Management of vascular graft and endoprosthetic infection of the thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aorta [0.03%]
胸腹主动脉血管移植物和内假体感染的处理原则与技巧
Thierry Carrel,Jürg Schmidli
Thierry Carrel
Infection of a vascular prosthesis or endovascular stent-graft is probably the most serious complication that may occur after implantation and dramatically affects the patient's outcome. Surgical treatment is almost always required but even...
Gosta B Pettersson,Rajesh M Ramankutty
Gosta B Pettersson
To improve the success rate and reproducibility of bicuspid aortic valves, we apply a systematic segmental approach to their repair. A segmental analysis of the morphology is followed by corresponding pathology specific corrections of each ...
Postpneumonectomy syndrome [0.03%]
肺叶切除术后综合征
George Rakovich,Jean Bussières,Eric Fréchette
George Rakovich
Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare postoperative complication whereby mediastinal shifting toward the pneumonectomy space results in bronchial compression between the pulmonary artery, aorta, and vertebral column. This syndrome is more co...
Lutz Buellesfeld,Bernhard Meier
Lutz Buellesfeld
Paravalvular leaks are a relevant complication after both surgical and interventional valve replacement. Approximately 1-5% of patients undergoing mitral or aortic valve replacement experience some sort of paravalvular leakage with varying ...
Loop technique [0.03%]
循环技术
Joerg Seeburger,Thilo Noack,Michael Winkfein et al.
Joerg Seeburger et al.
The loop technique facilitates mitral valve repair for leaflet prolapse by implantation of Gore-Tex neo-chordae. The key feature of the technique is a premade bundle of four loops made out of one suture. The loops are available in different...
Intraoperative CD133+ cell transplantation during coronary artery bypass grafting in ischemic cardiomyopathy [0.03%]
冠状动脉旁路移植术中CD133阳性细胞移植治疗缺血性心肌病
Hans Michael Klein,Alexander Assmann,Artur Lichtenberg et al.
Hans Michael Klein et al.
If traditional treatment of coronary artery disease has failed, intramyocardial transplantation of CD133+ stem cells with the potential to improve myocardial function is an alternative approach to treating ischemic cardiomyopathy. The INSTE...
Marko Turina
Marko Turina
Presentation of the 'button' technique for composite graft replacement of the aortic root: dilated ascending aorta is removed, both coronary ostia are dissected free, a composite graft is fixed to the aortic annulus with interrupted mattres...
Robert H Anderson
Robert H Anderson
There is still no consensus on the best way to describe the anatomy of the aortic root. Different surgeons use the term 'annulus' to describe different parts of the components of the aortic valve. There is also lack of agreement within the ...
Robert H Anderson,Mazyar Kanani
Robert H Anderson
In this brief review, we discuss the anatomy of the mitral valve pertinent to surgical repair. First, we emphasise the need for diagnosticians to describe the valve in the context of the position of the heart within the body, following the ...
Marc A A M Schepens
Marc A A M Schepens
Pathology of the aorta starting into the ascending aorta or aortic arch and extending downstream into the descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aorta requiring surgical therapy, can be treated in two steps. At the first stage, via median ...