The Annals of thoracic surgery
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The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of treating or not treating moderate-or-more functional tricuspid regurgitation in patients with functional mitral regurgitation undergoing mitral valve surgery. ⋯ Tricuspid annuloplasty is an easy and safe procedure, mandatory in case of at least moderate functional tricuspid regurgitation to achieve better mid-term outcome in patients with functional mitral regurgitation undergoing mitral valve surgery.
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Comparative Study
Operative strategy for acute type a aortic dissection: ascending aortic or hemiarch versus total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk.
This report compares long-term results with total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk (FET) to ascending aortic or hemiarch replacement (AHR) for acute type A aortic dissection. ⋯ In patients with acute type A aortic dissection, it is possible to perform extensive primary repair using the FET technique with relative safety. FET may reduce the necessity for further operations to manage a residual false lumen.
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Hybrid revascularization has been used in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention for multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD). Very few endoscopic robotic coronary bypasses on the beating heart have been reported. The aim of this study was to assess hybrid revascularization by endoscopic robotic coronary artery bypass on the beating heart with percutaneous coronary intervention in a staged approach. ⋯ Our preliminary study shows that hybrid coronary revascularization by endoscopic robotic coronary artery bypass grafting on a beating heart and subsequent stent placement is a feasible integrated approach for patients with multivessel CAD.