Diagnosis and Treatment of Lambl's Excrescence on the Aortic Valve.

Our objective is to summarize our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of Lambl's excrescence (LE) on the aortic valve. Methods: The clinical data of 25 patients with LE admitted to our hospital from January 2010 to December 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 17 males and 8 females, with the mean age of 55.

Optimization and enrichment of induced cardiomyocytes derived from mouse fibroblasts by reprogramming with cardiac transcription factors.

Ischemic heart disease within developed countries has been associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Cell‑based cardiac repair is an emerging therapy for the treatment of cardiac diseases; however, a limited source of the optimal type of donor cell, such as an autologous cardiomyocyte, restricts clinical application. The novel therapeutic use of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may serve as a unique and unlimited source of cardiomyocytes; however, iPSC contamination has been associated with teratoma formation following transplantation.

[Clinical application of one-stage operation of epicardial permanent pacemaker implantation and cardiac surgery].

To summarize the results and clinical application experience of one-stage operation of epicardial permanent pacemaker implantation and cardiac surgery. From November 2014 to July 2016, 15 patients (9 males and 6 females) with ages ranging from 50 to 73 (63.5±6.

[Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting for acute coronary syndrome: mid-term follow-up results].

Objective: To summarize the experience with emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (ECABG) for management of acute coronary syndrome and analyze the mid-term follow-up results.

Methods: Forty-five ECABG surgeries were performed in 34 male and 11 female patients (aged 65.6∓5.

[Long-term effects of permanent pacemaker implantation on tricuspid valve regurgitation].

Objective: To explore the long-term effects of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) on tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) in Chinese patients so as to determine the incidence and related factors, evaluate its effects on heart structure and function and ascertain the exact mechanism of TR after PPI.

Methods: A total of 430 patients undergoing permanent pacemaker replacement at our hospital between January 2000 and June 2011 were recruited. The patients with isolated atrial lead implantation procedures, significant heart valve disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were excluded.

Extended myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

Background: The purpose of this study was to summarize our experience of extended ventricular septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).

Methods: Thirty-eight patients (26 men, 12 women) with HOCM underwent extended ventricular septal myectomy. The mean age was 36.

[Effects of peri-operative intra-aortic balloon pump support in high EuroSCORE patients undergoing cardiac surgery].

Objective: To analyze the effects of perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support in EuroSCORE high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery, and evaluate the risk factors associated with mortality and midterm survival.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients with EuroSCORE of no less than 6 underwent cardiac surgery and received peri-operative IABP support, including 29 with preoperative IABP support, 21 with intra-operative IABP support, and 8 with postoperative IABP support. The patients who survived the surgeries were followed up for at least 1 year.

[Study of the three-dimensional structure of the ventricular myocardial fiber in human heart].

Objective: To study the three-dimensional structure of ventricular myocardial fiber in human heart.

Methods: Eight human heart were obtained from male donors aged 81.9-/+7.