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Stanford type A acute aortic dissection with proximal intimo-intimal intussusception: a case report and literature review

Acute aortic circumferential dissection with proximal intimo-intimal intussusception is a rare and potentially lethal occurrence. We here report a case and review previous works to better understand this parti...

Authors: Hao Pan and Wei Sun

Large mural thrombus in the non-aneurysmal and non-atherosclerotic ascending aorta: a case report

The mural thrombus in the ascending aorta is rare, most of which are associated with aneurysm or atherosclerotic lesions, with high risks of causing catastrophic thrombotic events. A mural thrombus in the non-...

Authors: Xiaoyi Dai, Chengyao Ni, Wenzong Luo, Sihan Miao and Liang Ma

Open Seldinger-guided peripheral femoro-femoral cannulation technique for totally endoscopic cardiac surgery

The cannulation technique used in totally endoscopic cardiac surgery has a significant impact on the overall prognosis of patients. However, there are no large cohort studies to discuss it. Here we report on o...

Authors: Yi Chen, Liang-wan Chen, Xiao-fu Dai and Xue-shan Huang

Hemoglobin A1c and preoperative glycemia as a decision tool to help minimise sternal wound complications: a retrospective study in OPCAB patients

Poor glycemic control has been associated with an increased risk of wound complications after various types of operations. However, it remains unclear how hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and preoperative glycemia can b...

Authors: Jef Van den Eynde, Abel Van Vlasselaer, Annoushka Laenen, Delphine Szecel, Bart Meuris, Tom Verbelen, Steven Jacobs, Peter Verbrugghe and Wouter Oosterlinck

A rare case of chest wall lipoma growing into the pleural cavity: a case report

Several cases of lipoma in unusual locations in the thorax have been reported. Appropriate surgical treatment depending on the location and shape is often required.

Authors: Hyo Joon Jang, Bu Hyeon Choi and Seong Oh. Park

Chest wall and diaphragm reconstruction; a technique not well established in literature – case report

Regardless of its rarity, and indolent clinical course, chest wall tumor places high morbidity and burden on patients especially when invasion to a neighboring structure is found. Once detected, surgery is the...

Authors: Riad Abdel Jalil, Mohamad K. Abou Chaar, Obada Al-Qudah, Hanna Kakish and Salam Elfar

Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration

Intraoperative graft assessment with tools like Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) is imperative for quality control in coronary surgery. We investigated the variation of TTFM parameters before and after pro...

Authors: Dror B. Leviner, Miriam von Mücke Similon, Carlo Maria Rosati, Andrea Amabile, Daniel J. F. M. Thuijs, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Daniel Wendt, Gregory D. Trachiotis, Teresa M. Kieser, A. Pieter Kappetein, Stuart J. Head, David P. Taggart and John D. Puskas

Effect of silencing C-erbB-2 on esophageal carcinoma cell biological behaviors by inhibiting IGF-1 pathway activation

C-erbB-2 has been confirmed to be an oncogene that participates in cell growth, differentiation and division of tumors. We are wondered if its silenced expression can exert an anti-tumor effect. Therefore, thi...

Authors: Zhigao Niu, Wenping Zhang, Jialun Shi, Xiangdong Li and Hanlei Wu

Case report of a 72-year-old man with diaphragmatic hernia and thoracic gastropericardial fistula after esophagectomy for 18 years

Both diaphragmatic hernia and thoracic gastropericardial fistula rarely occur simultaneously in patients with radical esophagectomy.

Authors: Xinjian Xu, Zhaoyang Yan and Ming He

Rare chondroblastoma of the 6th left rib, video-assisted thoracoscopy resected: one case report and literature review

Chondroblastoma is a rare, benign locally but aggressive bone tumor. It accounts for < 1% of primary bony tumors, and mostly arises from long bones; the rib chondroblastoma is especial rare. Due to its rarity,...

Authors: Yonghui Wu, Jiexia Guan, Kai Zhang, Huiguo Chen, Weibin Wu and Jian Zhang

Surgical choice for patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer ≤2 cm: an analysis from surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database

No consensus was reached on the surgical procedure for patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ≤ 2 cm. The aim of this study is to investigate the appropriate surgical procedure for stage I NS...

Authors: Liang Wu, Weigang Zhao, Tangbing Chen and Yi Yang

Retrospective analysis of factors associated with aortic remodeling in patients with Stanford type B aortic dissection after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), together with optimized medical treatment, is currently the first line treatment for acute Stanford type B ...

Authors: Biao Yu, Tangzhiming Li and Huadong Liu

Right apical-posterior segmentectomy with abnormal anterior segmental bronchus and artery: a case report

Displaced anterior segmental bronchus and pulmonary artery is extremely rare. A keen knowledge of such variations is required in the field of pulmonary segmentectomy, for unawareness of the structural variatio...

Authors: Xining Zhang, Gang Lin and Jian Li

Multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing digital and traditional chest drain in a VATS pulmonary lobectomy cohort: interim analysis

The usefulness of digital chest drain is still debated. We are carrying out a study to determine if the use of a digital system compared with a traditional system reduces the duration of chest drainage. To eva...

Authors: Paolo Mendogni, Davide Tosi, Giuseppe Marulli, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Sara Pieropan, Veronica Rossi, Debora Brascia, Luigi Gaetano Andriolo, Giovanna Imbriglio, Gianluca Bonitta, Camillo Lopez, Federico Rea and Mario Nosotti

Short and long-term outcomes of surgical intervention for empyema in the post-fibrinolytic era

Open window thoracostomy (OWT) is indicated for patients with bronchopleural fistula (BPF) or trapped lung in the setting of empyema refractory to non-surgical interventions. We investigated the role of OWT in...

Authors: Caitlin J. Cain, Marc Margolis, John F. Lazar, Hayley Henderson, Margaret Hamm, Stefanie Malouf and Puja Gaur Khaitan

Catheter, surgical, or hybrid procedure: what future for atrial fibrillation ablation?

The debate on the best treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation (AF) has expanded following the introduction of the so-called “hybrid procedure” that combines minimally invasive epicardial ablation with endo...

Authors: Giuseppe Nasso, Roberto Lorusso, Marco Moscarelli, Giuseppe De Martino, Angelo M. Dell’Aquila, Arash Motekallemi, Nicola Di Bari, Ignazio Condello, Pasquale Mastroroberto, Giuseppe Santarpino and Giuseppe Speziale

Freestyle aortic root prosthesis in combination with aortic replacement and open anastomosis: a retrospective analysis

The Freestyle® bioprosthesis is used for pathologies of the aortic root. Additional resection of the ascending aorta and the proximal arch in dissections or aneurysms might be indicated. The aim was to assess ...

Authors: Alicja Zientara, Kim Rosselet-Droux, Hans Bruijnen, Dragan Odavic, Michele Genoni and Omer Dzemali

Frailty and pre-frailty in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 66,448 patients

The burden of frailty on cardiac surgical outcomes is incompletely understood. Here we perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing frail versus pre-frail versus non-frail patients follow...

Authors: Jessica Avery Lee, Bobby Yanagawa, Kevin R. An, Rakesh C. Arora, Subodh Verma and Jan O. Friedrich

The effect of phased written health education combined with healthy diet on the quality of life of patients after heart valve replacement

To observe the effect of phased written health education combined with healthy diet on the quality of life of patients after heart valve replacement.

Authors: Dan Li, Pujuan Liu, Huijun Zhang and Li Wang

Video-assisted minimal access surgery for complicated mitral valve endocarditis, tricuspid valve insufficiency and progressive coronary disease after previous CABG - in the time of COVID-19: a case report

The timing for heart surgery following cerebral embolization after cardiac valve vegetation is vital to postoperative recovery being uneventful, additionally Covid-19 may negatively affect the outcome. Minimal...

Authors: Terézia B. Andrási, Nunijiati Abudureheman, Alannah Glück, Maximilian Vondran, Gerhard Dinges, Ildar Talipov and Ardawan J. Rastan

Effect of cannulation site on emboli travel during cardiac surgery

During cardiac surgery, micro-air emboli regularly enter the blood stream and can cause cognitive impairment or stroke. It is not clearly understood whether the most threatening air emboli are generated by the...

Authors: Mira Puthettu, Stijn Vandenberghe and Stefanos Demertzis

Fifteen-year experience with pericardiectomy at a tertiary referral center

Pericardiectomy has traditionally carried relatively high perioperative mortality and morbidity, with few published reports of intermediate- and long- term outcomes. We investigated our 15-year experience perf...

Authors: Zainab Faiza, Anjali Prakash, Niharika Namburi, Bailey Johnson, Lava Timsina and Lawrence S. Lee

Impact of body mass index on early and mid-term outcomes after surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Obesity is dramatically increasing worldwide, and more obese patients may develop aortic dissection and present for surgical repair. The study aims to analyse the impact of body mass index (BMI) on surgical ou...

Authors: Yanxiang Liu, Bowen Zhang, Shenghua Liang, Yaojun Dun, Luchen Wang, Haoyu Gao, Jie Ren, Hongwei Guo and Xiaogang Sun

Study on the safety and effectiveness of drug-coated balloons in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a new technology that has emerged in recent years and has been proven to be effective and safe in the treatment of in-stent restenosis. The purpose of this article is to observe th...

Authors: Little teacher is good, Damien Yellow, Asaka King, Jin Chun Zhang, Li Hongqiang Liu and Yingmin road

Giant coronary artery aneurysms involving more than one coronary artery: case report

Coronary artery aneurysms are rare findings in patients undergoing coronary angiography. The presence of multiple coronary artery aneurysms located in more than one coronary artery is even more uncommon. The p...

Authors: Matthew S Khouzam and Nayer Khouzam

Risk factors for anastomotic complications after one-stage anastomosis for oesophageal atresia

Oesophageal atresia is a congenital malformation of the oesophagus and a serious malformation of the digestive system, postoperative complications include acute respiratory failure, pneumonia, anastomotic fist...

Authors: Jin-Xi Huang, Song-Ming Hong, Qiang Chen, Zeng-Chun Wang, Dian-Ming Wu, Jun-Jie Hong and Chaoming Zhou

Outcome of mitral valve repair or replacement for non-ischemic mitral regurgitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a rather common valvular heart disease. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the outcomes, and complications of mitral valve (MV) replacement with sur...

Authors: Qianqian Fan, Xiaoguang Li, Guilan Cao, Puliang Yu and Fengxiao Zhang

Development of a new sternal dehiscence prediction scale for decision making in sternal closure techniques after cardiac surgery

After sternotomy, the spectrum for sternal osteosynthesis comprises standard wiring and more complex techniques, like titanium plating. The aim of this study is to develop a predictive risk score that evaluate...

Authors: Ehab Nooh, Colin Griesbach, Johannes Rösch, Michael Weyand and Frank Harig

The effect of postoperative complications on health-related quality of life and survival 12 years after coronary artery bypass grafting – a prospective cohort study

Despite the steady improvements in survival and operative safety, postoperative complications still remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, ...

Authors: Matti Hokkanen, Heini Huhtala, Jari Laurikka and Otso Järvinen

Patient and hospital factors associated with 30-day readmissions after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Readmission after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with adverse outcomes and significant healthcare costs, and 30-day readmission rate is considered as a key indicator of the quality o...

Authors: Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Michael Odutola, Michael O. Falster and Louisa R. Jorm

European registry of type A aortic dissection (ERTAAD) - rationale, design and definition criteria

Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening condition. Surgery is usually performed as a salvage procedure and is associated with significant postoperative early mortality and morbidit...

Authors: Fausto Biancari, Giovanni Mariscalco, Hakeem Yusuff, Geoffrey Tsang, Suvitesh Luthra, Francesco Onorati, Alessandra Francica, Cecilia Rossetti, Andrea Perrotti, Sidney Chocron, Antonio Fiore, Thierry Folliguet, Matteo Pettinari, Angelo M. Dell’Aquila, Till Demal, Lenard Conradi…

Case report: a novel approach for the emergency repair of acute aortic rupture associated with congenital aortic Coarctation

Congenital aortic coarctation (CoA) associated with aortic rupture is a rare but extremely lethal condition. In pregnant patients, the condition becomes very risky.

Authors: Xin Pu, Maozhou Wang, Xiaoyong Huang, Hongjia Zhang and Lianjun Huang

Correction to: Mechanical stretching of the pulmonary vein mediates pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease by regulating SAC/ MAPK pathway and the expression of IL-6 and TNF-α

Authors: Wenhui Huang, Hongjin Liu, Yichao Pan, Hongwei Yang, Jing Lin and Hui Zhang

Correction to: Isolated ascending aorta dilatation is associated with increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Authors: Enrique Gallego-Colon, Chaim Yosefy, Evgenia Cherniavsky, Azriel Osherov, Vladimir Khalameizer, Xavier Piltz, Marina Pery, Sharon Bruoha and Jamal Jafari

Pulmonary hydatidosis genotypes isolates from human clinical surgery based on sequencing of mitochondrial genes in Fars, Iran

Cystic echinococcosis (CE)/hydatidosis is an important neglected parasitic zoonotic disease caused by the metacestode of Echinococcus granulosus s.l. The present study was designed to identify the pulmonary CE sp...

Authors: Parviz Mardani, Ali Talebi Ezabadi, Bahareh Sedaghat and Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi

Re-exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery: revaluation of urgency and factors promoting low rate

Re-exploration of bleeding after cardiac surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Perioperative blood loss and rate of re-exploration are variable among centers and surgeons.

Authors: Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal, Khalid Ebrahim Al-Ebrahim, Ragab Shehata Debis, Ehab Sobhy Ragab, Mazen Shamsaldeen Faden, Mazin Adel Fatani, Amr Ragab Allam, Ahmed Hasan Abdulla, Auhood Mohammednoor Bukhary, Nada Ahmed Noaman and Osama Saber Eldib

Comparison of the clinical effect between the lower sternal incision and the left parasternal fourth intercostal incision in the transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect

To analyze the clinical effect of two different ways of minimally invasive transthoracic closure in children with ventricular septal defect (VSD).

Authors: Jun Ma, Wenlin Shangguan, Liang-Wan Chen and Dong-shan Liao

Totally endoscopic surgical resection for a blood cyst originated from mitral valve: a case report

Intracardiac blood cysts are very rare primary cardiac tumors. Blood cysts originated from the mitral valve represent a minority of cases, and previous cases have been mainly treated with conventional surgery ...

Authors: Xin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Lianggang Li, Tong Ren and Shengli Jiang

Incidence of valvular regurgitation and leaflet perforation by using automated titanium fasteners (CORKNOT®) in heart valve repair or replacement: less usual than reported

CORKNOT® facilitates a reduction in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, aortic cross clamp (ACC) time and operative time, but reported to be associated with other complications. We aim to quantify the incidence...

Authors: Faizus Sazzad, Ong Zhi Xian, Ashlynn Ler, Chang Guohao, Kang Giap Swee and Theo Kofidis

The effect of using the minimized cardio-pulmonary bypass Systems for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in diabetic patients

Multiple studies have shown a decrease in the inflammatory response with minimized bypass circuits leading to less complications and mortality rate. On the other hand, some other studies showed that there is n...

Authors: Turki B. Albacker, Mohammed Fouda, Bakir M. Bakir and Ahmed Eldemerdash

The effect of N-acetyl cysteine injection on renal function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized double blind clinical trial

This study aimed to compare the effects of N-acetyl cysteine on renal function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Authors: Fatemeh Javaherforooshzadeh, Zahra Shaker, Mahboobeh Rashidi, Reza Akhondzadeh and Fatemeh Hayati

ACURATE neo™ aortic valve implantation via carotid artery access: first case report

The ACURATE neo™ transcatheter heart valve (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts) is predominantly implanted via femoral access. Transcarotid use of this prothesis has never been reported.

Authors: Chadi Aludaat, Alexandre Canville, Quentin Landolff, Matthieu Godin, Fabrice Bauer and Fabien Doguet

Blood volume and hemoglobin mass in long-term heart transplant recipients with and without Anemia

In systolic chronic heart failure, a heterogeneous blood volume (BV) regulation can be found with plasma volume expansion in many cases, possibly leading to pseudoanemia. Little is known about the volume statu...

Authors: Florian Seiler, Christoph Ahlgrim, Philipp Birkner, Nina Wrobel, Jonathan Rilinger, Sebastian Grundmann, Christoph Bode and Torben Pottgiesser

ECLS supported transport of ICU patients: does out-of -house implantation impact survival?

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is an established tool to stabilize severely ill patients with therapy-refractory hemodynamic or respiratory failure. Recently, we established a mobile ECLS retrieval service...

Authors: Felix Fleissner, Alexandru Mogaldea, Andreas Martens, Ruslan Natanov, Stefan Rümke, Jawad Salman, Tim Kaufeld, Fabio Ius, Erik Beckmann, Axel Haverich and Christian Kühn

Lidocaine for postoperative pain after cardiac surgery: a systematic review

Lidocaine is one of the most widely used local anesthetics with well-known pharmacological properties. The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate the effects of lidocaine on postoperative pain sco...

Authors: Michael R. Boswell, Rajat N. Moman, Melissa Burtoft, Harrison Gerdes, Jacob Martinez, Danielle J. Gerberi, Erica Wittwer, M. Hassan Murad and W. Michael Hooten

Massive hemothorax caused by intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm:a case report

Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm is rare and at the risk of rupture. The aetiology is always reported to be iatrogenic and traumatic injury. Embolisation is the most common therapeutic method. Here, we report...

Authors: Caiyang Liu, Ran Ran, Xiaoliang Li, Gaohua Liu, Chuanxi Wang and Ji Li

Preliminary study of the characteristics of rib fractures and their impact on pulmonary ventilatory function

This study aimed to investigate the pulmonary ventilation function (PVF) according to different types of rib fractures and pain levels.

Authors: Weiming Wu, Tiancheng Zhao, Yang Li, Xiang Guo, Weiwei He and Yi Yang

Clinical outcomes after implantation of a sutureless aortic bioprosthesis with concomitant mitral valve surgery: the SURE-AVR registry

Early treatment of aortic valve stenosis is recommended in eligible symptomatic patients with severe aortic valve stenosis who would otherwise have a poor prognosis. The sutureless aortic valve bioprosthesis o...

Authors: Max Baghai, Mattia Glauber, Raphael Fontaine, Jose Cuenca Castillo, Antony H. Walker, Ugolino Livi, José Montiel, Alistair Royse, Gianluigi Bisleri, Davide Pacini, Vincenzo Argano, Aurelien Roumy, George Asimakopoulos and Marco Solinas

Open surgery retrieval of a missing guidewire causing cerebral infarctions after cerebral angiography: a case report

Intra-aortic foreign body (IAFB) is uncommon, which is usually caused by a rupture of the catheter or guidewire. IAFB can cause catastrophic complications, including arrhythmia, embolization of guidewire fragm...

Authors: Chaodi Luo, Jing Li, Yang Yan and Dan Han

Large papillary fibroelastoma of right atrium, an unusual case of respiratory distress in a young man

Papillary fibroelastomas are rare but benign cardiac tumour that are often found on cardiac valvular surfaces. Their clinical manifestations ranging from clinically asymptomatic to substantial complications th...

Authors: Yan Le Ho, Pui Fong Ng, Sotheenathan Krishinan and Basheer Ahamed Abdul Kareem