abstract：:Myocardial fibrosis can occur in patients who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the absence of epicardial coronary disease. In such patients, myocardial fibrosis has been linked to a poorer prognosis than in those without fibrosis. Gadolinium-DTPA delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (de-MRI) accurately id...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Wilson JM,Villareal RP,Hariharan R,Massumi A,Muthupillai R,Flamm SD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the following review, we outline the cellular ontogeny and time course of coronary artery development within the vertebrate heart. Our eventual focus will be the potential role of arteriogenesis in the differentiation of a subset of specialized conduction cells in the chick heart. We begin by briefly outlining earl...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Harris BS,O'Brien TX,Gourdie RG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entrapment and fracture of coronary angioplasty hardware are rare complications of percutaneous coronary artery interventions; however, when such incidents occur, they frequently require surgical management. Percutaneous retrieval should be attempted before surgical retrieval unless hemodynamic stability is a problem....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Chang TM,Pellegrini D,Ostrovsky A,Marrangoni AG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case in which endovascular stenting was used for recurrent proximal para-anastomotic stenosis 11 years after aorto-bi-iliac bypass grafting for severe aorto-iliac occlusive disease. A 55-year-old woman presented with worsening bilateral hip and buttock claudication. At presentation, her resting ankle-brac...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Ramaiah V,Thompson C,Harvey A,Rodriguez JA,Diethrich EB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment that has proved effective in relieving pain of various origins. Pseudoaneurysm resulting from acupuncture is an extremely rare event. Only 4 patients treated surgically for such a condition have previously been reported in the world medical literature. We present the case of...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Kao CL,Chang JP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a technique for transapical cannulation in cases of acute aortic dissection. This method entails aortic cannulation via the apex of the left ventricle and the aortic valve. When this technique is used, retrograde perfusion prevents such fatal complications as malperfusion or cerebral embolism that can occu...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Yamamoto S,Hosoda Y,Yamasaki M,Ishikawa N,Fuchimoto K,Fukuda T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suprarenal or supraceliac aortic clamping during repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms can be complicated by renal, hepatic, and intestinal ischemia. To determine whether suprarenal or supraceliac clamping increases morbidity and mortality we retrospectively reviewed our recent nonrandomized experience. Betw...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： El-Sabrout RA,Reul GJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After heart surgery, complications affecting the brachial plexus have been reported in 2% to 38% of cases. The long thoracic nerve is vulnerable to damage at various levels, due to its long and superficial course. This nerve supplies the serratus anterior muscle, which has an important role in the abduction and elevat...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Bizzarri F,Davoli G,Bouklas D,Oncchio L,Frati G,Neri E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A median laparotomy is the standard approach for endoaneurysmorrhaphy of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The so-called minilaparotomy, which has come into use in recent years to reduce surgical trauma, provides good exposure of the operating field, similar to that afforded by the conventional procedure. From the beginning...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Klokocovnik T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 35-year-old man who presented at our institution with intramural aortic hematoma shortly after inhaling cocaine and smoking crack cocaine. To our knowledge, such a case has not previously been reported in the English medical literature. Problems of diagnosis and the mechanisms of intramural hem...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Neri E,Toscano T,Massetti M,Capannini G,Frati G,Sassi C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the structural and functional heart adaptations of 52 male triathletes compared with those of 22 active, nonathletic men, by 2-dimensional Doppler echocardiography. Left ventricular diastolic function was evaluated by recording transmitral flow velocities. To exclude the influences of preload, left atrial p...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Claessens PJ,Claessens CW,Claessens MM,Claessens MC,Claessens JE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 69-year-old man with a history of hypertension and a recent pelvic fracture who presented with acute chest pain, shortness of breath, and severe hypotension. The history of recent pelvic fracture and the clinical manifestations, including the sudden onset of acute respiratory distress, hypoten...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Neri E,Toscano T,Civeli L,Capannini G,Tucci E,Sassi C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia, increases with age, and presents with a wide spectrum of symptoms and severity Paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent forms require very individualized approaches to management. New information about electrical and anatomic remodeling emphasizes the importanc...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Wyndham CR

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old man, who presented with pleural and pericardial chylous effusion secondary to superior vena cava syndrome, was diagnosed with Behcet's syndrome. A pericardial window was created by video-assisted thoracic surgery to relieve cardiac tamponade, and this technique also enabled lung biopsy, pleural abrasion,...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Oz N,Sarper A,Erdoğan A,Demircan A,Işin E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyosarcoma accounts for almost 20% of all primary malignant neoplasms of the heart. These tumors usually arise from the ventricular walls. In adult patients, they sometimes arise from the atrial walls and mimic atrioventricular valve stenosis. We describe a case of left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma that presented as ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Castorino F,Masiello P,Quattrocchi E,Di Benedetto G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lesions of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease are usually treated by implanting a prosthetic valved conduit (Bentall procedure). In this report, we present our experience in which a valved homograft conduit was used for the procedure. Six patients underwent a Bentall procedure with the use of a c...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Choudhary SK,Talwar S,Kumar AS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 52-year-old man who had incessant ventricular tachycardia despite treatment with antiarrhythmic agents. Placement of an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator, radiofrequency ablation, and antitachycardia pacing were ineffective. He underwent intraoperative arrhythmia mapping and cryoablation a...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Afshar H,Rasekh A,Treistman B,Van Leeuwen C,Duncan JM,Massumi A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with congenital coarctation of the aorta, who presented in critical clinical condition with advanced secondary cardiomyopathy and heart failure. We successfully applied an unusual technique to pass the aortic obstruction, and then implanted a PALMAZ stent. The procedure result...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Alcibar J,Peña N,Oñate A,Gochi R,Barrenechea JI

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is renewed interest in the use of the radial artery as a conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery. The radial artery is, however, a very muscular artery, prone to vasospasm. Milrinone, a potent vasodilator, has demonstrated vasodilatory properties superior to those of papaverine. In this report, we describe ou...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： García-Rinaldi R,Soltero ER,Carballido J,Mojica J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. We present the case of a 27-year-old woman who had a tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. The patient underwent successful excision and primary repair of the lesion while under hypothermic circulatory arrest a...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Golzarian J,Cheng J,Giron F,Bilfinger TV

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefit of defibrillator therapy has been well established for patients with LV dysfunction (ejection fraction less than 35%), coronary artery disease, NSVT, and inducible and nonsuppressible ventricular tachycardia. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy is also indicated for all CHF patients in NYHA func...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Khoshnevis GR,Massumi A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta tarda (Lobstein's syndrome) and mitral valve insufficiency. The course after mitral valve replacement was complicated by rupture of the left ventricular posterior wall, which caused massive bleeding and sudden death. The pathologic findings and the operati...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Lijoi A,Cisico S,Caputo E,Scarano F,Parodi E,Passerone GC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle is rare, and recurrence is extremely rare. We report the case of a 62-year-old man who presented at our hospital with a painless pulsatile swelling in the left breast. He had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting and left-ventricular aneurysmectomy 14 years earlier. On investig...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Rao MS,Vaijyanath P,Taneja K,Dubey B,Manchanda SC,Venugopal P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, ionizing radiation has been shown to decrease the proliferative response to injury in animal models of restenosis. The Scripps Coronary Radiation to Inhibit Proliferation Post-Stenting (SCRIPPS) trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to test this new treatment modality in restenotic s...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Teirstein PS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with Alagille syndrome and severe pulmonary valve and bilateral pulmonary artery branch stenosis. In this patient, transcatheter balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty combined with bilateral pulmonary artery angioplasty and stent placement provided excellent immediate results and long-term im...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Saidi AS,Kovalchin JP,Fisher DJ,Ferry GD,Grifka RG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the management of acute myocardial infarction, we observed that clinical and electrocardiographic indications of myocardial ischemia worsened upon nitroglycerin infusion and were promptly relieved upon streptokinase infusion. Subsequent coronary angiography revealed diffuse ectasia with no significant stenosis....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Sanyal S,Caccavo N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic tumors of the ventricles may cause symptomatic ventricular tachycardia such as described in this 66-year-old man, who presented with recurrent presyncope. The tumor may be readily diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography, ultrafast computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging. Such tumors usually i...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Leak D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 65-year-old man who presented with an infrarenal aortic aneurysm in association with a congenital right pelvic kidney vascularized by 2 aortic arteries, 1 of which arose from the aneurysmal aorta and the other from the common right iliac artery. Successful surgery consisted of excising the aneu...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Glock Y,Blasevich R,Laghzaoui A,Roux D,Fournial G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in ultrasound technology will continue to expand the utility of echocardiography in the assessment of structural and functional cardiac disease in children. Tissue Doppler imaging and dobutamine stress echocardiography are 2 promising clinical applications that are expected to become increasingly used with ti...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Bezold LI,Lewin MB,Vick GW 3rd,Pignatelli R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is rapidly gaining interest because of fast recovery, reduced morbidity, shorter hospital stay, lower costs, and better cosmetic results. Aortic valve surgery can be performed through a small (10- to 12-cm) transverse sternal incision, and femoro-femoral cannulation is used for cardi...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： De Amicis V,Ascione R,Iannelli G,Di Tommaso L,Monaco M,Spampinato N

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe our experience with the transseptal approach for mitral valve replacement, a technique that we applied especially in cases of 3rd and 4th operations wherein numerous adhesions made the usual left atrial approach difficult. We report 39 cases of mitral procedures in which we used 3 slightly different transs...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Santibáñez Escobar F,Serrano Gallardo G,Ramirez Marroquin S,Lopez Soriano F,Barragán García R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrested myocardial development, often described as spongiosum heart, has been reported in association with obstructive semilunar valve disease and, much more rarely, as a primary disease in adolescents and adults. To our knowledge, this condition has never been diagnosed in utero. We describe the echocardiographic an...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Paladini D,Russo M,Palmieri S,Pacileo G,Caruso G,Ianniruberto A,Martinelli P,Calabrò R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of accelerated coronary artery disease after heart transplantation remains the limiting factor for long-term survival. The most widely accepted hypothesis to explain the development of this vascular lesion is chronic immunologic injury to the vessel wall, which leads to recruitment of monocytes and lym...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Ballantyne CM,Masri BM,Clubb FJ Jr,Radovancević B,Smith CW,Hawkins HK,Frazier OH,Willerson JT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of complete embolization of an aortic valve prosthesis to the abdominal aorta. To our knowledge, this patient is the 1st asymptomatic long-term survivor of this catastrophic event. In such cases, we recommend emergency surgery on the basis of echocardiographic results alone. Delay for more complete ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Villani M,Leotta E,Cesarani F,Isolato G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances, infective endocarditis continues to be a very serious illness, with high patient morbidity and mortality rates. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis has been based primarily on clinical signs and positive blood cultures. Echocardiography is currently recognized as...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Jessurun C,Mesa A,Wilansky S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few patients with traumatic aortic laceration remain undiagnosed and survive long enough to develop a chronic aneurysm. Such aneurysms are frequently asymptomatic; alternatively, they may manifest themselves in the form of chest pain, dysphonia, dysphagia, bronchial irritation, or sudden death. A case of aortobronch...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Fernández González AL,Montero JA,Luna D,Gil O,Sanjuán VM,Monzonís AM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We operated on a 14-year-old boy who had an echocardiographic diagnosis of ventricular septal defect. At surgery we found, in addition, an anomalous and obstructive intraventricular muscle bundle. Detection of a continuous thrill over the right pulmonary veins, prior to cardiopulmonary bypass, led to exploration of th...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Victor S,Nayak VM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present, with echocardiographic and intraoperative findings, a rare case of left ventricular-to-right atrial communication (Gerbode defect) after endocarditis associated with Staphylococcus aureus. (Tex Heart Inst J 1995;22:100-2) ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Velebit V,Schöneberger A,Ciaroni S,Bloch A,Maurice J,Christenson JT,Simonet F,Schmuziger M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review data from our institution demonstrating the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training on coronary risk factors, exercise capacity, behavioral characteristics, and quality of life in various subgroups of patients. In addition, we discuss our research in several other areas of preventive cardiol...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Lavie CJ,Milani RV,Ventura HO,Messerli FH,Murgo JP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty consecutive patients undergoing elective open-heart surgery were prospectively enrolled in a study to compare the efficacy of 3 different antifibrinolytic drugs to reduce postoperative bleeding and to reduce homologous blood requirements in combination with blood-saving techniques and restrictive indications for...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Penta de Peppo A,Pierri MD,Scafuri A,De Paulis R,Colantuono G,Caprara E,Tomai F,Chiariello L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00