Publications by authors named "Jacky Yan-Kit Ho"
Article Synopsis
- - A 67-year-old woman had a giant ancient schwannoma tumor in her left atrium that required complex surgical removal.
- - The surgery involved a challenging procedure with extensive resections in both atria and the interatrial septum.
- - The modified superior trans-septal approach was used, allowing for reconstruction without the need for auto-transplantation.
The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique can be applied to extensive aortic pathology, including lesions in the aortic arch and proximal descending thoracic aorta. FET is useful for tear-oriented surgery in dissections, managing malperfusion syndrome, and promoting positive aortic remodeling. Despite these benefits, complications such as distal stent-induced new entry and spinal cord ischemia can pose serious problems with the FET technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Management of acute type A intramural hematoma (IMH) is a controversial topic, and variable treatment strategies have been reported. Upfront aortic replacement may not be necessary in all cases. The goal of our study was to evaluate clinical outcomes of patients with acute type A IMH or thrombosed false lumen (FL) treated with upfront surgery or watchful waiting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) and its complications are life-threatening conditions. Hypertension and atherosclerosis had all along been recognized as the predominant risk factors for the development of TAAD. However, it was increasingly reported that genetic factors, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), are playing an important role in the disease development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite significant advancements in operative techniques and myocardial protection, triple valve surgery (TVS) remains a formidable operation with a relatively high in-hospital mortality. We evaluated the prognostic value of Model for End-stage Liver Disease score including sodium (MELD-Na) for mortality after TVS and its predictive value when incorporated in the EuroSCORE risk model.
Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 61 consecutive patients who underwent TVS from November 2005 to June 2016.