21 articles in this issue
Fereshteh Ghaderi, Hamid Hosseinikhah, Pouya Nezafati
Introduction: The mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (MAIVF) has a vital role in the integrity of the mitral and aortic valves. Pseudoaneurysm of the MAIVF (P-MAIVF) usually ensues as a complication of aortic valve surgery, and endocarditis can itself re... see more
Amit Pawale, Mitsuko Takahashi, Karthik Seetharam, Ramachandra C Reddy
Objective: Anomalous left coronary artery from the right coronary sinus (ALCA) is a known cause of sudden death. Surgical correction is recommended for all patients with interarterial course. We describe 2 patients who underwent surgical correction throug... see more
Ze-wei Lin, Qiang Chen, Hua Cao, Gui-can Zhang, Liang-wan Chen, Qi-liang Zhang, Zhi-nuan Hong
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the short- and mid-term follow-up results of transthoracic device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect (pmVSD) in adults.Methods: Sixty-one adults underwent transthoracic device closure of... see more
Keito Suzuki, Naoyuki Kimura, Akira Sezai, Satoshi Unosawa, Makoto Taoka, Shunji Osaka, Masashi Tanaka
Giant coronary artery aneurysm (GCAA) combined with coronary artery fistula to the pulmonary artery (PA) is rare. A 79-year-old man was accidentally discovered with GCAA. He was operated on by use of aneurysmorrhaphy, and closure of the fistulae was perfo... see more
Ahmet Arnaz, Dilek Altun
Background: Left atrial pressure (LAP) monitoring provides a valuable option for management of hemodynamic status in pediatric congenital heart surgery during the postoperative period.Methods: We used a Perifix Soft Tip 701 filter set catheter (B. Braun M... see more
Amy G Fiedler, Puja Banka, Katherine Zaleski, Michael C Fahey, Roger E Breitbart, Francis Fynn-Thompson
Traumatic pericardial rupture is a rare event with high mortality. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy who sustained thoracic and abdominal trauma secondary to motor vehicle collision, with a delayed diagnosis of traumatic pericardial rupture with ca... see more
Piergiorgio Tozzi, Anna Nowacka, Roger Hullin, Patrick Yerly, Matthias Kirsch
Background. Outcomes after VAD implantation may be dependent on institutional procedural volume. Specifically, it is claimed that high volumes are associated to better clinical results. This study aims to determine if this procedure is safe even in low-vo... see more
Hunbo Shim, Chang Seok Jeon, Pyo Won Park, Wook Sung Kim, Young Tak Lee, Dong Seop Jeong, Yang-hyun Cho, Kiick Sung
ackground: Repeated thoracic aorta repair is increasingly common. With the increase in hybrid procedures, determination of the best treatment strategy requires evaluation of the clinical outcomes of classic open surgery. Methods: We retrospectively r... see more
Selcuk Anli, Afsaneh Karimian-Tabrizi, Anton Moritz, Nadejda Monsefi
Background: The lower patency rate of vein grafts (VG) in comparison to arterial grafts may be related to vein valves, which favor turbulences and thrombosis that lead to graft failure. The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of patients with v... see more
Krishaporn Kradangnga, Eric Monnet
Background: Surgical method of choice for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is debatable, since recurrence of FMR post-annuloplasty has been reported in a significant number of cases. Developing a pulsatile FMR heart model by left ventricular dilatati... see more
Chong Wang, Lei Jin, Fan Qiao, Qing Xue, Xin Guan Zhang, Lin Han
Background: To evaluate the performance of Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 2008 cardiac surgery risk scores for postoperative complications in Chinese patients undergoing single valve surgery at multicenter institutions. Methods: From January... see more
Lefeng Zhang, Yongqiang Jin, Fuqiang Zhang, Hongyin Li, Qingyu Wu
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the common complications in infants and children after complex congenital heart surgery. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is usually applied for renal replacement therapy (RRT), especially in infants. We investigate... see more
Giuseppe Filiberto Serraino, Federica Jiritano, Michele Rossi, Pasquale Mastroroberto
Background: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) support has emerged as a valuable rescue therapy in patients with severe acute lung failure. A new bicaval dual-lumen percutaneous cannula can be instituted with a single puncture of th... see more
Yasser Y Hegazy, Mohamed Samy Nassar, Wael Hassanein, Moustafa Elhamami, Juergen Ennker
Background: Unexpected intra-operative technical difficulties are not uncommon in cardiac surgery. Our objective is to study the incidence, predictors, and consequences of unexpected difficulties in adult cardiac operations. Methods: A total of 500 c... see more
Tamer Ghazy, Claudia Dittfeld, Anett Jannasch, Michael Haase, Roberta Galli, Katrin Plötze, Thomas Waldow, Klaus Matschke
Objective: Despite various improvements in valve prosthetics, early valve deterioration still occurs, leading to prosthetic failure. Studying the early phase of this deterioration is quite difficult, as the prosthesis to be examined is almost always expla... see more
Mehmet Akif Onalan, Omer Ali Sayin, Emin Tireli
Aortic aneurysms are a rare condition in children. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by infections, thrombocytopenia, and eczema. Aortitis and aneurysm formation seem to be progressive in patients with Wiskott–Aldrich sy... see more
Peter Michael Rodgers-Fischl, Daniel L. Davenport, Sibu P. Saha, Maya E. Guglin
Introduction: The Framingham Studies revealed that diabetes mellitus (DM) predisposed subjects to a two- to eight-fold increase in the risk of developing heart failure (HF). However, there is much less information available about the reverse issue; namely... see more
Stephen Derryberry, Curt Tribble
Antegrade cardioplegia delivery is the most commonly used delivery route. It is given into the aortic root or directly into the coronary ostia. However, there are many reasons to consider using the retrograde delivery of cardioplegia. This treatise will r... see more
Saygin Turkyilmaz, Ali Aycan Kavala
Purpose: To compare the operative and post-operative outcomes of mitral valve surgery (MVS) with a superior transseptal (STS) approach and a left atriotomy (LA) approach.Methods: In a tertiary academic center, the charts of patients who underwent MVS betw... see more
Yongxin Wang, Zhiqiang Yang, Yonggang Yuan, Zesheng Xu
Background: Unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) disease is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on gender-specific patients with ULMCA in t... see more
H. Tarik Kiziltan
Patients with aortoiliac aneurysms with arteriovenous fistulas are difficult to treat. The traditional mode of surgical repair using aneurysmal excision, fistula closure, and graft inclusion has been associated with high perioperative mortality. As an alt... see more