Case Report: Surgical treatment of type B aortic dissection in an adult with double aortic arch.

Background: Double aortic arch (DAA) with type B aortic dissection in adults is a rare aortic vascular disease. The abnormal anatomical structure of the aortic arch in such patients presents significant challenges in the selection of surgical approaches, and there is a notable lack of exploration into endovascular repair approaches that simultaneously preserve asymptomatic vascular rings.

Case Description: A 43-year-old female patient was admitted due to recurrent chest and back pain lasting for over a month.

Two surgical strategies (early carotid reperfusion vs. Central aortic repair-first) of acute type a aortic dissection complicated with cerebral malperfusion syndrome: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

Objective: Cerebral malperfusion (CM) is a common comorbidity in acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), which is associated with high mortality and poor neurological prognosis. This meta-analysis investigated the surgical strategy of ATAAD patients with CM, aiming to compare the difference in therapeutic effectiveness between the central repair-first and the early reperfusion-first according to clinical outcomes.

Methods: The meta-analysis and systematic review was conducted based on studies sourced from the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane literature database, in which cases of ATAAD with CM underwent surgical repair were included.

Long-term single-lead electrocardiogram monitoring to detect new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients after cardiac surgery.

Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is often associated with serious complications. In this study, we collected long-term single-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) of patients with preoperative sinus rhythm to build statistical models and machine learning models to predict POAF.

Methods: All patients with preoperative sinus rhythm who underwent cardiac surgery were enrolled and we collected long-term ECG data 24 h before surgery and 7 days after surgery by single-lead ECG.

Colchicine: Emerging therapeutic effects on atrial fibrillation by alleviating myocardial fibrosis in a rat model.

Although many research have found that colchicine has general therapeutic effect in cardiovascular disease, the therapeutic mechanism in atrial fibrillation has not been clearly studied. To explore whether colchicine plays a role in the treatment of AF by reducing myocardial fibrosis, we performed a series of studies. Rat models of AF were induced by Ach-CaCl to assess the therapeutic effect of colchicine at doses of 0.

Does YouTube Provide Qualified Patient Education Videos About Atrial Fibrillation?

Objective: Patients utilize the internet as a pathway to acquire knowledge of specific diseases. However, there are limited oversight and review mechanisms to ensure the authenticity of online information. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of video-based resources used to obtain information about atrial fibrillation (AF).

Fire at the gate ruins fish: pulmonary embolism caused by right atrial myxoma.

Myxoma is the most common benign type of cardiac tumour. Myxomas mainly occur in the left atrium, rarely in the right atrium. Right atrial myxoma (RAM) is therefore associated with few cases of pulmonary embolism (PE).

Valve replacement or repair in native mitral valve infective endocarditis-Which is better? A meta-analysis and systematic review.

Background: Native mitral valve infective endocarditis (IE) plagues patients and surgeons alike because of its high mortality and recurrence rates as well as poor prognosis. Mitral valve repair (MVP) and mitral valve replacement (MVR) are two main surgical methods. However, the question of which benefits patients more remains controversial.

Curcumin, novel application in reversing myocardial fibrosis in the treatment for atrial fibrillation from the perspective of transcriptomics in rat model.

In order to explore the possible mechanism of curcumin in the treatment of AF, we focused on the myocardial fibrosis in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation to explore whether curcumin could play a role in the treatment of AF by reducing myocardial fibrosis.Rats were given daily gavage of saline (control and AF groups) or curcumin (4 mL/kg, concentration: 50 mg/mL, curcumin groups) during days 4-28. The rat model of AF was induced by Ach - CaCl, and evaluate the therapeutic effect of curcumin on the duration of AF rhythm, the degree of myocardial fibrosis and the secretion of inflammatory factors in serum.

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension following pulmonary embolism with a right ventricular thrombus: A report of two cases.

Right heart thrombus accompanied by chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare entity. Right heart thrombus may develop in the peripheral veins or in situ within the right heart chambers. The diagnosis of right heart thrombus is challenging, since its symptoms are typically non-specific and its imaging features resemble those of cardiac masses.