The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 2020
Multicenter StudyTotal aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk technique: Results from two European institutes.
We report on a large series of patients treated at the S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy) and Hannover Medical School (Hannover, Germany), with the aim to evaluate the early and midterm results. ⋯ The frozen elephant trunk technique is a treatment option for all complex pathologies of the thoracic aorta. Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms presented a higher mortality rate, and in patients with acute aortic dissection, the malperfusion syndrome still remains a catastrophic complication. The midterm follow-up showed satisfactory results in terms of survival and freedom from reintervention.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 2020
Pulmonary artery banding in complete atrioventricular septal defect.
To analyze outcomes after pulmonary artery banding (PAB) in complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), with a focus on surgical pathway outcome and timing, survival, and atrioventricular valve function. ⋯ PAB is a successful strategy in complete AVSD to bridge to biventricular repair and has similar post-biventricular repair survival to primary biventricular repair. Changes in atrioventricular valve regurgitation after PAB were variable.