Difficulty and potential risks of single-lead atrioventricular synchronous pacing leads in transvenous lead extraction.

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility, efficacy and safety of the use of a conical self-expandable stent for the treatment of post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula (PPBPF). Between April 2008 and November 2010, six patients underwent treatment for the PPBPF by the introduction of a tracheobronchial co...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Andreetti C,D'Andrilli A,Ibrahim M,Ciccone AM,Maurizi G,Mattia A,Venuta F,Rendina EA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study addressed the assumption of increased morbidity and mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement in patients older than 80 years with severe aortic stenosis. METHODS:This prospective study was performed in consecutive patients referred for aortic valve replacement. The age-dependent change i...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Hussain AI,Auensen A,Brunborg C,Beitnes JO,Gullestad L,Pettersen KI

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) II was developed to improve the overestimation of surgical risk associated with the original (additive and logistic) EuroSCOREs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of the EuroSCORE II by comparing its performance wi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Nishida T,Sonoda H,Oishi Y,Tanoue Y,Nakashima A,Shiokawa Y,Tominaga R

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions from the primitive foregut, mostly located in the mediastinum. Surgical excision in symptomatic cases is often challenging. Video-assisted mediastinoscopy offers a safe and effective approach with less morbidity and shorter hospital stay compared to open sternotomy or posterol...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lesaffer J,Heremans B,De Leyn P,Van Raemdonck D

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:The management of the left subclavian artery (LSA) revascularization during aortic arch surgery is controversial and often challenging, especially during an emergency life-saving procedure. We report on a case of a 64-year old man, admitted to our institution with a Type A acute aortic dissection who underwent a froze...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Magagna P,Cresce GD,Auriemma S,Salvador L

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：: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：:Aneurysm formation and recurrent coarctation are common complications of coarctation repair, and various types of treatment have been described. Native aortic coarctation during adult life is rarer and can be responsible for severe complications. We report an original case of thoracic aortic aneurysm associated with n...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Maitrias P,Mage A,Belhomme D,Reix T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of our selective antegrade brain perfusion (SABP) strategy, which is characterized by moderate hypothermic and low-pressure management under pH-stat using a completely closed cardiopulmonary bypass circuit with a single centrifugal pump. METHO...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ito H,Mizumoto T,Sawada Y,Fujinaga K,Tempaku H,Yamamoto Y,Tsutsui K,Shimpo H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fontan operation and importance of fenestration in the treatment of unusual and complex forms of double outlet right ventricle (DORV) are well established. Nonetheless, rarely, the creation of fenestration becomes challenging in complex morphologies. We present one such child with situs solitus, dextrocardia, DORV, hy...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Salve GG,Jain SA,Adnaik A,Shivaprakash K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk prediction models in cardiac surgery tend to lose their predictive performance over time. This statistical primer aims to provide an overview of updating methods with their strengths and weaknesses. This is important, as model updating may be an efficient and good alternative to the de novo development of risk mo...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Siregar S,Nieboer D,Versteegh MIM,Steyerberg EW,Takkenberg JJM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Transaortic (TAo) access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative to the conventional transfemoral or transapical routes. Data comparing the characteristics and outcomes of TAo-TAVI using the SAPIEN XT and SAPIEN 3 heart valves are scarce. The objective of the current analysis was...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Romano M,Frank D,Cocchieri R,Jagielak D,Bonaros N,Aiello M,Lapeze J,Laine M,Chocron S,Muir D,Eichinger W,Thielmann M,Labrousse L,Arne Rein K,Verhoye JP,Gerosa G,Baumbach H,Deutsch C,Bramlage P,Thoenes M,Bapat V

更新日期：2017-11-01 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 primary cardiac surgery, does routine preoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging provide clinical benefit as measured by either a decrease in complications or a change in surgi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Merlo A,Chen K,Deo S,Markowitz A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although innominate artery transection for innominate artery compression of the trachea is recently used for prevention of life-threatening complications (e.g. massive bleeding and obstructive apnoea) in patients with neurological disorders, pre-existing tracheostomy poses a risk of mediastinal infection with sternoto...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Hasegawa T,Oshima Y,Bitoh Y,Iwaki R

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of a reduced right ventricular distensibility after heart transplant. METHODS:This study enrolled 64 adult patients who underwent heart transplant at our institution. The degree of right ventricular distensibility was quantified by calculating the differen...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Nakamura Y,Yoshioka D,Asanoi H,Miyagawa S,Yoshikawa Y,Hata H,Sakaniwa R,Toda K,Sawa Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Dividing the intersegmental planes with a stapler during pulmonary segmentectomy leads to volume loss in the remnant segment. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of segment division methods on preserved lung volume and pulmonary function after segmentectomy. METHODS:Using image analysis softwa...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tao H,Tanaka T,Hayashi T,Yoshida K,Furukawa M,Yoshiyama K,Okabe K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the case of a 62-year-old female who had had minimally invasive esophagectomy (Ivor-Lewis) for squamous cell carcinoma of the distal third of the esophagus. The anastomotic stenosis was accompanied by solid food dysphagia and the presence of a foreign body in the esophagus. The foreign body was ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Wójcik J,Grodzki T,Kubisa B,Pieróg J

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery may be needed in children and young adults for significant premature coronary artery occlusive disease. We report a case series of seven patients who underwent surgical revascularization in their second and third decade of life for significant multivessel coronary artery occlusi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Reddy SM,Byrapaneni RB,Rangappa C,Gouni UK,Vakati C,Suryavanshi S,Kola PR

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Many studies have reported that robotic-assisted surgery is safe and feasible for paediatric cases. However, very few paediatric thoracic robotic cases have been described. The aim of this study was to share our preliminary experience with robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS). METHODS:We reviewed our firs...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ballouhey Q,Villemagne T,Cros J,Vacquerie V,Bérenguer D,Braik K,Szwarc C,Longis B,Lardy H,Fourcade L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although coronary angiography (CAG) is generally performed to rule out coexisting coronary artery disease in patients with cardiac myxoma, its necessity to evaluate vascular supply of the myxoma is debatable. The aim of this article is to evaluate clinical experience and CAG findings in our patient group. M...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Balci AY,Sargin M,Akansel S,Ünal Dayi S,Kuplay H,Mete ME,Orhan G,Aykut Aka S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have described video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) to bronchoplasty with pulmonary resection. Here, we report the successful implementation of VATS bronchoplasty, as determined retrospectively. Between 2005 and 2010, 362 patients underwent elective lung resection for malignant or benign lung tumors. Of ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kamiyoshihara M,Nagashima T,Igai H,Atsumi J,Ibe T,Kakegawa S,Shimizu K

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is a minimally invasive technique that offers an alternative to conventional surgical repair. There are risks imposed by this technique; however, they compare favourably with risks of surgical closure. Here, we present a case of a 59-year old male with late ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tchantchaleishvili V,Melvin AL,Ling FS,Knight PA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines and quantifies the potential risk factors for increased mid-term mortality in elderly patients (> or = 75 years old) undergoing cardiac surgery. We undertook a retrospective analysis of 840 consecutive elderly patients who underwent cardiac surgery (CABG and/or Valve) between April 1997 and March 2...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Srinivasan AK,Oo AY,Grayson AD,Lowe R,Perry RA,Fabri BM,Rashid A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Favourable outcomes with mitral annuloplasty have been achieved with transapical cardioscopic (TAC) surgery in a survival animal model. In addition, experimental TAC on a non-survival animal model also showed adequate access to remove the native mitral valve and implant a prosthetic valve, but the surgical p...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vu TD,Nguyen DV,Oo MZ,Alaa M,Ocampo EM,Cheyyatraivendran Arularasu S,Wai Win P,Ja'afar N,Si-Guim G,Ong P,Ti LK,Richards AM,Kofidis T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of myocardial infarction that requires urgent intervention to avoid unpredictable fatal rupture. Surgical repair aims at excluding the aneurysmal area with a patch to preserve the left ventricular geometry. Here, we present a case of successful repair ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Elgharably H,Halbreiner MS,Shoenhagen P,Navia JL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00