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Prognostic impact of lymph node metastasis along the left gastric artery in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Although the incidence of lymph node (LN) metastasis (LNM) along the left gastric artery is high, its relationship with the prognosis in postoperative patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is...

Authors: Xuan Liu, Leilei Wu, Dongkun Zhang, Peng Lin, Hao Long, Lanjun Zhang and Guowei Ma

Multiple arterial conduits for multi-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with mild to moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a multicenter retrospective study

Advantages of multiple arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been reported previously. We aimed to evaluate the mid-term outcomes of multiple arterial CABG (MABG) among patients wit...

Authors: Hang Zhang, Wen Chen, Yang Zhao, Lichun Guan, Min Yu, Rui Wang and Xin Chen

Lung cancer with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a different lobe: a case report

Anomalous pulmonary venous connection (APVC) is a congenital malformation in which the pulmonary veins connect to the systemic venous system but not to the left atrium. APVC can be classified as total or parti...

Authors: Hikaru Watanabe, Naoki Kanauchi, Kouhei Abe and Soumei Matsuo

Survival risk prediction model for patients with pT_1–3 N₀M₀ esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after R0 esophagectomy with two-field lymphadenectomy for therapeutic purposes

The overall survival (OS) remains unsatisfactory in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) after extended esophagectomy with two-field lymphadenectomy. Therefore, this retrospective study aime...

Authors: Zhan Qi, Yuanping Hu, Rong Qiu, Juan Li, Yuekao Li, Ming He and Yuxiang Wang

The predictive value of creatinine clearance for mortality in patients undergoing revascularization

Renal function plays a significant role in the prognosis and management of patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD) referred for revascularization. Current data lack precise risk stratification...

Authors: Eilon Ram, Pazit Beckerman, Amit Segev, Nir Shlomo, Abigail Atlas-Lazar, Leonid Sternik and Ehud Raanani

A practical technique for subacute hemorrhagic pericarditis, a case report

We used pericardioscope operation for a patient who suffered from subacute hemorrhagic pericarditis which usually have to had a sternotomy.

Authors: Long Zhao, Ruofeng Hong, Jianbin Fei and Wenyu Yang

Application and effects of an early childhood education machine on analgesia and sedation in children after cardiothoracic surgery

To study the effect of an early childhood education machine on sedation and analgesia in children after cardiothoracic surgery.

Authors: Li-Li Chen, Yu-Qing Lei, Jian-Feng Liu, Hua Cao, Xian-Rong Yu and Qiang Chen

Comparative analysis of postoperative sexual dysfunction and quality of life in type a aortic dissection patients of different ages

To compare postoperative sexual dysfunction (SD) and quality of life (QOL) in Type A Aortic Dissection (AAD) Patients of Different Ages.

Authors: Zeng-Rong Luo, Dong-Shan Liao and Liang-Wan Chen

Massive hemothorax in a pregnant patient with neurofibromatosis type 1

Reports of spontaneous hemothorax in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 are scarce despite the severe complication. We herein present the first case of hemothorax in a neurofibromatosis type 1 patient duri...

Authors: Kumiko Hashimoto, Yuji Nomata, Takayuki Fukui, Akira Takada and Kunio Narita

Effect of the coronavirus disease pandemic on bronchoscopic diagnosis of lung cancer in a provincial city in Japan

Authors: Taichiro Goto

Design optimization of bidirectional arterial perfusion cannula

Determine if shortening the covered section of a self-expanding bidirectional arterial cannula, can enhance retrograde flow and thus reduce the risk of lower limb ischemia.

Authors: Saad Abdel-Sayed, Enrico Ferrari, Philippe Abdel-Sayed, Markus Wilhelm, Ludwig-Karl von Segesser and Denis Berdajs

Risk factors of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

Postoperative delirium is a frequent event after cardiac surgery. This meta-analysis aimed to identify relevant risk factors.

Authors: Haiyan Chen, Liang Mo, Hongjuan Hu, Yulan Ou and Juan Luo

COVID-19 related mortality in post-operative cardiac surgical patients

COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic of unprecedented proportions. Elective cardiac surgery has been universally postponed with only urgent and emergency cardiac operations being performed. The National Healt...

Authors: Azhar Hussain, Amina Khalil, Priyanka Kolvekar, Prity Gupta and Shyamsunder Kolvekar

A comparison of the outcomes of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil with sufentanil-based general anesthesia in pediatric patients for the transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects

To compare the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil with sufentanil-based general anesthesia for the transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in pediatric patients.

Authors: Ling-Shan Yu, Wen-Peng Xie, Jian-Feng Liu, Jing Wang, Hua Cao, Zeng-Chun Wang and Qiang Chen

Equine pericardium: a versatile alternative reconstructive material in congenital cardiac surgery

Pericardial patches are often used for repair of congenital cardiac defects. The aim of this study was to describe our initial experience with the use of equine pericardium and its safety and advantages and di...

Authors: Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal, Osman Osama AL-Radi, Zaher Faisal Zaher, Ahmed Mohamed Dohain, Gaser Abdelmohsen Abdelmohsen, Ragab Sayed Mohamed, Mazin Adel Fatani, Mohamed Esam Abdelmotaleb, Nada Ahmed Noaman, Mahmoud Akl Elmeligy and Osama Saber Eldib

Preoperative anemia and transfusion in cardiac surgery: a single-centre retrospective study

Preoperative anemia and transfusion are associated with worse outcomes. This study aims to identify the prevalence of preoperative anemia, transfusion rates on surgery day, and predictors of transfusion in ele...

Authors: Quynh Nguyen, Eric Meng, Joel Berube, Richard Bergstrom and Wing Lam

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

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an asymptomatic condition characterized by progressive dilatation of the aorta. The purpose of this study is to identify important 2D-TTE aortic indices associated with AAA a...

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

Short-term outcomes of acute coronary involvement in type A aortic dissection without myocardial ischemia: a multiple center retrospective cohort study

To evaluate the early prognosis and management of acute coronary involvement (ACI) in type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) patients without myocardial ischemia (MI).

Authors: Maozhou Wang, Ruixin Fan, Tianxiang Gu, Chengwei Zou, Zonggang Zhang, Zhonghong Liu, Chenhui Qiao, Lizhong Sun, Ming Gong, Haiyang Li and Hongjia Zhang

Left ventricular free wall rupture as a result of delayed presentation of an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to fear of COVID-19: case report

Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is a rare complication after myocardial infarction and usually occurs 1 to 4 days after the infarct. Over the past decade, the overall incidence of LVFWR has decrease...

Authors: George H. Nasr, Diana Glovaci, Andrew Mikhail, Steven Sinfield, Kevin Chen, Hardikkumar Patel, Michael Johl, Bharath Chakravarthy, Siddharth Singh, Fabio Sagebin and Ailin Barseghian El-Farra

Low suction on digital drainage devices promptly improves post-operative air leaks following lung resection operations: a retrospective study

We investigated the most effective suction pressure for preventing or promptly improving postoperative air leaks on digital drainage devices after lung resection.

Authors: Suguru Mitsui, Shunsuke Tauchi, Takahiro Uchida, Hisashi Ohnishi, Toshio Shimokawa and Satoshi Tobe

The application analysis of 8F ultrafine chest drainage tube for thoracoscopic lobectomy of lung cancer

Currently, thoracoscopic lobectomy is widely used in clinical practice, and postoperative placement of ultrafine drainage tube has advantages of reducing postoperative pain and accelerating postoperative recov...

Authors: Yongbin Song, Chong Zheng, Shaohui Zhou, Hongshang Cui, Jincong Wang, Jianxun Wang, Wenhao Wang, Lijun Liu and Junfeng Liu

Bleeding risk stratification in coronary artery surgery: the should-not-bleed score

An estimated 20% of allogeneic blood transfusions in the United States are associated with cardiac surgery. It is estimated that 11% of red cell resources were used for transfusion support of patients undergoi...

Authors: Mirna Petricevic, Mate Petricevic, Marijan Pasalic, Branka Golubic Cepulic, Mirela Raos, Vesna Vasicek, Klaus Goerlinger, Kresimir Rotim, Hrvoje Gasparovic and Bojan Biocina

Dexmedetomidine combined with sufentanil and dezocine-based patient-controlled intravenous analgesia increases female patients’ global satisfaction degree after thoracoscopic surgery

There are no studies on the use of dexmedetomidine combined with sufentanil and dezocine-based patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) in females undergoing thoracic surgery. We postulate that introduc...

Authors: Qiongzhen Li, Haixia Yao, Meiying Xu and Jingxiang Wu

New stent for transapical mitral valve replacement in acute swine experiment

Many patients with mitral regurgitation are denied open-heart surgery due to perceived high risk. Transcatheter mitral valve replacement is a therapeutic alternative for patients at high surgical risk. This st...

Authors: Yu Zou, Peng Teng and Liang Ma

Improvement of surgical complications using single-lumen endotracheal tube intubation and artificial carbon dioxide pneumothorax in esophagectomy: a meta-analysis

Esophageal cancer has a poor prognosis. Surgery is the main treatment but involves a high risk of complications. Some surgical strategies have tried to eliminate complications. Our meta-analysis tried to find ...

Authors: Kai-Hao Chuang, Hsing-Hua Lai, Yu Chen, Li-Chun Chen, Hung-I Lu, Yen-Hao Chen, Shau-Hsuan Li and Chien-Ming Lo

Impact of tricuspid regurgitation on late right ventricular failure in left ventricular assist device patients ~can prophylactic tricuspid annuloplasty prevent late right ventricular failure? ~

In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) worsening in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and its impact on late right ventricular (RV) failure.

Authors: Taro Nakazato, Daisuke Yoshioka, Koichi Toda, Shigeru Miyagawa, Satoshi Kainuma, Takuji Kawamura, Ai Kawamura, Noriyuki Kashiyama, Takayoshi Ueno, Toru Kuratani, Yasushi Sakata and Yoshiki Sawa

Long-term prognosis analysis of PARACHUTE device implantation in patients with ischemic heart failure: a single-center experience of Chinese patients

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. The PARACHUTE device is designed to partition for left ventricular (LV) apical aneurysm post extensive anterior myocardial infarction...

Authors: Jianghua Li, Huadong Liu, Qiyun Liu, Cheng Liu, Wei Xiong, Wei Ma, Baowei Zhang, Shaohong Dong and Tangzhiming Li

Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers

Despite current progress in antibiotic therapy and medical management, infective endocarditis remains a serious condition presenting with high mortality rates. It also is a life-threatening complication in pat...

Authors: Alina Zubarevich, Marcin Szczechowicz, Anja Osswald, Jerry Easo, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Robert Vardanyan, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Konstantin Zhigalov and Alexander Weymann

Research on clinical characteristics and prognostic analysis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after surgery for acute type a aortic dissection

The present study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection and perform a relevant prognostic analysis.

Authors: Chu-zhi Zhou, Dong-jie Feng, Yuan Fang, Feng-yan Zha, Er-hui Wang, Yan-zhen Li, Min-xin Wei and Jun-min Wen

Uniportal VATS pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion: awake or intubated?

The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with awake VATS (AVATS) pleural biopsy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions.

Authors: Mertol Gokce, Bulent Altinsoy, Ozcan Piskin and Burak Bahadir

Effect of different cardioprotective methods on extracorporeal circulation in fetal sheep: a randomized controlled trial

Congenital heart disease is a leading cause of death in newborns and infants. The feasibility of fetal cardiac surgery is linked to extracorporeal circulation (ECC); therefore, cardioplegic solutions need to b...

Authors: Yi-bo Yan, Shuo Shi, Qian-biao Wu, Jin-sheng Cai and Bin-feng Lei

Short-term assessment of radial artery grafts with multidetector computed tomography

The clinical use of the radial artery (RA) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is still limited worldwide, although it has been recommended by several guidelines. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)...

Authors: En Qiao, Yuetang Wang, Jun Yu, Xu Wang, Xinjin Luo and Wei Wang

Aortic valve surgery for aortic regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report

Antiphospholipid syndrome is an antibody mediated pro-thrombotic state leading to various arterial and venous thromboses. The syndrome can be either primary or secondary to other autoimmune diseases, commonly ...

Authors: Yan Le Ho, Nurul Atiqah Ahmad Zaidi, Ahmadi Salleh and Basheer Ahamed Abdul Kareem

Totally endoscopic mitral valve surgery: early experience in 188 patients

Totally endoscopic technique has been widely used in cardiac surgery, and minimally invasive totally endoscopic mitral valve surgery has been developed as an alternative to median sternotomy for many patients ...

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

A meta-analysis of everolimus-eluting stents versus sirolimus-eluting stents and paclitaxel-eluting stents in diabetic patients

We performed this meta-analysis to determine which stent among everolimus eluting stents (EES), sirolimus eluting stents (SES) and paclitaxel eluting stents (PES) should be preferred for the treatment of DM pa...

Authors: Hang Ouyang, Xuehui Zeng, Chunlei Zhang, Linli Song, Jiarui Xu, Zhihui Hou, Siya Xie, Zheng Tao and Jincai He

Using the autologous innominate vein as a substitute for pulmonary arteries in a patient with pulmonary atresia and absent pulmonary arteries

Repair of the absence of the whole or major parts of pulmonary arteries is a challenge, and the choice of conduit material to reconstruct the pulmonary arteries is under dispute. We used the autologous innomin...

Authors: Ahmad Ali Amirghofran, Kamran Jamshidi, Mohammadreza Edraki, Hamid Amoozgar, Farah Peiravian and Elahe Nirooei

Large cardiac wall hematoma with rapid growth: a case report of a potentially catastrophic complication during cardiac surgery

Rapid growth of cardiac wall hematoma is a rare but potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery. However, its pathophysiology and optimal management remain undefined.

Authors: Kimihiro Kobayashi, Tetsuro Uchida, Yoshinori Kuroda, Atsushi Yamashita, Eiichi Ohba, Shingo Nakai and Tomonori Ochiai

Lung segmentectomy assisted by highly selective independent segmental ventilation: a series of three cases

The identification of targeted intersegmental planes and resection with adequate surgical margins are among the crucial steps in anatomical pulmonary segmentectomy, and technical improvements are still needed.

Authors: Xiaoshun Shi, Jing Ye, Junyong Chen, Jianxue Zhai, Xiguang Liu, Di Lu, Zishi Lin, Zhen Ni, Hua Wu and Kaican Cai

Debulking surgery for functional pleural dissemination of parathyroid carcinoma-case report

A rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a parathyroid carcinoma. Hypercalcemia with an elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) level seen in recurrent and metastasis disease cases is often refractory ...

Authors: Sachi Kawagishi, Soichiro Funaki, Naoko Ose, Kenji Kimura, Kosuke Mukai, Michio Otsuki and Yasushi Shintani

Behçet’s disease: successful aortic root reconstruction in severely dilated aortoventricular junction after aortic valve replacement with novel surgical method – case report

Behçet’s disease is an auto-inflammatory disorder categorized as a primer systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology. Genetic factors, infectious agents and the irregularity of T-cell homeostasis are presumed to...

Authors: Miklós Pólos, Ádám Koppányi, Kálmán Benke, László Daróczi, Attila Oláh, Krisztina Heltai, Emese Kiss, Attila Fintha, Beáta Nagy, István Hartyánszky, Bálint Lakatos, Attila Kovács, Béla Merkely and Zoltán Szabolcs

Video-assisted pulmonary metastectomy is equivalent to thoracotomy regarding resection status and survival

Surgical resection of pulmonary metastases leads to prolonged survival if strictly indicated. Usually, thoracotomy with manual palpation of the entire lung with lymph node dissection or sampling is performed. ...

Authors: Till Markowiak, Beshir Dakkak, Elena Loch, Christian Großer, Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke, Hans-Stefan Hofmann and Michael Ried

Repair technique for a rare partial anomalous pulmonary venous return associated with retroaortic innominate vein

Retroaortic innominate vein (RIV) is a rare vascular abnormality. Although RIV itself is asymptomatic, its presence in patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) to the superior vena cava ...

Authors: Hanna Jung, Joon Yong Cho and Youngok Lee

Association between glucose variability and postoperative delirium in acute aortic dissection patients: an observational study

Blood glucose variability is associated with poor prognosis after cardiac surgery, but the relationship between glucose variability and postoperative delirium in patients with acute aortic dissection is unclea...

Authors: Yan-Juan Lin, Ling-Yu Lin, Yan-Chun Peng, Hao-Ruo Zhang, Liang-wan Chen, Xi-Zhen Huang and Qiong Chen

Correction to: The use of enoxaparin as bridge to therapeutic INR after LVAD implantation

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Zubair Shah, Ioannis Mastoris, Prakash Acharya, Aniket S. Rali, Moghni Mohammed, Farhad Sami, Sagar Ranka, Savahanna Wagner, Giorgio Zanotti, Christopher T. Salerno, Nicholas A. Haglund, Andrew J. Sauer, Ashwin K. Ravichandran and Travis Abicht

Early single-stage surgical revascularization of pulmonary artery in unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery

This research aims to summarize the findings of the early single-stage revascularization of remnant pulmonary artery in unilateral absent intrapericardial pulmonary artery.

Authors: Wenlei Li, Li Ma, Shuliang Xia, Minghui Zou, Weidan Chen and Xinxin Chen

Modified commando procedure in complicated infective endocarditis ─ a case series

Complicated infective endocarditis (IE) with perivalvular abscess and destruction of intervalvular fibrous body (IFB) has high mortality risk and requires emergent or urgent surgery mostly.

Authors: Posung Chen, Chungyi Chang, Yicheng Chuang, Ichen Chen and Tingchao Lin

An adult with episodic retrosternal chest pain: an unusual presentation of congenital pulmonary airway malformation – case report

Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection presenting as episodic retrosternal chest pain on exertion in an adult has not been described.

Authors: Ira Goldsmith, Joseph George, Umair Aslam and Sobaran Sharma

Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using multiport triangular trocar configuration: initial experience at a single center

Recent developments in robotic technology have brought significant changes in robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (r-VATS) worldwide, particularly including the treatment in the thorax for the mediast...

Authors: Vu Huu Vinh, Nguyen Viet Dang Quang, Dang Dinh Minh Thanh and Truong Van Le Phong

Novel hybrid treatment for extensive aortic arch aneurysms, a case report

The treatment for extensive aortic arch aneurysms involving the aortic arch and descending aorta is challenging for most cardiovascular surgeons. The surgical treatment is associated with a very high mortality...

Authors: Mixia Li, Hulin Piao, Yong Wang and Kexiang Liu

Most patient conditions do not a priori debilitate the sensitivity of thoracic ultrasound in thoracic surgery-a prospective comparative study

The few existing studies on the accuracy of lung ultrasound in the detection of a postoperative pneumothorax after thoracic surgery differ in the sonographic technique and the inclusion criteria. Several condi...

Authors: Thomas Galetin, Julika Merres, Mark Schieren, Benjamin Marks, Yves Haffke, Jerome Defosse, Frank Wappler, Aris Koryllos and Erich Stoelben