Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Mar 2014
Case ReportsGiant-cell aortitis: an unusual case of Bentall operation.
Noninfectious ascending aortitis is a very rare cause of ascending aortic aneurysm. We report a case of the truly fortuitous finding of this rare condition in a 67-year-old man operated on for an ascending aortic aneurysm associated with dystrophic aortic valve regurgitation. ⋯ A modified Bentall operation was performed. The pathological diagnosis was giant cell arteritis.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Mar 2014
Case ReportsRight infarction response to coronary artery bypass and the Abiomed BVS 5000.
A 57-year-old man presented with acute right ventricular infarction. A percutaneous coronary intervention was undertaken, but he developed shock and required extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support. ⋯ Circulation gradually stabilized, and the device was removed after 5 days. There no sign of heart failure or infection at 9 months post-surgery.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Mar 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyStaplers versus hand-sewing for pulmonary lobectomy: randomized controlled trial.
Division of the parenchymal lung for lobectomy is performed in patients who have an incomplete fissure. A stapler device can reduce postoperative air leak, but it is expensive. ⋯ A stapler reduces postoperative air leaks and the duration of air leaks. Furthermore, the total cost of treatment was comparable. Therefore, using staples may provide substantial financial benefits.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Mar 2014
Case ReportsBilateral atrial appendage aneurysms associated with atrial fibrillation.
Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage is an extremely rare anomaly. We describe the case of a 68-year-old man who presented with palpitation and was found to have a very large aneurysm located near the left atrial appendage on routine echocardiography. During surgery, an additional small aneurysm of the right atrial appendage was found. Both atrial aneurysms were resected in addition to mitral annuloplasty and a maze procedure.