Two patients, an adult and a baby, with an aneurysm of the coronary sinus are described. This unusual anomaly was detected in the baby during angiographic investigations for congenital heart disease. The aneurysm was an unexpected postmortem finding in the adult. Although the adult died suddenly, there was no evidence that this could be linked to the presence of the aneurysm.
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JACC Clin Electrophysiol
December 2024
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, First Hospital of Tsinghua University (Beijing Huaxin Hospital), Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Background: Atrial tachycardia (AT) originate from the atrial appendage present unique clinical challenges in pediatrics. It is typically persistent, frequently leading to tachycardiomyopathy, and poses significant treatment difficulties.
Objectives: This study aimed to collate and analyze the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of radiofrequency ablation (RFCA) and with atrial appendage resection for the treatment of AT originating from the atrial appendages in pediatric patients.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
December 2024
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate sex-based differences in outcomes following ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, focusing on mortality, morbidity, and postoperative complications.
Design: Retrospective cohort study SETTING: Multi-institutional data from the Vascular Quality Initiative national database, covering a period from January 2003 to December 2022.
Participants: We included 7,548 patients undergoing open or endovascular repair for ruptured AAA: 5,829 men (77.
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
January 2025
Service de cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tivoli, 34, Avenue Max Buset, 7100 La Louvière, Belgique.
Case Report: We report the case of a 63-year-old patient who underwent aortic valve replacement with a biological valve for a bicuspid aortic stenosis, and LIMA-IVA single-bypass surgery. Two weeks later, he presented with Enterococcus faecillis bacteremia, attributed to left pyelonephritis and successfully treated with Amoxicillin. Two months after his surgery, he had a new bacteremia due to Enterococcus faecalis and we discovered a pseudo-aneurysm of the mitro-aortic trigone.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Background: Acute type A aortic dissection is a life-threatening clinical emergency that necessitates immediate surgical intervention with an estimated mortality rate of approximately 1-2% per hour. When complicated by malperfusion, the perioperative mortality rate is reported to be increased by up to 39%. Malperfusion can affect many vascular beds with varying incidence and severity, resulting in coronary, cerebral, visceral, peripheral, renal or spinal malperfusion.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Submitral aneurysm is a challenging and uncommon cardiac disease that is uniquely related to the posterior mitral valve leaflet. Awareness and prompt identification are vital because of the strong predilection for sudden fatal complications. Techniques and timing of surgical procedures are not standardized, especially in incidentally detected cases.
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