The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Left ventricular assist devices unload the left ventricle and decrease left atrial pressure. This hemodynamic change may cause a right to left atrial shunt and hypoxemia in patients with patent foramen ovale. We prospectively studied the best time for performing diagnostic transesophageal echocardiography in left ventricular assist device patients. ⋯ No patent foramen ovale was detected when transesophageal echocardiography was done before bypass, but a patent foramen ovale was found in 3 patients when transesophageal echocardiography was performed after left ventricular assist device was activated. Patent foramen ovale was confirmed by inspection in all three patients and surgically closed during the same procedure. There were no patent foramen ovale closure-related complications.
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Case Reports
New approach to the surgical management of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary anastomosis.
The development of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary bypass in patients with congenital heart disease is well documented. We report successful management of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary bypass in a patient with an interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) and multiple hepatic veins utilizing an extracardiac conduit from the hepatic veins to the hemiazygous continuation of the interrupted IVC. This technique, performed without circulatory arrest or an atriotomy, may limit morbidity associated with intracardiac procedures in patients with single ventricle morphology. Furthermore, this case suggests an alternative technique for completion Fontan in patients with an interrupted IVC and multiple hepatic venous drainage.
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To determine the early and late outcomes of patients presenting with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery who had repair by aortic reimplantation. ⋯ Anatomic repair of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery by aortic reimplantation yields excellent early survival and late functional outcomes even in critically ill infants.
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The female gender is an independent predictor of adverse outcome after conventional coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of the female gender on the outcome after off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery. ⋯ In OPCAB, the female gender is not an independent predictor of MINAO, MAJAO, or PLOS.