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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
December 2024
Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes-M3C, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) poses significant risks following percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) or surgical replacement (PVR).
Aims: This study evaluates the effectiveness of emergency percutaneous treatment in stabilizing patients with severe right ventricular dysfunction or obstructive cardiac shock, allowing for delayed surgical or percutaneous valve replacement.
Methods: This retrospective study examines 16 patients (age 19.
Khirurgiia (Mosk)
December 2024
Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russia.
Computed tomography (CT) is an indispensable tool for preoperative planning in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. In this article, the authors estimate significance of CT for analysis of anatomy and pathology of cardiovascular system. CT provides surgeons with high-quality images and assessment of structural features in the areas of subsequent manipulations.
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December 2024
Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russia.
Objective: To evaluate the results of treatment of postoperative complications in one surgical center over 10 years.
Material And Methods: There were 100 patients with intrapleural complications and indications for surgical correction after various cardiothoracic interventions between 2013 and 2023.
Results: Mortality after thoracoscopic surgeries for cardiothoracic complications was 5%.
Objective: To evaluate the immediate outcomes and safety of simultaneous Maze procedure in patients with isolated and multivalvular heart disease via right-sided mini-thoracotomy.
Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of postoperative outcomes included 21 patients with various valvular heart diseases and atrial septal defects with atrial fibrillation. All patients underwent heart valve surgery with cryoablation (left atrial, right atrial or biatrial «Maze» approach) via right-sided mini-thoracotomy.
BJR Case Rep
November 2024
Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
A 77-year-old woman underwent CT to evaluate haematemesis. The images showed that the third part of the duodenum flexed steeply on the right side of the aorta and ran caudally, without crossing anterior to the aorta. The duodenal-jejunal junction and jejunum were located on the patient's right side.
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