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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Issue 1/2024

Content (521 Articles)

Open Access NSCLC Research

Influence of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival for patients with completely resected high-risk stage IB NSCLC

Zi-Qing Shen, Kun-Peng Feng, Zi-Yao Fang, Tian Xia, Shu Pan, Cheng Ding, Chun Xu, Sheng Ju, Jun Chen, Chang Li, Jun Zhao

Open Access Pleurodesis Research

Effectiveness of pleurodesis for postoperative air leaks after lung resection

Norifumi Tsubokawa, Takahiro Mimae, Risa Ito, Ryuma Sasai, Kouichi Hirano, Atsushi Kamigaichi, Nobutaka Kawamoto, Yoshihiro Miyata, Morihito Okada

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Surgical aortic valve replacement etiologies, hemodynamics, and outcomes in 1346 patients from the Malaysian heart centre

Aslannif Roslan, Chong Kee Soon, Tey Yee Sin, Ahmad Tantawi Jauhari Aktifanus, Soh Si Ling, Wong Kian Boon, Beni I. Rusani, Hafidz Abd Hadi, Jayakhanthan Kolanthaivelu, Shaiful Azmi Yahaya, Jeswant Dillon, Alwi M. Yunus

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Randomized controlled trial of remote ischemic preconditioning in children having cardiac surgery

Yuk M. Law, Christine Hsu, Sangeeta R. Hingorani, Michael Richards, David M. McMullan, Howard Jefferies, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Ronit Katz

Open Access Cannabinoid Review

Research progress in the management of vascular disease with cannabidiol: a review

Yilong Guo, Ren Wei, Jianqing Deng, Wei Guo

Open Access Computed Tomography Case Report

Robotic-assisted right upper lobectomy with systemic pulmonary vein anomaly: a case report

Wenwu Liu, Shaohua Xie, Kaixin Zhang, Yingzhi Zhao, Xin Gao, Wei Dai, Qiuling Shi, Bin Hu, Qiang Li, Xing Wei

Correction: Successful treatment of cardiogenic shock due to Takotsubo syndrome with implantation of a temporary microaxial left ventricular assist device in transaxillary approach

Johanna K. R. von Mackensen, Ahmed El Shazly, Felix Schoenrath, Joerg Kempfert, Christoph T. Starck, Evgenij V. Potapov, Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk, Leonhard Wert

Open Access Aneurysm Case Report

Use of selective visceral angiography in surgical strategy planning for celiac artery aneurysm in the celiacomesenteric trunk

Takasumi Goto, Hironobu Fujimura, Takashi Shintani, Takashi Shibuya, Shigeru Miyagawa

Open Access Cardiac Tumor Case Report

Rapid expansion of a left atrial myxoma caused by acute multiple internal hemorrhages: a case report and literature review

Takayoshi Kato, Etsuji Umeda, Natsuko Suzui, Ryo Fujii, Hiroki Ogura, Osamu Sakai, Katsuya Shimabukuro, Kiyoshi Doi

Open Access Pneumothorax Research

Efficacy and safety of intraoperative partial spray of 50% glucose for patients with spontaneous pneumothorax

Ryota Kiriyama, Shota Nakamura, Hironori Oyamatsu, Seijiro Niimi, Takaki Fujimura, Takehiko Okagawa, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Establishing and validation of the VBV score for assessing Lung ground-glass nodules based on high-resolution computed tomography

Yuwei Zhou, Xiaoqing Cao, Haiyong Gu, Shenhu Gao, Yuxuan Wu, Haoyang Li, Bing Xiong, Haiyang Dong, Yan Lv, Rong Yang, Yihe Wu

Open Access Angiography Case Report

Video assisted thorascopic assisted correction of left partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection: one case report

Gengxu He, Kai Zhou, Lei Zhao, Yuanzhi Luo, Hong Geng, Qiang Ji, Kun Zuo

Open Access Pulmonary Nodule Research

The correlation between tumor radiological features and spread through air spaces in peripheral stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis

Chao Jia, Hai-Cheng Jiang, Cong Liu, Yu-Feng Wang, Hong-Ying Zhao, Qiang Wang, Xiu-Qing Xue, Xiao-Feng Li

Open Access ECMO Research

The application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in emergent airway management - a single-center retrospective study

Zhijun Fan, Simin Zhu, Jinling Chen, Junlin Wen, Binfei Li, Xiaozu Liao

Open Access Tracheostomy Research

Nonmalignant tracheal stenosis: presentation, management and outcome in limited resources setting

Dereje Gulilat, Abraham Genetu, Segni Kejela, Seyoum Kassa, Abebe Bekele, Ayalew Tizazu

Open Access Heart Surgery Case Report

Distinguishing sterile inflammation from graft infection

Atsuyuki Mitsuishi, Yujiro Miura, Yu Arakawa, Tatsuya Noguchi

Open Access CABG Research

Nomogram for predicting major bleeding after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Jianqin Zhu, Zhenjun Wu, Guiming Huang, Yuting Zhong, Cheng Peng

Open Access Thoracotomy Research

Navigating the challenges of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a risk analysis and learning curve evaluation

Nestoras Papadopoulos, Vasileios Ntinopoulos, Stak Dushaj, Achim Häussler, Dragan Odavic, Hector Rodríguez Cetina Biefer, Omer Dzemali

Open Access Wound Infection Research

The impact of two radical sternectomy surgical techniques on the outcome of deep sternal wound infections

Olimpiu Bota, Feras Taqatqeh, Florian Bönke, Maxime Mülhausen, Klaus Matschke, Adrian Dragu, Kevin Bienger, Stefan Rasche

Open Access ECMO Case Report

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiac arrest for acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella: a case report

John C. Grotberg, Linda Schulte, Erin Schumer, Mary Sullivan, Kunal Kotkar, Mohammad F. Masood, Amit Pawale

Open Access Thoracotomy Case Report

Surgical management of mediastinal mature cystic teratoma of the elderly remaining asymptomatic

Badreddine Belayachi, Hicham Fenane, Yassine Msougar

Open Access Cardiac Tumor Case Report

Mitral valve leaflet blood cyst treated with minimally invasive approach: a case report and review of literature

Matiullah Masroor, Ting Xie, Dayan Yang, Shengxiong Lin, Nianguo Dong, Fujin Liu, Long Wu

Open Access Computed Tomography Case Report

Gastric and cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: an extremely rare case

Yueqi Huang, Mingqi Zhang, Qingchun Li, Qiulin Huang

Open Access Sarcoma Case Report

Transaortic removal of a large primary sarcoma from the left ventricle assisted by strategic partial resection and endoscopic guidance: a case report

Jae-Sung Choi, Jeongwon Kim, Se Jin Oh, You Jung Ok, Yong Won Seong, Hyeon Jong Moon

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Short and mid-term outcomes of valve-sparing, aortic root reimplantation (David’s procedure)

Abbas Salehi Omran, Ali Aeen, Sepehr Nayebirad, Ahmad Vakili-Basir, Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Reza Mohseni-Badalabadi, Shapour Shirani, Arezou Zoroufian, Arash Jalali, Fatemeh Alsadat Mostafanejad, Mohammad Sahebjam

Open Access Myasthenia Gravis Research

Thymoma negatively affects the neurological outcome of myasthenia gravis after thymectomy: a propensity score matching study

Wenxin Tian, Hanbo Yu, Yaoguang Sun, Jing He, Qingjun Wu, Chao Ma, Peng Jiao, Chuan Huang, Donghang Li, Hongfeng Tong

Open Access Myocardial Infarction Case Report

Up against the wall - emergency double myocardial rupture repair

Rajeevlochan Ravi, Shubhra Sinha, Craig Dunlop, Jonathan Unsworth-White

Open Access Research

Predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index in the high-grade subtypes components of small-sized lung adenocarcinoma

BoHua Wei, Yi Zhang, Kejian Shi, Xin Jin, Kun Qian, Peilong Zhang, Teng Zhao

Open Access Endocarditis Research

Histopathology reveals concealed aortic valve inflammation

Mona Laaksonen, Ivana Kholova, Timo Paavonen, Ari Mennander

Open Access Intra-Aortic Balloon Case Report

Single arterial access technique for simultaneous dual mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock

Alexander Fardman, Nikolay Dranishnikov, Gaik Nersesian, Volkmar Falk, Evgenij Potapov

Open Access Case Report

Tracheal resection anastomosis for rare tracheal inflammatory lesions mimicking malignancy: report of 2 cases

Ahmed Musaad Abd-Elfattah, Alaa Gaafar, Hisham Atef Ebada, Mahmoud Seif-Elnasr, Ahmed Domain, Fedaey Ramadan Habaza, Khaled Zalata, Ali Tawfik

Open Access Transesophageal Echocardiography Case Report

Asymptomatic esophageal perforation discovered after elective cardiac surgery: the importance of clinical awareness

N. A. Hasami, W. W. L. Li, T. Smith, A. F. T. M. Verhagen, K. Ko, R. H. Heijmen

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Risk factors for prolonged postoperative ICU stay in the patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection

Haiyuan Liu, Shuaipeng Zhang, Chengxin Zhang, Qinyun Gao, Yuyong Liu, Fangfang Liao, Shenglin Ge

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Case Report

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heart in an older woman with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a case report and review of the literature

Fu-Rong Luo, Yi-Fen Lin, Jing-Lian Lin, Xiao-Shan Liang, Hui-Jun Xiao, Rui-Gang Huang

Open Access Computed Tomography Case Report

No cupid, just an arrow: a penetrating injury into the interventricular septum

Miia Lehtinen, Antti Nykänen, Peter Raivio

Open Access Esophagus Resection Case Report

Chylopericardium following esophagectomy: a case report and systematic review

Xinglin Yang, Jinghong Zhang, Pengxia Sun, Jihai Liu, Jiangshan Wang, Huadong Zhu

Open Access CABG Research

Association between HbA1c and deep sternal wound infection after coronary artery bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wenyu Zhao, Jingui Xie, Zhichao Zheng, Han Zhou, Oon Cheong Ooi, Haidong Luo

Open Access Esophagus Resection Research

Similar survival after endoscopic submucosal dissection and esophagectomy in early esophageal cancer and synchronous or metachronous head and neck cancer

Ruei-Ti Ke, Yu-Hsin Hsiao, Wei-Chen Tai, Shau-Hsuan Li, Chih-Chien Yao, Kai-Hao Chuang, Hsing-Hua Lai, Yu Chen, Li-Chun Chen, Hung-I Lu, Yen-Hao Chen, Chien-Ming Lo

Open Access Aneurysm Case Report

Left coronary sinus of valsalva aneurysm dissecting into interventricular septum: a case report

Lei Zhang, Dong-hui Ji, Xiao-yun Li, Kuo-peng Liang

Bibliometric and visualized analysis of scientific publications on subglottic stenosis based on web of science core collection

Yaping Zhang, Zhanqiu Dai, Qixin Xia, Yufeng Wu, TingxiaoZhao, Qi Chen, Chen Xia, Jun Zhang, Jiongnan Xu

Open Access Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research

Selective aneurysmal sac neck-targeted embolization during endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with hostile neck anatomy

Lifeng Zhang, Yongjiang Tang, Jiantao Wang, Xianjun Liu, Yang Liu, Wei Zeng, Chunshui He

Open Access Rib Fracture Research

Clinical effect of the internal fixation for rib fracture with single utility port complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Jindong Wang, Zhiguang Sun, Yongshuai Liu, Weiyong Gong, Jianxin Wang, Junyi Deng, Yue Fu, Jishan Lan

Open Access Tetralogy of Fallot Case Report

A rare case of a neonate with fallot-type absent pulmonary valve and occlusion of the left main bronchus

Chunjie Mu, Minzhang Zhao, Runwei Ma, Xiang Li, Min Liu, Yao Deng

Open Access Pacemaker Case Report

Bedside zero-fluoroscopy temporary permanent pacemaker implantation in the electrical storm treatment under the guidance of EnSite 3D system: a case report

Lei Wang, Pengfei Li, Jun li, Jicheng Xi, Zhibiao Zhang, Fang Yan, Yanan Zhang, Haixiong Wang, Huiyuan Han

Open Access CT Angiography Case Report

Coronary pseudoaneurysm with a superficial mass and accompanying Brucella infection

Chuanxiao Mi, Xiangxi Zhang, Liyuan Wang, Yan Yun, Fang Li, Yi Li, Yuxin Liu, Shouji Zhang, Chengwei Zou, Haizhou Zhang, Xiaochun Ma

Open Access ECMO Case Report

Management of penetrating cardiac injury and tricuspid regurgitation with extracorporeal-membrane oxygenation (ECMO): a case report

Alexandros N. Karavas, Keeyon Olia, Dane Scantling, Jacob Nudel, Jacob Kriegel, Niloo M. Edwards

Open Access Research

Body measurement changes in adults with pectus excavatum after the Nuss procedure: a study of 272 patients

Nay Htut, I-Shiang Tzeng, Yu-Jiun Fan, Yeung-Leung Cheng

Open Access Research

Bidirectional glenn surgery without palliative pulmonary artery banding in univentricular heart with unrestricted pulmonary flow. Retrospective multicenter experience

Gaser A. Abdelmohsen, Hala A. Gabel, Rawan M. Alamri, Ahmed Baamer, Osman O. Al-Radi, Aliaa Binyamin, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Saud A. Bahaidarah, Naif A. Alkhushi, Mohamed H. Abdelsalam, Hossam Ibrahim, Ahmed R. Elakaby, Adeep Khawaji, Abdullah Alghobaishi, Khadijah A. Maghrabi, Zaher F. Zaher, Jameel A. Al-Ata, Ahmad S. Azhar, Ahmed M. Dohain

Open Access Lymphadenopathy Research

Transbronchial lymph node forceps biopsy as a novel tool in diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy: a pilot study

Ahmed Al-Halfawy, Sabah Hussein, Wafaa Ashur, Ali El-Hendawi, Sara Hussein

Open Access Aortic Coarctation Case Report

Coral reef aorta: a rare form of obstruction of the ascending aorta in adolescent with aortopathy- case report

Neerod Kumar Jha, Benedict Raj Kumar, Nishant Shah, Osama Abdullah, Oraib Al Ketan, Fraser Harban, Mohammad Daud Khan

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Surgical outcomes and perioperative risk factors of patients with interstitial lung disease after pulmonary resection

Chuan Huang, Yao-Guang Sun, Chao Ma, Peng Jiao, Qing-Jun Wu, Wen-Xin Tian, Han-Bo Yu, Hong-Feng Tong

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Modified blade: an interventional option in rigid bronchoscopy for non-resectable benign tracheal stenosis

Gaetana Messina, Vincenzo Di Filippo, Francesca Capasso, Maria Antonietta Puca, Beatrice Leonardi, Mario Grande, Anna Rainone, Francesco Leone, Giuseppe Vicario, Simona De Gregorio, Giuseppe Cerullo, Antonio Ponticiello, Mario Pirozzi, Stefano Farese, Alessia Zotta, Giovanni Natale, Giovanni Messina, Giovanni Vicidomini, Alfonso Fiorelli, Fortunato Ciardiello, Morena Fasano

Open Access Thrombectomy Case Report

Simple and secure thrombectomy without circulatory arrest for acute pulmonary embolism

Hanae Sasaki, Ryosuke Kowatari, Norihiro Kondo, Masahito Minakawa

Pectoral muscle mass is not a robust prognostic factor for survival after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation

Freya Sophie Jenkins, Jan-Philipp Minol, Tarik Akar, Esma Yilmaz, Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Ismail Dalyanoglu, Bernhard Korbmacher, Joel Aissa, Udo Boeken, Artur Lichtenberg, Payam Akhyari, Hannan Dalyanoglu

Open Access Endocarditis Case Report

Papillary fibroelastoma originating from the atrial septum touching the mitral valve leading to infective endocarditis: a case report

Koji Funaishi, Hirofumi Kasahara, Naohiko Oki, Tomoyori Nakatogawa, Kazuhiro Yamanoi

Open Access Cardiomyopathy Research

Determinants of survival following heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease

Hüseyin Sicim, Pierre Emmanuel Noly, Suyash Naik, Vikram Sood, Richard G. Ohye, Jonathan W. Haft, Keith D. Aaronson, Francis D. Pagani, Ming-Sing Si, Paul C. Tang

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Hospital infections and health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery: a multicenter survey

Hilda G. Rijnhart-de Jong, Jo Haenen, Fabiano Porta, Marijke Timmermans, E. Christiaan Boerma, Kim de Jong, S. Bramer, E. J. Daeter, G. J. F. Hoohenkerk, A. L. P. Markou, R. G. H. Speekenbrink, P. Segers, W. Stooker, W. W. L. Li, J. A. Bekkers, F. Porta

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Hybrid operating room with ceiling mounted imaging system assisted pre-operative and intra-operative lung nodule localization for thoracoscopic resections: a 5-year case series

Audrey Qi Xin Chia, Apoorva Gogna, Angela Maria Takano Pena, Vishnu Vemula Sri Sai, Sivanathan Chandramohan, Shaun Ju Min Xavier Chan, Boon-Hean Ong

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Clinical relevance of transcranial Doppler in a cardiac surgery setting: embolic load predicts difficult separation from cardiopulmonary bypass

Stéphanie Jarry, Etienne J. Couture, William Beaubien-Souligny, Armindo Fernandes, Annik Fortier, Walid Ben-Ali, Georges Desjardins, Karel Huard, Tanya Mailhot, André Y. Denault

Open Access Research

Factors associated with safe and successful postoperative day 1 discharge after lung operations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Russell Seth Martins, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Amna Irfan Ansari, Hamna Raheel, Kostantinos Poulikidis, M. Jawad Latif, Syed Shahzad Razi, Faiz Y. Bhora

Open Access CABG Research

Clinical and functional outcomes associated with pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass grafting

Altina Vitória Souza, Raquel da Cunha Carvalho, Daniela da Cruz Dias, Darley Gabrielle Teles Santana, Hayssa de Cássia Mascarenhas, André Luiz Lisboa Cordeiro, André Raimundo França Guimarães

Open Access CABG Research

Improved early risk stratification of deep sternal wound infection risk after coronary artery bypass grafting

Tina Kamensek, Jurij Matija Kalisnik, Mirek Ledwon, Giuseppe Santarpino, Matthias Fittkau, Ferdinand Aurel Vogt, Janez Zibert

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Perceval sutureless bioprosthesis versus Perimount sutured bioprosthesis for aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis: a retrospective, propensity-matched study

Sharan J Kapadia, Mohammed Yousuf Salmasi, Alicja Zientara, Isabelle Roussin, Cesare Quarto, George Asimakopoulos

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

The effect of ulinastatin on acute kidney injury in patients undergoing off-pump cardiac bypass surgery

Soo Jung Park, Sung Yong Park, Se Yoon Kang, Ji Ho Kim, Ji Yeong Heo, Ji Young Yoo

Open Access Acupuncture Case Report

Intrapulmonary migration of a fractured acupuncture needle: a case report

Lei Liu, Dong-Jie Ma, Ying-Zhi Qin, Hongsheng Liu

Open Access Epidermolysis Bullosa Case Report

Totally endoscopic concomitant aortic and mitral valve surgery in junctional epidermolysis bullosa: a case report

Kazufumi Yoshida, Soshi Yoshida, Yoshimasa Hori, Hideki Tsubota, Ryosuke Mochizuki, Tohru Nagano, Tadaaki Koyama

Open Access Goiter Case Report

Ectopic colloid goiter in mediastinum with normal thyroid gland

Jagannath Kolwalkar, Dattaprasad Samant, Shirish Borkar, M. Sunil Chandra Vidyasagar, Jagadeesh N. Vaggar

Open Access Research

Image fusion guidance for left subclavian artery in situ fenestration during thoracic endovascular repair

Liang Zhao, Jidong Liu, Xiaoshu Cai, Wengang Yang, Ji Wang

Open Access Heart Valve Surgery Research

Risk factors for postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing heart valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Na Chen, Yun-chang Mo, Min Xu, Si-si Chen, Wei Gao, Qiong Zheng, Jue Wang, Xiao-chu Wang, Jun-lu Wang

Open Access Esophageal Diverticula Original Article

MSCT study for adult esophageal diverticulum with secondary broncho-esophageal fistula

Xin Dong, Ruonan Pan, Lijun Duan, Xiaoqian Lu, Dianbo Cao

Open Access Computed Tomography Case Report

Operative treatment of pulmonary primitive neuroectodermal tumor: a case report and literature review

Yiyuan Zhang, Ke Shang, Jialin Li, Mengyao Sun, Xiaoying Gu

Open Access research

Study on the rationality of small diameter metallic airway stent in treatment of tracheal stenosis in injured rabbits

Xiaoxiao Li, Changguo Wang, Ziyi Liu, Kai Wu, Zhenyu Yang, Daxiong Zeng, Dang Lin, Junhong Jiang

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research article

Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment outcomes for type a aortic intramural hematoma

Li Yin, Jiankai Wang, Zhibing Qiu, Xin Chen, Cunhua Su

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

Prognostic significance of T lymphocyte subgroups (CD4 and CD8) in lung cancer patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Aykut Elicora, Busra Yaprak Bayrak, Cigdem Vural, Huseyin Fatih Sezer, Semra Uzun Erkal, Elif Metin

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Case Report

Myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism after mechanical aortic valve replacement: a case report

Mukan Kagan Kus, Anil Karaagac, Burak Bozkurt, Ufuk Sadik Ceylan, Mehmet Kaplan

Open Access CSF Drainage Review

Systematic review of the effect of cerebrospinal fluid drainage on outcomes after endovascular type B aortic dissection repair

Huajie Zheng, Deqing Lin, Yongbo Cheng, Chaojun Yan, Sanjiu Yu, Jun Li, Wei Cheng

Open Access Urothelial Cancer Research

Surgery for pulmonary lesions in patients with a history of urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma

Ryu Kanzaki, Akihiro Nagoya, Seiji Taniguchi, Hiroto Ishida, Kenji Kimura, Eriko Fukui, Toru Kimura, Takashi Kanou, Naoko Ose, Soichiro Funaki, Masato Minami, Eiichi Morii, Yasushi Shintani

Open Access Pneumonectomy Case Report

Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in a 39-Year-old female: a case report

Parviz Mardani, Reza Shahriarirad, Mohammad Nekooeian, Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Bizhan Ziaian, Hooman Kamran, Nazanin Ayare, Masoud Vafabin, Damoun Fouladi

Open Access Thoracic Drainage Research

Zero-leak prediction during major lung resection aiming for minimal chest drainage duration: a retrospective analysis

Kuniyo Sueyoshi, McAndrew Merlini, Kosuke Otsubo, Fumitsugu Kojima, Toru Bando

Open Access Venous Thrombosis Case Report

Axillary vein as an alternative venous access site for VV-ECMO cannulation: a case report

Tao Pan, Xiaoyang Zhou, Jianneng Pan, Bixin Chen, Chang Xu, Zhaojun Xu, Pingping Dong, Tingting Yu

Open Access Esophagus Resection Case Report

Thoracoscopic McKeown esophagectomy in a patient with an azygos lobe

Rie Nakashima, Kohei Tajima, Kazuo Koyanagi, Akihito Kazuno, Miho Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Shoji, Kentaro Yatabe, Kohei Kanamori, Mika Ogimi, Kazuhito Nabeshima, Kenji Nakamura, Masaki Mori

Open Access Transesophageal Echocardiography Case Report

Decision making of iatrogenic coronary embolism after SAVR: a case report

Atsuyuki Mitsuishi, Kazumasa Orihashi, Yujiro Miura, Ren Saito

Open Access Thoracotomy Case Report

Fixation devices made of poly-L-lactide composite for rib reconstruction after thoracotomy

Naoto Fukunaga, Hideki Sato, Tatsuto Wakami, Akio Shimoji, Otohime Mori, Kosuke Yoshizawa, Nobushige Tamura

Open Access Schwannoma Case Report

Huge mediastinal ancient schwannoma causing acute respiratory failure: a case report

Hsuan-Ying Huang, Chien-Ming Lo, Hung-I Lu, Jen-Ping Chang

Open Access Ritonavir Case Report

A case report of drug interaction between co-packaged nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and tacrolimus causing hyponatremia in a lung transplant recipient

Chien-Ming Lo, Wei-Hsun Chen, Meng-Yun Tsai, Hung-I Lu, Yu-Hsin Hsiao, Kai-Hao Chuang, Yu Chen, Hsuan-Feng Wu, Kuo-Tung Huang, Yi-Hsi Wang

Open Access Aneurysm Case Report

Significant thrombus in saccular aneurysm in a patient with polycythemia: a case report

Atsuyuki Mitsuishi, Hiromasa Nakamura, Yujiro Miura, Tsuyoshi Miyata, Kazumasa Orihashi, Keisuke Yoshida, Kouhei Araki

Open Access Myocardial Infarction Case Report

Successful surgical treatment of impending paradoxical embolism with pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction

Yong Liu, Zhiyun Yang, Xinxin Sun, Mei Yang, Tao Zhang, Ruilin Li, Ying Wei, Hao Cao

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Postoperative hyper-inflammation as a predictor of poor outcomes in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) undergoing surgical repair

Yuan-Xi Luo, Yusanjan Matniyaz, Yu-Xian Tang, Yun-Xing Xue, Yi Jiang, Ke Pan, Zhi-Kang Lv, Zhi-Wei Fan, Kuo Wang, Hai-Tao Zhang, He Zhang, Wen-Zhe Wang, Tuo Pan, Dong-Jin Wang, Fu-Dong Fan

Open Access Transesophageal Echocardiography Case Report

Recognition and management of left atrial dissection during mitral repair

Haya Alshaabi, Jack F. Donaghue, Denise M. Franko, Jock N. McCullough

Open Access NSCLC Research

Smoking behavior associated upregulation of SERPINB12 promotes proliferation and metastasis via activating WNT signaling in NSCLC

Hong-Zhen Zheng, Xiang Miao, Jing Chang, Hai Zhou, Jing-Jian Zhang, Hui-Min Mo, Qin Jia

Open Access Esophagus Resection Research

Association of systemic inflammatory markers with postoperative arrhythmias in esophageal cancer: a propensity score matching

Hongbi Xiao, Xiaoxia lv, Siding Zhou, Qinglin Ren, Ziang Zhang, Xiaolin Wang

Open Access Case Report

High risk of coronary artery obstruction during TAVR, how to avoid it?

Jose R. Gayosso-Ortíz, Juan F. Garcia-Garcia, Jose Alfredo Merino-Rajme, Roberto Muratalla-González, Juan C. Fuentes-Moreno, Arnoldo S. Jiménez-Valverde, Marco A. Alcantara-Melendez, Heberto Aquino-Bruno

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Later aorta operation after aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve

Kohei Hachiro, Noriyuki Takashima, Tomoaki Suzuki

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Clinicopathological factors associated with sentinel lymph node detection in non-small-cell lung cancer

Christophe Wollbrett, Joseph Seitlinger, Florent Stasiak, Juliette Piccoli, Arthur Streit, Joelle Siat, Guillaume Gauchotte, Stéphane Renaud

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Case Report

A case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with previous aortic valve replacement

Hongyan Xiao, Laichun Song, Meng Guo, Liang Tao

Open Access CSF Drainage Research

Interpapillary muscle distance independently predicts recurrent mitral regurgitation

Ivancarmine Gambardella, Cristiano Spadaccio, Sanjeet S. A. Singh, Yasushige Shingu, Takashi Kunihara, Satoru Wakasa, Francesco Nappi

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Predictive factors of thoracic aortic calcification in patients candidate for cardiac surgery

Amin Bagheri, Shapour Shirani, Arash Jalali, Shahrzad Salehbeigi, Jamshid Bagheri

Open Access Endocarditis Research

Cabrol procedure and its modifications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sen Yang, Ya-yong Zhang, Yun-feng Zi, Lei Pu, Xu Qian, Le Ren, Yong-bo Li, Zhi-hao Jin, Jian-feng Liu, Zhuo Yuan, Ya-Xiong Li

Open Access CABG Correspondence

Evaluation of veteran community care outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective pilot cohort

Jake L Cotton, Adom Netsanet, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Danielle Abbitt, Teresa S Jones, Jessica Y Rove, Edward L Jones

Open Access Thymoma Research

Robotic portal resection for mediastinal tumours: a prospective observational study

Wei Gan, Mu-Zi Yang, Zi-Hui Tan, Chu-Long Xie, Tian-Yu Sun, Hao-Xian Yang

Open Access Endocarditis Case Report

Sub-coronary aortic root replacement post-aortic valve dehiscence: a case report

Aabha Divya, Tobin Mangel, Rakesh Seetharaman, John Fouad Taghavi

Open Access Aspiration Correspondence

Develop of endocavitary suction device for MiECC on minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Ignazio Condello, Giuseppe Speziale, Giuseppe Nasso

Open Access Atrial Septal Defect Research

Tricuspid repair: short and long-term results of suture annuloplasty techniques and rigid and flexible ring annuloplasty techniques

Ufuk Türkmen, Tezcan Bozkurt, Sertan Özyalçın, Ilknur Günaydın, Sadi Kaplan

Open Access Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Research

Comparison of the effects of using feedback devices for training or simulated cardiopulmonary arrest

Jinghao Jiang, Jinghuang Yan, Dongai Yao, Jinsong Xiao, Rongtao Chen, Yan Zhao, Xiaoqing Jin

Open Access Research

Impact of delayed removal of pectus bar on outcomes following Nuss repair: a retrospective analysis

Der-En Keong, I-Shiang Tzeng, Nay Htut, Yu-Jiun Fan, Min-Shiau Hsieh, Yeung-Leung Cheng

Open Access Hemangiosarcoma Case Report

Unusual presentation and delayed diagnosis of cardiac angiosarcoma

Salman Zaheer, Alice L. Zhou, John M. Gross, Ahmet Kilic

Double lung transplantation is better than single lung transplantation for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis

Yu-Chi Fang, Wen-Hsin Cheng, Hung-I Lu, Yi-Shi Wang, Kai-Hao Chuang, Hsing-Hua Lai, Yu Chen, Li-Chun Chen, Meng-Yun Tsai, Yu-Ping Chang, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chien-Ming Lo

Open Access Endocarditis Research

Clinical and echocardiographic results of the MEMO 4D semi-rigid annuloplasty ring

Corrado Fiore, Marcello Melone, Kia Vaziri Farahani, Rebani Sinani, Anna Nicoletti, Luigi Specchia, Giuseppe Santarpino, Giuseppe Speziale

Open Access Histiocytosis Case Report

Mediastinal Rosai-Dorfman Disease with KRAS mutation case report and literature review

Wenyu Zhang, Linan Fang, Jing Wang, Xiaobo Ma, Xintong Hu, Wei Liu

Open Access Cardiac Tumor Case Report

Primary left ventricular leiomyosarcoma: a case report

Vipin Balachandran, Vanessa Young, Tina Baillie, Allen James

Open Access Aortic Aneurysm Research

Risk factors of 30-day and long-term mortality and outcomes in open repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

Sudena Wang, Chunrong Wang, Yuchen Gao, Yu Tian, Jia Liu, Yuefu Wang

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Short- and Long-term survival prediction in patients with acute type A aortic dissection undergoing open surgery

Yusanjan Matniyaz, Yuan-Xi Luo, Yi Jiang, Ke-Yin Zhang, Wen-Zhe Wang, Tuo Pan, Dong-Jin Wang, Yun-Xing Xue

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Continuous or interrupted pledgeted suture technique in stented bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement: a comparison of in-hospital outcomes

Bardia Arabkhani, Sebastien Gonthier, Veronica Lorenz, Samuel Deschamps, Jama Jahanyar, Marin Boute, David Vancraeynest, Stefano Mastrobuoni, Gebrine El Khoury, Laurent de Kerchove

Open Access Echocardiography Case Report

A rare case of isolated persistent left superior vena cava diagnosed by echocardiography

Dorota Smolarek, Hanna Jankowska, Karolina Dorniak, Marcin Hellmann

Open Access Hyperparathyroidism Review

Thoracoscopic treatment of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenomas: a Latinamerica experience case series and literature review

Chavez Karla Veronica, Chavez-Tostado Mariana, Peña-Rivera Adriana Graciela, Cervantes-Perez Gabino, Bolaños-Morales Francina Valezka

Efficacy and safety of intracoronary pro-urokinase combined with low-pressure balloon pre-dilatation during percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Shicheng Yu, Haoxuan Jia, Shengkai Ding, Mengda Zhang, Fengyun Li, Pan Xu, Yuan Tian, Lingling Ma, Lijie Gong, Jun Feng, Zhaojin Sun, Fudong Qian, Hui Li

Open Access Pacemaker Research

In a porcine model of implantable pacemakers for pediatric unilateral diaphragm paralysis, the phrenic nerve is the best target

Tobias Kratz, Jan Dauvergne, Roman Ruff, Timo Koch, Johannes Breuer, Boulos Asfour, Ulrike Herberg, Benjamin Bierbach

Open Access Laser Research

Comparison of laser guidance and freehand hook-wire for CT-guided preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules

Zijian Li, Ziyue Zhou, Kunpeng Feng, Xinyu Song, Chun Xu, Chang Li, Jun Zhao, Li Ye, Ziqing Shen, Cheng Ding

Open Access Mediastinitis Case Report

Ectopic pancreas tissue in the posterior mediastinum

Zeynep Berkarda, Jasmina Kuvendjiska, Fabian Bamberg, Elmar Kotter

Open Access Apixaban Case Report

Effective Apixaban removal using hemoadsorption during emergent open-heart surgery: a case report and narrative literature review

Vitor Mendes, Jaid Mamode, Jalal Jolou, Mourad Malki, Christoph Ellenberger, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Christoph Huber

Open Access Endocarditis Case Report

Surgical management of multiple coronary artery to coronary sinus fistulas with giant left circumflex artery and multivalvular infective endocarditis

Sang Bin Shin, Won Kyoun Park, Jae Won Choi, Jong Pil Jung, Chang Ryul Park, Yong Jik Lee, Gwan Sic Kim

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Experience with aortic arch inclusion technique using artificial blood vessel for type A aortic dissection: an application study

Qingfeng Li, Bin Li, Shuqiang Xi, Zhaobin Li, Zhe Zhu, Zeyue Jin, Fan Yang, Lei Liu

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Optimal patient selection for maze procedure in patients undergoing mitral valve disease

Tomoaki Masuda, Atsushi Aoki, Tadashi Omoto, Kazuto Maruta

Open Access Endocarditis Case Report

Devastating fungal endocarditis involving ascending aorta in a patient with a history of aortic valve replacement: a case report

Parisa Koohsari, Akram Nakhaee, Mehrzad Rahmanian, Faeze Salahshour, Roya Parkhideh, Farnoosh Larti

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Perceval-S over time. Clinical outcomes after ten years of usage

Nikolaos Schizas, Ilias Samiotis, Georgia Nazou, Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos, Ioannis Anagnostopoulos, Maria Kousta, Nafsika Papaioannou, Mihalis Argiriou, Panagiotis Dedeilias

Transcarotid vascular access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: is choosing the left side always right?

Adil Salihu, David C. Rotzinger, Guillaume Fahrni, Anna Nowacka, Panagiotis Antiochos, Stephane Fournier, Olivier Muller, Matthias Kirsch, Henri Lu

Open Access Heart Surgery Case Report

Management of left atrial myxoma in pregnant women: a case series

Yanli Liu, Haiping Wang, Huanlei Huang, Fengzhen Han, Jian Zhuang, Yanqiu Ou, Yanyan Lin, Weina Zhang

Open Access Radiotherapy Case Report

A basaloid carcinoma with multilocular thymic cyst mimicking a mediastinal teratoma

Chen Su, Xiaobo Zhu, Qiang Wang, Junjie Zhang

Open Access Cardiomyopathy Research

Restrictive annuloplasty or replacement on reverse remodeling for nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Yusuke Misumi, Masashi Kawamura, Daisuke Yoshioka, Takuji Kawamura, Ai Kawamura, Yoshito Ito, Tsubasa Mikami, Masaki Taira, Kazuo Shimamura, Shigeru Miyagawa

Open Access ECMO Case Report

Left ventricular free wall rupture caused by myocardial ischemia without treatable atherosclerotic coronary disease: a case series

Terézia B. Andrási, Nunijiati Abudureheman, Alannah C. Glück, Kai Dielmann, Gerhard Dinges

Open Access Circulatory Arrest Case Report

Open aortic arch repair without circulatory arrest by frozen elephant trunk in Ishimaru zone 0

Ciro Bancone, Alessandro Della Corte, Federica Lo Presti, Rasul Ashurov, Giacomo Sica, Lucrezia Palmieri, Rita Di Fraia, Marisa De Feo

Open Access Thrombosis Case Report

Uncommon using of the pulmonary homograft in oncological case - three years follow up

Dhaker Lahidheb, Roman Komarov, Ruslan Alikhanov, Boris Tlisov, Alisher Ismailbaev, Ines Dhif

Open Access Cardiomyopathy Research

Transapical intramyocardial septal microwave ablation in treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: 12-month outcomes of a swine model

Mi Zhou, Zhaolong Li, Yun Liu, Yuehua Fang, Le Qin, Wenjie Yang, Fuhua Yan, Qiang Zhao

Open Access NSCLC Case Report

Triple-induction treatment for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a case report of pathological complete response

Raphael S. Werner, Olivia Lauk, Georg Tscherry, Alessandra Curioni-Fontecedro, Sylvia Höller, Isabelle Opitz

Open Access Hysterectomy Research

Surgical strategy for intravenous leiomyomatosis spreading from uterine to the right atrium presenting with recurrent syncope

Gengxu He, Tong Yao, Lei Zhao, Hong Geng, Qiang Ji, Kun Zuo, Yuanzhi Luo, Kai Zhou

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Case Report

Successful Implantation of Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve after TAVR Explantation

Yusuke Yanagino, Naonori Kawamoto, Satoshi Kainuma, Naoki Tadokoro, Takashi Kakuta, Ayumi Ikuta, Kohei Tonai, Tomoyuki Fujita, Satsuki Fukushima

Open Access Aortic Aneurysm Case Report

Staged repair of a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report

Akitoshi Takazawa, Toshihisa Asakura, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Akihiro Yoshitake

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Case Report

Neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy for pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: case report

Chang Xu, Guangyin Zhao, Hongyu Zhang, Di Ge, Jie Gu

Open Access Achalasia Case Report

Abnormal performance of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): a case misdiagnosed as achalasia of cardia

Wen-Quan Yu, Hui-Jiang Gao, Li-Xue Zhai, Yu-Cheng Wei

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Comparison of early patient-reported outcomes between uniportal thoracoscopic segmentectomy and wedge resection for peripheral small-sized non-small-cell lung cancer

Yingzhi Zhao, Wenwu Liu, Xin Gao, Kaixin Zhang, Wei Dai, Xing Wei, Haoqian Zheng, Cheng Lei, Hongfan Yu, Qiuling Shi, Qiang Li, Tianpeng Xie

Open Access Computed Tomography Case Report

Different anatomical variations in the anterior segment of the right upper lung

Wu Yan, MengXuan Wang, JiXing Zhao, YongSheng Li, Wei Wei

Open Access Research

Clinical outcome of a branch-first approach with a novel continuous whole-brain perfusion strategy for total arch surgery

Zezheng Zhao, Haitao Chi, Lei Chen, Junhui Wang, Cangsong Xiao

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Thrombocytopenia after sutureless and standard stented aortic valve replacement: a retrospective analysis of risk factors, clinical course, and early outcome

Alicja Zientara, Mohammad Yousuf Salmasi, Bella Milan-Chhatrisha, Sharan Kapadia, Ryan Bashir, Ian Cummings, Cesare Quarto, George Asimakopoulos

Open Access Splenectomy Case Report

Management of embolic splenic abscess secondary to aortic valve endocarditis – case report and review of literature

Nicolas Nunez-Ordonez, Juan Sebastián Luna, Jaime Camacho Mackenzie, Andrés Felipe Jiménez, Alejandro González, Andrea J. Pico, Carlos F. Román, Paulo A. Cabrera Rivera, Carlos A. Villa Hincapié

Open Access Research

Expression of lncRNA LINC00943 in lung squamous cell carcinoma and its relationship with tumor progression

Zhenshan Zhao, Haiyang Li, Jing Li, Yao Rong, Lidong Zhao, Menghui Hao, Faming Tian

Open Access NSCLC Research

The value of lung function assessment and Testin expression detection in clinicopathological features and prognosis of NSCLC patients

Yanmin Zhang, Gaoming Wang, Qian Zhang, Qian Wang, Jing Luo, Chunhua Ling

Open Access CABG Review

Transit time flow measurement in arterial grafts

Dror B. Leviner, John D. Puskas, David P. Taggart

Open Access Neuroendocrine Tumor Research

Analysis of 25 surgical cases of thymic neuroendocrine tumors and thymic carcinoma

Kensuke Midorikawa, So Miyahara, Nanako Nishino, Yuichirou Ueda, Ryuichi Waseda, Takeshi Shiraishi, Toshihiko Sato

Open Access Aortic Aneurysm Research

Sex-related differences in outcome of thoracic aortic surgery

Hongxue Jiang, Hongjie Xu, Zhiyun Xu

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Comparison of Del Nido (a different application) and crystalloid blood cardioplegia on arrhythmia and early results

Ferhat Borulu, Ümit Arslan, Eyüp Serhat Çalik, Kaptanıderya Tayfur, Bilgehan Erkut

Open Access Esophagus Resection Research

A approach of gastric conduit via the anterior of pulmonary hilum route during minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy

Zhaoyang Yan, Xinjian Xu, Bin Guo, Pengzeng Wang, Linpeng Niu, Zhanjie Gao, Yusen Yuan, Fei Li, Ming He

Mid-term clinical outcomes of totally endoscopic repair for mitral regurgitation in Barlow’s disease

Lin Zhang, Huimin Cui, Hong Shen, Dong Li, Lianggang Li, Hua Shen, Shengli Jiang

Open Access Thrombectomy Research

Treatment outcomes in patients with acute thromboembolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery

Wenrui Li, Mingyuan Liu, Lei Jin, Hai Feng, Xueming Chen, Zhiwen Zhang

Open Access Pericardiocentesis Case Report

Bleeding sites and treatment strategies for cardiac tamponade by catheter ablation requiring thoracotomy: risks of catheter ablation in patients with left atrial diverticulum

Atsuyuki Mitsuishi, Yujiro Miura, Yoshinori Nomura, Takayoshi Hirota, Naoki Arima, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Hiroki Tateiwa, Yoshifumi Katsumata

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Inflammation in aortic surgery: postoperative evolution of biomarkers according pathologies and segments of the aorta

Martin T Yates, Alexander Smith, Alina A Mistirian, Carola M Bigogno, Michelle Lee, Ana Lopez-Marco

Open Access Heparin Case Report

Heparin-induced DRESS syndrome in a paediatric patient and successful anaesthetic management in cardiovascular bypass surgery: case report

Laura Peña-Blanco, Laura Gutiérrez-Soriano, Félix Ramón Montes, Andrea Barragán-Méndez, Susana Beltrán-Villegas, Juan José López-Reyes, Carlos A. Villa-Hincapié, Juan Pablo Umaña

Open Access CABG Research

The efficacy of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (mics cabg) for patients with coronary artery diseases and diabetes: a single center retrospective study

Zhao Guangxin, Chi Liqun, Liang Lin, Liu Jiaji, Ma Xiaolong, Zhang Yuxiao, Huang Qiuyue, Kong Qingyu

Open Access Ticagrelor Research

Antithrombotic drug removal with hemoadsorption during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Helmut Mair, Stephanie Ulrich, Dow Rosenzweig, Johannes Goeppl, Christopher Jurma, Ferdinand Vogt, Benedikt Baumer, Frank Vogel, Peter Lamm

Open Access Endocarditis Research

To repair or to replace in mitral valve infective endocarditis? an updated meta-analysis

Ahmed K. Awad, Karim Wilson, Mahmoud A. Elnagar, Merihan A. Elbadawy, Mohamed H. Fathy

Open Access Myocardial Infarction Case Report

Successful repair of recurrent ventricular septal perforation after myocardial infarction using double patch technique via right ventriculotomy: a case report

Khoirur Rijal Ashsholih, Taiichi Takasaki, Mayu Tomota, Taika Tokumoto, Seimei Go, Shogo Emura, Masamichi Ozawa, Shinya Takahashi

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Delayed surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective review of an alternative surgical strategy in the COVID-19 era

Rin Itokawa, Ryosuke Kowatari, Yuki Imamura, Hanae Sasaki, Norihiro Kondo, Kazuyuki Daitoku, Masahito Minakawa

Open Access Aneurysm Case Report

Giant unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms causing angina pectoris

Peng Hu, Zhedong Wan, Qianhui Sun, Peng Teng, Liang Ma

Open Access Cerebral Hemorrhage Research

Impact of postoperative cerebral complications in acute infective endocarditis: a retrospective single-center study

Kayo Sugiyama, Hirotaka Watanuki, Masato Tochii, Takayuki Kai, Daisuke Koiwa, Katsuhiko Matsuyama

Open Access ECMO Research

Heparin-free veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in lung transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

ZhaoMin Huang, Jiayi Zheng, Mingyang Wang, Shaoting Zeng, Miaoting Huang, Shuyi Peng, Jiajun Li, Jiaming Ji, Quan Chen, Xin Xu, Chao Yang, GuiLin Peng, Hanyu Yang

Open Access Aortic Dissection Correction

Correction: Experience with aortic arch inclusion technique using artificial blood vessel for type A aortic dissection: an application study

Qingfeng Li, Bin Li, Shuqiang Xi, Zhaobin Li, Zhe Zhu, Zeyue Jin, Fan Yang, Lei Liu

Open Access Central Venous Catheter Case Report

On the way to the azygos vein: a road of return rather than ruined

Yiping Feng, Yeqing Liu, Shanxiang Xu, Huiming Zhong, Shouyin Jiang

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Mean computed tomography value to predict spread through air spaces in clinical N0 lung adenocarcinoma

Marino Yamamoto, Masaya Tamura, Ryohei Miyazaki, Hironobu Okada, Noriko Wada, Makoto Toi, Ichiro Murakami

Open Access Heart Surgery Review

Efficacy of selenium on patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Ahmed M. Sarhan, Ahmed K. Awad, Abdullah K. Alassiri, Mohamed Sameh Abd-Alkhaleq, Rahmeh Al-Asmar, Ahmed Reda Gonnah

Open Access CABG Research

Short-term and long-term outcomes of on-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery in dialysis and non-dialysis patients: a retrospective study in a single center

Chia-Hsun Lin, Yen‐Yang Chen, Yu‐Tong Yen, Patrick Hung‐Ju Kao, Chai-Hock Chua, Hung-Hsing Chao, Ming-Jen Lu

Open Access Research

Mind the gap! Interdisciplinary approach to anterior chest wall reconstruction after total sternectomy

Olaf Michael Glueck, Denis Ehrl, Rudolf A. Hatz, Jan M. Fertmann

Open Access Lung Transplantation Review

Pulmonary transplant complications: a radiologic review

Samuel Friedlander, Brian Pogatchnik, Yuka Furuya, Tadashi Allen

Open Access Heart Failure Research

miR-200b-3p relieved inflammation in patients with heart failure by regulating ZEB1 expression

Bo Wei, Zhiyong Li, Li Wang, Haitao Zhang, Wen Gou

Open Access Incision Research

Export priority technique for Uni-portal thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy

Yanhui Yang, Ji Li, Xin Cheng, Sipeng Cheng, Xiaoyang Xie

Open Access Pleural Effusion Research

Efficacy and safety of intrapleural perfusion with hyperthermic chemotherapy for malignant pleural effusion: a meta-analysis

Xue Pan, Zhichao Hou, Tangjuan Zhang, Zheng Ding, Fei Ye, Zhulin Wang, Chunyao Huang, Peng Wang, Xiangnan Li

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Twenty-year experience following aortic valve replacement in patients younger than 60 years of age

Yuki Imamura, Ryosuke Kowatari, Junichi Koizumi, Azuma Tabayashi, Daiki Saitoh, Hajime Kin

Open Access Arterial Diseases Research

Whole exome sequencing and proteomics-based investigation of the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease with diffuse long lesion

Ce Chao, Yongxiang Qian, Hao Lv, Kun Mei, Min Wang, Yang Liu, Bin Wang, Dongmei Di

Open Access Transesophageal Echocardiography Case Report

Anomalous circumflex artery encircling the aortic annulus: implications for mitral valve repair

Michele Portoghese, Simone Mureddu, Andrea Balata, Cristina Contini, Giangiacomo Carta

Open Access Correction

Correction: Transit time flow measurement in arterial grafts

Dror B. Leviner, John D. Puskas, David P. Taggart

Open Access Heart Transplantation Case Report

In vivo mitral valve repair for the transplanted donor heart in orthotopic heart transplantation

Kazuma Handa, Yusuke Misumi, Daisuke Yoshioka, Shunsuke Saito, Masashi Kawamura, Takuji Kawamura, Ai Kawamura, Takashi Yamauchi, Shigeru Miyagawa

Open Access Sarcoma Case Report

Pulmonary artery sarcoma affecting the pulmonary valve mistaken as pulmonary vasculitis: a case report and comparative literature review

Harry James Smith, Fadi Al-Zubaidi, Daniel Sitaranjan, Steven Chiu, David Jenkins

Open Access Case Report

Robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a posterior mediastinal tumor with immunoglobulin G4-related disease: a case report

Taihei Takeuchi, Hiromitsu Takizawa, Yoshimi Bando, Akio Hosokawa, Hiroyuki Sumitomo, Naoki Miyamoto, Shinichi Sakamoto, Atsushi Morishita, Naoya Kawakita, Hiroaki Toba

Open Access Laser Research

New insights and novel perspectives in bileaflet mechanical heart valve prostheses thromboresistance

Giorgio Vigano, Sudip Shyam, Sushanta K. Mitra, Daniël K. M. Pollack, Massimo A. Mariani

Open Access Endarterectomy Case Report

Spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage after pulmonary endarterectomy surgery

Aabha Divya, Alicia Chia, David Jenkins

Open Access Mitral Valve Replacement Research

Comparison of quality of life in patients with mitral valve replacement and mitral valve repair in Imam Ali Hospital during 2014 to 2020: a cross-sectional study

Nahid Salehi, Pouria Heydarpour, Yahya Salimi, Arash Ziapour, Mohammad Reza Majzoobi, Sahand Geravand, Parisa Janjani

Open Access Endocarditis Case Report

Fistula of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa in a patient with bacterial endocarditis: a case report and systematic literature review

Rafael Figueroa-Casanova, Juan D. Saavedra-Henao, Juan S. Figueroa-Laverde, Diego A. Beltrán-Gonzales, José G. Labrador-Rosales, Sara Eslait-Olaciregui, Carlos J. Pérez Rivera

Open Access Congenital Heart Anomaly Case Report

Uncommon presentations of type A quadricuspid aortic valve in the Septuagenarian

Perry Choi, Michael Paulsen, Yihan Lin, William Moskalik, Angela Ji, Ethan Jackson, Sachin Malik, Elan Burton, Y Joseph Woo, Thomas Burdon

Open Access Circulatory Arrest Research

Retrograde cerebral perfusion reduces embolic and watershed lesions after acute type a aortic dissection repair with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Jacob Ede, Karl Teurneau-Hermansson, Birgitta Ramgren, Marion Moseby-Knappe, Daniel Oudin Åström, Mårten Larsson, Johan Sjögren, Per Wierup, Shahab Nozohoor, Igor Zindovic

Open Access Pneumothorax Research

Comparison between one-stage and two-stage CT-guided localization of lung nodules with surgical resection: a single medical center experience

Kai-Yun Hsueh, En-Kuei Tang, Fu-Zong Wu, Ping-Chung Tsai, Chih-Wen Shu, Yen-Chiang Tseng, Yih-Gang Goan

Open Access Hemangioma Case Report

Unexpected diagnosis: large hemangioma in the interatrial septum

Begoña Bernal-Gallego, Verónica Hernández-Jiménez, Lidia Castillo, Rosa González-Davia, Nieves De Antonio-Antón, Guillermo Reyes-Copa

Open Access Sternotomy Case Report

Surgical removal of a peripheral venous catheter fragment in the heart in a preterm infant

Gang Wang, Zhe Zhao, Gengxu Zhou, Zhichun Feng

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Nomogram using intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics for the preoperative prediction of visceral pleural invasion in clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma

Yun Wang, Deng Lyu, Su Hu, Yanqing Ma, Shaofeng Duan, Yayuan Geng, Taohu Zhou, Wenting Tu, Yi Xiao, Li Fan, Shiyuan Liu

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

A nomogram predicting pneumonia after cardiac surgery: a retrospective modeling study

Kuo Wang, Hai-Tao Zhang, Fu-Dong Fan, Jun Pan, Tuo Pan, Dong-Jin Wang

Open Access CABG Research

Risk factors for infection at the saphenous vein harvest site after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Hanna Unosson, Maria Hälleberg Nyman, Karin Falk Brynhildsen, Örjan Friberg

Open Access Pleurodesis Case Report

Presentation and management of delayed bronchopleural fistula after pulmonary lobectomy: a case report

Riad Abdel Jalil, Ali Dabous, Almu’atasim Khamees, Ahmad Yasin Alzu’bi, Joud Al-Majali

Open Access Research

Ac2-26 reduced the liver injury after cardiopulmonary bypass in rats via AKT1/GSK3β/eNOS pathway

Xi-chun Xing, Zi-ying Liu, Qing Yang, Bao-wei Jia, Lin Qiu, Lu-lu Zhang, Wei Gao

Open Access Heart Transplantation Review

Primary graft dysfunction in heart transplantation: the challenge to survival

Hüseyin Sicim, Wing Sum Vincy Tam, Paul C. Tang

Open Access ECMO Case Report

“Decompression illness” on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Jiannan Hu, Huijing zhao, BingBing Bian, Renfei San, Peng Yang, Yongpo Jiang

Open Access Pneumothorax Review

Risk factors of pneumothorax in computed tomography guided lung nodule marking using autologous blood: a retrospective study

Shaohang Wu, Jianyang Wu, Junkai Xiong, Chengbin Huang, Yiwei Lin, Jun Guan, Jianxin Xu

Open Access Thymoma Correspondence

Ectopic cervical thymoma: a rare entity in the anterior neck

Yang Yang, Cheng Shen, Lin Ma

Open Access Aortic Dissection Case Report

Delayed management of acute type A aortic dissection with concomitant coronary artery bypass graft

Zohaib R. Khawaja, Yusuf M. Aboutabl, Gabriel E. Cambronero, Robert G. Willis, Aaron S. Gilani, Bartlomiej R. Imielski

Open Access Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Research

Joint effects of CD8A and ICOS in Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS)

Ling-bing Meng, Yongchao Li, Tingting Lv, Changhua Lv, Lianfeng Liu, Ping Zhang

Open Access Marfan Syndrome Research

Challenges in prompt identification and surgical correction of Marfan Syndrome aortic disease in a middle-income country: a case series study

Alejandro Velandia-Sánchez, Camilo A. Polanía-Sandoval, Julián Senosiain-González, José V. Álvarez-Martínez, Sebastian Gallo-Bernal, Juan G. Barrera-Carvajal, Juan P. Umana, Jaime Camacho-Mackenzie

Open Access Esketamine Research

The influence of low-dose s-ketamine on postoperative delirium and cognitive function in older adults undergoing thoracic surgery

Yujia Wang, Bingqiang Ma, Chaochang Wang, Yingqi Wang, Aijia Liu, Lihua Hang

Open Access Aneurysm Case Report

A rare case of left atrial appendage aneurysm

Ke Qin, Peng Teng, Liping Shi, Liang Ma

Open Access Thymectomy Case Report

Primary glomus tumor of the thymus in a 66-year-old patient

Yibing Zang, Ruixing Zhao, Chengquan Ma, Dejun Gao

Open Access Transesophageal Echocardiography Case Report

Iatrogenic non-coronary leaflet perforation as a complication after robotic mitral valve repair

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Yilmaz Zorman, Emel Celiker Güler, Nataliia Shatelen

Open Access Nevi Case Report

Co-occurrence of posterior chest wall pilonidal sinus with melanocytic nevus: a challenging presentation: a case report

Abdulwahid M. Salih, Fahmi Hussein kakamad, Aso S. Muhialdeen, Hardi M. Zahir, Yadgar A. Saeed, Halkawt O. Ali, Sara N. Ahmad, Marwan N. Hassan, Shko H. Hassan, Mohammed Subhan Mohammed

Open Access Aortic Aneurysm Research

Sex-based disparities in ascending aortic aneurysm surgery outcomes: a comprehensive analysis of 1148 consecutive patients with propensity-score matching

Mohammed Al-Tawil, Christine Friedrich, Alexandra Broll, Mohamed Salem, Jan Schoettler, Nora de Silva, Philipp Kolat, Felix Schoeneich, Assad Haneya

Open Access Thoracic Trauma Case Report

Right ventricle pierced by a traditional sharp hair straightener: a case report

Adama Sawadogo, Gaia Severgnini, Moussa Bazongo, Lassina Konaté, Farid Pingwindé Belem, Youssouf Naré, Alain Sanou, Silvia Perlangeli, Lorena Fénoglio, Alberto Pilozzi, Maurizio Roberto, Marco Zanobini

Open Access Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Case Report

Two-stage hybrid surgical repair for aortic arch pathology with a shaggy aorta: a case report

Atsushi Morishita, Seiichiro Katahira, Takeshi Hoshino, Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Hideyuki Tomioka

Open Access Heart Surgery Case Report

Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve for pregnancy with anti-phospholipid syndrome: a case report

Zhenzhong Wang, Yuxin Li, Shuo Xiao, Qiuji Wang, Zhaolong Zhang, Fengzhen Han, Huanlei Huang

Open Access Case Report

Pathological findings of pulmonary papillary adenoma with EGFR mutation and literature review: two cases report

Lu Huang, Yi Liu, Changjun Yi, Lin Han, Shuang Li, Xingzi Li, Xuehui Wu

Open Access Carotid Endarterectomy Research

Comparative on the effectiveness and safety of different carotid endarterectomy techniques: a single-center Retrospective Study

Sensen Wu, Hui Wang, Julong Guo, Fan Zhang, Dikang Pan, Yachan Ning, Yongquan Gu, Lianrui Guo

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Early outcomes of aortic valve replacement with Perceval PLUS sutureless valve: results of the prospective multicentric MANTRA study

Slobodan Micovic, Angelo Nobre, Jae Woong Choi, Marco Solinas, Sharaf-Eldin Shehada, Michele Torella, Cristian Baeza, Eugene Parrino, Francesco Pollari, Giovanni Troise, Utz Kappert, Friedrich Mellert, Hyung Gon Je, Vincenzo Argano, Ka Yan Lam, Mauro Rinaldi, Herbert Gutermann, Bart Meuris

Open Access Arterial Diseases Research

Analysis of long non-coding RNA RMRP in the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease

Haiyan Xiao, Jun Pu, Gaxue Jiang, Chenliang Pan, Jizhe Xu, Bo Zhang, Ming Bai

Open Access CT Angiography Review

Massive hemothorax induced by pulmonary arteriovenous malformation rupture: a case report and literature review

Xiang Li, Lijun Duan, Shengnan Mu, Xin Dong, Xiaoqian Lu, Dianbo Cao

Open Access Aneurysm Case Report

Echocardiographic features of a giant aneurysm of membranous ventricular septum

Guobing Hu, Zhen Lv, Jie Ding, Ishaq Muhammad, Xiangming Zhu

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Influence of ABC stroke score on late recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation following radiofrequency catheter ablation

Ke-Zeng Gong, Zhe Xu, Ting-Pei Zhuang, Xue-Hai Chen, Jian-Hua Chen, Wei-Wei Wang, Wen-Hua Xu, Fei-Long Zhang

Open Access Transesophageal Echocardiography Case Report

Thirty-three-year follow-up of pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa without surgical treatment: a case report and literature review

Seyed Mohsen Mirhosseini, Masood Soltanipur, Hossein Yarmohammadi, Mahdi Rezaei, Eisa Fattah, Fariba Bayat

Open Access Spontaneous Pneumothorax Case Report

Small cell lung carcinoma presenting initially with recurrent pneumothoraces: a case report

John Buchanan, Mohamed Shatila, Ashvini Menon, Akshay J. Patel

Open Access Sternotomy Research

Bleeding in minimally invasive versus conventional aortic valve replacement

Sorosh Bratt, Axel Dimberg, Mikael Kastengren, Robert D. Lilford, Peter Svenarud, Ulrik Sartipy, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Magnus Dalén

Open Access Goiter Research

Surgical management of anterior mediastinal tumors of thyroid origin: a comprehensive analysis of approaches, techniques, and outcomes

Georgi Yankov, Magdalena Alexieva, Yordanka Yamakova, Dimitar Kyuchukov, Evgeni Mekov

Open Access Lymphadenopathy Case Report

Thymic Rosai-Dorfmann disease: a case report

Gaohua Liu, Min Jing, Juan Wang

Open Access Esophageal Cancer Research

Clinical value of measuring plasma D-dimer levels in patients with esophageal cancer

Hao Chen, Bindong Xu, Qiang Zhang, Pengfei Chen

Open Access NSCLC Review

Survival outcomes of segmentectomy and lobectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tongxin Li, Wang He, Xiaolong Zhang, Yu Zhou, Dong Wang, Shengyuan Huang, Xiangyang Li, Yong Fu

Open Access Aortic Coarctation Research

Partial cardiopulmonary bypass through left thoracotomy for coarctation repair in children

Kunihiko Joo, Yoshie Ochiai, Yuma Motomatsu, Yuki Hashizumi, Yutaka Maniwa, Yuichiro Sugitani, Mamie Watanabe, Jun Muneuchi, Shigehiko Tokunaga

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Case Report

Exploring new frontiers: a rare case of catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in a patient with cor triatriatum sinister guided by intracardiac echocardiography

Hengli Lai, Bo Wu, Yu Tao, Haiqiang Ding, Yanfeng Liu, Zhiyun Zhu, Xiantao Huang, Hongyan Li, Zhicheng Xu, Zhenhuan Chen, Haiwen Zhou

Open Access Heart Surgery Review

Del Nido cardioplegia versus cold blood cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Congcong Li, Haiyan Xiang, Heng Yang, Wu Liu, Wanqi Lan, Chao Luo, Shuangjian Han, Yongqin Li, Yanhua Tang

Open Access NSCLC Research

Investigation of mediastinal lymph node dissection in clinical stage IA pure-solid non-small cell lung cancer patients

Jianlong Bu, Sainan Pang, Xianglong Kong, Benkun Liu, Qifan Xiao, Changfa Qu

Open Access ECMO Case Report

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for perioperative management of infective endocarditis after COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a case report

Ken Sawada, Takahiro Kawaji, Koji Yamana, Kazuki Matsuhashi, Yoshitaka Hara, Naohide Kuriyama, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Atsuo Maekawa, Yasushi Takagi, Osamu Nishida

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

A novel nomogram model to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with acute type A aortic dissection after surgery

Yifei Zhou, Rui Fan, Hongwei Jiang, Renjie Liu, Fuhua Huang, Xin Chen

Open Access Intra-Aortic Balloon Research

Is preoperative IABP insertion significantly reducing postoperative complication in augmented high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients?

Faizus Sazzad, Hai Dong Luo, Guohao Chang, Duoduo Wu, Zhi Xian Ong, Theo Kofidis, Giap Swee Kang

Open Access Gastric Cancer Case Report

A case of lung metastasis from gastric cancer presenting as ground-glass opacity dominant nodules

Takahiro Niimi, Joji Samejima, Yutaro Koike, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Kenta Tane, Keiju Aokage, Tetsuro Taki, Genichiro Ishii, Masahiro Tsuboi

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Prognostic role of CRABP2 in lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Guang Yang, Qifan Yin, Wenhao Wang, Siwei Xu, Huining Liu

Open Access CABG Research

Quality of life and activities of daily living one year after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery: a cross-sectional study

Khashayar Rezvani Emamzadehashemi, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah, Ali Azizi, Ezzat Paryad, Marzieh Jahani Sayad Noveiri

Open Access Rosuvastatin Research

Graft protective effects and donor-specific antibody suppression by CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cell induced by HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor rosuvastatin in a murine heart transplant model

Kazuhito Iguchi, Yasuto Yamamoto, Masateru Uchiyama, Hisanori Masaoka, Masahiro Nakamura, Hiroyuki Shizuka, Tomohiro Imazuru, Tomoki Shimokawa

Open Access Angiography Case Report

Resection of pleural solitary fibrous tumors with distinct feeding vessels arising from the descending aorta: a case report

Yongsen Li, Zihao Lu, Wenxuan Hu, Yonghao Cao, Xin Lv, Jun Zhao, Chun Xu

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case Report

Complete transection of the bilateral main bronchus in a 5-year-old patient: a case report

Weimin Wang, Yanliang Yang, Siming Bi, Xiaozheng Lv, Huihui Xu

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Case Report

Ease of sutureless aortic valve replacement in a patient with unexpected ochronosis: a case report

Saeid Hosseini, Soheila Salari, Mohammad Javad Alemzadeh Ansari, Mahshid Hesami, Sepideh Banar, Mohammad Amin Shojaei

Open Access Methadone Research

Methadone in combination with magnesium, ketamine, lidocaine, and dexmedetomidine improves postoperative outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: an observational multicentre study

Laurence Weinberg, Samuel Johnston, Luke Fletcher, Rebecca Caragata, Riley H. Hazard, Peter Le, Jadon Karp, Bradly Carp, Sui Wah Sean Yip, Dominic Walpole, Nicholas Shearer, Tom Neal-Williams, Robert Nicolae, Angelica Armellini, George Matalanis, Siven Seevanayagam, Rinaldo Bellomo, Timothy Makar, Param Pillai, Stephen Warrillow, Ziauddin Ansari, Anoop N. Koshy, Dong-Kyu Lee, Michael Yii

Open Access Pulmonary Nodule Research

The correlation between KRAS and TP53 gene mutations and early growth of pulmonary nodules

Bin Zhao, Bin Li, Haoxin Guo, Qingtao Zhao, Xiaopeng Zhang, Huanfen Zhao, Wenfei Xue, Wei Li, Guochen Duan, Shun Xu

Open Access NSCLC Research

A comparison of three-port and four-port Da Vinci robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer: a retrospective study

Wenjian Jin, Liang Zheng, Xiao Fan, Hui Wang, Qianyun Wang, Chen Yang

Open Access NSCLC Research

Bibliometric analysis of the top 100 highly cited articles on sublobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer

Chao Guo, Lei Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Ke Zhao, Yeye Chen, Cheng Huang, Shanqing Li

Open Access Aortic Valve Insufficiency Research

Clinical outcomes of aortic root repair using pericardial autograft for acute type a aortic dissection

Chuang Liu, Yao Wang, Peigang Ouyang, Yangxue Sun, Lingchen Huang, Xiaogang Sun, Xiangyang Qian, Cuntao Yu, Hongwei Guo

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Review

Antithrombotic management after aortic valve replacement with biological prosthesis: a meta-analysis

Mikko Uimonen, Ilari Kuitunen, Ville Ponkilainen, Ari Mennander, Mikko S. Mattila

Open Access Spontaneous Pneumothorax Research

Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax

Nicky Janssen, Aimée J.P.M. Franssen, Arlette A. Ramos González, Iris E.W.G. Laven, Yanina J.L. Jansen, Jean H.T. Daemen, Pieter W.J. Lozekoot, Karel W.E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L.J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos

Open Access Transthoracic Echocardiography Case Report

Two cases of atrial myxoma with calcification and ossification as the main features

Yafei Yin, Juan Deng, Yuan Liu, Jingxin Zheng, Yun Zhang, Qizhi Bai, Yali Xu, Guoliang Yang

Open Access CABG Research

Mid-term outcomes of endoscopic vein harvesting in coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective cohort study

Wuwei Wang, Yiming Liu, Haoyu Qi, Yafeng Liu, Yunfei Jiang, Rui Fan, Junjie Shao, Wen Chen, Cunhua Su, Xin Chen

Open Access Six Minute Walk Test Research

A comparative analysis of open heart surgery and minimally invasive cardiac surgery in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation

Maciej Marek Hubisz, Jan Gerrit van der Stouwe, Mira Ziob, Sonja Steiner, Neslihan Uzun, Sandra Weibel, Vlada Lesan, Dominic Erni, Ladina Meier-Ruge, Hector Rodriguez Cetina Biefer, Omer Dzemali, Jan Vontobel, David Niederseer

Open Access Pulmonary Nodule Research

A nomogram combining CT-based radiomic features with clinical features for the differentiation of benign and malignant cystic pulmonary nodules

Yi Yao, Yanhui Yang, Qiuxia Hu, Xiaoyang Xie, Wenjian Jiang, Caiyang Liu, Xiaoliang Li, Yi Wang, Lei Luo, Ji Li

Open Access Hemothorax Case Report

Delayed hemothorax following blunt thoracic trauma: a case report

Astrid Carolina Álvarez-Ortega, Alcibíades Aranda-Hoyos, Jose Alejandro Posso-Nuñez, Carlos Alejandro García-González, Juan Carlos Puyana, Álvaro Ignacio Sánchez-Ortiz, Mauricio Velásquez-Galvis

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Lesion durability found during mandated percutaneous catheter ablation after surgical cryo-ablation for treatment of non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Alan Bulava, Aleš Mokráček, Petr Němec, Dan Wichterle, Pavel Osmančík, Petr Budera, Petr Kačer, Linda Vetešková, Tomáš Skála, Petr Šantavý, Jan Chovančík, Piotr Branny, Vitalii Rizov, Miroslav Kolesár, Iva Šafaříková, Marian Rybář

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Shortness of breath on the day of discharge: an early alert for post-discharge complications in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery

Dan Kang, Cheng Lei, Yong Zhang, Xing Wei, Wei Dai, Wei Xu, Jingyu Zhang, Qingsong Yu, Xueyao Su, Yanyan Huang, Qiuling Shi

Open Access Aortic Dissection Case Report

Total aortic arch debranching with antegrade Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) in acute non-A non-B aortic dissection

Aaron Gilani, Benjamin Schachner, Elizabeth Wood, Zohaib Khawaja, Bartlomiej Imielski

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Optimal antiplatelet therapy after revascularization of left subclavian artery during TEVAR

Mengxiao Shi, Hong Fang, Ying Wu, Han Li, Chong Sheng, Shuchun Li, Qing Zhou

Open Access CSF Drainage Research

2-year results and myocardial impact of transapical mitral valve repair in patients with primary mitral regurgitation: an echocardiographic study

Chunqiang Hu, Zhenyi Ge, Wei Li, Wenzhi Pan, Zhengdan Ge, Weipeng Zhao, Dehong Kong, Daxin Zhou, Lai Wei, Xianhong Shu, Cuizhen Pan, Junbo Ge

Open Access Thoracic Aortic Disease Research

Long-term outcomes of TEVAR for thoracic aortic diseases: a retrospective single-center study

Gokay Deniz, Ferit Kasımzade, Evren Ozcınar, Levent Yazicioglu, Sadik Eryılmaz

Open Access ECMO Case Report

Balloon atrial septostomy: a weapon to challenge right heart failure after cardiac surgery

Weijun Yang, Zhean Shen, Manxuan Zhu, Xiaofang Wang, Minjian Kong

Open Access Research

A bibliometric study related to the treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion Injury

Jie Feng, Leilei Han, Yunman Liu, Kai Li, Yanqing Wu

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Prevalence and quantity of lymph nodes at mediastinal stations in patients with lung cancer: lessons from 181 bilateral mediastinal lymphadenectomies

Łukasz Trybalski, Jakub Szadurski, Lanjun Zhang, Jarosław Kużdżał, Akif Turna, Wei-dong Wang, Janusz Warmus, Gizem Ozcibik Isık, Katarzyna Żanowska, Piotr Kocoń

Open Access Metastasis Research

Is the burden of metastatic lymph node stations a prognostic factor in patients with resected lung cancer?

Necati Çitak, Volkan Erdogu, Yunus Aksoy, Ayşegül Ciftci, Nisa Yildiz, Özgür İsgörücü, Servet Ozdemir, Selçuk Kose, Kenan Can Ceylan, Muzaffer Metin

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing high risk cardiac surgery

Mohammed Mohsin Uzzaman, Imthiaz Manoly, Mohini Pannikkar, Vincenzo Caruso, Maciej Matuszewski, Nicolas Nikolaidis, Stephen Billing

Open Access Aortic Aneurysm Case Report

Successful open surgical treatment for persistent type II endoleak following thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a case report

June Lee, Do Yeon Kim, Hyun Ah Lim, Seok Beom Hong, Yong Han Kim, Hwan Wook Kim

Open Access CABG Research

Application of the radial artery after angiography in patients undergoing total arterial coronary revascularization

Zanxin Wang, Haibing Liu, Zhifu Huan, Chao Su, Yao Chen, Minxin Wei

Open Access CABG Research

Impact of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation on systemic inflammatory response – a randomized trial

Deborah Richards Halle, Leila Louise Benhassen, Karsten Lund Søberg, Peter Fast Nielsen, Hans-Henrik Kimose, Adrian Bauer, John Michael Hasenkam, Ivy Susanne Modrau

Open Access Mitral Valve Replacement Research

Long-term outcomes following mitral valve replacement in children at heart center Leipzig: a 20-year analysis

Katja Schumacher, Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Muhammed Ikbal Aydin, Manuela de la Cuesta, Sabine Meier, Michael Andrew Borger, Ingo Dähnert, Martin Kostelka, Marcel Vollroth

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

First initiation of mobilization out of bed after cardiac surgery – an observational cross-sectional study in Sweden

Elisabeth Westerdahl, Johanna Lilliecrona, Maria Sehlin, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Monika Fagevik Olsen

Open Access NSCLC Research

Durvalumab supplementation for non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis study

Chengchen Wang, Hongyi Fu, Feng Wang

Open Access Research

Effect of flow-optimized pressure control ventilation-volume guaranteed (PCV-VG) on postoperative pulmonary complications: a consort study

Ting Ting Sun, Ke Xin Chen, Yong Tao, Gong Wei Zhang, Li Zeng, Min Lin, Jing Huang, Yue Hu

Open Access Research

Revolutionizing thoracic surgery education: a bibliometric analysis of the past decade’s literature

Chao Guo, Lei Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Ke Zhao, Shanqing Li

Open Access CABG Research

Long-term mortality after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting and risk factors for mortality

Therese K.T. Chua, Fei Gao, Shaw Yang Chia, Kenny Y.K. Sin, Madhava J. Naik, Teing Ee Tan, Yi Chuan Tham

Open Access Ventricular Septal Defect Research

Perventricular device closure of the ventricular septal defects in children-first experience in the United Arab Emirates

Aleksandr Omelchenko, Neerod Kumar Jha, Nishant Shah, Antoine AbdelMassih, Juan Pablo Montiel, Benedict Raj Rajkumar

Open Access Research Article

Patent conversion of a novel closed chest drainage device

Shaoqing Huang, Xu Song, Zhongkai Tong, Qiang Shi, Jie Li

Open Access CSF Drainage Case Report

Total pulmonary arterial reconstruction in a patient with arterial tortuosity syndrome affecting the pulmonary artery: a case report and review of the literature

Fahad M. Alshair, Amal S. Alsulami, Mohammad S. Shihata, Osman O. Alradi, Ragab S. Debis, Abdullah H. Baghaffar, Mazin A. Fatani

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Simultaneous bilateral video-assisted thoracic surgery is safe and feasible for multiple primary lung cancers

Libing Yang, Chao Guo, Ye Zhang, Huizhen Jiang, Lian Ma, Hongsheng Liu, Shanqing Li

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Ablation apprentices and their first experience of pulmonary vein isolation procedure on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with different sheaths

Ye Liu, Jingjing Song, Siyu Wang, Lifeng Liu, Xiaoqing Liu, Zheng Liu, Yuxing Wang, Lei Zhao, Xinchun Yang

Open Access CABG Research

Comparative analysis of del Nido cardioplegia versus blood cardioplegia in isolate coronary artery bypass grafting

Soojin Lee, Joon Chul Jung, Hyoung Woo Chang, Jae Hang Lee, Dong Jung Kim, Jun Sung Kim, Cheong Lim

Open Access CABG Case Report

Anomalous right coronary artery managed with bypass and proximal ligation

Harry Ramcharran, Ahmad Nazem

Open Access Thoracotomy Case Report

Recognition of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration during lung resection

Ming Zhang, Weifen Tang, Hao Shi, Xiabin Tu, Weidong Li, Zhengliang Wei

Open Access Varicosis Research

Prevalence and risk factors of deep venous thrombosis of hospitalizations in plateau: a cross-section analysis

Lijuan Sun, Shiqin Pan, Yuemei Li, Mingqin Luo, Xiaofang Li, Hongmei Ma, Jingni Zhang, Limei Wang, Cuo Yong

Open Access Pericardiectomy Case Report

COVID-related constrictive pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy: a case report

Rachel Boyles, Joseph Lu, Joseph Yoo, Louis Samuels

Open Access ECMO Case Report

Pneumonectomy following penetrating trauma with ECMO as postoperative support: case report – (Lung trauma and ECMO)

Álvaro Ignacio Sánchez-Ortiz, Diego Peña-González, Alberto F. García, Diego Fernando Bautista-Rincón, Carlos Alejandro García-González, Alejandro Moreno-Angarita, Astrid Carolina Álvarez-Ortega, Nicolas Felipe Torres-España, Eduardo Alberto Cadavid-Alvear, Mauricio Velásquez-Galvis

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Cardiac surgery during wartime in Israel

Eitan Keizman, Tamer Jamal, Irena Sarantsev, Eilon Ram, Aryel Furman, Alexander Kogan, Ehud Raanani, Leonid Sternik

Open Access Pericardiectomy Research

Impact of pericardial calcification on early postoperative outcomes after pericardiectomy: a retrospective observational study

Soojin Lee, Juhyun Lee, Seohee Joo, You Kyeong Park, Kang Min Kim, Joon Chul Jung, Hyoung Woo Chang, Jae Hang Lee, Dong Jung Kim, Jun Sung Kim, Cheong Lim

Open Access CABG Research

Analysis of cardiac arrest after coronary artery bypass grafting

Tengjiao Yang, Xieraili Tiemuerniyazi, Zhan Hu, Wei Feng, Fei Xu

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Rapid deployment aortic valve implantation in complex patients with infective endocarditis or aortic valve insufficiency

Kálmán Benke, Viktor Bánhegyi, Edina Korca, Gábor Veres, Yuliana Yakobus, Meradjoddin Matin, Gábor Szabó

Open Access NSCLC Research

circPTP4A2 knockdown suppresses NSCLC progression via regulating proliferation and activating anti-tumor immunity

Chun Wang, Bin Xu, Chengzhi Tao, Huan Lin, Dan Liu, Haitao Zhang

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Correction

Correction: Influence of ABC stroke score on late recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation following radiofrequency catheter ablation

Ke-Zeng Gong, Zhe Xu, Ting-Pei Zhuang, Xue-Hai Chen, Jian-Hua Chen, Wei-Wei Wang, Wen-Hua Xu, Fei-Long Zhang

Open Access Pneumothorax Research

Outcomes after 4 years’ experience with low suction drains. Would it be safe to go drainless or low suction?

Mithat Fazlioglu, Walid Hammad, Deniz Piyadeoglu, Cemal Asim Kutlu

Open Access Pneumonectomy Research

Safety of one 8.5-Fr pigtail catheter for postoperative continuous open gravity drainage after uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pneumonectomy

Xiang-Long Kong, Yue- Zhang, Yu- Jia, Bo-Xiong Ni, Mingyu- Wang, Xiang-Yuan Jin, Hai Xu, Shi-Dong Xu

Open Access Aprotinin Research

Aprotinin in high-risk isolated coronary artery bypass graft patients: a 3-year propensity matched study

Rishab Makam, Ayush Balaji, Marwan Al Munaer, Shantanu Bajaj, Nabil Hussein, Mahmoud Loubani

Open Access Antibiotic Review

Early surgery to prevent embolic events in patients with infective endocarditis: a comprehensive review

Sikander Tajik Nielsen, Katra Hadji-Turdeghal, Peter Laursen Graversen, Lauge Østergaard, Morten Holdgaard Smerup, Lars Køber, Emil Loldrup Fosbøl

Open Access Research

KM04416 suppressed lung adenocarcinoma progression by promoting immune infiltration

Yalan Lin, Weijing Wu, Huihuang Lin, Shiyuan Chen, Huiying Lv, Shuchao Chen, Chuzhao Li, Xinwen Wang, Yunfeng Chen

Open Access ECMO Research

The impact of bleeding on outcomes following lung transplantation: a retrospective analysis using the universal definition of perioperative bleeding

Kevin A. Wu, Joshua K. Kim, Morgan Rosser, Bryan Chow, Brandi A. Bottiger, Jacob A. Klapper

Open Access Mediastinitis Research

A retrospective analysis of transudative pleural effusion due to fibrosing mediastinitis

Yan-Xia Yu, Li An, Zhan-Hong Ma, Huan-Zhong Shi, Yuan-Hua Yang

Open Access Tracheal Surgery Case Report

Non-intubated tracheal resection and reconstruction for a tracheal tumor in an 8-year-old child

Yaoliang Zhang, Zhongqiao Mo, Chao Yang, Jianxing He, Shuben Li, Lan Lan

Open Access CABG Review

Current indications and surgical strategies for myocardial revascularization in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: a scoping review

Alejandro Moreno-Angarita, Diego Peña, Juan David Lopez-Ponce de León, Mayra Estacio, Lidy Paola Vila, Maria Isabel Muñoz, Eduardo Cadavid-Alvear

Open Access Case Report

Successfully saving a child with destuctive iliac artery damage by hybrid surgery

Jianfeng Chen, Wei Zheng, Tingting Liu, Xianling Li, Zhong Xin, Zhonglong Han, Yingfeng Wu

Open Access Valvuloplasty Case Report

Surgical management of native aortic valve leaflet avulsion during TAVR

David M. Williams, Andrew Castellano, William Phillips, Kelly Miller, Aakash Garg

Open Access Research

Carotid body tumor: characteristics and surgical outcome

Fahmi Hussein Kakamad, Mihr Naif Mustafa, Shara Wahdaldeen Yasin, Shanga Sherzad Xalid, Ayoob A. Mohammed, Snur Othman, Dilan S. Hiwa, Hiwa O. Abdullah, Berun A. Abdalla, Hawkar A. Nasralla, Sasan M. Ahmed, Ayman M. Mustafa, Shko H. Hassan, Bushra O. Hussein

Short-term outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement in elderly patients - results of a comparative cohort study

Diana A. Wu, Peter Lang, David Varghese, Nawwar Al-Attar, Kasra Shaikhrezai, Vipin Zamvar, Sukumaran Nair

Open Access Packed Red Blood Cell Research

Effects of red blood cell transfusion on patients undergoing cardiac surgery in Queensland – a retrospective cohort study

Nchafatso. G. Obonyo, Vikash Dhanapathy, Nicole White, Declan P. Sela, Reema H. Rachakonda, Matthew Tunbridge, Beatrice Sim, Derek Teo, Zohaib Nadeem, Louise E. See Hoe, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Jonathon P. Fanning, John-Paul Tung, Jacky Y. Suen, John F. Fraser

Open Access Delirium Research

Association of postoperative delirium with hypotension in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study

Saleh Mohammed Alhaj Othman, Mohammed Ali Ali Aziz, Gaber Musaed Ali Al-Mushiki, Chanyanud Sriwayyapram, Tecleab okubai, Gamil Al-Muwaffaq, Qin Xu, Mohammed Alqudaimi

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Efficacy of atrial fibrillation predictors including MVP ECG risk score compared between single or bilateral internal thoracic artery use

Ozan Erturk, Mert Ilker Hayıroglu, Anıl Karaagac, Yusuf Kagan Pocan, Mehmet Inanc Yesilkaya, Burak Bozkurt, Hakkı Aydogan, Mehmet Kaplan

Open Access Ventricular Septal Defect Correction

Correction: Surgical repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect: a retrospective analysis of a single institution experience

Jian Shi, Jeremy Y. Levett, Haiyu LV, Guoan Zhang, Sha Wang, Tao Wei, Zhikun Wang, Xi Zhang, Dawei Feng, Kan Wang, Qiang Liu, Dominique Shum-Tim

Open Access Myocardial Infarction Case Report

Unusual and very rare presentation of wrist pain in a man with acute anterior myocardial infarction, a case report and literature of review

Alireza Kooshki, Seyed Ali Moezibady, Reyhane Farmani, Seyed Reza Moallem, Tooba Kazemi

Open Access Pneumothorax Research

The individualized treatment for minimally invasive repair of pectus carinatum in adolescent: a single center’ s retrospective study

Xudong Ran, Weijia Shen, Xin Li, Jianyi Liao, Hongliang Yuan, Hao Wang, Songhua Wu, Shuhan Rong

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

ECG changes following balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective study

Tao Guo, Xiao-mei Zeng, Hou-quan Huang, Xiao-feng Wu, Wen-liang Guo, Hai-ming Chen, Qiao-nan Zhong, Xin Yang, Hui-ling Ye, Cheng Hong

Open Access Research

Can heartbeat recovery be improved with terminal non-cardioplegic warm blood perfusion prior to aortic unclamping in single-clamp technique coronary artery bypass surgery? A randomized controlled trial

Opas Satdhabudha, Manita Songvasin, Boonlawat Homvises, Narupa Noppawinyoowong, Pawana Chanawangsa, Jongrak Kaewbunjong

Open Access Pleural Effusion Research

Hydrogel-coated and active clearance chest drains in cardiac surgery: real-world results of a single-center study

Freya Sophie Jenkins, Mohammed Morjan, Jan-Philipp Minol, Nora Farkhondeh, Ismail Dalyanoglu, Esma Yilmaz, Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Bernhard Korbmacher, Udo Boeken, Artur Lichtenberg, Hannan Dalyanoglu

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Early extubation after elective surgical aortic valve replacement during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anna Fischbach, Julia Alexandra Simons, Steffen B. Wiegand, Lieselotte Ammon, Rüdger Kopp, Gernot Marx, Rolf Rossaint, Payam Akhyari, Gereon Schälte

Open Access Myocarditis Case Report

Heart transplantation under mechanical circulatory support for fulminant myocarditis: a Case Report

Zhaohua Yang, Shuyang Lu, Gao Liu, Hongqiang Zhang, Chunsheng Wang

Open Access Myocarditis Case Report

Fulminant myocarditis caused by influenza B virus in a male child: a case report and literature review

Fei Tian, Yi Xiao, Zhekang Peng, Lingyun Zhang, Fu Ni, Shengmin Gui, Yuqing Fan, Zuyang Xi, Zhaohui Zhang

Open Access ECMO Research

International treatment outcomes of neonates on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN): a systematic review

Saad Alhumaid, Abdulrahman A. Alnaim, Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi, Abdulaziz A. Alahmari, Muneera Alabdulqader, Sarah Mahmoud Al HajjiMohammed, Qasim M. Alalwan, Nourah Al Dossary, Header A. Alghazal, Mohammed H. Al Hassan, Khadeeja Mirza Almaani, Fatimah Hejji Alhassan, Mohammed S. Almuhanna, Aqeel S. Alshakhes, Ahmed Salman BuMozah, Ahmed S. Al‑Alawi, Fawzi M. Almousa, Hassan S. Alalawi, Saleh Mana Al matared, Farhan Abdullah Alanazi, Ahmed H. Aldera, Mustafa Ahmed AlBesher, Ramzy Hasan Almuhaisen, Jawad S. Busubaih, Ali Hussain Alyasin, Abbas Ali Al Majhad, Ibtihal Abbas Al Ithan, Ahmed Saeed Alzuwaid, Mohammed Ali Albaqshi, Naif Alhmeed, Yasmine Ahmed Albaqshi, Zainab Al Alawi

Open Access Trisomy 21 Case Report

Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a pediatric patient with down syndrome

Mehrdad Salehi, Morteza Foroumandi, Sahand Siami, Alireza Bakhshandeh, Babak Geraiely, Farnoosh Larti

Open Access Heart Surgery Case Report

First worldwide use of the hybrid system for extracorporeal circulation in heart transplant

Kaan Kırali, Mehmet Aksüt, Özge Altaş, Mustafa Emre Gürcü, Sibel Aydın

Open Access Aneurysm Research

Prospective evaluation of automated vascular analysis for ilio-femoral artery lesions before and after percutaneous endovascular aortic repair

Takasumi Goto, Hironobu Fujimura, Takuma Iida, Kohei Horikawa, Takashi Shintani, Takashi Shibuya, Ryoto Sakaniwa, Shigeru Miyagawa

Open Access Pulmonary-Function Tests Research

Should routine pulmonary function tests be performed in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and/or congestive heart failure undergoing cardiac surgery?

Turki B. Albacker, Abdulaziz M. Alhothali, Amr A. Arafat, Khaled D. Algarni, Ahmed Eldemerdash, Hanan Albackr, Faisal K. AlGhamdi, Bakir Bakir

Rupture of the ascending aorta 6 months after TAVI procedure caused by TAVI prosthesis

Grzegorz Hirnle, Hanna Kubik, Dominik Tenczyński, Michał Kostro, Tomasz Hrapkowicz

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Depression predicts delayed return to daily activities in patients post-cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study

Illana Posen, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Noa Caspi-Avissar, Amanda Sinderovsky, Sagi Gleitman, Jordan Rimon, Wafaa Sowan, Itzhak Gabizon, Shemy Carasso, Avi Moyal, Edo Y. Birati, Erez Kachel

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Peritumoral radiomics increases the efficiency of classification of pure ground-glass lung nodules: a multicenter study

Ying Zeng, Xiao Zhou, Tianzhi Zhou, Haibo Liu, Yingjun zhou, Shanyue Lin, Wei Zhang

Direct aortic TAVI via anterior right mini-thoracotomy using 32 mm myval for pure aortic regurgitation

Firas Aljanadi, Graham McNeilly, Ganesh Manoharan, Andrew McNiece, Reuben Jeganathan

Open Access Heart Failure Research

The protective effect of Ghrelin peptide on doxorubicin hydrochloride induced heart failure in rats

Ying Peng, Ping Zhang, Pengtao Zou, Yuxuan Zhou, Liang Shao

Open Access Thymectomy Research

Descriptive analysis of therapeutic outcomes between thoracoscopic and transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients from 2011 to 2021

Mahdiye Lashkarizadeh, Vahid Haghollahi, Nazanin Zeinali Nezhad, Mohammadreza Lashkarizadeh, Amirhossein Shahpar

Open Access Teratoma Case Report

Successful mediastinal teratoma resection in a child by assisted VATS: a case report

Masato Kojima, Ryo Touge, Sho Kurihara, Isamu Saeki, Shinya Takahashi

Open Access Aortic Dissection Research

Aortic arch registry of type a aortic dissection (AoArch) - rationale, design and definition criteria

Francesco Nappi, Thibaut Schoell, Sanjeet Singh Avtaar Singh, Antonio Salsano, Ibrahim Abdou, Ivancarmine Gambardella, F. Francesco Santini, Antonio Fiore, Luigi Garufi, Pierre Demondion, Pascal Leprince, N. Nicolas Bonnet, Cristiano Spadaccio

Open Access Ventricular Tachycardia Case Report

A rare case of ventricular tachycardia caused by an intramyocardial fibroma with successful surgical resection in an adult

M. Scott Binder, Matthew Roby, William Chancellor, Leora Yarboro, Scott Arnold, Kyle Hodge, John Kern, David Sane

Open Access Stroke Research

Stroke after heart valve surgery: a single center institution report

Nizar Alwaqfi, Majd M. AlBarakat, Hala Qariouti, Khalid Ibrahim, Nabil alzoubi

Open Access Thoracotomy Case Report

Extensive aortic replacement including aortic arch for a mega aorta with chronic aortic dissection via posterolateral thoracotomy

Shinichiro Ikeda, Akihiro Yoshitake, Yu Kumagai, Naohiko Oki, Yuto Hori, Takayuki Gyoten, Osamu Kinoshita, Chiho Tokunaga, Toshihisa Asakura

Open Access Research

Repercussions of SARS-CoV-2 infection on intrapulmonary shunt in patients undergoing one-lung ventilation

Min Li, Xianning Duan, Jianyou Zhang, Dawei Yang

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