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Surgical Management of Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma
The objective of this study was to evaluate the short and long-term survival and local recurrence rate of pulmonary artery sarcoma cases operated on at our institution using an anatomic resection approach for the pulmonary trunk and main pulmonary arteries rather than endarterectomy. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 3, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Edward Y. Chan, Vinod Ravi, Areeba Ali, Duc T. Nguyen, Edward A. Graviss, Thomas E. MacGillivray, Michael J. Reardon Tags: ADULT – Original Submission Source Type: research

Single-leaflet aortic valve reconstruction utilizing the Ozaki technique in patients with congenital aortic valve disease
Evaluate outcomes of single leaflet aortic valve reconstruction using Ozaki sizer and template. Single institute retrospective analysis between August 2015 and August 2019. Thirty-three patients, median age 9.3 years and weight 29.2 kg underwent single leaflet Ozaki repair. Preoperative indications were: AR (n=17), AS (n=3) or AS/AR (n=13). Baseline anatomy was unicuspid (n=15), bicuspid (n=9) or tricuspid (n=9). Two patients had endocarditis. Prior interventions included balloon valvuloplasty (n=22) and aortic valve repair (n=9). (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October 28, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Supreet P. Marathe, Mariana Ch ávez, Lynn A. Sleeper, Gerald R. Marx, Kevin Friedman, Eric N. Feins, Pedro J. del Nido, Christopher W. Baird Tags: CONGENITAL – Original Submission Source Type: research

Commentary: Liver: the forgotten organ in adults with congenital heart disease
In the current issue of Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jain and colleagues 1 reported on systemic venous hypertension and low cardiac output in adults with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS) after surgical repair. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October 28, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Matteo Trezzi Tags: CONGENITAL – Commentary Source Type: research

Commentary: Similar, yet unique challenges face cardiothoracic surgeons worldwide
“If we want to understand the world we are living in we must see how, through the ages, it came to be as it now is 1.” (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October 28, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: HelenMari Merritt-Genore Tags: ADULT – Commentary Source Type: research

Del Nido Cardioplegia in Ascending Aortic Surgery
Del Nido cardioplegia offers equivalent myocardial protection and clinical outcomes to blood cardioplegia in adult isolated CABG and valve patients, but the safety and efficacy of del Nido in complex cases with prolonged aortic cross-clamp times is still unknown. 443 patients at our center underwent replacement of the ascending aorta using either del Nido (n=182) or blood (n=261) cardioplegia. Two surgeons used del Nido exclusively and six used blood exclusively over the study period. Propensity matching of pre-operative characteristics yielded 172 well matched pairs. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October 27, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Holliann Willekes, Jessica Parker, Justin Fanning, Stephane Leung, David Spurlock, Edward Murphy, Theodore Boeve, Marzia Leacche, Charles Willekes, Tomasz Timek Tags: ADULT – Original Submission Source Type: research