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Comment on “The diagnostic value of D-dimer with simplified Geneva score (SGS) pre-test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE)”

Any decision in clinical practice needs to evaluate both reliability (precision) and validity (accuracy) of a diagnostic test. Without knowledge about the reliability, any judgment would be wrong. In diagnosti...

Authors: Siamak Sabour

Detailed mechanism and impact of new-onset late right heart failure during LVAD support

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Authors: Teruhiko Imamura

Safety and efficacy of transaxillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a current-generation balloon-expandable valve

Transaxillary access (TAx) has shown promise as an excellent alternative TAVR option, but data on the Edwards SAPIEN 3 in TAx-TAVR is limited. We sought to study the safety and efficacy of TAx-TAVR using this ...

Authors: Yong Zhan, Nicholas Toomey, Jamel Ortoleva, Masashi Kawabori, Andrew Weintraub and Frederick Y. Chen

Meta-analysis of association between CT-based features and tumor spread through air spaces in lung adenocarcinoma

Spread through air space (STAS) is a novel invasive pattern of lung adenocarcinoma and is also a risk factor for recurrence and worse prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma after sublobar resection. The aims of this...

Authors: Qifan Yin, Huien Wang, Hongshang Cui, Wenhao Wang, Guang Yang, Peng Qie, Xuejiao Xun, Shaohui Han and Huining Liu

Primary and secondary aortopathy associated with adult congenital heart disease - retrospective study

Primary and secondary aortopathy are frequently encountered in patients with congenital heart disease. The aim of this study is to present our experience and the incidence of primary and secondary adult CHD-as...

Authors: Ingrid Schusterova, Alžbeta Banovcinova, Marianna Vachalcova, Marta Jakubova and Panagiotis Artemiou

Evaluation of right ventricle pulmonary artery coupling on right ventricular function in post operative tetralogy of Fallot patients underwent for pulmonary valve replacement

To evaluate RV-PA coupling in post operative TOF patients with ventricular dilatation underwent for PVR and investigate the correlation between ventricular functions measuring Ea/Emax ratio using cardio magnet...

Authors: Bhushan Sandeep, Xin Huang, Yuan Li, Xiaowei Wang, Long Mao, Yue Kan, Dan Xiong, Ke Gao and Xiao Zongwei

A novel three-dimensional printed vacuum bell for pectus excavatum treatment: a preliminary study

Conservative treatment with a vacuum bell (VB) for pectus excavatum (PE) has now been gradually popularized as an alternative to surgery. We describe our initial experience with a novel three dimensional (3D) ...

Authors: Xicheng Deng, Peng Huang, Jinwen Luo, Jinghua Wang, Liwen Yi, Guangxian Yang, Siping He, Xun Li and Shiting Xiang

COVID-19: an update and cardiac involvement

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects host cells through angiotensin converting enzyme 2 receptors, leading to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related pneumonia, and also causing ...

Authors: Nizar R. Alwaqfi and Khalid S. Ibrahim

Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical resection for NSCLC: a meta-analysis

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) has recently emerged as an alternative procedure for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, whether U-VATS has advantages over multiportal VATS (M-...

Authors: Yueren Yan, Qingyuan Huang, Han Han, Yang Zhang and Haiquan Chen

Impact of 6% balanced hydroxyethyl starch following cardiopulmonary bypass on renal function: a retrospective study

We aimed to evaluate the effect of limited volume of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) administration on postoperative renal function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

Authors: Ju Yong Lim, Yun Seok Kim and Joon Bum Kim

Different hypothermic and cerebral perfusion strategies in extended arch replacement for acute type a aortic dissection: a retrospective comparative study

The optimal hypothermic level in total arch replacement with stented elephant trunk implantation for acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD) has not been established, and the superiority of unilateral or bilate...

Authors: Song-Bo Dong, Jian-Xian Xiong, Kai Zhang, Jun Zheng, Shang-Dong Xu, Yong-Min Liu, Li-Zhong Sun and Xu-Dong Pan

An in-vitro evaluation of the flow haemodynamic performance of Gore-Tex extracardiac conduits for univentricular circulation

The Fontan procedure is a common palliative intervention for sufferers of single ventricle congenital heart defects that results in an anastomosis of the venous return to the pulmonary arteries called the tota...

Authors: Shane McHugo, Lars Nolke, Patrick Delassus, Eugene MacCarthy, Liam Morris and Colin Joseph McMahon

Determinants of non-recovery in physical health-related quality of life one year after cardiac surgery: a prospective single Centre observational study

Recent studies show that substantial percentage of patients experienced worsening of health related quality of life (HRQoL) 1 year after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors that ...

Authors: Hilda Rijnhart-de Jong, Jo Haenen, Goris Bol Raap, Lilian Jekel, Tessel Vossenberg, Olga Bondarenko and Christiaan Boerma

Longitudinal observation of solitary fibrous tumor translation into malignant pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma

Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma (PAIS) is a rare malignant tumor that was usually misdiagnosed as chronic pulmonary thromboembolism.

Authors: Rui Luo, Yingshuo Jiang, Yue Huang, Xin Chen and Feng Wang

Congenital intrathoracic accessory spleen is a very rare trick of nature: a case report

Congenital intrathoracic accessory spleen (CIAS) refers to a developmental anomaly resulting in the presence of splenic tissue within the chest. The differential diagnoses for the resulting mass are pulmonary ...

Authors: Mohammed O. Suraju, Nicole Peyton, Brian Mooers, Chris Jensen and Joel Shilyansky

A contemporary approach to a young female patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and an uncomplicated type B aortic dissection: a case report

Aortic dissection is a relatively uncommon, but often catastrophic disease that requires early and accurate diagnosis. It often presents in patients with congenital connective tissue disorders. The current aor...

Authors: Petko Prodanov, Hana Linkova, Robert Petr, Richard Fojt, Zuzana Motovska, Jiri Knot, Filip Rohac, Boris Koznar, Mariwan Majid, Petr Widimsky and Petr Kacer

Angioleiomyoma of the pulmonary artery: a case report and literature review

Angioleiomyoma of the pulmonary artery is rare in the literature and few studies have been reported. Here we present a rare case of angioleiomyoma arising from the pulmonary artery in a young patient.

Authors: Yan Hu, Siying Ren, Sichuang Tan, Chen Chen, Xiang Wang, Qingchun Liang, Fenglei Yu and Wenliang Liu

Preoperative identification of clinicopathological prognostic factors for relapse-free survival in clinical N1 non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective single center-based study

Given the difficulty in preoperatively diagnosing lymph node metastasis, patients with Stage I–III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are likely to be included in the clinical N1 (cN1) group. However, better t...

Authors: Masato Aragaki, Tatsuya Kato, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Yasuhiro Hida, Kichizo Kaga and Satoru Wakasa

Preservation solutions to improve graft patency: The devil is in the detail

Authors: Etem Caliskan, Catherine J. Pachuk, Louis P. Perrault and Maximilian Y. Emmert

Bilateral-pectoral major muscle advancement flap combined with vacuum-assisted closure therapy for the treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery

The median sternotomy is the most common surgical approach for cardiac surgery. Deep sternal wound infection is a fatal complication after median sternotomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeut...

Authors: Feng Song and Zhenzhong Liu

Benefits of rapid deployment aortic valve replacement with a mini upper sternotomy

Surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is currently deemed the gold standard of care for patients with severe aortic stenosis. Currently, most AVRs are safely performed through a full median sternotomy approa...

Authors: Siobhan Chien, Callum Clark, Saumya Maheshwari, Charilaos-Panagiotis Koutsogiannidis, Vipin Zamvar, Vincenzo Giordano, Kelvin Lim and Renzo Pessotto

Antiphospholipid syndrome with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and coronary artery disease: a case report

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by the production of antiphospholipid antibodies associated with recurrent vascular thrombosis. There have been few reports of combination of chronic thromboemb...

Authors: Kayo Sugiyama, Shun Suzuki, Nobusato Koizumi and Hitoshi Ogino

Sternal reconstruction using locking compression plates (LCP): our experience in Egypt, a case series

Sternal fractures are rare accounting for about 3–8% of traumatic chest. There are many lines of treatments for sternal fractures which can be classified as conservative or surgical. Surgical techniques includ...

Authors: Kareem Ahmed and Mohamed Alaa Nady

Intraoperative intra-aortic balloon pump improves 30-day outcomes of patients undergoing extensive coronary endarterectomy

The efficacy of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been proven in high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, data on the timing and benefits of IABP support in diffuse cor...

Authors: Zhen Wu, Changcheng Liu, Ying Fang, Hua Wei and Chengxiong Gu

The impact of closed incision negative pressure therapy on prevention of median sternotomy infection for high risk cases: a single centre retrospective study

Sternal wound infection (SWI) following cardiothoracic surgery is a major complication. It may significantly impact patient recovery, treatment cost and mortality rates. No universal guideline exists on SWI ma...

Authors: Rona Lee Suelo-Calanao, Richard Thomson, Maxine Read, Euan Matheson, Emmanuel Isaac, Mubarak Chaudhry and Mahmoud Loubani

Endovascular treatment with in-vitro fenestration and sac filling technique for ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with Behcet’s disease

We provided an endovascular strategy of treating ruptured aortic aneurysm with Behcet’s Disease.

Authors: Shibo Xia, Chao Song, Lei Zhang, Wenping Hu, Haiyan Li, Yu Shen and Qingsheng Lu

Atrial fibrillation and alteration of heart rate variability after video-assisted pulmonary lobectomy versus thoracotomy pulmonary lobectomy

To compare the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and alteration of heart rate variability (HRV) after pulmonary lobectomy through video assisted thoracic surgery or thoracotomy, and to explore the role of ...

Authors: Gengxu He, Tong Yao, Lei Zhao, Hong Geng, Qiang Ji, Kun Zuo and Yuanzhi Luo

Intra-aortic balloon pump placement in coronary artery bypass grafting patients by day of admission

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABPs) can be utilized to provide hemodynamic support in high risk patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). There are many indications for IABP and institutional pr...

Authors: Gabriel A. del Carmen, Andrea Axtell, David Chang, Serguei Melnitchouk, Thoralf M. Sundt III and Amy G. Fiedler

The role of the axillary Impella 5.0 device on patients with acute cardiogenic shock

Acute cardiogenic shock is associated with high mortality rates. The Impella device is a microaxial left ventricular assist device that can be inserted through the axillary artery. The purpose of our study is ...

Authors: Saeed Tarabichi, Hirohisa Ikegami, Mark J. Russo, Leonard Y. Lee and Anthony Lemaire

Perioperative observations of different bypass modes of a right coronary system based on instantaneous blood flow during the operation

With the ageing of China’s population, the incidence and mortality of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAD) is increasing year by year, which brings a heavy burden to the family and society [1]. We aime...

Authors: Zhou Zhao, Chun Fu, Li-xue Zhang, Guo-dong Zhang and Yu Chen

Network construction of aberrantly expressed miRNAs and their target mRNAs in ventricular myocardium with ischemia–reperfusion arrhythmias

Hypothermic ischemia-reperfusion arrhythmia remains the main factor affecting cardiac resuscitation under cardiopulmonary bypass. Existing research shows that certain miRNAs exhibit significantly different exp...

Authors: Jian Tang, Hong Gao, Yanqiu Liu, Jing Song, Yurong Feng, Guilong Wang and Youqin He

Risk factors for lymph node metastasis and surgical methods in patients with early-stage peripheral lung adenocarcinoma presenting as ground glass opacity

It is difficult to predict lymph node metastasis in patients with early lung cancer. Pure ground glass opacity (GGO) on computed tomography indicates an early-stage adenocarcinoma that can be removed by limite...

Authors: Yongming Wang, Lijun Jing and Gongchao Wang

Prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in aortic disease: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Recent studies have reported that neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated with cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic value of NLR in aortic disease.

Authors: Yan Xu, Haiyang Fang, Zhiqiang Qiu and Xiaoshu Cheng

Efficacy of Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) to facilitate the rewarming process during cardiopulmonary bypass

Does Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) administered during rewarming on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) impact: time to completion of rewarming prior to separation from CPB circuit, early post-op patient peripheral – cor...

Authors: Darren Mullane, Martin Lenihan, Ciara Hanley, Tom Wall, Irmina Bukowska, Michael Griffin and Georgina Flood

Risk factors analysis of acute kidney injury following open thoracic aortic surgery in the patients with or without acute aortic syndrome: a retrospective study

The acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a frequent complication following open thoracic aortic surgery (OTAS) and worsens the postoperative prognosis. It remains unclear that whether the predictors of AKI follow...

Authors: Xiaochun Ma, Jinzhang Li, Yan Yun, Diming Zhao, Shanghao Chen, Huibo Ma, Zhengjun Wang, Haizhou Zhang, Chengwei Zou and Yuqi Cui

Open heart surgery or echocardiographic transthoracic or percutaneous closure in secundum atrial septal defect: a developing approach in one Chinese hospital

To study the clinical manifestations and advantages of open-heart surgery and echocardiographic transthoracic or percutaneous closure with secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). The surgeon’s learning curve was ...

Authors: Hongwei Qi, Jiangang Zhao, Xiujie Tang, Xizheng Wang, Nan Chen, Wenqing Lv, Hong Bian, Shumin Wang and Biao Yuan

Three-dimensional printing for assessment of paravalvular leak in transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Three-dimensional (3D) models have the unique ability to replicate individualized cardiac anatomy and may therefore provide clinical benefit. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) currently relies on ...

Authors: Casey Thorburn, Omar Abdel-Razek, Susan Fagan, Neil Pearce, Michael Furey, Scott Harris, Michael Bartellas and Corey Adams

Long-term outcomes of concomitant tricuspid valve repair in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery

We aimed to find out how the concomitant performance of tricuspid valve repair (TVR) affects outcomes of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery (MVS).

Authors: Ayse Cetinkaya, Natalia Ganchewa, Stefan Hein, Karin Bramlage, Peter Bramlage, Markus Schönburg and Manfred Richter

Mid-term follow-up after aortic valve replacement with the Carpentier Edwards Magna Ease prosthesis

Approximately 250,000 heart valve operations are performed annually worldwide. An intensive research and development effort has led to progressively more advanced heart valve prostheses. The Carpentier-Edwards...

Authors: Taufiek K. Rajab, Jason M. Ali, Jules Hernández-Sánchez, Jennifer Mackie, Vincenzo Grimaudo, Silvia Sinichino, Christine Mills, Bushra Rana, John Dunning and Yasir Abu-Omar

Correction to: Quality of life in sexagenarians after aortic biological vs mechanical valve replacement: a single-center study in China

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Li-Wen Wang, Ning Xu, Shu-Ting Huang, Liang-Wan Chen, Hua Cao and Qiang Chen

Time trend of mediastinal lymph node dissection in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer patient who undergo lobectomy: a retrospective study of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) database

Although lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection (MLND) is the first option for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, the time trends of MLND in stage IA NSCLC patients who undergo ...

Authors: Liang Pan, Ran Mo, Linhai Zhu, Wenfeng Yu, Wang Lv and Jian Hu

Case report: lateral axillary-profunda femoris artery bypass for acute lower limb ischemia due to thrombosis after bilateral axillofemoral bypass

We treated a patient with late-stage unilateral bypass thrombosis after bilateral axillary-femoral bypass with lateral axillary-profunda femoris artery (LAx-PF) bypass.

Authors: Kang She, Xiansheng Zhang, Jie Yin, Gong Cheng, Xiangrong Chen and Yufei Zhang

The use of innominate artery cannulation for antegrade cerebral perfusion in aortic dissection

Direct cannulation of the innominate artery for selective antegrade cerebral perfusion has been shown to be safe in elective proximal aortic reconstructions. We sought to evaluate the safety of this technique ...

Authors: Eden C. Payabyab, Jonathan M. Hemli, Allan Mattia, Alex Kremers, Sohrab K. Vatsia, S. Jacob Scheinerman, Efstathia A. Mihelis, Alan R. Hartman and Derek R. Brinster

Rare case of a giant thrombosed left anterior descending coronary artery aneurysm

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are rare, and giant CAAs are even rarer. The pathophysiology of this phenomenon is still unknown.

Authors: Yong Peng, Yaxiong Li and Yu Jiang

Radical resection and reconstruction of the sternum for metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the sternum is rare and a few cases of surgical resection have been reported. Anterior chest wall reconstruction after radical resection of the sternum and ribs aims to p...

Authors: Young Chul Yoon, Jiyun Lee and Jin Yong Jeong

Short term clinical outcomes and analysis of risk factors for pacemaker implantation: a single center experience of self-expandable TAVI valves

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a recognized treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis at all risk groups. However, permanent pacemaker rates remain high for self expandable transcatheter v...

Authors: Simon C. Y. Chow, Randolph H. L. Wong, Gary S. H. Cheung, Alex P. W. Lee, Henry K. L. Chui, Kent C. Y. So and Eugene B. Wu

Influence of chronic kidney disease on early clinical outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high incidence of coronary heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in these patients. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) significantly increases...

Authors: Xihui Li, Siyu Zhang and Feng Xiao

Influence of transcatheter aortic valve replacement on patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing non-cardiac surgery

The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

Authors: Tadashi Omoto, Atsushi Aoki, Kazuto Maruta, Tomoaki Masuda and Yui Horikawa

Mediastinal tumor resection in a patient with spinocerebellar degeneration

In spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) patients, general and regional anesthesia may cause postoperative dysfunction of respiratory, nerve and muscle systems. We present the surgical case of thymoma developed i...

Authors: Eiyu Tsuboi, Yoko Azuma, Takashi Makino, Takashi Terada, Hajime Otsuka, Atsushi Sano, Satoshi Koezuka, Takashi Sakai, Naobumi Tochigi and Akira Iyoda

Different driver gene mutations in patients with synchronous multiple primary lung cancers: a case report

Routine clinical and pathological examinations usually cannot fully conclusively determine the relationship between different lesions of lung cancer. Detailed genetic analysis of tumor samples may supply impor...

Authors: Yong Yang, Xiaofeng Xie, Gening Jiang and Hongcheng Liu