[Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction after Mitral Valve Replacement:Report of a Case].

We report a case of delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR) after mitral valve replacement (MVR). A 67-year-old woman with a history of blood transfusion( BT) was admitted for MVR. Preoperative laboratory test proved to be negative for irregular antibodies except anti-Dia.

Massive hemorrhage from the posterior intercostal artery following lower partial sternotomy.

Background: Median sternotomy remains the most common approach in cardiovascular surgery. Recently, minimally invasive procedures, such as minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robot surgery, and catheter therapy have been developed in cardiovascular surgery. However, all these surgeries cannot be performed by minimally invasive approaches.

A case of restrictive cardiomyopathy complicated by recurrent pulmonary thromboembolism originating at the right atrial appendage.

Idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is rare, and its natural history is not well known. Its prognosis in infants is extremely poor, whereas patients with RCM occurring in middle age have comparatively good prognoses. Here, we report a case of idiopathic RCM with the disease onset at 10 years old.

Primary External Iliac Venous Aneurysm: A Case Report.

Primary iliac venous aneurysm is an exceedingly rare abnormality that can be complicated by pulmonary embolism, thrombosis, and rupture. Here we report the case of an otherwise healthy 40-year-old man with a unilateral external iliac vein aneurysm without any evidence of an arteriovenous fistula, proximal stenosis, or obstruction, as reported on computed tomography. Pulmonary embolism was diagnosed using Tc-macroaggregated albumin scintigraphy.

[Myxoma Originating from the Tricuspid Annulus Requiring Annular Reconstruction and Valve Replacement;Report of a Case].

A 66-year-old woman who had had coughing and worsening dyspnea for 3 weeks was admitted to our hospital. Echocardiography showed a solid round mass (72×49 mm in diameter) attached to the tricuspid septal annulus with a short stalk. A right atrial myxoma was suspected and operation was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass after heart failure symptoms subsided.

A single stage hybrid repair of a complicated acute type B dissection with aortic arch involvement.

We present a case in which a single stage hybrid repair was successfully for a complicated acute type B dissection of the aortic arch involvement in a 63-year-old male patient. We performed a combination of different techniques; left subclavian artery debranching, elephant trunk insertion without aortic arch replacement, and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) from antegrade approach. The postoperative course was successful, and the patient was discharged on day 11 after surgery.

Posterior ventricular septal perforation: sandwich technique via right ventriculotomy using BioGlue.

We present a case in which the sandwich technique was successfully applied via right ventriculotomy for posterior infarction ventricular septal perforation 2 days after acute posterior myocardial infarction in a 73-year-old male patient. The sealant BioGlue was applied to the space between the two patches instead of gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde biological glue. The postoperative course was good, and the patient was discharged on day 24 after surgery with no recognized residual shunt.

Endovascular aneurysm repair of saccular descending thoracic pseudoaneurysm possibly associated with tuberculosis.

In 2010, an 84-year-old man underwent thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) for the saccular descending thoracic pseudoaneurysm (DTAA), which was adherent to the pulmonary lobe and thoracic vertebrae. Past medical history comprised twice anti-tuberculous medications for pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis. The dilated aorta was detected at the time of medication for tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis 24 years ago.