of association between raised plasma Hcy and an increased risk of developing peripheral arterial disease. A causal relationship, however, has not been established. In this report, a 37-year old male p...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Guler A,Tavlasoglu M,Arslan Z,Yesil FG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve our understanding of myxomatous degeneration of the valvar tissue as seen in mitral valve prolapse, we have compared the biosynthetic phenotype of the connective tissue cells in myxomatous segments (n=4) resected during surgery with that of homologous segments of normal valves (n=4) harvested in age-matched...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Radermecker MA,Limet R,Lapiere CM,Nusgens B

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00