[Surgical treatment results of chronic pericardial tamponade].

Objective: To report the efficacy of chronic pericardial effusion treatment with pericardial window creation through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and pericardial drainage through a small subxiphoid incision.

Material And Methods: Retrospective analysis of 31 patients after pericardial window creation through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (PW group) and 77 patients where pericardial drainage through small subxiphoid incision (PD group) was performed. Echocardiography examinations were performed to document pericardial tamponade and pericardial effusion recurrence.

[Percutaneous coronary intervention and minimally invasive aortic valve replacement for patients with aortic valve disease and coronary artery disease].

Objectives: To report the results of hybrid approach combining percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and minimally invasive aortic valve replacement through right anterior minithoracotomy (RT-AVR) for patients with aortic valve disease and coronary artery disease.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of 53 hybrid RT-AVR/ PCI procedures where RT-AVR was performed first in the operating room and followed immediately by PCI performed in the catheterization laboratory.

Results: Predicted with Euro- SCORE II and observed hospital mortality was 8.