Aortic wrapping is life-saving in high-risk acute aortic dissection and intramural haematoma.

Aortic wrapping is a controversial repair in patients presenting with acute type A aortic dissection or intramural haematoma, but this method may be a potential alternative to medical treatment or conventional repair in patients aged >80 years and in those presenting with prohibitive co-morbidities such as stroke, circulatory collapse, full oral anticoagulation with the last generation drugs. We report on 5 high-risk and/or patients over 80 years who received external aortic wrapping with or without cardiopulmonary bypass during the last 18 months. All survived the procedure and could be extubated early postoperatively.

A case series of rare pathologies of the aorta and the aortic arch in adolescents and younger adults: Transfer of experience for an individualized approach.

Objective: While aneurysm of the aortic root, interrupted aortic arch, and aortic coarctation are the most frequent aortic diseases in adolescents and younger adults, there are a number of rare pathologies of the thoracic aorta that need individualized treatment.

Patients: We present a small case series of unusual aortic pathologies in patients presenting with a broad spectrum of symptoms: tiredness, dysphagia, dyspnea, arterial hypertension, renal failure, and claudication. (1).

Porcelain aorta does not mean inoperability but needs special strategies.

Porcelain aorta is not an absolute contraindication for aortic valve and/or coronary bypass grafting but it requires a special strategy and individualized approach to minimize the risk of embolic complications and technical problems during opening and/or closing the aortotomy.

Acute limb ischemia after femoro-femoral extracorporeal life support implantation: A comparison of surgical, percutaneous, or combined vascular access in 402 patients.

Background: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a salvage treatment for acute circulatory failure. Our high-volume tertiary centre performs more than 100 implants annually and provides ECLS-transports. With this study, we aimed to analyze the incidence and risk factors of limb ischemia depending on the vascular access.

Routine early postoperative computed tomography angiography after coronary artery bypass surgery: clinical value and management implications.

Objectives: Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is broadly used for long-term follow-up of graft patency after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). However, its clinical value in the early postoperative setting has not been established yet. We evaluated the benefit of adding CTA to the routine clinical work-up after CABG on patient management.

Intermittent High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation Therapy in 3 Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia.

BACKGROUND High-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) is a method that combines mechanical ventilation with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. This report describes 3 cases of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who received intermittent adjunctive treatment with HFPV at a single center without requiring admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). CASE REPORT Case 1 was a 60-year-old woman admitted to the hospital 14 days after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms, and cases 2 and 3 were men aged 65 and 72 years who were admitted to the hospital 10 days after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms.

In-vitro hemodynamics of stented bioprosthetic heart valves in the tilted implantation position.

Background And Aim Of The Study: Although, in small aortic annulus or aortic annulus calcification, it is recommended that valves are implanted in a tilted position, mechanical valves show impaired hemodynamic performance when positioned in this way. To date, no investigations have been conducted with biological valves implanted in a tilted position.

Methods: Measurements were performed in a pulsatile flow simulator.

Human infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

Human infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus suis occurs infrequently. The case of a 43-year-old male who sustained life-threatening infective endocarditis is reported. Since growth of S.