Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2019
Case ReportsPlatypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome after pulmonary lobectomy: a rare entity with a difficult diagnosis.
Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare clinical entity. It is characterized by position-dependent dyspnoea and oxygen desaturation in the upright position with orthodeoxia resolving in the supine position, and is mainly associated with cardiac defects. Only 9 cases of post-lobectomy POS have been reported in the literature. We describe a case of POS in a woman who underwent a lobectomy and in whom POS was diagnosed and treated.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2019
Multicenter StudyVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with or without simultaneous intra-aortic balloon pump support as a direct bridge to heart transplantation: results from a nationwide Spanish registry.
To investigate the potential clinical benefit of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) as a bridge to heart transplantation (HT). ⋯ In our study, simultaneous IABP therapy in transplant candidates under VA-ECMO support did not significantly reduce morbidity or mortality.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2019
Successful preservation and transplant of warm ischaemic lungs from controlled donors after circulatory death by prolonged in situ ventilation during normothermic regional perfusion of abdominal organs.
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) potentially provides transplantable lungs suitable for a transplant, but in Italy, the need for 20 min of a no-touch period after cardiac arrest for legal declaration of death poses real challenges to organ preservation. ⋯ Our approach resulted in adequate lung preservation and successful transplants without detrimental effects on abdominal organ procurement, confirming the possibility of overcoming the obstacle of a long no-touch period in a DCD setting.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2019
Early and mid-term outcomes of total arch replacement with the frozen elephant trunk technique for type A acute aortic dissection.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique, using the J Graft FROZENIX for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection, in comparison with the unfrozen elephant trunk technique. ⋯ Total arch replacement with the FET technique in Stanford type A acute aortic dissection carries a risk of distinct complications; however, with thorough advance planning, it should be possible to safely institute this treatment. Further randomization, with a comparison of each technique, is required to provide clear conclusions whether the FET is useful for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Oct 2019
Case ReportsValve-sparing root reimplantation in anomalous right coronary origin.
Anomalous origin of coronary artery is a rare anomaly. Performing valve-sparing root reimplantation for aortic root pathology in these patients is challenging. There are modified techniques for performing valve-sparing procedures in this rare subset of patients. Herein, we present a case of anomalous right coronary origin from left ostium managed by conventional valve-sparing root reimplantation.