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Bacterial endocarditis caused by contact lens usage.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Cases
March 2024
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
A 17-year-old female was transferred to our hospital due to high fever, general fatigue, and dim eyesight. Three weeks before, she had used cosmetic colored contact lenses and then suffered from bloodshot eyes associated with dim eyesight. Intermittent fever and general fatigue were followed by eye symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMitral valve regurgitation followed by blunt chest trauma in a paediatric patient: a case report.
Cardiol Young
October 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Article Synopsis
- A pediatric patient experienced severe mitral valve regurgitation due to blunt chest trauma.
- Initial medical treatment was provided, and surgical repair was delayed for six months after the injury, with the patient recovering well post-surgery.
- The case emphasizes the need for echocardiographic assessment in traumatic valve issues and suggests that treatment and surgical timing should be tailored to the individual.
Novel Retractor-Camera System Facilitates Less Traumatic Minimally Invasive Procedures and Declutters the Operation Field.
Innovations (Phila)
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore.
Objective: To develop a novel endoscopic system that reduces trauma to the patient and declutters the surgical field for the surgeon in minimally invasive heart valve surgery.
Methods: We designed and developed a retractor-camera combination for minimally invasive heart surgery; the cable and camera were connected to the underbelly of the left atrial retractor blade to provide an illuminated, wide-angle view of the mitral valve. We conducted ex vivo, in vivo, and, ultimately, a first-in-man randomized, nonanonymized clinical trial on 20 patients who required minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
Intercostal Lung Hernias Presenting After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
September 2024
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardio VID Clinic, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
Introduction: With the introduction of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, more commonly cases of lung herniation are starting to appear. Acquired lung hernias are classified as postoperative, traumatic, pathologic, and spontaneous. Up to 83% of lung hernias are intercostal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but severe disease due to frequent and serious complications. Healthcare-associated cases often involve , while Gram-negative bacteria such as , though rare, pose severe challenges due to their resistance profiles. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and mitral valve replacement 12 years ago, who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for management of non-traumatic, afebrile altered mental status due to intracerebral hemorrhage from anticoagulant overdose.
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