Hyde M Russell,Patrick M McCarthy,Richard Lee et al.
Hyde M Russell et al.
Significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is present in many patients with heart failure. Valve replacement is necessary in patients in whom the valve is irreparable or in whom there is a high risk of late failure. The following manuscript a...
Gaetano Gargiulo,Carlo Pace Napoleone,Emanuela Angeli et al.
Gaetano Gargiulo et al.
Aortic coarctation without associated intracardiac lesions, with or without posterior arch hypoplasia referred as simple coarctation, is safely and effectively repaired via left posterolateral thoracotomy, whereas median sternotomy and card...
Surgical repair of truncus arteriosus associated with interrupted aortic arch [0.03%]
主动脉弓中断合并动脉干外科治疗
François Lacour-Gayet,Steven Goldberg
François Lacour-Gayet
The surgical repair of truncus arteriosus associated with an interrupted aortic arch (TAC-IAA) requires performing two major procedures at the same time. Due to the small number of patients, there is nearly no surgical learning curve. The s...
Y John Gu,Piet W Boonstra
Y John Gu
The issue of choosing the right priming solution for adult cardiopulmonary bypass patients has been studied and argued for at least three decades. However, there is still no general consensus with regard to making the right choice. Basicall...
Cold crystalloid cardioplegia [0.03%]
低温晶体停搏液
Hans J Geissler,Uwe Mehlhorn
Hans J Geissler
Cold crystalloid cardioplegia is clinically used since the mid-1960s. It is currently applied in adult and pediatric cardiac surgery patients and remains the preferred method of myocardial protection for many cardiac surgeons. This chapter ...
Radial artery grafting [0.03%]
桡动脉移植手术
Mario Gaudino,Francesco Prati,Gianfederico Possati
Mario Gaudino
After its recent reintroduction in coronary surgery the radial artery is gaining wide acceptance as complementary arterial conduits for surgical myocardial revascularization. The main technical aspects of radial artery harvesting, the biolo...
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and open decortication for pleural empyema [0.03%]
电视胸腔镜手术和开胸去壁术治疗脓胸疗效分析
Hans-Beat Ris,Thorsten Krueger
Hans-Beat Ris
Video-assisted thoracoscopic treatment is an elegant method for the treatment of ATS stage II fibrinopurulent empyema. It has been shown to be superior to repeat instillation of fibrinolytic agents into the chest cavity. However, a more chr...
Erino A Rendina,Fedrico Venuta,Mohsen Ibrahim
Erino A Rendina
Intrapericardial pneumonectomy is a major thoracic surgical procedure which is employed to resect locally advanced bronchogenic carcinoma. The procedure differs slightly in the left side than in the right side due to the anatomical differen...
S Chris Malaisrie,Edwin McGee,Richard Lee et al.
S Chris Malaisrie et al.
Tricuspid regurgitation is a rare complication of blunt thoracic trauma. Due to subtle clinical manifestation in the presence of multi-organ trauma, the condition may not be recognized at the time of injury. Chronic tricuspid regurgitation ...
Achim Häussler,René Prêtre
Achim Häussler
Ebstein's anomaly is a congenital defect primarily due to a failed-development of the tricuspid valve. The defect affects significantly surrounding structures (conducting tissue, right atrium and ventricle), which often need concomitant cor...