Issue 1/2019
Content (219 Articles)
The 2 years’ long-term efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of achalasia: a systematic review
Huan Li, Wei Peng, Shu Huang, Yutang Ren, Yan Peng, Qing Li, Jiao Wu, Xiangsheng Fu, Xiaowei Tang
Vibration transmittance measures sternotomy stability – a preliminary study in human cadavers
Juha Hautalahti, Atte Joutsen, Sirkka Goebeler, Tiina Luukkaala, Jahangir Khan, Jari Hyttinen, Jari Laurikka
Correction to: Case report and management approach in idiopathic pulmonary arteries aneurysm
Saleem Haj-Yahia, Mohammad Sbaih, Khalil Bali, Ahmad Darwazah, Wafiq Othman, Mahmoud Zaghari, Gianni Angelini, Massimo Caputo, Abdel-karim Barqawi
Changes in chest wall motion with removal of Nuss bar in repaired pectus excavatum – a cohort study
Nicola Oswald, Zara Jalal, Salma Kadiri, Babu Naidu
Neurological complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Does the left subclavian artery coverage without revascularization increase the risk of neurological complications in patients after thoracic endovascular aortic repair?
Dariusz Janczak, Agnieszka Ziomek, Jakub Kobecki, Maciej Malinowski, Kornel Pormańczuk, Mariusz Chabowski
In-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of a novel bioprosthetic pulmonary valve for use in congenital heart surgery
Jonas Rasmussen, Søren Nielsen Skov, Ditte Bruus Nielsen, Ida Lindhardt Jensen, Marcell Juan Tjørnild, Peter Johansen, Vibeke E. Hjortdal
Trimodally treatment for stage IIIa NSCLC patients increases survival while not effecting surgical mortality or complexity
Dan Aravot, Yaron D. Barac, Efrat Krutzwald-Josefson, Aaron M. Allen, Dov Flex, Nir Peled, Mordechai R. Kramer, Yuri Peysakhovich, Milton Saute
To repair or not to repair: a case report of atrioventricular groove hematoma during mitral valve surgery
Hiroshi Nagamine, Yusuke Date, Takeshi Takagi, Yushi Kawase
Dual inflow without circulatory arrest for hemiarch replacement
Tae Yun Kim, Kyung Hwa Kim
Use veno-venous extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in elderly patients with post-cardiotomy hypoxia: the changing paradigm of respiratory support in adult respiratory distress syndrome
Sara Volpi, Federico Sertic, Kamen Valchanov, Ravi De Silva
Predictive risk factors for lymph node metastasis in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer: a case control study
Yusef Moulla, Tanja Gradistanac, Christian Wittekind, Uwe Eichfeld, Ines Gockel, Arne Dietrich
Carbon dioxide de-airing in minimal invasive cardiac surgery, a new effective device
Jesper Nyman, Peter Svenarud, Jan van der Linden
Digital chest drainage system versus traditional chest drainage system after pulmonary resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hong Wang, Wenbin Hu, Liang Ma, Yiran Zhang
Relaxation matters: comparison of in-vitro vasodilatory role of botulinum toxin-A and papaverine in human radial artery grafts
Omer Tanyeli, Ipek Duman, Yuksel Dereli, Niyazi Gormus, Hatice Toy, Ayse Saide Sahin
Video-assisted thoracoscopic cardiac denervation of refractory ventricular arrhythmias and electrical storms: a single-center series
Luis Jaime Téllez, Juan Carlos Garzón, Eric Edward Vinck, Julian David Castellanos
Is single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal cystectomy feasible?
Nanqing Jiang, Yiming Lu, Jun Wang
Adult lung transplantation case-volume and in-hospital and long-term mortality in Korea
Susie Yoon, Eun Jin Jang, Ga Hee Kim, Dal Ho Kim, Tae-Yoon Lim, Hannah Lee, Ho Geol Ryu
Neo-generation of neogenetic bullae after surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax in young adults: a prospective study
Takuya Onuki, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Shuntaro Kawabata, Masatoshi Yamaoka, Masaharu Inagaki
Tracheal suspension with autogenous rib cartilage in a patient with severe tracheomalacia
Shuonan Xu, Jianfei Zhu, Guolong Zhao, Shudong Li
RhoA/rho-kinase, nitric oxide and inflammatory response in LIMA during OPCABG with isoflurane preconditioning
Liang Zhang, Cheng-Bin Wang, Bo Li, Duo-Mao Lin, Jun Ma
Neurological complications after cardiac surgery: a retrospective case-control study of risk factors and outcome
Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Francesco Agnello, Giovanna Occhipinti, Roberto Miraglia, Vincenzina Lo Re, Gianluca Marrone, Fabio Tuzzolino, Antonio Arcadipane, Michele Pilato, Angelo Luca
ABO-identical matching has no superiority in long-term survival in comparison to ABO-compatible matching in lung transplantation
Mohammed Fakhro, Hillevi Larsson, Malin Malmsjö, Lars Algotsson, Sandra Lindstedt
Feasibility of primary sternal plating for morbidly obese patients after cardiac surgery
Joshua M. Liao, Patrick Chan, Lorraine Cornwell, Peter I. Tsai, Joseph H. Joo, Faisal G. Bakaeen, James D. Luketich, Danny Chu
Serological cytokine profiles of cardiac rejection and lung infection after heart transplantation in rats
Hao Chen, Juhua Yang, Shengchao Zhang, Xuan Qin, Wei Jin, Lihua Sun, Feng Li, Yunfeng Cheng
The role of HIF-1α-VEGF pathway in bronchiolitis obliterans after lung transplantation
Haichao Xu, Abudumailamu Abuduwufuer, Wang Lv, Zhenyu Zhou, Yunhai Yang, Chong Zhang, Jian Hu
Isolated right atrial rupture from blunt trauma: a case report with systematic review of a lethal injury
Tareq Maraqa, Mohamed A. T. Mohamed, Kenneth L. Wilson, Vinu Perinjelil, Gul R. Sachwani-Daswani, Leo Mercer
A graft inversion technique for retrograde type A aortic dissection after thoracic endovascular repair for type B aortic dissection
Wenbin Hu, Yiran Zhang, Lei Guo, Jingya Fan, Yuan Lu, Liang Ma
Primary cardiac synovial sarcoma that was continuous with the mitral valve caused severe thrombocytopenia: a case report
Guodong Zhang, Qing Gao, Shenglong Chen, Yu Chen
Correction to: Predictive risk factors for lymph node metastasis in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer: a case control study
Yusef Moulla, Tanja Gradistanac, Christian Wittekind, Uwe Eichfeld, Ines Gockel, Arne Dietrich
Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population
Min Suk Choi, Dong Seop Jeong, Jae K. Oh, Sung-A Chang, Sung-Ji Park, Chung Suryeun
Congenital aneurysmal right coronary artery with a fistula to the left atrium in an adult
Neerod Kumar Jha, Laszlo Kiraly, Nishant Shah, Arif Al Mulla, Bassem Mora
Comparison of conventional and primary sutureless surgery for repairing supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
Yongfeng Zhu, Hewen Qi, Yunzhou Jin
The aberrant systemic-pulmonary artery communication: three-dimensional image simulation
Chun-Lin Kuo, Kuan-Hsun Lin, Kai-Hsiung Ko, Tsai-Wang Huang
Wine cup stoma anastomosis after extended sleeve lobectomy for central-type squamous cell lung cancer
Mitsunori Higuchi, Masayuki Watanabe, Kotaro Endo, Ikuro Oshibe, Nobutoshi Soeta, Takuro Saito, Hiroshi Hojo, Hiroyuki Suzuki
Correction to: Trimodally treatment for stage IIIa NSCLC patients increases survival while not effecting surgical mortality or complexity
Dan Aravot, Yaron D. Barac, Efrat Krutzwald-Josefson, Aaron M. Allen, Dov Flex, Nir Peled, Mordechai R. Kramer, Yuri Peysakhovich, Milton Saute
Internal thoracic artery patch repair of a saccular left main coronary artery aneurysm
Tomohiro Iwakura, Kouji Toguchi, Ippei Kato, Noriko Asakawa
A comparison of heparinised and non-heparinised normal saline solutions for maintaining the patency of arterial pressure measurement cannulae after heart surgery
Jianqiu Xiong, Tuo Pan, Hua Jin, Xiaoli Xie, Yan Wang, Dongjin Wang
Reconstruction of anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery in an adult patient: a case report
Kazuki Mori, Hirofumi Anai, Tomoyuki Wada, Takashi Shuto, Shinji Miyamoto
Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis complicated with multiple lung abscesses and thoracic empyema as different pathogens: a case report
Ya-Fu Cheng, Yung-Kun Hsieh, Bing-Yen Wang, Ching-Yugn Cheng, Chang-Lun Huang
Dual approach for large mediastinal tumors in the thoracic outlet: transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Hidenao Kayawake, Toyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Date
Computed tomography-guided simultaneous coil localization as a bridge to one-stage surgery for multiple lung nodules: a retrospective study
Yu-Fei Fu, Yong-Guang Gao, Miao Zhang, Tao Wang, Yi-Bing Shi, Ya-Yong Huang
How should we treat uncomplicated subacute type B aortic dissection in octogenarians?
Ken Nakamura, Tetsuro Uchida, Azumi Hamasaki, Mitsuaki Sadahiro
Evaluation of preoperative risk factors and postoperative indicators for anastomotic leak of minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy: a single-center retrospective analysis
Chuan Gao, Gang Xu, Changyong Wang, Dong Wang
An alternative solution for patient with high risk of coronary obstruction underwent TAVI procedure using a novel second-generation device – a case series
Hong Qian, Yucheng Chen, Zhaoyun Cheng, Yingqiang Guo
Hybrid bronchoscopic and surgical resection of endotracheal angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma
Wobbe Bouma, Kor Johan Koning, Albert J. H. Suurmeijer, Dirk Jan Slebos, Massimo A. Mariani, Theo J. Klinkenberg
Surgical reconstruction for congenital tracheal malformation and pulmonary artery sling
Vu Huu Vinh, Huynh Quang Khanh, Nguyen Viet Dang Quang
Endoscopic central airway recanalization to enable first line pembrolizumab treatment in a PD-L1 strongly positive non-small cell lung cancer: a case report
Alfonso Fiorelli, Fabio Perrotta, Mariano Mollica, Mario Santini, Fabiana Vitiello, Marina Gilli, Cecilia Calabrese, Andrea Bianco
Arterial stiffness is a predictor for acute kidney injury following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Sharlene A. Greenwood, Emmanuel Mangahis, Ellen M. Castle, Joe Wang, Jackie Campbell, Ranjit Deshpande, Satish Jayawardene
Giant coronary aneurysms producing chest pain
Raymond Pfister, Yalda Sadeghi, Javier Orrit, René Prêtre
Novel roles of vibration transmittance in fracture testing
Aaron R. Casha, Kieran Chircop, Marilyn Gauci, Joseph N. Grima
Impact of coronary angiography early after CABG for suspected postoperative myocardial ischemia
Leopold Rupprecht, Christof Schmid, Kurt Debl, Dirk Lunz, Bernhard Flörchinger, Andreas Keyser
Obstructive teratoma in the right ventricle of a newborn: a case report
Yasser Farid, Louis Chebli, Valérie Seghers, Wendy Dewals, Ahmed Sanoussi, Pierre Wauthy
Value of cardiac computed tomography angiography in pre-operative assessment of infective endocarditis
Narumol Chaosuwannakit, Pattarapong Makarawate
Solid component tumor doubling time is a prognostic factor in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Kentaro Miura, Kazutoshi Hamanaka, Tomonobu Koizumi, Satoshi Kawakami, Nobutaka Kobayashi, Ken-ichi Ito
A case report on epicardial ultrasonography of coronary anastomoses using a stabilizing device without the use of ultrasound gel
Jan Jesper Andreasen, Dorte Nøhr, Alex Skovsbo Jørgensen
Risk factors of atrial fibrillation occurring after radical surgery of esophageal carcinoma
Jun Tang, Jian-zhu Zhao, Kai-ming Ren, Fu-shuang Zheng, Xi-wen Wang, Hai-jun Liu, Jun-gang Zhao, Ji-bin Lu
Pericardial closure with extracellular matrix scaffold following cardiac surgery associated with a reduction of postoperative complications and 30-day hospital readmissions
Alfredo Rego, Patricia C. Cheung, William J. Harris, Kevin M. Brady, Jeffrey Newman, Robert Still
Influence of Mitroflow bioprosthesis structural valve deterioration on cardiac morbidity
Farhad Waziri, Zarmiga Karunanithi, Brian Bridal Løgstrup, Vibeke Hjortdal, Per Hostrup Nielsen, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen
Prediction of lymph node status in completely resected IIIa/N2 small cell lung cancer: importance of subcarinal station metastases
Rong Qiao, Runbo Zhong, Jianlin Xu, Yanwei Zhang, Bo Zhang, Shuyuan Wang, Yuqing Lou, Dongfang Chen, Qing Chang, Yizhuo Zhao, Baohui Han
Impact of bleeding complications on length of stay and critical care utilization in cardiac surgery patients in England
Nawwar Al-Attar, Stephen Johnston, Nadine Jamous, Sameer Mistry, Ena Ghosh, Gaurav Gangoli, Walter Danker, Katherine Etter, Eric Ammann
Right aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery and aortic coarctation including a descending aortic aneurysm
Frantisek Sabol, Peter Candik, Adrian Kolesar, Tomas Toporcer
Esophageal adenocarcinoma with leukemoid reaction: a case report
Ge Yu, Huaijun Ji, Chuizheng Meng, Yixuan Huang, Guogang Gao, Chuanping Liu, Shanlei Wang, Lei Zhang, Jin Ju
Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome after bronchopleural fistula
Max S. Yudovich, Eliza W. Beal, Desmond M. D’Souza, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Robert E. Merritt, Peter J. Kneuertz
Hybrid treatment of an unusual traumatic aortic arch rupture with pseudoaneurysm: a case report
Shoujun Tang, Shengjie Tang, Li Yu, Yongheng Zhang, Haining Zhou
Intrapericardial gossypiboma found 14 years after coronary artery bypass grafting
Fatmir Caushi, Lindita Çoku, Ilir Skenduli, Daniela Xhemalaj, Arian Mezini, Emira Hysa, Francesco Rulli
Changes in the levels of inflammatory markers after transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects in pediatric patients
Jiang-Shan Huang, Qiang Chen, Liang-Wan Chen, Yur-Ren Kuo, Zhi-Nuan Hong, Hua Cao
Unilateral single-port thoracoscopic surgery for bilateral pneumothorax or pulmonary bullae
Xiaojian Li, Xiaojin Wang, Huayong Zhang, Hua Cheng, Qingdong Cao
Yellow nail syndrome resulting from cardiac mitral valve replacement
Hossein Sarmast, Ahmad Takriti
Esophageal bypass surgery as a definitive repair of recurrent acquired benign bronchoesophageal fistula
Jiri Vachtenheim Jr, Robert Lischke
The predictive value of the prognostic nutritional index for postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing on-pump coronary bypass surgery
Ahmet Dolapoglu, Eyup Avci, Tuncay Kiris, Onursal Bugra
Failed MitraClip therapy: surgical revision in high-risk patients
Sabreen Mkalaluh, Marcin Szczechowicz, Matthias Karck, Alexander Weymann
Minimally invasive and conventional surgical treatment of primary benign cardiac tumors
Congcong Luo, Jiaquan Zhu, Chunrong Bao, Fangbao Ding, Ju Mei
Right ventricular remodeling after conduit replacement in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot - evaluation by cardiac magnetic resonance
Henrik Guné, Johan Sjögren, Marcus Carlsson, Ronny Gustafsson, Pia Sjöberg, Shahab Nozohoor
Assessment of postoperative pain management and comparison of effectiveness of pain relief treatment involving paravertebral block and thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing posterolateral thoracotomy
Małgorzata Edyta Wojtyś, Józef Wąsikowski, Norbert Wójcik, Janusz Wójcik, Piotr Wasilewski, Piotr Lisowski, Tomasz Grodzki
Sternal resection and reconstruction for metastasis due to breast cancer: the Marlex sandwich technique and implantation of a pedicled latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap
Nozomu Motono, Kenichi Shimada, Toru Kamata, Hidetaka Uramoto
Right ventricular failure following left ventricular assist device implantation is associated with a preoperative pro-inflammatory response
Paul C. Tang, Jonathan W. Haft, Matthew A. Romano, Abbas Bitar, Reema Hasan, Maryse Palardy, Keith D. Aaronson, Francis D. Pagani
Increased risk for the development of postoperative severe hypoxemia in obese women with acute type a aortic dissection
Ming Gong, Zining Wu, Shijun Xu, Lei Li, Xiaolong Wang, Xinliang Guan, Hongjia Zhang
The surgical treatment of anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta
Shuo Dong, Jun Yan, Haitao Xu, Yabing Duan, Chun Liu
3D printing and thoracoscopy assisted MIPO in treatment of long-range comminuted rib fractures, a case report
Xuetao Zhou, Dongsheng Zhang, Zexin Xie, Menghui Chen, Yang Yang, Zheng Liang, Guoliang Zhang
Etiology of right ventricular restrictive physiology early after repair of tetralogy of Fallot in pediatric patients
Bhushan Sandeep, Xin Huang, Fan Xu, Pengxiao Su, Ting Wang, Xiaoke Sun
SUPERIOR SVG: no touch saphenous harvesting to improve patency following coronary bypass grafting (a multi-Centre randomized control trial, NCT01047449)
Saswata Deb, Steve K. Singh, Domingos de Souza, Michael W. A. Chu, Richard Whitlock, Steven R. Meyer, Subodh Verma, Anders Jeppsson, Ayman Al-Saleh, Katheryn Brady, Purnima Rao-Melacini, Emilie P. Belley-Cote, Derrick Y. Tam, P. J. Devereaux, Richard J. Novick, Stephen E. Fremes
Multiple spindle cell hemangiomas in both lungs: a rare case report and review of the literature
Xiao Duqing, Wu Zhaohong, Wang Gefei
In situ laser fenestration for revascularization of aortic arch during treatment for iatrogenic type A aortic dissection
Minjian Kong, Jianfang Qian, Qunjun Duan, Xuebiao Li, Aiqiang Dong
A case report: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe blunt thoracic trauma
Fumihiro Ogawa, Takuma Sakai, Ko Takahashi, Makoto Kato, Keishi Yamaguchi, Sayo Okazaki, Takeru Abe, Masayuki Iwashita, Ichiro Takeuchi
Differential lung ventilation for increased oxygenation during one lung ventilation for video assisted lung surgery
Ran Kremer, Wisam Aboud, Ori Haberfeld, Maruan Armali, Michal Barak
Cardiopulmonary bypass time is an independent risk factor for acute kidney injury in emergent thoracic aortic surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Shijun Xu, Jie Liu, Lei Li, Zining Wu, Jiachen Li, Yongmin Liu, Junming Zhu, Lizhong Sun, Xinliang Guan, Ming Gong, Hongjia Zhang
Improved operative and recovery times with mini-thoracotomy aortic valve replacement
Anna Olds, Siavash Saadat, Anthony Azzolini, Viktor Dombrovskiy, Karen Odroniec, Anthony Lemaire, Aziz Ghaly, Leonard Y. Lee
Ischemia time impacts on respiratory chain functions and Ca2+-handling of cardiac subsarcolemmal mitochondria subjected to ischemia reperfusion injury
Marcus Leistner, Stefanie Sommer, Peer Kanofsky, Rainer Leyh, Sebastian-Patrick Sommer
Unusual rupture of left ventricular pseudo-false aneurysm secondary to subacute anterolateral myocardial infarction: a case report
Masaho Okada, Hirotaka Watanuki, Kayo Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Futamura, Katsuhiko Matsuyama
Aortic root surgery with the CARDIOROOT vascular graft: results of a prospective multicenter post-market surveillance study
Giordano Tasca, Jaroslav Lindner, Laurent Barandon, Petr Santavy, Carlo Antona, Jan Burkert, Amando Gamba
Giant cavernous hemangioma of the eleventh rib
Heping Huang, Chengdong Ning, Yu Pan
Giant intrathoracic teratoma presenting with cachexia and severe dyspnea
Emma Ryan, Hani Shennib, Sanjeev Gopal
Reliability and safety of minimally invasive esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation: a retrospective study
Guangyuan Liu, Yongtao Han, Lin Peng, Kangning Wang, Yu Fan
A retrospective analysis of 62,571 cases of perioperative adverse events in thoracic surgery at a tertiary care teaching hospital in a developing country
Qiongzhen Li, Xiaofeng Zhang, Meiying Xu, Jingxiang Wu
Extensibility of autologous pericardium roll conduit in non-confluent pulmonary artery: a case report
Fumiya Yoneyama, Toru Okamura, Yorikazu Harada
Retroaortic closure of thoracic duct in the management of persistent chylothorax: a case report
Francesco Paolo Caronia, Giuseppe Di Miceli, Andrea Macaluso, Damiano Librizzi, Francesco Sgalambro, Alfonso Fiorelli
Mini open stent grafting with half sternotomy for aortic arch aneurysm
Tamaki Takano, Masayuki Sakaguchi, Takamitsu Terasaki, Taishi Fujii, Yusuke Date, Mugumi Fuke, Kai Machida
Comparison of modified total leaflet preservation, posterior leaflet preservation, and no leaflet preservation techniques in mitral valve replacement – a retrospective study
Yilong Guo, Shuwu He, Tianguang Wang, Zelun Chen, Yue Shu
Current indications for the intrathoracic transposition of the omentum
Petre V. H. Botianu
The experience of transcatheter closure of postoperative ventricular septal defect after total correction
N’goran Yves N’da Kouakou, Jinyoung Song, June Huh, I-Seok Kang
Analysis of the advantages of 3D printing in the surgical treatment of multiple rib fractures: 5 cases report
Xue-tao Zhou, Dong-sheng Zhang, Yang Yang, Guo-liang Zhang, Ze-xin Xie, Meng-hui Chen, Zheng Liang
Repair of partial atrioventricular canal defect in adult patients: two-year follow-up outcomes of a retrospective study
Lingyun Song, Yunfei Ling, Qi An
Higher arterial pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass may not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury
Kristian Kandler, Jens C. Nilsson, Peter Oturai, Mathias E. Jensen, Christian H. Møller, Jens Otto Clemmesen, Henrik C. Arendrup, Daniel A. Steinbrüchel
Mitral valve repair: moving towards a personalized ring
Antonios Pitsis, Timotheos Kelpis, Efstratios Theofilogiannakos, Nikolaos Tsotsolis, Harisios Boudoulas, Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas
Impact of patients´ age on short and long-term outcome after carotid endarterectomy and simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting
Mona Salehi Ravesh, Rene Rusch, Christine Friedrich, Christoph Teickner, Rouven Berndt, Assad Haneya, Jochen Cremer, Thomas Pühler
Heart in the ‘jaws’ of a constrictor, unusual cause of subacute right heart failure
Geoffrey Joseph Changwe, Zhang Wenlong, Haizhou Zhang, Chengwei Zou
Combined recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring and one-lung ventilation using the EZ-Blocker and an electromyographic endotracheal tube
Andreas Moritz, Joachim Schmidt, Waldemar Schreiner, Torsten Birkholz, Horia Sirbu, Andrea Irouschek
Echocardiographic evaluation of non-surgically treated mild-to-moderate mitral dysfunction in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement
Gwan Sic Kim, Joon Bum Kim, Suk Jung Choo, Cheol Hyun Chung, Jae Won Lee, Sung-Ho Jung
Extralobar pulmonary sequestration with absence of pericardium and atrial septal defect in a woman
Zhenhuan Tian, Yuncan Zhou, Hongsheng Liu
Correction to: Prognostic significance of preoperative plasma D-dimer level in patients with surgically resected clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study
Kaoru Kaseda, Keisuke Asakura, Akio Kazama, Yukihiko Ozawa
Application of trans-thoracic echocardiography and coronary CT angiography to diagnose mitral valve prolapse
Jingbo Li, Yun Zhang, Liulong Zhang, Deyong Lv, Hui Song, Haifeng Zhang, Guangyan Zhou, Hong Li
Outcomes of completion lobectomy long after segmentectomy
Yuki Takahashi, Masahiro Miyajima, Makoto Tada, Ryunosuke Maki, Taijiro Mishina, Atsushi Watanabe
Single-stage hybrid repair of a ruptured Kommerell diverticulum associated with dextrorotation, bovine arch, and bicuspid aortic valve
Jeko M. Madjarov, Michael G. Katz, Sarah M. Gubara, Svetozar Madzharov, Kevin Reames, Sophia Madjarova, Francis Robicsek
A comparative study of thoracoscopic and open surgery of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates
Jing Qin, Yongying Ren, Deliang Ma
A meta-analysis of perventricular device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect
Zhi-Nuan Hong, Qiang Chen, Li-Qin Huang, Hua Cao
Long-term outcome after mitral valve replacement using biological versus mechanical valves
Ayse Cetinkaya, Julia Poggenpohl, Karin Bramlage, Stefan Hein, Mirko Doss, Peter Bramlage, Markus Schönburg, Manfred Richter
Thoracoscopic epicardial left ventricular bipolar lead implantation with the use of automated titanium fasteners (Cor-Knot®)
Thibault Schaeffer, Constantin Mork, Joachim Erb, Oliver Reuthebuch
Surgical management of organizing pneumonia: a retrospective study of 24 cases in a single Centre
Ge Yu, Huaijun Ji, Chuizheng Meng, Yixuan Huang, Guogang Gao, Chuanping Liu, Shanlei Wang, Lei Zhang, Jin Ju
Total laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after neoadjuvant Chemoradiation with minimal overall and anastomotic complications
Robert E. Merritt, Peter J. Kneuertz, Desmond M. D’Souza, Kyle A. Perry
A simple mouse model of pericardial adhesions
Ai Kojima, Tomohisa Sakaue, Mikio Okazaki, Fumiaki Shikata, Mie Kurata, Yuuki Imai, Hirotomo Nakaoka, Junya Masumoto, Shunji Uchita, Hironori Izutani
Ten year follow-up of lung transplantations using initially rejected donor lungs after reconditioning using ex vivo lung perfusion
Haider Ghaidan, Mohammed Fakhro, Jesper Andreasson, Leif Pierre, Richard Ingemansson, Sandra Lindstedt
LVAD with concomitant rapid deployment valve implantation – a case report
Daniel D. Holloway, Lindsay C. Jones, Soo J. Howell, Jonathan D. Rich, Duc Thinh Pham
A new palliative surgical technique for high risk Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (Sarmast-Takriti shunt)
Hossein Sarmast, Ahmad Takriti
Tracheotomy-coblation for acquired subglottic tracheal stenosis: a case report
Jingtao Huang, Zhongwei Zhang, Tao Zhang
Outcomes of early versus delayed initiation of extracorporeal life support in cardiac surgery
Min Ge, Tuo Pan, Jun-Xia Wang, Zu-Jun Chen, Dong-Jin Wang
Device closure of diverse layout of multi-hole secundum atrial septal defect: different techniques and long-term follow-up
Zeeshan Farhaj, Li Hongxin, Guo Wenbin, Wen-Long Zhang, Fei Liang, Hai-Zhou Zhang, Gui-Dao Yuan, Cheng-Wei Zou
Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: a rare acute complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation for premature ventricular contraction
Hongxia Wang, Zhelan Zheng, Lei Yao, Yun Mou, Xiuqin Wang
Fit 4 surgery, a bespoke app with biofeedback delivers rehabilitation at home before and after elective lung resection
Salma Bibi Kadiri, Amy Pamela Kerr, Nicola Katy Oswald, Alina-Maria Budacan, Sarah Flanagan, Christopher Golby, Stuart Lightfoot, Babu Naidu
Successful occlusion of ventricular septal rupture in myocardial infarction under the guidance of echocardiography
Xiaofeng Wang, Fang Nie, Na Ye, Xuehui Liu, Shaoqing Yang, Fangzhou Guo, Jing Li
Aberrant pancreatic tissue in a giant mediastinal cyst: an uncommon entity
Josiah Miner Njem, Benjamin Ugwu, John Collins, Innocent Emmanuel, Ojile Akpa Philip, John Awodi
Transcatheter and intraoperative device closure and surgical repair for atrial septal defect
Han-Fan Qiu, Qiang Chen, Zhi-Nuan Hong, Liang-Wan Chen, Xue-Shan Huang
The effect of valve noise on the quality of life of patients after mechanical mitral valve replacement in a Chinese population
Zhi-Nuan Hong, Jiang-Shan Huang, Li-Qin Huang, Hua Cao, Qiang Chen
Improved long-term outcomes after heart transplantation utilizing donors with a traumatic mode of brain death
Eilon Ram, Jacob Lavee, Dov Freimark, Elad Maor, Yigal Kassif, Leonid Sternik, Alexander Kogan, Yael Peled
Interval changes in ROTEM values during cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery patients
Christopher F. Tirotta, Richard G. Lagueruela, Daria Salyakina, Weize Wang, Thomas Taylor, Jorge Ojito, Kathleen Kubes, Hyunsoo Lim, Robert Hannan, Redmond Burke
Mitral regurgitation detected during the intraoperative period after atrial septal defect closure: a case report
Joo Hyun Jun, Min-Kyung Kang, Joon-Sang Hyeon, Eunha Choi, Youngrok Kim, Ki Seok Kim, Mi Hwa Chung, In-Jung Jun
Quantitative evaluation using single-photon emission computed tomography with acetazolamide is reliable for preoperative evaluation before cardiac surgery in severe carotid intracranial artery stenotic and/or occlusive disease: a case report
Eiki Tayama, Ryusuke Mori, Tomohiro Ueda, Ken-ichi Imasaka, Yukihiro Tomita, Shigeki Morita
Non-syndromic aortic valve myxoma in a teen, cause of angina symptoms
Geoffrey Joseph Changwe, Tao Zhang, Haizhou Zhang, Chengwei Zou
Clinicopathological features and prognosis of ciliated muconodular papillary tumor
Kang Shao, Yalong Wang, Qi Xue, Juwei Mu, Yushun Gao, Yonggang Wang, Bingzhi Wang, Lina Zhou, Shugeng Gao
Hemoptysis secondary to rupture of infected aortic aneurysm– a case report
Hina Inam, Ibrahim Zahid, Sarim Dawar Khan, Salman Ul Haq, Saulat Fatimi
Use of low-dose β1-blocker for sinus tachycardia in patients with catecholamine support following cardiovascular surgery: a retrospective study
Michihiro Sakai, Satoshi Jujo, Junjiro Kobayashi, Yoshihiko Ohnishi, Masataka Kamei
Clinical observation of modified gastric tube in middle and lower thoracic esophageal carcinoma surgery
Bo Liu, Wei Wang, Tao Liang
Aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk technique – a single-center study
Jamila Kremer, Fabian Preisner, Bashar Dib, Ursula Tochtermann, Arjang Ruhparwar, Matthias Karck, Mina Farag
Resection of a huge mediastinal well-differentiated liposarcoma involving left thoracic cavity
Ming Zhang, Shaoqin Zhang, Hao Shi, Weidong Li, Zhengliang Wei
Computed tomography-guided preoperative semi-rigid hook-wire localization of small pulmonary nodules: 74 cases report
Guang Zhao, Xiuyi Yu, Weiqiang Chen, Guojun Geng, Ning Li, Hongming Liu, Pan Yin, Long Sun, Jie Jiang
Total resection of an infected aortic arch aneurysm caused by Mycobacterium avium: a case report
Kei Yagami, Takashi Fujita, Shinichi Ishida, Masato Mutsuga
Preoperative hidden renal dysfunction add an age dependent risk of progressive chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery
Jiarui Xu, Jiawei Yu, Xialian Xu, Bo Shen, Yimei Wang, Wuhua Jiang, Wenlv Lv, Yi Fang, Zhe Luo, Chunsheng Wang, Jie Teng, Xiaoqiang Ding
Re-pericardiectomy for recurrent chronic constrictive pericarditis: left anterolateral thoracotomy is a better approach
Ling Yunfei, Li Tao, Qian Yongjun
Left ventricular decompression on Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with intra-aortic balloon Counterpulsation
Jan M. Griffin, Susan Restaino, Koji Takeda, Arthur R. Garan
Clinical efficacy of argon plasma coagulation combined with cryotherapy for central airway stenosis caused by lung cancer
Zhiguo Wang, Wei Wang, Guocheng Wu
Primary cardiac dedifferentiated liposarcoma in a middle-aged female: a case report
Jiayu Shen, Zhi Fang, Yahan Zhang, Yingqiang Guo
Huge thrombus in the ascending aorta: a case report and literature review
Baogang Wang, Dashi Ma, Dianbo Cao, Xiaxia Man
Case report: recurrent metastatic breast cancer in internal mammary dissection bed discovered at the time of coronary bypass
Gavitt A. Woodard, Hannah Lee, Daffolyn Rachael Fels Elliott, Kirk D. Jones, Jasmine Wong, David M. Jablons, Kai Ihnken
Aortic erosion occurring in over 5 years after Amplatzer septal Occluder implantation for secundum atrial septal defect: a case report
Yasuko Onakatomi, Toshihide Asou, Yuko Takeda, Hideaki Ueda, Motohiko Goda, Munekata Masuda
Diagnosis and surgical repair of congenital double aortic arch in infants
Yiting Yang, Xin Jin, Zhengxia Pan, Yonggang Li, Chun Wu
Gingival metastasis of a mediastinal pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a case report
Zhonghua Qin, Bin Huang, Guiping Yu, Yongqiang Zheng, Ke Zhao
Skeletonisation contributing to a reduction of sternal wound complications: a retrospective study in OPCAB patients
Jef Van den Eynde, Astrid Heeren, Delphine Szecel, Bart Meuris, Steven Jacobs, Peter Verbrugghe, Wouter Oosterlinck
Zero balance ultrafiltration using dialysate during nationwide bicarbonate shortage: a retrospective analysis
Ryan Mullane, Lance Fristoe, Nicholas W. Markin, Tara R. Brakke, Helen Mari Merritt-Genore, Aleem Siddique, Clifford D. Miles, Troy J. Plumb
Stability across time of the neutrophil-lymphocyte and lymphocyte-neutrophil ratios and associations with outcomes in cardiac surgery patients
Jeremy Green, Syed Usman Bin Mahmood, Makoto Mori, Sameh Yousef, Abeel A. Mangi, Arnar Geirsson
Heart valve operations associated with reduced risk of death from mitral valve disease but other operations associated with increased risk of death: a national population-based case–control study
Ruo-Ling Li, Ci-Wen Luo, Yung-Chyuan Ho, Shiuan-Shinn Lee, Yu-Hsiang Kuan
The coronary reimplantation after neoaortic reconstruction technique can make a difference in arterial switch operation
Kwang Ho Choi, Si Chan Sung, Hyungtae Kim, Hyoung Doo Lee, Hoon Ko, Joung-Hee Byun
Preoperative serum C-reactive protein levels and postoperative survival in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis
Wei Huang, Leilei Wu, Xuan Liu, Hao Long, Tiehua Rong, Guowei Ma
Left ventricular dysfunction postsurgical patent ductus arteriosus ligation in children: predictor factors analysis
Mohamed Abdel-Bary, Khaled Abdalla Abdel-Baseer, Ahmed Fathy Abdel-Latif, Mohamed Abdella Abdel-Naser, Mahmoud Nafie, Karam Mosallam Eisa
Thoracic aortic aneurysms exerting high extrinsic pressure on the airway
Hanna Jung, Young Woo Do, Sang Yub Lee, Youngok Lee, Tak Hyuk Oh, Gun Jik Kim
The novel use of oral antibiotic monotherapy in prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Finegoldia magna: a case study
Siobhan Chien, David Gorman, Charilaos-Panagiotis Koutsogiannidis, Ramanish Ravishankar, Ganesh Kamath, Vipin Zamvar
Combined intrapleural and intrabronchial injection of fibrin glue for closing alveolar pleural fistula: a case report
Alfonso Fiorelli, Italia Odierna, Daniele Scarano, Francesco Caronia, Andrea Failla, Mario Iannotti, Mario Santini, Caterina Pace
Thrombus aspiration catheter improve the myocardial reperfusion of STEMI patients with high thrombus load during the emergency PCI operation
Ping Li, Jiang-Wen Ruan, Ming Liu, Si-Yao Li, Zheng-Dong Wang, Wen-Chao Xie
Minimal invasive aortic valve replacement: associations of radiological assessments with procedure complexity
Bruce R. Boti, Vikash G. Hindori, Emilio L. Schade, Athina M. Kougioumtzoglou, Eva C. Verbeek, Annet Driessen-Waaijer, Riccardo Cocchieri, Bas A. J. M. de Mol, Nils R. Planken, Abdullah Kaya, Henk A. Marquering
A novel endothelial damage inhibitor for the treatment of vascular conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting: protocol and rationale for the European, multicentre, prospective, observational DuraGraft registry
Etem Caliskan, Sigrid Sandner, Martin Misfeld, Jose Aramendi, Sacha P. Salzberg, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Vilas Satishchandran, Geeta Iyer, Louis P. Perrault, Andreas Böning, Maximilian Y. Emmert
Short-term results of bilateral internal mammary arterial grafting for patients aged 60–75 years – a retrospective study
Yilong Guo, Xiaoqi Wang, Shuwu He, Yue Shu, Tianguang Wang, Zelun Chen
Health-related quality of life in adults undergoing transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defect
Kai-Peng Sun, Qiang Chen, Zhi-Nuan Hong, Jiang-Shan Huang, Hua Cao
Correction to: Mitral regurgitation detected during the intraoperative period after atrial septal defect closure: a case report
Joo Hyun Jun, Min-Kyung Kang, Joon-Sang Hyeon, Eunha Choi, Youngrok Kim, Ki Seok Kim, Mi Hwa Chung, In-Jung Jun
The risk factors for postoperative cerebral complications in patients with Stanford type a aortic dissection
Yong Lin, Mei-Fang Chen, Hui Zhang, Ruo-Meng Li, Liang-Wan Chen
Subpleural multilevel intercostal continuous analgesia after thoracoscopic pulmonary resection: a pilot study
Jelle E. Bousema, Esther M. Dias, Sander M. Hagen, Bastiaan Govaert, Patrick Meijer, Frank J. C. van den Broek
Hybrid procedure for treating adult congenital heart disease with valvular heart disease in two patients
Chun-sheng Li, Zhong Lu, Xiao-rong Song, Zhong-ya Yan
Morbidity and mortality of serious gastrointestinal complications after lung transplantation
Annette Zevallos-Villegas, Rodrigo Alonso-Moralejo, Félix Cambra, Ana Hermida-Anchuelo, Virginia Pérez-González, Pablo Gámez-García, Javier Sayas-Catalán, Alicia De Pablo- Gafas
Robotic-assisted simultaneous resection of a left-sided thymic neoplasm and a right-sided lower thoracic paravertebral neoplasm via the same ports and two docking steps: a case report
Hanlu Zhang, Zihao Wang, Yu Zheng, Fuqiang Wang, Yingcai Geng, Long-Qi Chen, Yun Wang
Thoracoscopic partial lung resection following pneumonectomy: a report of three cases
Hidenori Goto, Mingyon Mun, Shohei Mori, Joji Samejima, Yosuke Matsuura, Masayuki Nakao, Hirohumi Uehara, Ken Nakagawa, Sakae Okumura
Total aortic arch replacement surgery with a Core temperature of 34 °C
Quan Li, Hong Qu, Tianqi Liu, Jianmin Yu, Meng Lv
An abnormal left ventricular-atrial perforation after radiofrequency catheter ablation: a case report
Tingting Tao, Junnan Zheng, Hongfei Xu, Yiming Ni
Super large cardiac hemangioma in right atrium and inferior vena cava: case report
C. J. Perez Rivera, R. Figueroa-Casanova, C. E. Ochoa Bonet, A. González-Orozco
Extensive aortic surgery in acute aortic dissection type A on outcome – insights from 25 years single center experience
Bashar Dib, Philipp Christian Seppelt, Rawa Arif, Alexander Weymann, Gábor Veres, Bastian Schmack, Carsten J. Beller, Arjang Ruhparwar, Matthias Karck, Klaus Kallenbach
Safety and long-term efficacy of thoracoscopic Epicardial ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study
John Johnkoski, Bryan Miles, Anna Sudbury, Mohammed Osman, Muhammad Bilal Munir, Sudarshan Balla, Mina M. Benjamin
Comparison of postoperative complications between segmentectomy and lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study
Benoît Bédat, Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold, Thomas Perneger, Marc-Joseph Licker, Alexandra Stefani, Matthieu Krull, Jean Yannis Perentes, Thorsten Krueger, Frédéric Triponez, Wolfram Karenovics, Michel Gonzalez
Intermediate bronchial fistula caused by mediastinal drainage tube compression and fungal infection: a case report
Yahua Li, Kewei Ren, Liqun Ye, Jianzhuang Ren, Xinwei Han
The impact of mild renal dysfunction on isolated cardiopulmonary coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective propensity score matching analysis
Xian Wang, Yifan Zhu, Wen Chen, Liangpeng Li, Xin Chen, Rui Wang
Active clearance of chest tubes is associated with reduced postoperative complications and costs after cardiac surgery: a propensity matched analysis
Yvon Baribeau, Benjamin Westbrook, Yanick Baribeau, Simon Maltais, Edward M. Boyle, Louis P. Perrault
Analysis of sternal healing after median sternotomy in low risk patients at midterm follow-up: retrospective cohort study from two centres
Bin Wang, Dapu He, Min Wang, Yongxiang Qian, Youran Lu, Xinping Shi, Yang Liu, Xianghong Zhan, Dongmei Di, Kai Zhu, Xiaoying Zhang
Long-term outcomes and predictors of recurrent aortic regurgitation after aortic valve-sparing and reconstructive cusp surgery: a single centre experience
Dainius Karciauskas, Vaida Mizariene, Povilas Jakuska, Egle Ereminiene, Jolanta Justina Vaskelyte, Irena Nedzelskiene, Sarunas Kinduris, Rimantas Benetis
Preliminary evaluation of autologous pericardium ring for tricuspid Annuloplasty: a two-year follow-up study
Wei Jiang, Xiao-Mao Long, Si-Cong Li, Yong-Long Zhong, Bang-Fu He, Hui Lin
Very late unusual thrombosis of the remnant pulmonary vasculatures after lung resection complicated by embolic events
Hyun Ju Yoon, Kye Hun Kim, Myung Ho Jeong, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park
Meta-analysis of segmentectomy versus lobectomy for radiologically pure solid or solid-dominant stage IA non-small cell lung cancer
Sunyin Rao, Lianhua Ye, Li Min, Guangqiang Zhao, Ya Chen, Yunchao Huang, Jichen Yang, Shouyong Xiao, Run Cao
Comparison of modified MAZE with minimally invasive monopolar ablation and traditional bipolar radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Wei Si, Sijia Yang, Linhui Pan, Chengchegn Li, Liang Ma
Large left atrial cavernous hemangioma, a case report
Jian Xu, Hulin Piao, Duo Wang, Yong Wang, Bo Li, Tiance Wang, Zhicheng Zhu, Dan Li, Rihao Xu, Kexiang Liu
Vasoresponsiveness in patients with heart failure (VASOR): protocol for a prospective observational study
Marieke E. van Vessem, Saskia L. M. A. Beeres, Rob B. P. de Wilde, René de Vries, Remco R. Berendsen, Evert de Jonge, A. H. Jan Danser, Robert J. M. Klautz, Martin J. Schalij, Meindert Palmen
Repair of a type B aortic dissection with a re-vascularization of the aberrant right subclavian artery in an adult patient
Mahmoud Yousef Ibrahim Abuharb, Bian Xiao Ming, He Jian
Dual antiplatelet therapy up to the time of non-elective coronary artery bypass grafting with prophylactic platelet transfusion: is it safe?
Fida Charif, Righab Hamdan, Genane Youness, Ali El Zein, Mohamad Issa, Yehya Jassar, Mahmoud Younes, Mohamad Saab
Early clinical outcomes of simple pannus removal for mechanical aortic valve stenosis
Huimin Cui, Lin Zhang, Shixiong Wei, Shengli Jiang
Rare aneurysm of anterior mitral valve leaflet-a case report
Muhammad Tariq, Ibrahim Zahid, Shahid Sami
Recurrent mitral regurgitation after mitral valve repair for bileaflet lesions in the modern era
Daisuke Kaneyuki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Toshihisa Asakura, Akihiro Yoshitake, Chiho Tokunaga, Masato Tochii, Jun Hayashi, Akitoshi Takazawa, Hiroaki Izumida, Atsushi Iguchi
Management of acute type A aortic dissection with acute lower extremities malperfusion
Dong Hoon Kang, Jong Woo Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Seong Ho Moon, Jun Ho Yang, Jae Jun Jung, Hyun Oh. Park, Jun Young Choi, In Seok Jang, Chung Eun Lee, Jong Duk Kim, Joung Hun Byun
Clinical application and observation of modified Ivor-Lewis surgery in Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric junction
Qifan Yin, Wenhao Wang, Huining Liu, Guang Yang, Shaohui Zhou, Lijun Liu
TAVI-in-homograft (TiH): open transcatheter aortic valve replacement in calcified aortic homograft case reports
Marco Gennari, Ilaria Giambuzzi, Gianluca Polvani, Marco Agrifoglio
Excessive intravenous crystalloid infusion after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy is associated with postoperative pneumonia
Rong Yang, Chengli Du, Jinming Xu, Linpeng Yao, Siying Zhang, Yihe Wu
Right atrial and SVC infiltrating mass-the entity of infiltrating lipoma
Owais A. Shah, Abdul Badran, Markku Kaarne, Theodore Velissaris
Early and intermediate outcomes for surgical management of infective endocarditis
Lindsay Volk, Nina Verghis, Antonio Chiricolo, Hirohisa Ikegami, Leonard Y. Lee, Anthony Lemaire
Anterior mitral leaflet length and mitral annulus diameter impact the echocardiographic outcome after isolated myectomy
Mateusz Kuć, Magdalena Kumor, Mariusz Kłopotowski, Maciej Dąbrowski, Natalia Kopyłowska-Kuć, Piotr Kołsut, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk
Learning curve in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a single-center experience
Anh Tuan Vo, Dinh Hoang Nguyen, Sy Van Hoang, Khoi Minh Le, Thu Trang Nguyen, Vuong Lam Nguyen, Bac Hoang Nguyen, Binh Quang Truong
The effect of patient-prosthesis mismatch on survival after aortic and mitral valve replacement: a 10 year, single institution experience
Sudeep Das De, Ashok Nanjappa, Karim Morcos, Sadia Aftab, John Butler, Vivek Pathi, Philip Curry, Sukumaran Nair
The largest reported intrathoracic lipoma: a case report and current perspectives review
Mohammed Aldahmashi, Abdalmotaleb Elmadawy, Mahmoud Mahdy, Mohamed Alaa
High shear stress suppresses proliferation and migration but promotes apoptosis of endothelial cells co-cultured with vascular smooth muscle cells via down-regulating MAPK pathway
Qiang Ji, Yu Lin Wang, Li Min Xia, Ye Yang, Chun Sheng Wang, Yun Qing Mei
Severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome in patients following Total aortic arch replacement with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Jun Li, Lijing Yang, Guyan Wang, Yuefu Wang, Chunrong Wang, Sheng Shi
Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents undergoing intraoperative device closure of isolated perimembranous ventricular septal defects in southeastern China
Jiang-Shan Huang, Shu-Ting Huang, Kai-Peng Sun, Zhi-Nuan Hong, Liang-Wan Chen, Yur-Ren Kuo, Qiang Chen
Pulsatile arterial blood pressure mimicking aortic valve opening during continuous-flow LVAD support: a case report
Matthias Paprotny, Frank Ruschitzka, Bernd Lüders, Markus J. Wilhelm, Raed Aser, Dominique Bettex, Andreas J. Flammer, Alain Rudiger, Stephan Winnik
Preoperative platelet count, preoperative hemoglobin concentration and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest duration are risk factors for acute kidney injury after pulmonary endarterectomy: a retrospective cohort study
Congya Zhang, Guyan Wang, Hui Zhou, Guiyu Lei, Lijing Yang, Zhongrong Fang, Sheng Shi, Jun Li, Zhiyan Han, Yunhu Song, Sheng Liu