Decreased biventricular function following thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether the of vegetations in endocarditis is an indication for surgery. Altogether, 102 papers were found using the reported search; 16 papers were identified that provided the best evidence to answer t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Okonta KE,Adamu YB

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a double-chambered right ventricle in adulthood, in which we tried a detailed morphological assessment and preoperative simulation using 3-dimensional (3D) heart models for improved surgical planning. Polygonal object data for the heart were constructed from computed tomography images of this pati...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Shirakawa T,Koyama Y,Mizoguchi H,Yoshitatsu M

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:Spontaneous aneurysm in the axillary artery is extremely rare. The standard treatment for axillary artery aneurysm has been surgical repair, but endovascular management of select aneurysms using stent grafts has become more prevalent with the development of endoluminal technology. We report the case of a 36-year old m...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Park SK,Hwang JK,Park SC,Kim SD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to present histopathological findings of human explants of a tissue-engineered bovine pericardium CardioCel (Admedus Regen Pty Ltd, Malaga, WA, Australia) used for heart valve repair in patients with congenital and acquired heart valve disease. METHODS:Sixty patients underwent heart valve repai...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Deutsch O,Bruehl F,Cleuziou J,Prinzing A,Schlitter AM,Krane M,Lange R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Surgical ventricular reconstruction has been used to treat ischaemic cardiomyopathy with large akinetic or dyskinetic areas. However, application of this approach requires a sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass and a left ventriculotomy. This study assessed the feasibility and efficacy of minimally invasive, o...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Cheng Y,Aboodi MS,Wechsler AS,Kaluza GL,Granada JF,Van Bladel K,Annest LS,Yi GH

更新日期：2013-12-01 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:This study compares the uniportal with the 3-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) by examining the data collected in the Italian VATS Group Database. The primary end point was early postoperative pain; secondary end points were intraoperative and postoperative complications, surgical time, number of...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tosi D,Nosotti M,Bonitta G,Mazzucco A,Righi I,Mendogni P,Rosso L,Palleschi A,Rocco G,Crisci R,Italian VATS Group.

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few reports on the outcomes of patients treated for Stanford type A acute aortic intramural haematoma (TAAIMH) and retrograde thrombosed type A acute aortic dissection exist. This study aimed to evaluate their long-term results and predictors of adverse outcomes. METHODS:We retrospectively analysed 40 patie...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chen YY,Yen HT,Lo CM,Wu CC,Huang DK,Sheu JJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：:A 52-year-old man, without a medical history, presented with an incidentally detected large, intrathoracic aneurysm of the right subclavian artery. The aneurysm was characterized by the absence of a proximal neck and extended distally close to the origin of the right vertebral artery. We successfully excluded this ane...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Van Leemput A,Maleux G,Heye S,Nevelsteen A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy with pulmonary regurgitation after complete repair of congenital heart disease underwent an alternative surgical repair for pulmonary valve replacement. Trileaflet pulmonary valve reconstruction using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane is a clinically feasible technique for pulmonary regurgitat...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ishimaru K,Kanaya T,Sakamoto S,Sawa Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastic bronchitis (PB) is a life-threatening complication in single ventricle (SV) patients of which the exact pathophysiology, outcome and optimal treatment are still unclear. This study aims to systematically review the literature to give insight into the characteristics, outcome and management options of SV patien...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Harteveld LM,Blom NA,Hazekamp MG,Ten Harkel ADJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Although hypothermia and ischaemic preconditioning (IP) are independently recognised mechanisms of cardioprotection, interactions between myocardial temperature and preconditioning have not been investigated. Therefore, this study explored the possibility of inducing IP during hypothermia and quantifying its effects a...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Codispoti M,Sundaramoorthi T,Saad RA,Reid A,Sinclair C,Mankad P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience with repair of a variety of congenital heart defects utilizing a ministernotomy incision. A ministernotomy was used in 79 patients with a variety of congenital heart diseases from November 2004 to August 2007. Patients included 36 males and 43 females with ages ranging from 1 month to 122 mont...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sebastian VA,Guleserian KJ,Leonard SR,Forbess JM

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:Coronary sinus injury is a very rare complication of cardiac surgery and is usually related to coronary sinus perfusion catheter placement for retrograde cardioplegia infusion. It can be either a catheter-related perforation or high-perfusion pressure-related injury to the coronary sinus. Primary repair of the coronar...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Akay MH,Patel MK,Gregoric ID

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The effect of antegrade pulmonary blood flow (APBF) has never been studied in the bidirectional Glenn (BDG) procedure performed late. METHODS:Records of 112 consecutive patients who had a BDG procedure during a 10-year period were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were divided into 2 groups based on wh...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yan T,Tong G,Zhang B,Yan F,Zhou X,Wang X,Lu H,Ma T,Wang X,Yu H,Sun Z,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac haemangiomas are rare forms of cardiac tumours which can present at any age and in any cardiac location. The clinical presentations of patients vary and preoperative diagnosis of cardiac haemangiomas is usually made using echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Surgical resection is the treatmen...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Beebeejaun MY,Deshpande R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report clinical outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), using the CoreValve revalving system (18 Fr transfemoral or subclavian) or the Edwards Sapien valve (22 Fr transfemoral or 24 Fr transapical) as part of a Belgian prospective non-randomized multicentre registry. All 15 Belgian centre...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bosmans JM,Kefer J,De Bruyne B,Herijgers P,Dubois C,Legrand V,Verheye S,Rodrigus I,Belgian TAVI Registry Participants.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary recurrent mediastinal dedifferentiated liposarcoma with unusual long-term survival. A woman who complained of dyspnea showed on imaging features a bulky posterior mediastinal mass which was completely excised and initially misdiagnosed as an angiomyolipoma. She recurred 15 months later and ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Coulibaly B,Bouvier C,Payan MJ,Thomas P

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Surgery is the standard treatment in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer and select cases of small-cell lung cancer, but gender differences in its use and outcome are poorly known. Gender differences in surgical resection rates and long-term survival after lung cancer surgery were therefore investigated. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lautamäki A,Gunn J,Sipilä J,Rautava P,Sihvo E,Kytö V

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：: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: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