Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates.

abstract：:The Novacor left-ventricular assist system (LVAS) is an implantable, electrically powered device that is presently approved both in Europe and in the United States for temporary use as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in patients with advanced heart failure. The device has undergone significant evolution since its ...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Murali S

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of this study was to determine the effect of ischemic preconditioning on the extent of normothermic lung ischemia reperfusion injury in rabbits in vivo. METHODS:Thirty male Japanese white rabbits were randomized into two groups. Fifteen rabbits were treated with ischemic preconditioning (their left...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Li G,Chen S,Lu E,Hu T

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report on results of a prospective clinical trial designed to demonstrate the influence of various strategies in "Total Cavopulmonary Connection" (TCPC) for palliative therapy of patients with "single ventricle" physiology. METHODS:From 1989 to 1997, a total of 47 patients (mean age 4.8 +/- 3.6 years) un...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Knez I,Dacar D,Mächler H,Gamillscheg A,Beitzke A,Zobel G,Rödl S,Poier-Knez A,Gombotz H,Metzler H,Rehak P,Rigler B

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to evaluate the early and late outcome of patients treated by surgery for myasthenia gravis and the diagnostic value of the Besinger Score, which is based on a correlation of severity of symptoms with specific antibodies to acetylcholine receptors, in the follow-up investigation after surgica...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Klein M,Heidenreich F,Madjlessi F,Granetzny A,Dauben HP,Schulte HD,Gams E

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maze III procedure has been the culmination of multiple surgical approaches for supraventricular arrhythmias. Its success in curing atrial fibrillation has generated multiple modifications which constitute attempts to simplify the operation, particularly with associated mitral or multiple valvular pathology. Our p...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Arcidi JM Jr,Millar RC

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural history of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM), is well known from earlier investigations. The yearly death rate of medically or non-treated patients with HOCM is between 1.7% and 4%. After conservative management with beta-blockers and/or calcium antagonist, early improvement is follo...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Schulte HD,Borisov K,Gams E,Gramsch-Zabel H,Lösse B,Schwartzkopff B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the successful multi-model treatment of a 31-year-old female demonstrating a primitive neuroectodermal tumor originating in the lower lobe of the right lung with gross extension into the left atrium via the inferior pulmonary vein. The tumor was markedly reduced by combination chemotherapy consisting of...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Yokouchi H,Kodama K,Higashiyama M,Takami K,Kobayashi T,Takami H,Nakamura S,Horai T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene therapy promises to play an important role in the treatment of heart disease and in transplantation. The limited effectiveness of gene transfer, however, remains an unresolved problem. The aim of the study was to create a model for more effective gene transfer using adenovirus vectors carrying the lacZ-...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Asfour B,Byrne BJ,Baba HA,Hammel D,Hruban RH,Weyand M,Deng M,Scheld HH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a mobile right-atrial thrombus formation diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography in a 22-year-old patient seven months after orthotopic heart transplantation. To prevent embolic complication, systemic streptokinase lysis was performed over 48 hours. Echocardiographic control examinations have...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Steidl-Bormann C,Dörffel WV,Moebes R,Baumann G

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to discuss sternal instability a problem occasionally associated with midline sternotomy, including the etiology, predisposing conditions, diagnosis and management. Among the methods of repair, sternal weaving and pectoralis muscle advancement are thought to be especially effective. ...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Robicsek F,Fokin A,Cook J,Bhatia D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on successful surgical treatment of consecutive three patients with infection of an abdominal aortic graft, Therapy involved a combination of removal of the infected graft, elaborate debridement, irrigation with electrolyzed strongly acidic aqueous solution (ESAAS), in-situ regrafting, and omentoplasty. The ...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Ogino H,Ueda Y,Sugita T,Matsuyama K,Matsubayashi K,Nomoto T,Yoshimura S,Yoshioka T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Troponin-T is a sensitive indicator of minor myocardial damage during coronary bypass surgery. METHODS:Troponin-T levels were assessed before and repeatedly for 64 hours after coronary bypass surgery in 100 patients with unstable and 100 with stable angina pectoris. RESULTS:Postoperative troponin-T levels ...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Bjessmo S,Ivert T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The atrial switch procedure dramatically improved the prognosis of children with complete transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Overall actuarial survival was approximately 75% after 25 years and was better in patients with simple TGA than in those with complex TGA. Mortality by any cause (16%) and cardiovascular...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Oechslin E,Jenni R

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hypothesis that an inflammatory process during and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) impairs hemodynamics and causes increased capillary protein leakage and that this is possibly ameliorated by hemofiltration (HF) was tested. METHOD:26 anesthetized pigs were subjected to 120 min CPB (90 min cardioplegi...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Eising GP,Schad H,Heimisch W,Gippner-Steppert C,Jochum M,Braun SL,Mendler N,Meisner H,Lange R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reliable and rapid anastomosis is critical in lung transplantation. The purpose of this study is to show the appropriateness of sutureless anastomosis of the pulmonary artery using a nonpenetrating vascular clipping device. METHODS:The left lung was excised and the cranial lobe was transplanted autologously...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Watanabe M,Yu SK,Sawafuji M,Kawamura M,Horinouchi H,Ikeda E,Kobayashi K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The goal of revascularisation of an acutely ischemic limb is to prevent the loss of the extremity and to enable return of normal function. Although reperfusion of an ischemic limb is a prerequisite for the preservation or reestablishment of function, it may, in itself, cause further injury. Controlled reperf...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Schlensak C,Doenst T,Bitu-Moreno J,Beyersdorf F

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Askin tumors are highly malignant small-round-cell tumors of the thoracopulmonary region, which occur rarely. Therefore, we report on our experiences with eight patients (5 male, 3 females), who were treated in our department between 11'94 and 10'97 (age: 9-40 years, mean age: 20.5 years). All Askin tumors were diagno...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Christiansen S,Semik M,Dockhorn-Dworniczak B,Rötker J,Thomas M,Schmidt C,Jürgens H,Winkelmann W,Scheld HH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of patients with congenital heart disease requires detailed information on cardiac and great vessel morphology. In previous years, the diagnosis and the treatment of congenital malformations has often depended on cardiac catherization, and in many institutions, cardiac catherization still remains the gold s...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Kaemmerer H,Stern H,Fratz S,Prokop M,Schwaiger M,Hess J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with penetrating cardiac injury usually present with cardiac tamponade and shock upon hospital arrival. However, absence of hemodynamic depression does not exclude a potentially fatal injury of the heart. This article reports on a patient who developed neither hemodynamic depression nor ECG changes for severa...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Südkamp M,Geissler HJ,de Vivie ER

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of complex congenital heart defect (CHD) patients should be continuous through life. Medium- and high-risk patients should be seen in special facilities for grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients, and followed for life. CHD in the adult is different than CHD in the child. Transitional programs should be av...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Webb GD

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a right atrial sessile tumor combined with a patent foramen ovale and the characteristics of fat containing tumor in magnetic resonance imaging. Histologic study revealed this to be an aneurysmal and partially thrombosed formation of a coronary artery fistula. ...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Preiss M,Habicht J,Bongartz G,Zerkowski HR

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even in healthy women, increased ectopic activity is commonly seen during pregnancy. Congenital heart defects--whether nonoperated or operated--are, in general, associated with an increased risk of arrhythmias to a greater or lesser extent. During pregnancy, congenital heart disease patients are at increased risk of p...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Baumgartner H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a patient presenting with a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma fortuitously detected in the wall of a bronchogenic cyst. Evidence suggests that unstable epithelial cells contained within the cyst wall may lead to premalignant proliferation and neoplasia. In the current case, we demonstrated an increased prolife...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： de Perrot M,Pache JC,Spiliopoulos A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hemodilution has been applied conventionally during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) to counteract the increase in viscosity and deleterious rheological effects caused by hypothermia. However, liver dysfunction after low-flow bypass and DHCA is common, and little is...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Nollert G,Sperling J,Sakamoto T,Jaeger BR,Jonas RA

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk scores (RS) in heart surgery assess mortality and morbidity and mirror the degree of severity of disease of the patients when presented for surgery. We examined the use and dissemination of RS in Germany. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Our survey included 79 German heart surgery institutes in Fall 1999 and Winte...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Baretti R,Knecht JP,Baumann-Baretti B,Hübler S,Krabatsch T,Pannek N,Hetzer R

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of fibrin gel, which can be produced from patients' blood, was investigated as an autologous, biodegradable scaffold. A new moulding technique was developed to create a complete aortic root. METHODS:A new moulding technique was generated for the creation of complete valve conduit. On the basis of bio...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Jockenhoevel S,Chalabi K,Sachweh JS,Groesdonk HV,Demircan L,Grossmann M,Zund G,Messmer BJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of different surgical techniques in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) on long-term survival and reoperation rate is still a matter of controversy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The data of 266 patients (152 male, 114 female, mean body weight: 13.4 +/- 11.9 kg, mean age 4.1 +/- 6.0 years) with TOF...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Boening A,Scheewe J,Paulsen J,Regensburger D,Kramer HH,Hedderich J,Cremer JT

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Valve-preserving root replacement has become an accepted alternative to composite replacement both in dissection and in aneurysmal disease. We retrospectively analysed 5-year results comparing root remodelling and reimplantation procedures. METHODS:From October 1995 to January 2001, 119 patients underwent ei...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Graeter TP,Aicher D,Langer F,Wendler O,Schäfers HJ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Correct placement of the intracardial biventricular assist device (Impella) as a supporting system for off-pump coronary surgery is routinely checked by transesophageal echocardiography and invasive pressure measurements. However, it remains difficult to verify the accurate position of the right heart system...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Ender J,Anwar N,Brose S,Engel M,Retry A,Autschbach R

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial oedema, non-surgical bleeding and the use of mechanical assist devices following major heart surgery sometimes prevent primary closure of the sternum. METHOD:We describe a reusable sterile device for temporarily stenting the open sternum for safety. RESULTS:The sternal stent was used in 32 patie...

journal_title：The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

authors： Kusber H,Chares M,Polonius MJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00