European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 2015
New indicator of postoperative delayed awakening after total aortic arch replacement.
Impact of the decrease of regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) on postoperative delayed awakening after total aortic arch replacement (TAR) was validated. ⋯ The maintenance of rSO2 at the early phase of rewarming may be important to avoid delayed awakening or TND after TAR.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 2015
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: a long-term study.
We investigated early outcomes in patients with end-stage pulmonary disease bridged with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with the intention to perform lung transplantation (LTx). ⋯ ECMO used as a bridge to LTx results in acceptable survival in selected patients with end-stage pulmonary disease.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 2015
Elective use of femoro-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass during transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Elective use of normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may reduce the risks associated with the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure in selected high-risk TAVI patients. ⋯ The use of preoperatively planned CPB may increase the safety of the TAVI procedure in patients with severely reduced heart function or in cardiogenic shock.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 2015
Results of minimally invasive, video-assisted mitral valve repair in advanced Barlow's disease with bileaflet prolapse.
Minimally invasive mitral valve (MV) surgery has recently gained popularity as the standard approach for MV repair, albeit there could be potential concerns about the feasibility of complex repair in the presence of extreme Barlow's disease via a minimally invasive route. ⋯ Minimally invasive approach for complex MV repair is feasible and safe and provided excellent early and mid-term results.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 2015
Recovery of donor hearts after circulatory death with normothermic extracorporeal machine perfusion.
A severe donor organ shortage leads to the death of a substantial number of patients who are listed for transplantation. The use of hearts from donors after circulatory death could significantly expand the donor organ pool, but due to concerns about their viability, these are currently not used for transplantation. We propose short-term ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion (MP) to improve the viability of these ischaemic donor hearts. ⋯ Our results indicate that functional recovery from global WI is possible during short-term ex vivo reperfusion, allowing subsequent cold storage without compromising organ viability. We expect that once refined and validated, this approach may enable safe transplantation of hearts obtained from donation after circulatory death.