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Early Operation in Patients With Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis and Acute Stroke Is Safe.
CONCLUSIONS: MV surgery for IE and acute stroke can be performed early with a low risk of postoperative neurologic complications. When indicated, surgical intervention for MV IE complicated by acute stroke should not be delayed. PMID: 29132700 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - November 11, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ghoreishi M, Foster N, Pasrija C, Shah A, Watkins AC, Evans CF, Maghami S, Quinn R, Wehman B, Taylor BS, Dawood MY, Griffith BP, Gammie JS Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Stroke Volume Ratio Predicts Redilatation of the Right Ventricle After Pulmonary Valve Replacement.
CONCLUSIONS: The preoperative stroke volume ratio can predict redilatation of the right ventricle after pulmonary valve replacement and the degree of right ventricular myocardial fibrosis. PMID: 28347541 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 24, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kido T, Ueno T, Taira M, Ozawa H, Kanaya T, Okuda N, Toda K, Kuratani T, Sawa Y Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Impact of isolated cerebral perfusion technique for aortic arch aneurysm repair in elderly patients.
CONCLUSIONS: ICP during total aortic arch replacement presents an acceptable procedure for elderly patients with severely atherosclerotic aortas. PMID: 30315796 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 10, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kasama K, Uchida K, Karube N, Takebayashi S, Imoto K, Masuda M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Direct Axillary Artery Cannulation for Type A Dissection and Impact of Dissected Innominate Artery
CONCLUSIONS: Routine direct AX cannulation strategy is safe in ATAD repair. Right AX cannulation can be used in most patients with IAD, even with a compromised true lumen, with low mortality, stroke and vascular injury rates.PMID:34052222 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.008
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 30, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Suguru Ohira Ramin Malekan Masashi Kai Joshua B Goldberg Philip J Spencer Steven L Lansman David Spielvogel Source Type: research

A comparative study of thoracoscopic left atrial appendage clipping versus stapled resection
CONCLUSIONS: The clipping group demonstrated a higher rate of complete LAA closure compared to the stapled resection group. Close monitoring of patients with residual LAA stumps is essential. Further research with larger cohorts is needed to elucidate impact of residual LAA stump on thromboembolic events.PMID:37734642 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.010
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Suk Kyung Lim Chu Hyun Kim Ki Hong Choi Joong Hyun Ahn Young Keun On Sung Mok Kim Dong Seop Jeong Source Type: research

Outcomes of Open Repair of Mycotic Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
CONCLUSIONS: Open repair of mycotic descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms remains the gold standard of therapy. Aggressive intraoperative debridement with in situ prosthetic reconstruction permits a high rate of success in this very high risk cohort of patients. Lifelong antibiotic suppression therapy may prevent late prosthetic graft infection. PMID: 26277557 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 13, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lau C, Gaudino M, de Biasi AR, Munjal M, Girardi LN Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Frozen Elephant Trunk for Acute Type B Dissection Involving the Distal Arch in the Hybrid Repair Era.
CONCLUSIONS: Open repair of ATBAD with distal aortic arch involvement using the FET procedure with LSCA-LCCA transposition obtained satisfactory outcomes. Avoidance of complications using hybrid repair, good postoperative recovery, and a low prevalence of late reintervention were achieved. The satisfactory results favored this technique for this lesion in this hybrid repair era. PMID: 29750927 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Qi RD, Zhu JM, Liu YM, Chen L, Li CN, Xing XY, Zhang N, Sun LZ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Direct Axillary Artery Cannulation for Aortic Surgery: Lessons from Contemporary Experiences
CONCLUSIONS: Direct AX cannulation for thoracic aortic repair is safe and carries a low rate of vascular injury, especially in elective cases. Our direct cannulation technique, which includes not inserting a cannula deeper than 3 cm, seems to be safe in not occluding the vertebral artery.PMID:35292261 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.02.048
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 16, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Suguru Ohira Masashi Kai Joshua B Goldberg Ramin Malekan Steven L Lansman David Spielvogel Source Type: research

Distal Aortic Progression After Hemi- Zones 1-3 Arch Replacement in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant difference in long-term survival, distal aorta growth, or reoperation rate for distal aortic aneurysm after Hemiarch or Zones 1-3 arch replacement. Patient-specific arch replacement strategies may be utilized rather than defaulting to aggressive arch replacement for all ATAAD patients.PMID:36368349 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.035
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - November 11, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nathan Graham Marc Titsworth Rana-Armaghan Ahmad Xiaoting Wu Aroma Naeem Karen M Kim Shinichi Fukuhara Himanshu Patel G Michael Deeb Bo Yang Source Type: research

Aortic Reoperation After Prior Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: Don't Despair the Repair
CONCLUSIONS: Reoperation after ATAD repair can be safely performed as an elective procedure at experienced centers. Staged distal interventions utilizing classic elephant trunk insertion and open repair above the celiac axis showed durable outcomes.PMID:36653324 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.021
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 18, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Suguru Ohira Ramin Malekan Masashi Kai Joshua B Goldberg Igor Laskowski Corazon De La Pena Ian Mason Steven L Lansman David Spielvogel Source Type: research