J Cardiovasc Surg
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A 74-year-old male patient was operated in Vakif Gureba Hospital for aortoduodenal fistula developing from abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient was diagnosed as abdominal aortic aneurysm after physical examination and computed tomography in another center. Appearing of melena and hematemesis gastroduodenoscopy and radionuclide scanning was performed as diagnosis. ⋯ The segments of intestine most frequently involved in aortoenteric fistula are the 3rd and 4th portions of the duodenum. Clinical presentation is recurrent episodes of gross gastrointestinal haemorrhage. These cases have high mortality and morbidity unless evaluated as quickly as possible and appropriate surgical intervention performed.
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Combined mitral valve repair using the sliding leaflet technique and septal myectomy were employed to successfully treat left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction and mitral regurgitation due to hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). A 46-year-old man was diagnosed with HOCM along with congestive heart failure and was treated medically. These symptoms, however, were resistant to medical treatments with a beta-blocker, a Ca-antagonist, and disopyramide, and he was referred to our hospital for surgery. ⋯ Postpump transesophageal echocardiography revealed no MR and a peak LVOT gradient of 15 mmHg. The patient recovered well except for a residual mild SAM, and MR2+. We therefore concluded that this surgical approach might provide results which are superior to those of myectomy alone.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Effects of temperature strategy during cardiopulmonary bypass on cerebral oxygen balance.
Cerebral injury is the most serious complication of cardiopulmonary perfusion (CPB). With the advent of warm heart surgery, the effect of temperature strategy during perfusion and its effect on cerebral oxygen balance needs further study. ⋯ During pump flows employed in this study, cerebral oxygen balance and perfusion appear unaffected by temperature.