Issue 1/2023
Content (359 Articles)
Quantitative evaluation of hemodynamic parameters by echocardiography in patients with post-cardiotomy cardiac shock supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Fuyong Ye, Yuwen Yang, Yinting Liang, Jianhua Liu
Attaining competency and proficiency in minimally invasive mitral valve repair: a learning curve assessment using cumulative sum analysis
Yue Shu, Yin Zheng, Shuwu He, Yiping Du, Dan Zhu, Zhensu Shi
Cavernous mediastinal hemangioma presenting with persistent cough: a rare case report and review of literature
Parviz Mardani, Hooman Kamran, Bita Geramizadeh, Mohammad Hassan Darabi, Masoud Najafi, Armin Amirian, Reza Shahriarirad
Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block for transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Ling Peng, Meng Ding, Wei Wei
Intralobar pulmonary sequestration in an adult: a case report
Prasanth Sadasivan Nair, Christopher Merry, Alexander White
Low preoperative serum fibrinogen level is associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in patients with in acute aortic dissection
Xin-Liang Guan, Lei Li, Wen-Jian Jiang, Ming Gong, Hai-Yang Li, Yu-Yong Liu, Xiao-Long Wang, Hong-Jia Zhang
Surgeon-modified fenestrated endograft for urgent an aortic arch aneurysm: case report
Vito Gallicchio, Danilo Barbarisi, Flavia Condò, Rosaria Sciarrillo, Loris Flora
Case of left ventricular thrombus managed with thrombectomy with left ventricular reconstruction in a patient who had coronavirus disease 2019 infection
Kenji Suzuki, Shun-Ichiro Sakamoto, Atsushi Hiromoto, Yusuke Motoji, Ryosuke Amitani, Takako Yamaguchi, Yosuke Ishii
Safety and efficacy of two-port thoracoscopic aortic valve replacement
Tong Tan, Peijian Wei, Yanjun Liu, Huanlei Huang, Jian Zhuang, Jimei Chen, Jian Liu, Huiming Guo
The association between preoperative anemia, blood transfusion need, and postoperative complications in adult cardiac surgery, a single center contemporary experience
Hani Mufti, Faisal Alsharm, Mohanad Bahawi, Mohammed Almazmumi, Yazeed Alshaikh, Amir Abushouk, Abdullah Algarni, Sahal Jamalallail, Mohammed Almohammadi
Recurrent aortic-arch pseudoaneurysm eroding into the left main bronchus following descending thoracic aortic stent repair
Lijun Duan, Xiaoqian Lu, Ruonan Pan, Dianbo Cao
The three steps method for uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy
Caiyang Liu, Ran Ran, Lei Luo, Xiaoliang Li, Gaohua Liu, Hong Shao, Ji Li
The effect of polyglycolic acid sheet in preventing postoperative recurrent pneumothorax: a prospective cohort study
Takafumi Kabuto, Mitsugu Omasa, Shunichi Nagata, Kosuke Tokushige, Taishi Adachi, Takao Nakanishi, Hideki Motoyama
Morbid obesity impacts mortality among inpatients with type a aortic dissection: an analysis of the national inpatient sample
Xiao Xu, Renqi Yin, Kangkang Zhi, Yingyi Qin, Boxiang Tu, Shengyong Wu, Ziwei Dong, Dongxu Liu, Jia He
The efficacy of intravenous iron for treatment of anemia before cardiac surgery: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis
Hong-Mei Liu, Xi-sha Tang, Hong Yu, Hai Yu
Postoperative health-related quality of life in children with congenital heart disease: a short-term follow-up study
Wang-Sheng Dai, Wen-Hao Lin, Shi-Hao Lin, Qiang Chen, Hua Cao
Proteomics investigation of human sera for determination of postoperative indicators of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis
Fatemeh Sadat Sadjjadi, Homa Hajjaran, Bahareh Sedaghat, Parviz Mardani, Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi
Delayed endovascular repair for traumatic aortic pseudoaneurysms: experience from an Asian single center
Yuzhou Liu, Lin Sun, Qing Wang, Bin Xiang, Huangxing Cai, Yong Xie, Muzi Li, Hua Xiang
Analysis of influencing factors of perioperative myasthenic crisis in 387 myasthenia gravis patients without thymoma in a single center
Peng Jiao, Fanjuan Wu, Yuxing Liu, Jiangyu Wu, Yaoguang Sun, Wenxin Tian, Hanbo Yu, Chuan Huang, Donghang Li, Qingjun Wu, Chao Ma, Hongfeng Tong
Detrimental consequences after intimal disruption of subclavian artery during transcathether aortic valve implantation
Oliver T. Reuthebuch, Ion Vasiloi, Thomas Nestelberger, Thomas Wolff, Friedrich S. Eckstein
Recurrent endobronchial occlusion and aorto-bronchial fistula formation in Behcet’s disease
Niloy Rahman, Eshan Senanayake, Jorge Mascaro, Deva Situnayake, Ehab S. Bishay, Akshay J. Patel
The relationship between quality of life and health promotion behavior in patients with type B aortic dissection: a cross-sectional study
Jianxin Tu, Fei Wang, Furong Yin, Linxue Zhang, Benli Zhao, Jiamei Zhou
Intra thoracic extra pulmonary hydatidosis: prognosis and outcomes of 8 operated patients
A. Machboua, F. Z. Elhani, R. Marouf
Chylothorax and chylopericardial tamponade following lobectomy and lymphadenectomy: a rare presentation
Guofei Zhang, Tianshu Liu, Chengxiao Liang
Tracheal injury from dog bite in a child
Michiyo Miyawaki, Kazuya Ogawa, Kosuke Kamada, Takashi Karashima, Miyuki Abe, Yohei Takumi, Takafumi Hashimoto, Atsushi Osoegawa, Kenji Sugio
Five-year follow-up of mitral valve repair versus replacement: a propensity score analysis
Majd Makarious Laham, Jerry Easo, Marcin Szczechowicz, Mehdy Roosta-Azad, Alexander Weymann, Arjang Ruhparwar, Markus Kamler
Single-port thoracoscopic removal of an azygos vein aneurysm: a case report and literature review
Yi Yao, Qiuxia Hu, Xiaoyang Xie, Caiyang Liu, Yu Lei, Xiaoliang Li, Yi Wang, Gaohua Liu, Yanhui Yang, Lei Luo, Ji Li
Intracardiac paraganglioma with a cough as the first symptom
Cao Jingyi, Xue Qing, Yang Fan, Yang Qinqin, Cai Chengliang, Lu Fanglin
Gender-related differences on outcome following transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kang Yi, Jie Gao, Wen-Xin Wang, Yu-Hu Ma, Wei Wang, Shao E. He, Xiao-Min Xu, Peng-Fei Li, Tao You
Study of the accuracy of a radial arterial pressure waveform cardiac output measurement device after cardiac surgery
Pilar Ordoñez-Rufat, Nuria Mancho-Fora, Cristian Tebe-Cordomi, Victoria Polit-Martinez, Ricardo Abellan-Lencina, Joaquin Fernandez-Alvarez, Juan Carlos Lopez-Delgado
Effective treatment of severe stenosis of the carotid and coronary arteries: a case study
Kayo Sugiyama, Fuminori Ato, Hirotaka Watanuki, Masato Tochii, Shigeru Miyachi, Katsuhiko Matsuyama
Early and mid-term outcomes after aortic valve intervention in patients with previous stentless or stented bioprostheses
Naoto Fukunaga, Ali Al-Sarraf, Khalil Jawad, Myriam Lafreniere-Roula, Vivek Rao
A rare coexistence: Poland’s syndrome and cardiac angiosarcoma
Fatih Kizilyel, Rafet Gunay, Mehmet Rum, Mehmet Yilmaz, Bulend Ketenci
The pressure field as a methodology for fluid management and red cell preservation during cardiac surgery
Stephen F. Woodford, Mark Butlin, Bai Wei, Wei Chao, Alberto Avolio
Surgical and perioperative management of flail chest with titanium plates: a French cohort series from a thoracic referral center
Sarah Féray, Clarisse Blayau, Hicham Masmoudi, Samuel Haddad, Christophe Quesnel, Jalal Assouad, Muriel Fartoukh
27 years of experience with the Fontan procedure: characteristics and clinical outcomes of children in a tertiary referral hospital
Ahmet Bülent Polat, Murat Ertürk, Ozan Uzunhan, Nur Karademir, Kazım Öztarhan
Human cytomegalovirus-encoded microRNAs expression profile in plasma of patients with aortic dissection
Yongqing Cheng, Yufan Du, Qi Wang, Qinghe Lv, Yunxin Xue, Weihong Zhou, Chenyu Zhang, Xi Chen, Dongjin Wang
The performance of EuroSCORE II in CABG patients in relation to sex, age, and surgical risk: a nationwide study in 14,118 patients
Martin Silverborn, Susanne Nielsen, Martin Karlsson
Echocardiographic imaging of a bifurcated double barrel coronary sinus
Kendra L. Walsh, Andrew Winegarner, Geoffrey L. Hayward
The poorly understood yet potent risk of pulmonary artery thrombosis in-situ in Post-Acute COVID-19 syndrome
Alvin Oliver Payus, Constance Liew Sat Lin, Azliza Ibrahim
Impact of smoking on the outcomes of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
Youssef Shahin, Ján Gofus, Jan Harrer, Zdeněk Šorm, Martin Voborník, Eva Čermáková, Petr Smolák, Jan Vojáček
Intermediate outcomes following arch reconstruction with frozen elephant trunk, a single centre study
Therese Schagerholm Dahl, Rickard P. F. Lindblom
Correction: The impact of a postoperative multimodal analgesia pathway on opioid use and outcomes after cardiothoracic surgery
Ceressa T. Ward, Vanessa Moll, David W. Boorman, Lijo Ooroth, Robert F. Groff, Trent D. Gillingham, Laura Pyronneau, Amit Prabhakar
A distractions capture tool for cardiac surgery and lung transplantation: impact on outcomes
James Arkley, Lay Ping Ong, Niranjan Gunaratnam, Tanveer Butt, Stephen Charles Clark
Imaging characteristics and treatment strategies of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia with aortic dissection: a report of 3 cases
Hao-Hao Wu, Shao-Song Tu, Fang-Biao Zhang
Intraoperative visualization of a deformed left main stent during surgical aortic valve replacement
Philipp P. Müller, Christian Heim, Michael Weyand, Frank Harig
Comparison effects of two muscle relaxant strategies on postoperative pulmonary complications in transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a propensity score-matched analysis
Hong Yu, Yiding Zuo, Zhao Xu, Dailiang Zhao, Jianming Yue, Lulu Liu, Yingqiang Guo, Jiapeng Huang, Xiaoqian Deng, Peng Liang
Mid-term outcomes of an alternative remodelling technique for aortic root replacement without coronary ostial mobilisation or reimplantation
Leonidas Hadjinikolaou, Metesh Acharya, Carmelo Dominici, Fausto Biancari, Furqan Raheel, Aamer Ahmed, Giovanni Mariscalco
Clinicopathologic characteristics of thymic clear cell carcinoma: a case report with literature review
Zuxuan Zhao, Qingpeng Zeng, Jiangtao Li, Shan Zheng
Comparison of in-hospital outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in elders and younger patients: a multicenter retrospective study
Ren-Jian-Zhi Zhang, Xin-Yi Yu, Jing Wang, Jian Lv, Ming-Huan Yu, Li Wang, Zhi-Gang Liu
Ten-year outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting for multivessel or left main coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shitao Feng, Mingli Li, Jiayue Fei, Anqin Dong, Wenli Zhang, Yanhua Fu, Yang Zhao
MitraClip as a therapeutic strategy for post-myocardial infarction mitral regurgitation
Anwu Huang, Ying Chen, Yiwei Huang, Xiaojun Ji, Wenbing Jiang
Modified cardiopulmonary bypass with low priming volume for blood conservation in cardiac valve replacement surgery
Ke Yang, Honghao Huang, Ruiwu Dai, Jinbao Zhang, Xiaohong Wei, Feng Gao, Xiaochen Wu, Fan Wu, Siyi He, Mei Xin
Treatment of infected thoracic aortic aneurysm with combined abscess debridement and stent-graft wrapping using pedicled latissimus dorsi muscle flaps after thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Hirokazu Matsushima, Tohru Ishimine, Naoki Taniguchi, Toshiho Tengan
Treatments and whole exon sequencing of a case with multiple primary lung cancer
Guangyu Bai, Yuan Li, Ying Ji, Yue Peng, Zhenlin Yang, Liang Zhao
Pericardial tamponade, a diagnostic chameleon: from the historical perspectives to contemporary management
Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer, Khaleel Alkhalaileh, Mathieu N. Suleiman, Markus Kopp, Christine Hauer, Matthias S. May, Michael Uder, Michael Weyand, Frank Harig
Complete uni-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for surgical stabilization of rib fractures: a case report
Zhen Yang, Ming Wen, Weiqing Kong, Xu Li, Zhuan Liu, Xin Liu
S100B predicts neurological injury and 30-day mortality following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: an observational cohort study
Karl Teurneau-Hermansson, Jacob Ede, Mårten Larsson, Marion Moseby-Knappe, Henrik Bjursten, Shahab Nozohoor, Johan Sjögren, Igor Zindovic
Infective endocarditis of quadricuspid aortic valve
Ariana M. Goodman, Hossein Amirjamshidi, Daniel R. Ziazadeh, Andrew S. Jones, Kazuhiro Hisamoto
Impact of hybrid procedure on pulmonary arterial dimensions and right ventricular load after biventricular repair
Sebastian Uhl, Philippe Grieshaber, Raoul Arnold, Tsvetomir Loukanov, Matthias Gorenflo
Parents’ understanding and attitudes toward the use of the WeChat platform for postoperative follow-up management of children with congenital heart disease
Wen-Hao Lin, Yu-Kun Chen, Shi-Hao Lin, Hua Cao, Qiang Chen
Preoperative pericardial hematoma in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD): Do we need an adjusted treatment?
Tim Kaufeld, Erik Beckmann, Linda Rudolph, Heike Krüger, Ruslan Natanov, Morsi Arar, Wilhelm Korte, Tobias Schilling, Axel Haverich, Andreas Martens, Malakh Shrestha
Surgical correction of a ventricular septal defect in a child with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 treated with nusinersen sodium: a case report
Mehmet Biçer, Şima Kozan, Figen Öztürk, Ayfer Arduç Akçay
Resection of a schwannoma originating from vagus nerve in the right superior mediastinum
Ming Zhang, Hao Shi, Xiabin Tu, Weidong Li, Zhengliang Wei
Prevalence and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors among resident of coastal areas in Qinzhou, Guangxi, China
Fang He, Zhennan Liao, Yu-Mei Li, Yuanling Luo, Lili Wu, Liping Lin, Ying Chen, Weihong Deng, Junzhang Huang
Managing blunt cardiac injury
Lawrence Nair, Brendan Winkle, Eshan Senanayake
Combining aortic arch dissection stent implantation and root surgery for aortic dissection type A
Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Arash Mehdiani, Sebastian Johannes Bauer, Hayato Ise, Yukiharu Sugimura, Artur Lichtenberg, Payam Akhyari
A 9-year analysis of medical malpractice litigations in coronary artery bypass grafting in China
Jie Chen, Tianyi Zhang, Dan Feng, Yuehui Liu, Tao Zhang, Jingtong Wang, Lihua Liu
Surgical treatment of thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm caused by Brucella melitensis
Hong-Wei Guo, Yang-Xue Sun, Jing Sun, Xiang-Yang Qian
Left atrial dissection after a supra-annular mitral valve replacement for endocarditis
Valentin de Villiers de la Noue, Guillaume Théry, Laurent Faroux, Nasreddine Belkessa, Sylvain Rubin, Bruno Mourvillier, Antoine Goury
Tricuspid repair in mitral regurgitation surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
João Lopes Cardoso, Gonçalo Nuno Ferraz Costa, Fátima Neves, Lino Gonçalves, Rogério Teixeira
Postoperative clinical outcomes of patients with thymic epithelial tumors after over-3-year follow-up at a single-center
Peng Jiao, Wen-Xin Tian, Fan-Juan Wu, Yu-Xing Liu, Jiang-Yu Wu, Yao-Guang Sun, Han-Bo Yu, Chuan Huang, Qing-Jun Wu, Chao Ma, Dong-Hang Li, Hong-Feng Tong, Jun Li
Tracheobronchial tooth and dental prosthesis aspirations: 15 cases
Aykut Eliçora, Hüseyin Fatih Sezer, Salih Topçu, Tülay Çardaközü
Surgical considerations in the resection of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura
Hana Ajouz, Amir Humza Sohail, Hassan Hashmi, Myriam Martinez Aguilar, Sabrina Daoui, Miltiadis Tembelis, Muhammad Aziz, Tirajeh Zohourian, Collin E. M. Brathwaite, Robert J. Cerfolio
Successful treatment of acute myocardial injury of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with steroids: a case report
Merve Oğuz, Dolunay Gürses, Furkan Ufuk, Münevver Yılmaz, Olcay Güngör
Repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by sinus pouch technique
Masaru Kumae, Mitsuru Aoki, Ikuo Hagino, Hiroshi Koshiyama, Takahiro Ito, Hironobu Nishiori
Left ventricular assist device exchange from HeartMate II to HeartMate 3 in an Asian patient—a case report and literature review
Hsiao-Huang Chang, Tzu-Ting Kuo, Po-Lin Chen, Chia-Cheng Kuo, Ching-Yuan Kuo, Nai-Yuan Wu
A mobilization poster stimulates early in-hospital rehabilitation after cardiac surgery: a prospective sequential-group study
Frank R. Halfwerk, Nicole Wielens, Stephanie Hulskotte, Marjolein Brusse-Keizer, Jan G. Grandjean
Near-infrared fluorescence-assisted thoracoscopic diverticulectomy of esophageal diverticulum: a case report
Hao Xu, Tian Guan, Rongrong Fan, Fan Yang, Yun Li, Jian Zhou
Correction: Preoperative pericardial hematoma in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD): Do we need an adjusted treatment?
Tim Kaufeld, Erik Beckmann, Linda Rudolph, Heike Krüger, Ruslan Natanov, Morsi Arar, Wilhelm Korte, Tobias Schilling, Axel Haverich, Andreas Martens, Malakh Shrestha
Low-dose versus standard-dose computed tomography-guided biopsy for pulmonary nodules: a randomized controlled trial
Er-Liang Li, Ai-Li Ma, Tao Wang, Yu-Fei Fu, Han-Yang Liu, Guang-Chao Li
Coronary CT angiography for preoperative evaluation of non-cardiac surgery in patients with thoracic tumors: preliminary exploratory analysis in a retrospective cohort
Meng Liao, Mingyue Tang, Xu Cao, Gao Liang, Mingguo Xie, Peng Zhou
Temporary tracheotomy for post-intubation laryngeal edema after lung cancer surgery: a case report
Yoshihito Iijima, Yuki Takaoka, Nozomu Motono, Hidetaka Uramoto
Case report: Aortic valve endocarditis and recurrent pulmonary valve stenosis
Edina Korça, Gábor Veres, Gábor Szabó
Minimally invasive versus open esophagectomy after neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis
Zixian Jin, Kanghao Zhu, Jiajing Sun, Jian Zhang, Bo Zhang
Protective role of FBXL19 in Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced lung injury in pneumonia immature mice
Zhiqiang Chen, Bijuan Zheng, Zhiwei Zhang, Zhiyong Huang
Emergent hybrid surgical approaches for non-dissecting ruptured Kommerell's aneurysm: a case report series
Alejandro Velandia-Sánchez, Sebastián Gómez-Galán, Sebastian Gallo-Bernal, Camilo A. Polania-Sandoval, Ivonne G. Pineda-Rodríguez, Paula Florez-Amaya, Lina M. Sanabria-Arévalo, Julián Senosiain-González, Juan G. Barrera-Carvajal, Juan P. Umana, Jaime Camacho-Mackenzie
Long-term ECMO, efficiency and performance of EUROSETS adult A.L.ONE ECMO oxygenator
Ignazio Condello, Roberto Lorusso, Giuseppe Nasso, Giuseppe Speziale
Multidisciplinary paper on patient blood management in cardiothoracic surgery in the UK: perspectives on practice during COVID-19
Nawwar Al-Attar, Jullien Gaer, Vincenzo Giordano, Emma Harris, Alan Kirk, Mahmoud Loubani, Patrick Meybohm, Rana Sayeed, Ulrich Stock, Jennifer Travers, Becky Whiteman
HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations and myelosuppression in lung adenocarcinoma patient: a case report and response to trastuzumab deruxtecan
Bin Wang, Yang Song, Xin Yang, Chuan Chen
Early asymptomatic graft failure in coronary artery bypass grafting: a study based on computed tomography angiography analysis
Zengqiang Han, Guodong Zhang, Yu Chen
Application of computed tomography-guided hook-wire localization technique in thoracoscopic surgery for small pulmonary nodules (≤ 10 mm)
Yuan Yang, Chenhui Qin, Yue Ma, Zhongting Lu, Yun Zhang, Tao Li
Impact of concomitant mitral valve surgery on the clinical outcomes of patients with moderate functional mitral regurgitation and HFpEF undergoing aortic valve replacement: a cohort study
Xieraili Tiemuerniyazi, Ziang Yang, Yifeng Nan, Yangwu Song, Wei Zhao, Fei Xu, Wei Feng
Minithoracotomy versus sternotomy in mitral valve surgery: meta-analysis from recent matched and randomized studies
Adel Al Shamry, Margaux Jegaden, Salah Ashafy, Armand Eker, Olivier Jegaden
The lost balloon at midnight: a case report reveals the inevitability of heart team existence
Mohamed Elbayomi, Michael Weyand, Ehab Nooh, Frank Harig
Managing postoperative atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery using transdermal β1 blockers
Kenji Yamamoto, Senri Miwa, Tomoyuki Yamada, Shuji Setozaki, Mamoru Hamuro, Shunji Kurokawa, Sakae Enomoto
Massive hemothorax secondary to internal jugular vein central venous catheter placement in a patient undergoing spinal surgery complicated by chest trauma: a case report
Tao-wu Gong, Yu-hang Zhu, Peng-cheng Zhao, Fan Zhang
Pleural abrasion versus apical pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
Jaewon Chang, Vignesh Ratnaraj, Vincent Fu, Michael Jiang, Varun Peri, Minhtuan Nguyenhuy, Phillip Antippa
Cardiac endothelial sarcoma with hypereosinophilia of children: a case report
Wei Zhang, Mengyuan He, Qiang Wang
The 100 most cited papers on thymoma: a bibliometric analysis
Lei Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Guige Wang, Ke Zhao, Chao Guo, Cheng Huang, Shanqing Li, Yeye Chen
Seasonal and daily variations in the occurence and outcomes of acute Stanford type A dissections: a retrospective single-center study
Qinmei Lin, Qingsong Wu, Xiaodong Chen, Xingfeng Chen, Linfeng Xie, Liangwan Chen
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiac support in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients: a case report and review of a multicentre registry
Matthew Laraghy, James McCullough, John Gerrard, Andrie Stroebel, James Winearls
The MANTRA study: a new umbrella concept prospectively applied to assess implantable medical devices for heart valve procedures
Bart Meuris, Serdar Günaydın, Patrizio Lancellotti, Luigi Badano, Gabriel Aldea, Rita Herrenknecht, Elisa Cerutti, Sara Gaggianesi, Silvia Dipinto, Paola Morando, Jörg Kempfert
Grading criteria for venous invasion in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
An Wang, Xiaojia Liu, Lu Lu, Shaohua Wang, Xiaofeng Chen
Fibrinogen is an independent preoperative predictor of hospital length of stay among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Chunsheng Huang, Wenyuan Zhang, Xiaofei Chen, Xia Xu, Jun Qiu, Zhihao Pan
Effectiveness of pharmacological cardioversion of new-onset atrial fibrillation during thoracic surgery operations: a single-centre experience
Dehua WU, Qiongzhen LI, Meiying XU, Jingxiang WU, Jun Yang
Multiple local recurrences of primary sternal chondrosarcoma: tumor manipulation or self-seeding
Riad Abdel Jalil, Farah A. Abdallah
Risk factors for postoperative acute kidney injury in overweight patients with acute type A aortic dissection
Yu Xu, Shang-Tai Dai, Lin-Zhuo Liu, De-Mei Kong, Shi-Kui Guo, Kun-Mei Gong
The effects of differing anticoagulant regimes on blood quality after cell salvage in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): a pilot study
Willem Boer, Mathias van Tornout, Maarten Brusseleers, Maarten Strauven, Pieter de Vooght, Margot Vander Laenen, Eric Hoste, Philippe G. Jorens
Figure of eight suture technique in aortic valve replacement decreases prosthesis-patient mismatch
Nabeel F. Rasheed, Corinne Stonebraker, Zhaozhi Li, Umar Siddiqi, Andy C. H. Lee, Willa Li, Sydney Lupo, Jennifer Cruz, William G. Cohen, Cathy Staub, Daniel Rodgers, Mark Myren, Pamela Combs, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Narutoshi Hibino
The effectiveness of early surgical stabilization for multiple rib fractures: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Zhengwei Wang, Yifei Jia, Mi Li
Post-pneumonectomy syndrome: a systematic review of the current evidence and treatment options
Natasha Christodoulides, Gerard J. Fitzmaurice, Irmina Bukowska, Eoin O’Rhaillaigh, Conor Toale, Michael Griffin, Karen C. Redmond
Tension pyopneumothorax caused by Parvimonas micra: a case report
Yoshihito Iijima, Shun Iwai, Nozomu Motono, Hidetaka Uramoto
Autologous myocutaneous flap implantation for chronic refractory chest wall sinus with infection: a case report
Lei Wang, Zhijun Liu, Zhongliang He, Chun Zhang
Computed tomography-guided lung biopsy with rapid on-site evaluation for diagnosis of lung lesions: a meta-analysis
Di Wu, Yue-Yue Liu, Tao Wang, Ya-Yong Huang, Ping Xia
Surgical intervention of myocardial bridge combined coronary artery disease: could a combination of supra-arterial myotomy and CABG be a better option?
Xi-Ruo Xu, Ming-Kui Zhang, Qing-Yu Wu, Li-Xin Fan, Hui Xue
Unique case of pelvic congestion syndrome caused by a new communication branch of the portal-vena cava system
Wei Zheng, Chun Sun, Jinming Yang, Yingfeng Wu
Fissureless technique of robotic left lingular segmentectomy for primary lung cancer with incomplete fissure: a case report
Masahiro Yanagiya, Masaaki Nagano, Jun Nakajima
One-stage VATS surgery for synchronous bilateral lung lesion: a safe and feasible procedure
Zhe Wang, Xue Zhang, Xusheng Sun, Junfeng Liu
Pulmonary placental transmogrification: a difficult pattern in differential diagnosis of pulmonary hamartomas from a tertiary care hospital in Turkey
Busra Yaprak Bayrak, Cigdem Vural, Kursat Yildiz
The effect of ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve block on postoperative analgesia in thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial
Shuo Li, Jinteng Feng, Kun Fan, Xiaoe Fan, Shaoning Cao, Guangjian Zhang
Perceval valve intermediate outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis at 5-year follow-up
Jarrod Jolliffe, Simon Moten, Amit Tripathy, Peter Skillington, James Tatoulis, Claudio Muneretto, Lorenzo Di Bacco, Hericka Bruna Figueiredo Galvao, John Goldblatt
Efficacy of endovascular repair in the treatment of retrograde ascending aortic intramural haematoma
Bailang Chen, Rui Zhang, Haibing Liu, Yao Chen, Zanxin Wang, Minxin Wei
World’s first en bloc heart-lung transplantation using the paragonix lungguard donor preservation system
Daniel Neto, Brandon Guenthart, Yasuhiro Shudo, Maria E. Currie
Risk factors for postoperative cerebral infarction in Lung Cancer patients: a retrospective study
Natsumi Maru, Haruaki Hino, Takahiro Utsumi, Hiroshi Matsui, Yohei Taniguchi, Tomohito Saito, Tomohiro Murakawa
Stabilization of after-traumatic flail chest by minimally invasive modified NUSS procedure in patient with starting respiratory insufficiency
Robert Chudzik, Krzysztof Buczyński, Paweł Rybojad, Marek Sawicki
Oxygenated right ventricular assist device as part of veno-venopulmonary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support the right ventricle and pulmonary vasculature
Asad Ali Usman, Marisa Cevasco, Marc O. Maybauer, Audrey Elizabeth Spelde, Salim Olia, Christian Bermudez, Michael Ibrahim, Wilson Szeto, William J. Vernick, Jacob T. Gutsche
Reconstruction of the upper gastrointestinal tract using intra-thoracic Roux-en-Y technique after caustic agent ingestion: a case report from Aleppo, Syria
Samer Alhames, Mamdouh Alkhaled, Mike Ghabally
Early ambulation and postoperative recovery of patients with lung cancer under thoracoscopic surgery—an observational study
Xiaoyun Ding, Huijun Zhang, Huahua Liu
Intravenous enoxaparin as alternative ECMO anticoagulation over a period of 94 days: a case report
Miroslav Durila, Jan Berousek, Vlasta Vlasakova, Tomas Vymazal
Benefits of sacubitril/valsartan use in patients with chronic heart failure after cardiac valve surgery: a single-center retrospective study
Jian Zheng, Qingsong Wu, Qianzhen Li, Mirong Tang, Jian He, Zhihuang Qiu, Linfeng Xie, Liangwan Chen
Prediction of new onset postoperative atrial fibrillation using a simple Nomogram
Siming Zhu, Hebin Che, Yunlong Fan, Shengli Jiang
Early and mid-term outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with triple-vessel coronary artery disease: a randomized controlled trial
Seyed Mohammad Forouzannia, Seyed Khalil Forouzannia, Pourya Yarahmadi, Mohammad Alirezaei, Akbar Shafiee, Negin Yazdian Anari, Farzad Masoudkabir, Zahra Dehghani, Mina Pashang
Anatomical and biometric study of the mitral valve apparatus: application in valve repair surgery
Misbaou Barry, Mesut Gun, Yuthiline Hun-Chabry, Majid Harmouche, Johann Peltier, Thierry Caus, Eric Havet
Transesophageal echocardiography-guided percutaneous patent ductus arteriosus closure without fluoroscopy
Gang Wang, Yuhao Wu, Zhengxia Pan, Chun Wu, Yonggang Li, Hongbo Li, Quan Wang, Bo Liu, Jiangtao Dai
Choledochoscope-guided treatment of pulmonary embolism caused by ventricular myxoma
Yong Mao, Cuiting Wang, Yalin Wei, Yongnan Li, Xiangyang Wu
Malignant transformation of a solitary tracheal papilloma in the absence of human papillomavirus infection in a patient with 48, XYYY syndrome: case report
Awrad Nasralla, Esther Lau, Ranjan Sur, Yaron Shargall
Ruptured mycotic aneurysm of intercostal arteries associated with vertebral osteomyelitis: a case report
Masatsugu Tsukamoto, Tadatsugu Morimoto, Tomohito Yoshihara, Masaaki Mawatari
A modified primary culture method of rat pulmonary vein smooth muscle cells
Wenhui Huang, Hongjin Liu, Yichao Pan, Xueying Wang, Hongwei Yang, Danjie Wang, Jing Lin, Hui Zhang
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and implantation of a leadless pacemaker: a case report
Qiao-yuan Li, Wen-long Dai, can-can Lin, Xu Liu, Cheng-jun Guo, Dong Jian-zeng
Retrospective study assessing outcomes in cardiac surgery after implementation of Quantra
Pierre Tibi, Jess Thompson, Saina Attaran, Elizabeth Black
Complete thoracoscopic S9 and/or S10 segmentectomy through a pulmonary ligament approach: a retrospective study
Shota Mitsuboshi, Takako Matsumoto, Motoka Omata, Hiroaki Shidei, Akira Ogihara, Akihiro Koen, Hiroe Aoshima, Tamami Isaka, Masato Kanzaki
Mitral valve repair with the use of the “Memo 3D ReChord” ring
Nikolaos G. Baikoussis, Nikolaos Koumallos, Κonstantina Aggeli
Redo mitral surgery after coronary artery bypass grafts under hyperkalemic hypothermia using thoracotomy and axillary artery cannulation in a patient with functioning bilateral internal thoracic arteries and atheromatous aorta
Ryo Suzuki, Masafumi Akita, Takaki Itohara, Takuya Komatsu
Effect of preoperative pulmonary artery pressure on the prognosis of end-stage heart failure patients after heart transplantation
Wei Zhou, Zhen Du, Yun Tao, Guan-xin Zhang, Zhi-yun Xu, Lin Han, Shao-lin Ma, Dao-xi Hu, Xing-li Fan, Bai-ling Li
Mid term freedom from atrial fibrillation following hybrid ablation, a systematic review and meta analysis
Aditya Eranki, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Campbell Flynn, Michael Williams, Con Manganas
Huge left atrial myxoma: about 2 cases resected in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Alphonse Ndonga N’sungu Nzomvuama, Cédric Nyombo Mutuale, Roger Minga Kongo, Irène Nsolani Mbanzulu, Joseph Makunza Nsiala
Short and mid-term effects of modified release technique in rheumatic mitral valve repair
Hoshun Chong, Yaxuan Gao, Yunxing Xue, Xiyu Zhu, Jie Li, Junxia Wang, He Zhang, Dongjin Wang, Hailong Cao
Hyepereosiniphilic syndrome and COVID-19: 2 case reports
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Health related quality of life of patients following mechanical valve replacement surgery for rheumatic mitral stenosis in Tanzania
Reuben K Mutagaywa, Maarten J Cramer, Pilly Chillo, Ramadhan H Khamis, Respicious Boniface, Anjela Muhozya, Aileen Barongo, Moses Byomuganyizi, Gideon Kwesigabo, Appolinary Kamuhabwa, Bashir Nyangasa, Peter Kisenge, Steven Chamuleau
Preoperative respiratory muscle training combined with aerobic exercise improves respiratory vital capacity and daily life activity following surgical treatment for myasthenia gravis
Sai Chen, Xin Li, Yunshan Wu, Yana Li, Peili Cao, Yuchun Yin, Zhenguang Chen
Del-Nido cardioplegia in cardiac surgery for elderly patients: a propensity score-matched analysis
Wenda Gu, Hongkun Qing, Xiang Luo, Xin Zang, Kan Zhou, Haijiang Guo, Chengbin Zhou, Huiming Guo, Jian Liu
Evaluation of safety and efficacy of rapamycin-eluting balloon in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: a cohort study
Guodong Xu, Xiaoli Dong, Yingying Tian, Liang Ma, Ning Han, Wentao Yao, Kuochang Yin, Nan Yin
Single-direction thoracoscopic lobectomy for children with congenital lung malformation: initial experience
Jin-Xi Huang, Qiang Chen, Song-Ming Hong, Jun-Jie Hong, Hua Cao
Intrathoracic liver herniation after pericardial fenestration – a case report
Peter Dubovan, Miroslav Tomáš, Jana Pavlendová, Ramadan Aziri, Marek Makovník, Jozef Dolník, Daniel Pinďák
Epidemiological characteristics and trends in postoperative death in children with congenital heart disease (CHD): a single-center retrospective study from 2005 to 2020
Guilang Zheng, Jing Wang, Peiling Chen, Zijian Huang, Lei Zhang, Aimei Yang, Jiaxing Wu, Chunlin Chen, Jingwen Zhang, Yueyu Sun, Chengbin Zhou, Haiyun Yuan, Xiaobing Liu, Jianzheng Cen, Shusheng Wen, Yuxiong Guo
Cardiorespiratory arrest during and after nuss procedure: case report
Indira F. Cujiño-Álvarez, Daniela Torres-Salazar, Mauricio Velásquez-Galvis
Metastatic lung tumor from hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombus invasion in the pulmonary vein: a case report
Kazuto Ohtaka, Setsuyuki Ohtake, Yu Ishii, Saya Kaku, Yuta Takeuchi, Tomoko Mizota, Yoshiyuki Yamamura, Masaomi Ichinokawa, Tatsuya Yoshioka, Eiji Tamoto, Katsuhiko Murakawa, Koichi Ono
Efficacy of preemptive intercostal nerve block on recovery in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic lobectomy
Shaojuan Chen, Zhihua Guo, Xin Wei, Zhenzhu Chen, Na Liu, Weiqiang Yin, Lan Lan
Prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to Tropheryma whipplei in a patient with chronic polyarthritis
Mauricio J. Kahn, David M. Ennis, Dennis G. Delgado
Comparison of outcomes between transcatheter tricuspid valve repair and surgical tricuspid valve replacement or repair in patients with tricuspid insufficiency
Xiqiang Wang, Yanpeng Ma, Zhongwei Liu, Xiude Fan, Gongchang Guan, Shuo Pan, Junkui Wang, Yong Zhang
PET/CT imaging of giant primary pulmonary meningioma: a case report and literature review
Yawen Feng, Peng Wang, Yufei Liu, Wenli Dai
Role of combined use of mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio and monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in predicting patients with acute myocardial infarction
Jianlei Cao, Rui Li, Tao He, Lin Zhang, Huixia Liu, Xiaoyan Wu
Precordial pain induced by the isolated cardiac hydatid cyst in interventricular septum: a case report
Tiange Li, Yunfei Ling, Yongjun Qian
Surgical treatment of double aortic arch malformation combined with descending aortic arch dissection in adults: a case series
Xinping Min, Zhipeng Hu, Zhiwei Wang, Jun Xia
Using WeChat to guide preparation before transthoracic echocardiography reduces anxiety and improves satisfaction of parents of infants with congenital heart disease
Shan Guo, Wen-Hao Lin, Shi-Hao Lin, Qi-Liang Zhang, Hua Cao, Qiang Chen
Recurrent embolic strokes due to antiphospholipid syndrome and non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with basal cell carcinoma
Julianna Svantner, Luc Lavanchy, Ania Labouchère
Pulmonary artery sarcoma: an unexpected settler in the right ventricular outflow tract
Hui-min Hu, Yi-dan Li, Chang-wei Wei, Yan liu, Xiu-zhang lv, Yuan-hua Yang
Monophasic pericardial synovial sarcoma in a turkish female patient: a very rare case with cyto-histopathological findings
Busra Yaprak Bayrak, Cigdem Vural, Huseyin Fatih Sezer, Aykut Eliçora, Yaprak Busra
Comparison of population characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with type B aortic dissection or aortic intramural hematoma underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a propensity score-matched analysis
Nan Zhang, Tian-shu Xu, Tie-nan Zhou, Lei Zhang, Xiao-zeng Wang, Ying Min
Stiff left atrial syndrome with pulmonary veins occlusion after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation: a life-long complication that can lead to heart transplantation
Rani Kronenberger, Kaoru Tanaka, Carlo de Asmundis, Mark La Meir
Correction: Tension pyopneumothorax caused by parvimonas micra: a case report
Yoshihito Iijima, Shun Iwai, Nozomu Motono, Hidetaka Uramoto
Endovascular treatment of a traumatic thoracic pseudo-aneurysm in a pediatric patient: a case report with review of literature
Muniba Afzal, Safaa Abdulreda Najar, Hassan Baghazal, Noora Alshahwani
Review on risk factors, classification, and treatment of sternal wound infection
Yaoyao Song, Wanli Chu, Jiachen Sun, Xinzhu Liu, Hongjuan Zhu, Hongli Yu, Chuan’an Shen
“UFO procedure” for massive aortic and mitral annular calcification involving left atrial and ventricular myocardium: a potential radical solution
Leonhard Wert, Miralem Pasic, Roland Heck, Karel M. Van Praet, Jörg Kempfert, Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk
The effects of cold compress and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the pain associated with chest tube removal among patients with coronary bypass grafting
Fatemeh Hatefi, Majid Kazemi, Parvin Manglian, Dadullah Shahi Moridi, Shahin Heydari, Hadi Hasani
The 100 most cited papers on total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a bibliometric analysis
Chen Wen, Wei Liu, Chenhao Fang, Jin Shentu, Ruixiang Ma, Han Zhang, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen
Combination of CEACAM5, EpCAM and CK19 gene expressions in mediastinal lymph node micrometastasis is a prognostic factor for non-small cell lung cancer
Hande Süer, Suat Erus, Ekin E. Cesur, Ömer Yavuz, Orhan Ağcaoğlu, Pınar Bulutay, Tamer T. Önder, Serhan Tanju, Şükrü Dilege
Unconventional surgery for thoracic esophageal rupture with empyema and mediastinitis: a case report and literature review
Yong-jun Deng, Huan-peng Liu, Jian-bin Zou
Granulomatous inflammation mimicking a hematoma around the replaced ascending aorta in magnetic resonance imaging: a case report
June Lee, Hyun Ah Lim, Seok Beom Hong, Do Yeon Kim, Yong Han Kim, Hwan Wook Kim
Establishment and validation of a prognostic risk classification for patients with stage T1-3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Yang-Yu Huang, Yan Zheng, Shen-Hua Liang, Lei-Lei Wu, Xuan Liu, Wen-Qun Xing, Guo-Wei Ma
Hemostatic efficacy of a flowable collagen-thrombin matrix during coronary artery bypass grafting: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
Hyo-Hyun Kim, Kang Ju Lee, Dae Ryong Kang, Jun Hyeok Lee, Young-Nam Youn
Outcomes and survival following thoracic endovascular repair in patients with aortic aneurysms limited to the descending thoracic aorta
Katharina Fankhauser, Isaac Wamala, Adam Penkalla, Roland Heck, Robert Hammerschmidt, Volkmar Falk, Semih Buz
Risk profiles and a concise prediction model for lymph node metastasis in patients with lung adenocarcinoma
Shenhua Liang, Yang-Yu Huang, Xuan Liu, Lei-Lei Wu, Yu Hu, Guowei Ma
Prognostic effect of atrial fibrillation on survival in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis
Meiling Du, Xiaoyuan Wang, Aiai Zhang, Feixing Li, Mengyang Yi
A case of bronchial Dieulafoy disease and literature review
Xiaoqian Shi, Mingdong Wang, Yifei Wang, Wei Zhang, Xuewei Zhao, Bing Li
Hemoptysis: unilateral pulmonary artery atresia? a case report
Aneel Maini, Sebastian Cousins, Tyler Holliday, Jessica Wang Memoli, Tajender Singh Vasu, Puja Gaur Khaitan
Correction to: A modified primary culture method of rat pulmonary vein smooth muscle cells
Wenhui Huang, Hongjin Liu, Yichao Pan, Xueying Wang, Hongwei Yang, Danjie Wang, Jing Lin, Hui Zhang
Pseudoaneurysm after aortopulmonary window repair and bilateral lung transplantation for eisenmenger syndrome: a case report
Toshiaki Nagashima, Masaki Taira, Moyu Hasegawa, Yosuke Kugo, Takuji Watanabe, Daisuke Yoshioka, Kazuo Shimamura, Takayoshi Ueno, Shigeru Miyagawa
Isolated giant aortic arch aneurysm repair in a 13-year-old girl: a case report
Volodymyr Vashkeba, Vasyl Karpenko, Oleh Zelenchuk, Sudakevych Serhii, Stepan Maruniak, Justyna Swol, Borys Todurov, Vitaly Demyanchuk
Minimally-invasive approach via percutaneous femoral cannulation for the resection of intra-cardiac masses: a single center experience in the Middle-East
Uthman Aluthman, Mohammed A. Ashour, Salman W. Bafageeh, Abivarma Chandrakumaran, Taraji S. Alrehaili, Osama A. Abdulrahman, Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Shalan Alaamri, Saeed A. AlGhamdi, Ahmed A. Jamjoom
Hospital-based retrospective analysis of 224 surgical cases of lung hydatid cyst from southern Iran
Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani, Kamyar Ebrahimi, Mohammad Rastegarian, Mehrdad Eskandarisani, Bizhan Ziaian, Bahador Sarkari
Xanthoma of rib: a case report and review of the literature
Emilia Mottola, Flavia Adotti, Angelina Pernazza, Carlo Della Rocca, Giulia D’Amati, Piergiorgio Nardis, Jacopo Vannucci, Massimiliano Bassi, Federico Venuta, Marco Anile
Outcomes of valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve and tricuspid aortic valve: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yiding Zuo, Ruixi Tan, Chaoyi Qin
Dieulafoy’s disease of the bronchus: rare but potentially fatal: a case report and a review of literature
Salsabil Daboussi, Marwa kacem, Nouha Boubaker, Mariem Chaabene, Chiraz Aichaouia, Samira Mhamdi, Zied Moatemri
An unusual case of huge fibrotic sac of hematoma at saphenous vein harvest site for coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report
June Lee, Hye Rim Na, Seok Beom Hong, Do Yeon Kim, Hwan Wook Kim, Yong Han Kim
Ten-year follow-up study of a young woman with loeys-dietz syndrome: a case report
Tomohiro Nakajima, Yutaka Iba, Tsuyoshi Shibata, Itaru Hosaka, Jyunji Nakazawa, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada
Diagnosis and management of intercostal intramuscular hemangioma: an updated review
Takahiro Ochi, Yasuo Sekine, Eitetsu Koh, Hidehisa Hoshino, Tadao Nakazawa
COVID-19 and spontaneous pneumothorax: a survival analysis
Reza Ershadi, Shahab Rafieian, Mohammadreza Salehi, Hossein Kazemizadeh, Hesam Amini, Marjan Sohrabi, Alireza Samimiat, Yaser Sharafi, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Matin Vahedi
Non traumatic acquired acute transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia induced by coughing
June Lee, Ju Sang Kim, Jin Yong Jeong
Retrospective single-arm cohort study of video-assisted thoracic surgery for treatment of idiopathic peripherally located simple type pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in 23 consecutive patients
Toshiyuki Irie, Osamu Ishibashi, Masashi Kuramochi, Hideo Ichimura, Katsuyuki Endo
If we should remove internal fixation devices for rib fractures?
Yang Li, kaile Jiang, Tiancheng Zhao, Xiang Guo, Kaibin Liu, Yonghong Zhao
Successful surgical management of an aggressive IgG4-related sclerosing esophageal inflammatory pseudotumor: a case report and review of literature
Hoang Nguyen, Duc Huan Pham, Tuan Hiep Luong
The survival benefit from surgery on patients with large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in the lung: a propensity-score matching study
Hao Jiang, Weixia Xie, Xianpeng Li, Huaying Wang, Wan-Jun Yu, Xiaolu Chen
Preoperative computed tomography-guided transscapular sens-cure needle localization for pulmonary nodule located behind the scapula
Zi-Wei Lu, Yue-Yue Liu, Yong-Gang Li, Lu-Lu Lv
The efficacy of three-ball breathing apparatus exercise based on the concept of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients after lung cancer surgery
Qiang Xu, Zi-Qing Shen, Kun-Peng Feng, Chun Xu, Cheng Ding, Chang Li, Sheng Ju, Jun Chen, Shu Pan, Jun Zhao
Dynamic predictive scores for cardiac surgery-associated agitated delirium: a single-center retrospective observational study
Yu Tian, Bingyang Ji, Xiaolin Diao, Chunrong Wang, Weiwei Wang, Yuchen Gao, Sudena Wang, Chun Zhou, Qiaoni Zhang, Sizhe Gao, Xinyi Xu, Jia Liu, Jianhui Wang, Yuefu Wang
Risk factors for postoperative myocardial injury-related cardiogenic shock in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Xiao-Feng Cheng, Kuo Wang, Hai-Tao Zhang, He Zhang, Xin-Yi Jiang, Li-Chong Lu, Cheng Chen, Yong-Qing Cheng, Dong-Jin Wang, Kai Li
Pulmonary valve infective endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus
Olajide A. Olatidoye, Sajjaad H. Samat, Kanhua Yin, Michael J. Bates
Higher expression of pseudouridine synthase 7 promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression and suggests a poor prognosis
Guihong Zhang, Yongde Zhu, Yonghuang Tan, Biao Chen, Shichao Shan, Gengyu Zhang, Jianjun Lu
Dexmedetomidine ameliorates diabetic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting ferroptosis through the Nrf2/GPX4 pathway
Fan Li, Zhenfei Hu, Yidan Huang, Haiting Zhan
The impact of surgery and age on mortality with primary trachea malignant tumors: a retrospective study based on propensity-score matching analysis
Chen Ping, Jia Liang, Zhi-Yuan Liu, Jiang He, Ji-Yao Zhou, Hao Cheng, Guang-Da Yuan
Did angiodysplasia associated with heyde’s syndrome disappear spontaneously?: a case report
Rui Li, Shuliang Ji, Jiaxi Shi, Lijin Qing, Wei Wu, Jiechun Zhang
Bacteraemia caused by Lactobacillus casei in a patient after cardiac surgery. A case report
Aneta Guzek, Paweł Filipowski, Zbigniew Rybicki, Piotr Grabski, Leszek Gryszko, Emilia Sopolińska, Dariusz Tomaszewski
Prevalence and treatment outcome of bronchopleural fistula: a multi-center study in Ethiopia
Samuel Tesfaye Woldemariam, Israel Bekele Molla, Seyoum Kassa Merine, Dereje Gulilat Yilma
Sub-axillary cosmetic incision versus single-incision thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Yuan-Liang Zheng, Ri-Sheng Huang
Surgical management of descending necrotizing mediastinitis: strategy for thoracic interference
Lam Xuan Nhat, Vu Huu Vinh, Chau Phu Thi, Nguyen Van Khoi
Abnormal origin of the right posterior segmental bronchus: case report and literature review
Tao Xu, Hui Ye, Wenshu Chen, Zhongwen Jin, Changjin He
Percutaneous treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortic valve stenosis with ‘staged’ EVAR and TAVR: a case series
Massimo Medda, Francesco Casilli, Marta Bande, Mattia Glauber, Maurizio Tespili, Silvia Cirri, Francesco Donatelli
Atrial giant cell myocarditis with preserved left ventricular function: a case report and literature review
Yilin Tang, Lin Qi, Ling Xu, Lei Lin, Junfeng Cai, Wei Shen, Yang Liu, Ming Li
Successful surgical treatment of Stanford type A aortic dissection due to Salmonella aortitis
Shohei Yoshida, Adwaiy Manerikar, Mengou Zhu, Christopher Mehta
High sensitivity troponin-I threshold to predict perioperative myocardial infarction
Tom Friedman, Dror B. Leviner, Veronica Chan, Bobby Yanagawa, Ady Orbach, Abd El Haleem Natour, Anastasia Weis, Erez Sharoni, Gil Bolotin
Salvage surgery for advanced non-small cell lung cancer following previous immunotherapy: a retrospective study
Mitsunori Higuchi, Sho Inomata, Hikaru Yamaguchi, Takuro Saito, Hiroyuki Suzuki
Radiological evidence of rapid growth acceleration of a small part solid nodule found to be large-cell carcinoma of the lung
Yunwei Lu, Zewen Sun, Hao Li, Xiaofeng Chen, Yun Li, Lina Sun, Fan Yang, Guanchao Jiang, Jian Zhou
Preoperative small pulmonary nodule localisation using hookwires or coils: strategy selection in adverse events
Tao Zuo, Zhaoming Gao, Tao Zhang, Bing Wen, Baojun Chen, Ping Jiang
Severe dysphagia due to an esophageal duplication cyst in sixth decade, unusual presentation of a rare pathology
Santiago A. Endara, Jaime R. Pinto, Gustavo A. Torres, Pablo A. Arias, M. Patricia Ponton, Gabriel A. Molina
Massive, life-threatening hemoptysis due to localized granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Eleonora Coviello, Francesco Puma, Domenico Pourmolkara, Martina Mandarano, Antonio Giulio Napolitano
The prognostic role of the low and very low baseline LDL-C level in outcomes of patients with cardiac revascularization; comparative registry-based cohort design
Malihe Rezaee, Aida Fallahzadeh, Ali Sheikhy, Ali Ajam, Saeed Sadeghian, Mina Pashang Bsc, Mahmoud Shirzad, Soheil Mansourian, Jamshid Bagheri, Kaveh Hosseini
MicroRNA-185-5p targets tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta to regulate non-small cell lung cancer progression
Jiangang Ma, Yan Bai, Fangyuan Chen, Feng Zhou, Liyuan Zhang, Peini Xue, Dong Wang
Who needs their descending thoracic aorta anyway? Extra-anatomic bypass for aorto-bronchial fistula after TEVAR
Joshua S. Newman, Stevan S. Pupovac, S. Jacob Scheinerman, Jui-Chuan Tseng, Jonathan M. Hemli, Derek R. Brinster
Endovascular treatment for massive haemoptysis due to pulmonary pseudoaneurysm: report of 23 cases
Fen-Qiang Li, Dong-Jun Su, Wan-Jia Zhang, Zhong-Ke Chen, Geng-Xiang Li, Shuang-Xi Li, Yu-xing Peng, Lei Dang, Wen-Hui Wang
Locally advanced thymoma; does neoadjuvant chemotherapy make a difference?
Riad Abdel Jalil, Farah A. Abdallah, Zeinab Obeid, Ahmad Khaled Harb, Mohamad K. Abou Chaar, Tariq Bassem Shannies, Ahed El-Edwan, Hussam Haddad, Azza Ghraibeh, Ahmad Abu-Shanab
Application of postmortem computed tomography angiography to settle a medical dispute after aortic dissection surgery: a forensic case report
Wang Zhuoqun, Tian Zhiling, Wan Lei, Dong Hewen, Zou Donghua, Zhang Jianhua, Liu Ningguo
The role of delayed aortic surgery in type A aortic dissection and mesenteric ischemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Aditya Eranki, Ashley R Wilson-Smith, Michael L Williams, Aashray Gupta, Campbell Flynn, Jim Iliopoulos, Con Manganas
Mid-term results of endoscopic mitral valve repair and insights in surgical techniques for isolated posterior prolapse
Enrico Squiccimarro, Vito Margari, Georgios Kounakis, Giuseppe Visicchio, Clemente Pascarella, Crescenzia Rotunno, Carmine Carbone, Domenico Paparella
Microscopic feature of lymph node anthracosilicosis adherent with pulmonary artery: a case report
Junichi Murakami, Toshiki Tanaka, Yoshinobu Hoshii, Kimikazu Hamano
Long-term results following atrioventricular septal defect repair
Katja Schumacher, Mateo Marin Cuartas, Sabine Meier, Muhammed Ikbal Aydin, Michael Andrew Borger, Ingo Dähnert, Martin Kostelka, Marcel Vollroth
The prognostic value of 11th Japanese classification and 8th AJCC staging systems in Chinese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Xi-qin Zhang, Chuan-wang Miao, Lan-pin Liu, Cun-liang Wang, Jia-zhen Chen, Wan-hu Li, Xu-dong Hu
Wedge resection versus lobectomy in T1 lung cancer patients: a propensity matched analysis
Robert J Moon, Rebecca Taylor, Pika Miklavc, Syed B Mehdi, Stuart W Grant, Mohamad Nidal Bittar
David V procedure and hemiarch replacement in a patient with Loeys-Dietz-Syndrome and beta thalassemia minor: a case report
Frieda-Maria Kainz, Kathrin Freystaetter, Bruno K. Podesser, Christoph Holzinger
Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature
Zirui Zhu, You Liu, Hengliang Xu, Haoyong Ning, Yanmin Xia, Leilei Shen
Second-generation extracellular matrix patch for epicardial infarct repair
Arjun Bhatt, Michael J. Bates, Constantin B. Marcu, Robert G. Matheny, Blase A. Carabello, Kanhua Yin, Walter Douglas Boyd
Intravascular leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension, a case report
Juan Garcés Garcés, Fernando Terán Camacho, Gerardo Dávalos Dávalos, Sofía Zárate León, Ligia Redrobán Armendáriz, Vladimir Ullauri Solórzano, Gabriel A. Molina, Santiago Endara Aguirre
Risk factors associated with prolonged intensive care unit stay following surgery for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a retrospective study
Jinjin Huang, Jian Tang, Yong Fan, Dongpi Wang, Lifen Ye
Bivalirudin for cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with heparin allergy
Emre Boysan, Renda Circi, Osman Fehmi Beyazal, Erol Şener
Heterotopically-placed right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit does not negatively affect outcomes
Khunthorn Kadeetham, Piya Samankatiwat
Correction to: Hemostatic efcacy of a fowable collagen-thrombin matrix during coronary artery bypass grafting: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
Hyo-Hyun Kim, Kang Ju Lee, Dae Ryong Kang, Jun Hyeok Lee, Young-Nam Youn
Correction: The role of delayed aortic surgery in type A aortic dissection and mesenteric ischemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Aditya Eranki, Ashley R Wilson-Smith, Michael L Williams, Aashray Gupta, Campbell Flynn, Jim Iliopoulos, Con Manganas
Surgical removal of an unusual huge solitary fibrous tumor in the mediastinum: a case report
Parviz Mardani, Mohammad Nekooeian, Saba Zangeneh, Hooman Kamran, Reza Shahriarirad, Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Armin Amirian, Masoud Vafabin
Impact of surgically placed radiopaque markers during aortic root surgery on facilitating secondary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
Emmanuel Zimmer, Maria Nucera, Clarence Pingpoh, Murat Yildiz, Paul Puiu, Florian Schoenhoff, Martin Czerny, Matthias Siepe
Management of anomalous origin of right coronary artery from left coronary sinus
Tobin Mangel, Aabha Divya, Ravi De Silva
Stachydrine ameliorates hypoxia reoxygenation injury of cardiomyocyte via enhancing SIRT1-Nrf2 pathway
Xi Zhu, Yingbiao Wu, Xiaogang Zhang, Wei Gu, Zhongping Ning
Minimally invasive valve surgery including patients of combined simultaneous surgery: a retrospective study
Yun Ling, Huaxin Chen, Pengxiong Zhu, Tian Li, Bangde Xue, Jun Liu
Comparison of central venous catheter thoracic drainage and traditional closed thoracic drainage following minimally invasive surgery for esophageal carcinoma: a retrospective analysis
Yang Zhao, Yue Ma, Zhixia Bai, Tao Wang, Dong Song, Tao Li
Outcomes of early fiberoptic bronchoscopic sputum aspiration and lavage after thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophageal cancer surgery: a randomized clinical trial
Wu Wang, Jin-biao Xie, Tian-bao Yang, Shi-jie Huang, Bo-yang Chen
Successful echocardiography-guided medical management of severe early post-implant right ventricular failure in a patient with left ventricular assist device support: a case report
Shingo Kunioka, Osamu Seguchi, Tasuku Hada, Hiroki Mochizuki, Masaya Shimojima, Takuya Watanabe, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Naoki Tadokoro, Satoshi Kainuma, Satsuki Fukushima, Tomoyuki Fujita, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Norihide Fukushima
Effects of multimodal low-opioid anesthesia protocol during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective cohort study
Maruniak Stepan, Loskutov Oleh, Druzhyna Oleksandr, Swol Justyna
Internal thoracic artery graft failure and recurrence of symptoms following single-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Mikael Janiec, Axel Dimberg, Rickard P. F. Lindblom
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement 23 years after heart transplant for aortic insufficiency
Andrew Jones, Hossein Amirjamshidi, George Olverson IV, Frederick S. Ling, Kazuhiro Hisamoto
Successful conservative treatment for left ventricular free wall rupture after acute myocardial infarction
Haruyuki Kinoshita, Munehiro Kanegawa, Masashi Morita, Shiori Maeda, Yoji Sumimoto, Kenji Masada, Takashi Shimonaga, Toshifumi Hiraoka, Katsuhiko Imai, Hiroshi Sugino
Extra-anatomical left common carotid and subclavian artery bypass followed by aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk
Ryo Suzuki, Masafumi Akita, Suguru Miyazaki, Ryo Shimano
Excision of left atrial myxoma under perfused ventricular fibrillation with hypothermia after coronary artery bypass grafting
Shaobo Pan, Yalin Wang, Yanjia Gu, Weidong Li, Hongfei Xu
Large mesenchymal cystic and chondroid pulmonary hamartoma mimicking lung cancer: Case report
Seha Ahn, Heejin Lee, Joon Kyu Kang, In Sub Kim, Youngkyu Moon, Jung Suk Choi, Si Young Choi
Acute cardiac tamponade following thoracoscopic lobectomy: a case report and literatures review
Wei Chen, Yi Shen, Yang Yuan, Qiangqiang Zheng, Yunfeng Zhou
Anesthetic management of thoracotomy for massive intrathoracic solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: a case report
Wang Shen, Yan Li, Feng Liu, Ning Liu, Xiangrui Wang, Zhonghua Ji
Total arch replacement for an aortic arch aneurysm with cold agglutinin disease after rituximab and plasmapheresis
Atsuyuki Mitsuishi, Yujiro Miura, Kyosuke Saeki, Yoshinori Nomura, Katsumata Yoshifumi, Keisuke Yoshida
Case report of non-tracheal intubation—an alternative for postpneumonectomy patients undergoing contralateral pulmonary resection
Jingdan Deng, Zhiwen Zeng, Zizheng Zhang
Assessment of degradability and endothelialization of modified poly L-lactic acid (PLLA) atrial septal defect (ASD) occluders over time in vivo
Jun Chen, Yumei Xie, Yifan Li, Xianmiao Chen, Mingjuan Fu, Yanfen Liu, Zhiwei Zhang
Primary unifocal thymic Rosai-Dorfman disease: an extremely rare challenge in diagnostic practice
Qian Liu, Fengxiang Liao, Yong Liu, Yang Cheng, Chubo Qi
N1 lymph node detection in lymph node harvesting in non-small cell lung cancer: Formaldehyde exposure is a drawback?
Sevinc Citak, Talha Dogruyol, Serkan Bayram, Mustafa Vayvada, Serda Kanbur Metin, Volkan Baysungur
Prediction of acute kidney injury following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in elderly Chinese population
Wenxing Peng, Bo Yang, Huanyu Qiao, Yongmin Liu, Yang Lin
Impact of prophylactic donor heart tricuspid valve annuloplasty on outcomes in heart transplantation
Hidefumi Nishida, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Christopher Salerno, Atsushi Nemoto, Tae Song, David Onsager, Ann Nguyen, Jonathan Grinstein, Bow Chung, Nitasha Sarswat, Gene Kim, Sean Pinney, Takeyoshi Ota
Surviving the nonsurvivable combination of a mycotic aneurysm progressing into a concomitant aorto-bronchial- and aorto-esophageal fistula, a case report
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Technical aspects of reconstruction for inadequate left atrial cuff in lung transplantation
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Correction: Severe mitral valve insufciency caused by standard surgical aortic valve implantation and its reparation using sutureless prosthesis
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A novel minimally invasive fixation method for flail chest management in a Canine model: an animal research
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