Publications by authors named "Yumeka Tamai"
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on long-term outcomes of surgical repair for coronary artery fistulas (CAF), a rare heart anomaly, in adults.
- Researchers analyzed data from 13 patients who underwent surgery between 2008 and 2019, detailing different types and origins of CAFs.
- Results showed effective repair techniques, no perioperative deaths, and satisfactory long-term health, highlighting the importance of addressing CAFs during other cardiac surgeries to avoid future complications.
Impact of dialysis in patients undergoing bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
August 2021
Objectives: To determine the incidence of bioprosthetic structural valve deterioration in dialysis patients undergoing aortic valve replacement compared to that in patients without dialysis.
Methods: This single-centre retrospective observational study included 1159 patients who underwent aortic valve replacement using bioprosthetic valves for aortic stenosis and/or regurgitation at our institution between 2007 and 2017 [patients with dialysis (group D, n = 134, 12%) or without dialysis (group N, n = 1025, 88%)]. To adjust for potential differences between groups in terms of initial preoperative characteristics or selection bias, a propensity score analysis was conducted.
We report the case of a 46-year-old man with hemicrania continua presenting as exacerbations mimicking trigeminal neuralgia. The patient was tentatively diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, and treatment with various combinations of drugs was performed after the onset of pain. However, when the condition of the patient did not improve, we suspected hemicrania continua, and treatment with indomethacin was initiated.
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