Journal of cardiac surgery
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Case Reports
Damus-Kaye-Stansel biventricular repair for transposition of the great arteries with pulmonary hypertension.
An 18-year-old female with transposition of great arteries and severe pulmonary hypertension was successfully treated with Damus-Kaye-Stansel biventricular repair. Results of the 12-year follow-up showed satisfactory hemodynamics with the aortic valve staying closed throughout the cardiac cycle and without the pulmonary valve regurgitation.
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Case Reports
Posttraumatic coronary artery-right ventricular fistula with multiple ventricular septal defects.
The combination of posttraumatic coronary artery-right ventricular fistula and multiple ventricular septal defects is a rare and interesting phenomenon. We describe a case of a 19-year-old male with these findings following a blunt chest trauma after a motorcycle accident.
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A unique arteriovenous fistula, originating from the left main coronary artery and branching to drain into the right atrium and superior vena cava is presented with review of the literature.
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is increasingly being recognized in the perioperative period. To date, there have been only three previous cases involving cardiac surgery reported and this represents the fourth case. ⋯ It appears that the syndromes course in cardiac surgical patients is self-limited. This syndrome must now be considered in the differential diagnosis of postcardiotomy cardiac failure.
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Case Reports
Acute cholecystitis preceding mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm in a heart transplant recipient.
Mycotic pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). This case describes a middle-aged OHT recipient who developed a mycotic pseudoaneurysm after an episode of acute cholecystitis. The region of involved aorta was effectively repaired using a patch of bovine pericardium and a brief period of hypothermic circulatory arrest.