[Permanent Pacemaker Implantation for Sick Sinus Syndrome After Maze Procedure].

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate incidence and risk factors for permanent pacemaker implantation for sick sinus syndrome( SSS) after maze procedure.

Methods: Medical records of 59 patients who underwent maze procedure for atrial fibrillation at our hospital from 2018 to 2022 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Mean age was 70 years and 32 patients (54%) were male.

Predictive role of regional thigh tissue oxygen saturation monitoring during cardiopulmonary bypass in lung injury after cardiac surgery.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious complication following cardiac surgery mainly associated with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which could increase the risk of mortality and morbidity. This study investigated the association of regional oxygen saturation (rSO) during CPB with postoperative outcomes, including respiratory function. Patients who underwent cardiac surgery with CPB from 2015 to 2019 were included.

Initial thickness of the crescent may not be a reliable predictor of complications in type A intramural haematoma.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate changes in haematoma thickness during the early period and their association with disease progression in patients who received initial medical treatment for type A intramural haematoma (IMH).

Methods: Medical records and serial computed tomography angiography (CTA) images of patients who did not undergo emergency aortic repair for type A IMH upon presentation were retrospectively reviewed. The haematoma remodelling rate was determined using the following equation: thickness of the haematoma on the first CTA (mm) - thickness of the haematoma on the second CTA (mm)time between the first and second CTAs (h).

Recurrent left ventricular thrombus due to essential thrombocythemia complicated by COVID-19.

Unlabelled: Essential thrombocythemia is a risk factor for thrombosis and hemorrhage. During the perioperative period of cardiac surgery, the risk of thrombosis and hemorrhage increases. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is also associated with thrombosis.

Coil-in-Plug Method for Left Subclavian Artery Embolization in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair with Arch Vessel Debranching.

Since 2018, we have routinely placed an Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP) in the proximal left subclavian artery (LSCA) to prevent embolic events during thoracic endovascular aortic repair with arch vessel debranching (d-TEVAR). Type II endoleaks of LSCA origin were observed in two patients (20%), and the coil-in-plug (CIP) method, i.e.