Mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation with Carpentier's functional classification type II in elderly patients: a single center experience.

Objective: Mitral valve (MV) repair for Carpentier functional classification Type II (C-II) mitral regurgitation (MR) is widely accepted because of its efficacy. It is unclear whether MV repair has the same benefits in elderly patients as in younger patients because of their lower life expectancy. Herein, we examined the midterm results of MV repair for C-II mitral regurgitation, especially in patients aged ≧70 years.

Risk factor analysis for aortic dissection after aortic valve replacement in patients with tricuspid aortic valve.

Objective: Aortic dilatation concurrent with aortic valve disease is a common condition. However, the incidence of aortic dissection after aortic valve replacement for tricuspid aortic valve has not been fully investigated. Therefore, we performed a risk factor analysis for the incidence of aortic dissection after aortic valve replacement in patients with tricuspid aortic valve.

Successful surgical treatment of brachial aneurysm associated with arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis.

A 58-year-old female who underwent renal transplantation and closure of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis at age 24 was presented with left forearm pain and cyanosis. Computed tomography revealed an obstructed true brachial aneurysm at the anterior aspect of the elbow joint. Under a diagnosis of true brachial aneurysm associated with AVF, aneurysm resection and brachial to ulnar artery bypass grafting using a reversed great saphenous vein were performed.