Minimally invasive cardiac surgery in low-resource settings: right vertical infra-axillary mini-thoracotomy without peripheral cannulation - the first 100 cases.

Objective: Literature is scarce on minimally invasive cardiac surgery in adults with a right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy approach without using peripheral cannulation. This study aimed to analyze the perioperative, early outcomes of minimally invasive cardiac surgery with direct vision using central aortic-venous cannulation through a right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy, vs. standard cardiac surgery with median sternotomy.

New Biomarkers (Endocan, Interleukin-17, and Thrombospondin-4) for the Diagnosis, Assessment of Severity, and Follow-Up of Peripheral Arterial Disease.

The present study evaluated the use of endocan, interleukin-17 (IL-17), and thrombospondin-4 (TSP-4) blood levels as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis and follow-up of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Patients with PAD (Rutherford categories I, II, and III) who were admitted between March 2020 and March 2022 for cardiovascular surgery or outpatient clinic follow-up were included. The patients ( = 60) were divided into 2 groups: medical treatment ( = 30) and surgical treatment ( = 30).

Do Patients With Arterial Occlusive Disease of Different Etiologies Benefit Equally From Cilostazol?

Background: Cilostazol is a guideline-recommended drug that improves intermittent claudication and quality of life in patients with chronic atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease. The drug is used for most etiologies of arterial occlusive diseases in clinical practice. This study aimed to evaluate whether patients benefit equally from cilostazol regardless of etiology.

Impact of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass on symptom progression in the early postoperative period in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Objective: This study aims to examine whether cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) leads to symptom progression in the early postoperative period in patients with the peripheral arterial disease (PAD) undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG).

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included one hundred fifty consecutive adult patients with PAD at Fontaine stage 2b (pain-free walking distance less than 100 m) undergoing CABG. The control group comprised 150 consecutive adult patients undergoing CABG with a normal ankle-brachial index (ABI).

A Genotyped Case of Townes-Brocks Syndrome with Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome from Turkey.

Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is a rare syndrome characterized by triad of anal, ear, and thumb anomalies. Further malformations/anomalies include congenital heart diseases, foot malformations, sensorineural and/or conductive hearing impairment, genitourinary malformations, and anomalies of eye and nervous system. Definitive diagnosis for TBS is confirmed by molecular analysis for mutations in the gene.