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Autor:
Christine Houde, Siamak Mohammadi, Frédéric Jacques, Philippe Chetaille, Christian Drolet, Jean-Marc Côté, Dimitri Kalavrouziotis, Laurence Vaujois, Charles Laurin, Elisabeth Martin, Jean Perron
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 110:638-644
Background Aortic valve replacement in children represents an important challenge. Concerns regarding pulmonary autograft and homograft longevity requiring reoperations are well recognized. Very long-term outcomes after the Ross procedure are still u
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 110:537-544
Background Traditionally, quantification of aortic valve calcium (AVC) has been performed with noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) using the Agatston method. This study sought to derive and validate a systematic method enabling AVC quantification
Autor:
Mark Joseph, Leora T. Yarboro, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Clifford E. Fonner, Robert B. Hawkins, Jared P. Beller, Andy C. Kiser, John A. Kern, Elizabeth D. Krebs, Nicholas R. Teman, Gorav Ailawadi, Mohammed A. Quader
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 108:708-713
Limited prior studies suggest patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) and prior cardiac surgery are at increased risk for major complications compared with those without a prior sternotomy. We sought to investigate the impact of prior ca
Autor:
Leonardo Roever, Jef Van den Eynde, Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá, Werner Budts, Arjang Ruhparwar, Konstantin Zhigalov, Dominique Vervoort, Bart Meyns, Alexander Weymann, Marc Gewillig
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 113(3)
Background The benefits of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) for pulmonary insufficiency in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot are still incompletely understood, and optimal timing remains challenging. Methods We systematically reviewed datab
Autor:
Samuel T. Kim, John D. Kelly, Amit Iyengar, W. Clark Hargrove, Mark R. Helmers, Pavan Atluri, Benjamin Smood, Peter J. Altshuler, Jason J. Han
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 111(6)
BACKGROUND Compared with conventional full sternotomy (FS) approaches, minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) offers improved cosmesis, decreased pain and bleeding, and faster recovery without compromising repair or survival rates. However,
Autor:
Jeffrey B. Geske, Hartzell V. Schaff, Rick A. Nishimura, Steve R. Ommen, Joseph A. Dearani, Daokun Sun
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 111(3)
Background Midventricular obstruction (MVO) is an uncommon variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In patients receiving septal myectomy for HCM, failure to recognize the concurrent MVO in the context of basal septum thickening can lead to inad
Autor:
Mathieu Zellweger, Hans-Beat Ris, Thorsten Krueger, Moira Baeriswyl, Jeannine Blatter, Alban Lovis, Michel Gonzalez, Jean Yannis Perentes
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105:1492-1498
Background Extrathoracic muscle flaps can be used as airway substitutes for the closure of complex bronchopleural or tracheoesophageal fistulas or in the context of tracheocarinal reconstructions after resection for centrally localized tumors in orde
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105:200-206
Background An anastomotic leak is the most devastating and potentially fatal complication after esophagectomy. Current detection methods can be inaccurate and place patients at risk of other complications. Analysis of pleural fluid for amylase may be
Autor:
James Kosko, Kamal K. Pourmoghadam, Michael C. O’Brien, Harun Fakioglu, Mark Ruzmetov, Kurt D. Piggott, Amanda Cowden, Sami Kishawi, William M. DeCampli
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 104:1611-1618
Background We evaluated the incidence, clinical effect, and recovery rate of vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) and swallowing dysfunction in neonates undergoing aortic arch repair. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 101 neonates who underwent aortic arc
Technical Performance Score: Predictor of Outcomes in Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair
Publikováno v:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 104:1371-1377
Background Technical performance score (TPS) has been associated with both early and late outcomes across a wide range of congenital cardiac procedures. We sought to validate TPS as predictor of outcomes for complete atrioventricular septal defect (C