One-stage hybrid repair to thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.

Background: Open repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. This study reviewed the midterm outcomes of hybrid TAAA repair in high-risk patients at our institution.

Methods: The clinical data of patients undergoing 1-stage hybrid repair of a TAAA between June 2007 and June 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.

Outcomes following endovascular or open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a Chinese population.

To determine whether emergent endovascular repair (eEVAR) can be an alternative for anatomically suitable ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAA) in a Chinese population compared to open aneurysm repair (OAR), 36 patients with RAAA undergoing either OAR or eEVAR in National Taiwan University Hospital from 2005 to 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. Thirty-five (97.2 %) patients were treated.

Why is the surgical ventricular restoration operation effective for ischemic cardiomyopathy? Geometric analysis with magnetic resonance imaging of changes in regional ventricular function after surgical ventricular restoration.

Objective: Clinical improvement after a surgical ventricular restoration for ischemic cardiomyopathy is increasingly accepted by clinicians, but the mechanism is not completely understood.

Methods: Ten patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy underwent detailed magnetic resonance imaging for ventricular function before and 6 weeks after surgical ventricular restoration. Surgical procedures included combinations of coronary artery bypass grafting, restrictive mitral annuloplasty, and endoventricular patch plasty.