Publications by authors named "Alisson P Toschi"
Left Anterior Minithoracotomy for Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Adults.
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Surgical interventions on the pulmonary valve for adults are rising due to longer lifespans in patients with congenital heart conditions.
- Reoperations that require multiple chest surgeries have higher risks of complications and mortality.
- A new minimally invasive technique utilizing a left anterior minithoracotomy shows promising results, with no complications or deaths in a small study of five patients.
The periareolar access has been the preferred technique used at our institution for minimally invasive cardiac surgery since 2006. The surgical approach consists of video-assisted minithoracotomy in the 4th right intercostal space, through a periareolar incision. Initially, the technique was restricted to minimally invasive mitral valve surgeries but, due to its feasibility and safety, was soon incorporated as an ideal access for other cardiac pathologies such as tricuspid valve disease, atrial septal defect, atrial fibrillation, and pacemaker leads endocarditis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Brazil, the largest country and economy in South America, is a major driving force behind the development of new medical technologies in the region. Robotic cardiac surgery (RCS) has been evolving rapidly since 2010, when the first surgery using the DaVinci robotic system was performed in Latin America. The aim of this article is to evaluate short and mid-term results in patients undergoing robotic cardiac surgery in Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the short and medium-term outcomes of patients undergoing robotic-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Methods: From March 2010 to March 2013, 21 patients underwent robotic-assisted cardiac surgery. The procedures performed were: mitral valve repair, mitral valve replacement, surgical correction of atrial fibrillation, surgical correction of atrial septal defect, intracardiac tumor resection, totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery and pericardiectomy.
Objective: To analyze the frequency and prevalence of congenital heart defects in a tertiary care center for children with heart diseases.
Methods: We carried out an epidemiological assessment of the first medical visit of 4,538 children in a pediatric hospital from January 1995 to December 1997. All patients with congenital heart defects had their diagnoses confirmed at least on echocardiography.