Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2014
Case ReportsMalignant pleural mesothelioma presenting as acute empyema with severe leukocytosis.
Five months after the treatment for acute empyema, a 75-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of marked elevation of the white blood cell (WBC) count and C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and a right pleural mass detected by chest computed tomography. At this time, the WBC count and CRP level had increased to 60400/microl and 18.2 mg/dl, respectively. ⋯ Malignant pleural mesothelioma occasionally presents the symptoms and findings like an acute empyema. We demonstrated the case of malignant pleural mesothelioma which had presented the symptoms and laboratory findings very similar to acute empyema and had treated as acute empyema.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEarly results of human atrial natriuretic peptide infusion in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: the NU-HIT trial for CKD-II.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important risk factor for cardiac surgery. In the most recently reported NU-HIT trial for CKD with CKD patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as subjects, carperitide was reported to be effective in terms of renal function. In the present study, a subanalysis was performed on patients registered in the NU-HIT trial for CKD from the standpoint of renin-angiotensin system, natriuresis and renal function. ⋯ In on pump isolated CABG patients with CKD, carperitide showed a potent natriuretic action and inhibited the renin-angiotensin system, suggesting that it prevented deterioration of postoperative renal function. Our findings raise new possibilities for the perioperative and postoperative management of patients undergoing surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2014
Comparative Study Observational StudyHyperglycemia or high hemoglobin A1C: Which one is more associated with morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
Our aim was to determine which criterion- hyperglycemia or high levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) is more associated with increased mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). ⋯ Higher levels of both HbA1C and FBS contribute to the increased risk of morbidity but not mortality rates in post-CABG surgery patients; yet further studies are required to distinguish "a better predictor" of postoperative adverse events.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2014
Preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate is an independent predictor of late cardiovascular morbidity after mitral valve surgery.
Renal dysfunction affects outcomes of cardiac surgery, although its role in mitral valve operation has been limitedly documented. ⋯ Patients who underwent mitral valve surgery had acceptable perioperative and long-term survival, irrespective of preoperative renal function. However, eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) was an independent predictor of late MACE.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2014
Case ReportsPartial anomalous pulmonary venous connection associated with lung cancer in the same lobe: report of a case.
A 64-year-old man with primary lung cancer (cT1aN0M0) was diagnosed as having partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) in the same lobe by preoperative chest computed tomography (CT). The anomalous vein originated from left upper lobe pulmonary vein and flowed into the left brachiocephalic vein. Although the patient was asymptomatic, cardiac catheterization revealed that pulmonary-systemic blood flow ratio (Qp/Qs ratio) was 2.0, and his pulmonary arterial pressure was marginally elevated (60/18 mmHg). ⋯ He is living well without relapse of lung cancer 56 months after surgery. Although PAPVC is detectable on computed tomography, out of 7 previous reports of PAPVC associated with lung cancer, only 2 cases were diagnosed preoperatively. The presence of PAPVC should be kept in mind before major lung resections.