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  1. Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease affecting the coronary, carotid, and lower limb arteries. Cerebrovascular accidents and lower limb ischemia are devastating postoperative complications. We aimed to evalua...

    Authors: Ihab Ali, Hoda Shokri and Mohammed Abd Al Jawad

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:283

    Content type: Research article

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  2. Open stented elephant trunk (SET) or SET with left subclavian artery (LSCA) to left common carotid artery (LCCA) bypass is proven to a potentially alternative treatment for complicated Stanford type B aortic d...

    Authors: Hongtao Tie, Lingwen Kong, Zhengjie Tu, Dan Chen, Delai Zheng, Qingchen Wu and Qiang Li

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:282

    Content type: Research article

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  3. To investigate the effect of remifentanil-based fast-track anesthesia on analgesia and sedation after transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in adult patients.

    Authors: Ning Xu, Shu-Ting Huang, Kai-Peng Sun, Liang-Wan Chen, Qiang Chen and Hua Cao

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:281

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Iatrogenic acute aortic dissection (AAD) caused by cardiovascular intervention is rare. Also rare is spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a form of acute coronary syndrome, which develops in relative...

    Authors: Yuki Hayashi, Makoto Taoka, Shunji Osaka, Satoshi Unosawa and Masashi Tanaka

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:280

    Content type: Case report

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  5. We evaluated additional pulmonary blood flow at the time of bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt and its effects on the Fontan procedure and long-term outcome of Fontan circulation and liver function.

    Authors: Ryosuke Kowatari, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Kazuyuki Daitoku and Ikuo Fukuda

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:279

    Content type: Research article

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  7. This study aimed to describe the mid-term outcomes of different treatments in patients with atrial fibrillation caused tricuspid regurgitation.

    Authors: Jiangang Wang, Songnan Li, Qing Ye, Xiaolong Ma, Yichen Zhao, Jie Han, Yan Li, Shuai Zheng, Kemin Liu, Meng He, Wen Yu, Junhui Sun and Xu Meng

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:277

    Content type: Research article

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  8. In this study, we sought to evaluate the feasibility of improved transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in noncalcified aortic valve by using the novel concept of double-layer ChenValve prosthesis. TAV...

    Authors: Tong Kan, Lan Gu, Hongjiang Lu, Junxiong Cao, Zhijun Zhu, Danning Wu, Zhidong Zhu and Xiang Chen

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:276

    Content type: Research article

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  9. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a rare coagulation disorder associated with thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and valvular heart disease. During valvular replacement surgery, the high risk of thromb...

    Authors: Santiago A. Endara, Gerardo A. Dávalos, Christian H. Fierro, Vladimir E. Ullauri and Gabriel A. Molina

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:275

    Content type: Case report

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  10. Pulmonary segmentectomy can be challenging when thoracic surgeons encounter anatomical anomalies. A displaced left apicoposterior bronchus is a rare bronchial anomaly that makes lung anatomical resection chall...

    Authors: Masahiro Yanagiya, Hirokazu Yamaguchi, Noriko Hiyama and Jun Matsumoto

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:274

    Content type: Case report

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  11. A clear understanding of the anatomical characteristics of the pulmonary veins (PVs) is essential for the successful performance of segmentectomy and important to avoid intraoperative pulmonary vessels injury....

    Authors: Tamami Isaka, Shota Mitsuboshi, Hideyuki Maeda, Takuma Kikkawa, Kunihiro Oyama, Masahide Murasugi, Masato Kanzaki and Takamasa Onuki

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:273

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Retroaortic innominate vein is a rare anomaly. It has been reported in patients with congenital anomalies such as Tetralogy of Fallot or right aortic arch. However, isolated retroaortic innominate vein is quit...

    Authors: Hideki Sasaki, Takashi Harada, Hiroshi Ishitoya and Osamu Sasaki

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:272

    Content type: Case report

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  13. Incidence of foreign body aspiration has been noticed predominantly in age group ranging from 12 months-3 years. Foreign body in the trachea is a medical emergency as presentation is in respiratory distress. O...

    Authors: Samarth Goyal, Shubhika Jain, Guruprasad Rai, Rajkamal Vishnu, Ganesh Sevagur Kamath, Arvind Kumar Bishnoi, Yogesh Gaude, Vijaya Kumara, Harshil Joshi and Revanth Reddy

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:271

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Despite the burgeoning literature describing preoperative and postoperative risks of a myasthenic crisis after thymectomy (MCAT) in patients with myasthenia gravis, substantial differences exist in the risk fa...

    Authors: Chaoying Liu, Peng Liu, Xiao jing Zhang, Wen qian Li and Guoyan Qi

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:270

    Content type: Review

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  15. Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection draining into the right atrium with an intact atrial septum is a very rare clinical entity in the adult population. Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection m...

    Authors: Atsushi Morishita, Ikuo Hagino, Hideyuki Tomioka, Seiichiro Katahira, Takeshi Hoshino and Kazuhiko Hanzawa

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:269

    Content type: Case report

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  16. Coronary involvement is rare but can be critical in patients with aortitis. Although cardiac ischemia can be resolved by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), patients complicated with cardiac ischemia, calc...

    Authors: Hideki Sasaki, Takashi Harada, Hiroshi Ishitoya and Osamu Sasaki

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:268

    Content type: Case report

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  17. We examine the therapeutic efficacy of extended thymectomy with blood vessel resection and reconstruction in thymic carcinoma patients with great vessel invasion.

    Authors: Lei Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Guige Wang, Chao Guo, Yeye Chen, Cheng Huang and Shanqing Li

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:267

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Patients with a history of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) exhibit higher rates of complications. There are conflicting data on the survival benefits for bil...

    Authors: Linda Renata Micali, Massimo Bonacchi, Daniel Weigel, Rosie Howe, Orlando Parise, Gianmarco Parise and Sandro Gelsomino

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:266

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  20. Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a common heritable connective tissue disease involving multiple organs. Even though the clinical manifestations of MFS can be various, aortic root aneurysm is estimated as one of the m...

    Authors: Jiayu Shen, Changping Gan, R. D. T. Rajaguru, Dou Yuan and Zhenghua Xiao

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:264

    Content type: Case report

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  21. There is an increasing amount of literature describing the pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and its associated complications. Historically, a small pneumothorax has been shown to b...

    Authors: Colby Elder, Sheina Bawa, Douglas Anderson, Stephen Atkinson, Joshua Etzel and Troy Moritz

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:263

    Content type: Case report

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  23. VATS lobectomy is a recommended surgical approach for patients with early-stage lung cancer. However, it is still controversial in locally advance disease. This study was conducted to compare intraoperative an...

    Authors: Güntuğ Batihan, Kenan Can Ceylan, Ozan Usluer and Şeyda Örs Kaya

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:261

    Content type: Research article

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  24. Valve replacement surgery is the definitive management strategy for patients with severe valvular disease. However, valvular conduits currently in clinical use are associated with significant limitations. Tiss...

    Authors: Steve W. F. R. Waqanivavalagi, Sameer Bhat, Marcus B. Ground, Paget F. Milsom and Jillian Cornish

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:260

    Content type: Review

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  25. The aortic root has unique embryological development and is a highly sophisticated and complex structure. In studies that report on the biomechanical characteristics of the thoracic aorta, distinction between ...

    Authors: Timothy Luke Surman, John Matthew Abrahams, Dermot O’Rourke, Karen Jane Reynolds, James Edwards, Michael George Worthington and John Beltrame

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:259

    Content type: Research article

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  26. Pocket-related complications following the implantation of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices primarily include pocket hematoma, infection, skin erosion or decubitus, device migration, and Twiddler'...

    Authors: Jus Ksela, Mark Racman, Rok Zbacnik, Anze Djordjevic and Matevz Jan

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:258

    Content type: Case report

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  28. To explore the effects of using the WeChat platform on the perioperative health education of parents of children who underwent transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs).

    Authors: Qi-Liang Zhang, Ning Xu, Shu-Ting Huang, Qiang Chen and Hua Cao

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:256

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  29. The management of an incidental patent foramen ovale found during planned cardiac surgery remains a challenge, and current guidelines are not helpful. Although evidence is accumulating, that closure of an inci...

    Authors: Felix Fleissner, Paul Frank, Axel Haverich and Issam Ismail

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:255

    Content type: Research article

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  30. With the popularization of thoracoscopic surgery, more and more macrovascular malformations have been reported. Understanding some vascular malformations with relatively fixed anatomical site and their range o...

    Authors: Zhongben Tang, Yin Teng, Jian Li, Xiaojun Du, Jiarong Xiao and Gongshun Tang

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:254

    Content type: Case report

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  33. Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a relatively rare condition that is often life-threatening. Secondary AEF is a complication of previous surgery, which can be more critical and challenging than primary AEF. Th...

    Authors: Kayo Sugiyama, Toru Iwahashi, Nobusato Koizumi, Toshiya Nishibe, Toshiki Fujiyoshi and Hitoshi Ogino

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:251

    Content type: Research article

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  34. Conventional median sternotomy is widely used in cardiac surgery, while thoracoscopic cardiac surgery, which is considered to have aesthetic advantages, is being performed increasingly more often in China beca...

    Authors: Ling-chen Huang, Dao-zhong Chen, Liang-wan Chen, Qi-chen Xu, Zi-he Zheng and Xiao-fu Dai

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:250

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  36. The development of bronchopleural fistula (BPF) remains the most severe complication of lung resection, especially after pneumonectomy. Studies provide controversial reports regarding the benefits of flap rein...

    Authors: Fatmir Caushi, Gentiana Qirjako, Ilir Skenduli, Daniela Xhemalaj, Hasan Hafizi, Silva Bala, Alban Hatibi and Arian Mezini

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:248

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  37. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) of the trachea are extremely uncommon neoplasms with unknown genetic and clinical profiles. Only individual cases have been reported in the literature to date.

    Authors: Yan Hu, Siying Ren, Wei Han, Boyou Zhang, Lu Shu, Yi Sun, Fenglei Yu and Wenliang Liu

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:247

    Content type: Case report

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  38. Any decision in clinical practice needs to evaluate both reliability (precision) and validity (accuracy) of a diagnostic test. Without knowledge about the reliability, any judgment would be wrong. In diagnosti...

    Authors: Siamak Sabour

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:246

    Content type: Letter to the Editor

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  40. Transaxillary access (TAx) has shown promise as an excellent alternative TAVR option, but data on the Edwards SAPIEN 3 in TAx-TAVR is limited. We sought to study the safety and efficacy of TAx-TAVR using this ...

    Authors: Yong Zhan, Nicholas Toomey, Jamel Ortoleva, Masashi Kawabori, Andrew Weintraub and Frederick Y. Chen

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:244

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  41. Spread through air space (STAS) is a novel invasive pattern of lung adenocarcinoma and is also a risk factor for recurrence and worse prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma after sublobar resection. The aims of this...

    Authors: Qifan Yin, Huien Wang, Hongshang Cui, Wenhao Wang, Guang Yang, Peng Qie, Xuejiao Xun, Shaohui Han and Huining Liu

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:243

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  42. Primary and secondary aortopathy are frequently encountered in patients with congenital heart disease. The aim of this study is to present our experience and the incidence of primary and secondary adult CHD-as...

    Authors: Ingrid Schusterova, Alžbeta Banovcinova, Marianna Vachalcova, Marta Jakubova and Panagiotis Artemiou

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:242

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  43. To evaluate RV-PA coupling in post operative TOF patients with ventricular dilatation underwent for PVR and investigate the correlation between ventricular functions measuring Ea/Emax ratio using cardio magnet...

    Authors: Bhushan Sandeep, Xin Huang, Yuan Li, Xiaowei Wang, Long Mao, Yue Kan, Dan Xiong, Ke Gao and Xiao Zongwei

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:241

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  44. Conservative treatment with a vacuum bell (VB) for pectus excavatum (PE) has now been gradually popularized as an alternative to surgery. We describe our initial experience with a novel three dimensional (3D) ...

    Authors: Xicheng Deng, Peng Huang, Jinwen Luo, Jinghua Wang, Liwen Yi, Guangxian Yang, Siping He, Xun Li and Shiting Xiang

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:240

    Content type: Research article

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  45. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects host cells through angiotensin converting enzyme 2 receptors, leading to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related pneumonia, and also causing ...

    Authors: Nizar R. Alwaqfi and Khalid S. Ibrahim

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:239

    Content type: Review

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  46. Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) has recently emerged as an alternative procedure for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, whether U-VATS has advantages over multiportal VATS (M-...

    Authors: Yueren Yan, Qingyuan Huang, Han Han, Yang Zhang and Haiquan Chen

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:238

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  47. We aimed to evaluate the effect of limited volume of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) administration on postoperative renal function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

    Authors: Ju Yong Lim, Yun Seok Kim and Joon Bum Kim

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:237

    Content type: Research article

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  48. The optimal hypothermic level in total arch replacement with stented elephant trunk implantation for acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD) has not been established, and the superiority of unilateral or bilate...

    Authors: Song-Bo Dong, Jian-Xian Xiong, Kai Zhang, Jun Zheng, Shang-Dong Xu, Yong-Min Liu, Li-Zhong Sun and Xu-Dong Pan

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:236

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  49. The Fontan procedure is a common palliative intervention for sufferers of single ventricle congenital heart defects that results in an anastomosis of the venous return to the pulmonary arteries called the tota...

    Authors: Shane McHugo, Lars Nolke, Patrick Delassus, Eugene MacCarthy, Liam Morris and Colin Joseph McMahon

    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 15:235

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