The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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The use of limited anatomic resection for early-stage lung cancer is widely practiced worldwide. However, most studies have focused on standard segmentectomy or subsegmentectomy, and data on the short-term outcomes after anatomic sublobar resection in China are lacking. ⋯ Despite the increasing proportion of complex cases treated with APL, the incidence of postoperative complications decreased as our center accumulated surgical experience. APL procedures are safe and feasible when conducted in a specialized center.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Sep 2022
Sex differences in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Our study assesses differences between male and female patients placed on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock. ⋯ After adjusting for baseline difference, there was no difference in outcomes between male and female patients despite differing risk profiles for in-hospital mortality.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Sep 2022
Outcome after pulmonary endarterectomy for segmental chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Determine the long-term outcome and need for additional therapy after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) for segmental chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. ⋯ PEA achieved excellent early and long-term results in segmental chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. However, patients with segmental disease are at increased risk of requiring additional therapy after PEA and should be carefully monitored.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Sep 2022
Pattern, behavior, and clinical implications of electrocardiographic changes in patients undergoing repair of anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries.
Surgical repair in anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery aims at mitigating the risk of sudden cardiac death in a subset of patients. The pattern and behavior of electrocardiogram changes in a large cohort of these patients are lacking. We aim to describe postoperative electrocardiogram changes in this population and its clinical implications on follow-up. ⋯ ST-segment changes and T-wave abnormalities are commonly seen in the postoperative period after anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery repair, tend to resolve over time, and are not associated with adverse medium-term outcomes. Pathologic Q waves were associated with the need for early coronary reintervention.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Sep 2022
Preoperative left atrial strain abnormalities are associated with the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation following isolated coronary artery bypass surgery.
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Currently, there is no reliable way to determine preoperatively which patients will develop POAF following CABG. The aim of this study was to determine whether preoperative left atrial (LA) strain analysis might identify patients destined to develop POAF following CABG. ⋯ Decreased preoperative LA strain measurements, especially LA-fractional area change, LA-emptying fraction, and LA-reservoir strain, taken jointly, are more specific and sensitive than other preoperative parameters in identifying patients who will develop POAF following CABG. The ability to identify patients preoperatively who are destined to develop POAF following CABG provides a basis for limiting POAF prophylactic therapy to only those patients undergoing CABG who are most likely to benefit from it rather than to all patients undergoing CABG.