Karin C Smits, Ron G H Speekenbrink, Edsko E G Hekman, Maaike A Koenrades, Tijn J P Heeringa, Jutta Arens, Frank R Halfwerk
{"title":"Three-Dimensional Heart Modeling of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy for In Situ Patient-Specific Simulation to Optimize Septal Myectomy.","authors":"Karin C Smits, Ron G H Speekenbrink, Edsko E G Hekman, Maaike A Koenrades, Tijn J P Heeringa, Jutta Arens, Frank R Halfwerk","doi":"10.1177/15569845241273538","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241273538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) develops in at least 1 out of 715 young adults. Patients who are refractory to medical therapy qualify for septal myectomy. Due to anatomy, serious complications such as ventricular septal defect and heart block may occur. Establishing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-based 3-dimensional (3D) models as part of preoperative planning and training has the potential to decrease procedure-related complications and improve results.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>CMR images were used to segment cardiac structures. Left ventricular wall thickness was calculated and projected on top of the in silico model. A 3D model was printed with a red layer indicating a wall thickness exceeding 15 mm and used for preoperative resection planning and patient counseling. To provide preoperative patient-specific in situ simulation, the planned resection volume was replaced with silicone in a second model. For perioperative quality control, resected silicone was compared with resected myocardial tissue. The impact of the models was evaluated descriptively through consultation of both the cardiothoracic surgeon and patients and through patient outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three-dimensional in silico and 3D-printed heart models of 5 patients were established preoperatively. Since the introduction of the models in October 2020, the surgeon feels better prepared, more confident, and less difficulty with making decisions. In addition, patients feel better informed preoperatively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Using 3D heart models optimized preoperative planning and training, intraoperative quality control, and patient consultation. Reduction of procedure-related complications and clinical outcome should be studied in larger cohorts.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"532-540"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11613515/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142106973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, Melissa A King, Wojtek Karolak, Aleksander Dokollari, Aizel Castejon, Dominique de Waard, Holly N Smith, Daniel D Holloway, Corey Adams, William D T Kent
{"title":"Right Anterior Minithoracotomy Approach for Aortic Valve Replacement.","authors":"Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, Melissa A King, Wojtek Karolak, Aleksander Dokollari, Aizel Castejon, Dominique de Waard, Holly N Smith, Daniel D Holloway, Corey Adams, William D T Kent","doi":"10.1177/15569845241276876","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241276876","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>By sparing the sternum, the right anterior minithoracotomy (RAMT) approach may facilitate a quicker functional recovery when compared with conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR). In the following review, outcomes after RAMT AVR are compared with full sternotomy AVR. The RAMT approach is described, including suggestions for patient selection. The application of the RAMT approach for other cardiac procedures is also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"494-508"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11619196/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142286207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Faizus Sazzad, Wee Han Ng, Gao Feng, Irwan Shah Bin Mohd Moideen, Abdulrahman El Gohary, Ki Han Kim, John C Stevens, Theo Kofidis
{"title":"Novel Retractor-Camera System Facilitates Less Traumatic Minimally Invasive Procedures and Declutters the Operation Field.","authors":"Faizus Sazzad, Wee Han Ng, Gao Feng, Irwan Shah Bin Mohd Moideen, Abdulrahman El Gohary, Ki Han Kim, John C Stevens, Theo Kofidis","doi":"10.1177/15569845241277487","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241277487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop a novel endoscopic system that reduces trauma to the patient and declutters the surgical field for the surgeon in minimally invasive heart valve surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We designed and developed a retractor-camera combination for minimally invasive heart surgery; the cable and camera were connected to the underbelly of the left atrial retractor blade to provide an illuminated, wide-angle view of the mitral valve. We conducted ex vivo, in vivo, and, ultimately, a first-in-man randomized, nonanonymized clinical trial on 20 patients who required minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. Data from the preoperative period and the immediate postoperative period were gathered, and patients were followed for 3 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our camera-retractor combo demonstrated safe and efficient exposure and vision in all detailed studies. The total operation time for the intervention group (316.5 ± 65.1 min) was slightly shorter than for the control group (317.5 ± 50.8 min). There was no significant difference in the ability to provide exposure of the mitral valve and surrounding left atrial tissue for both control and test articles. The novel camera-retractor reduced clutter in the operation field substantially and eliminated chest penetration for the camera. We also observed that the camera did not fog, did not stain with blood, and did not require frequent corrections to its position.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We launch a novel atrial retraction-imaging platform that is less invasive for the patient and eliminates clutter and redundant movements for the surgeon.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"541-549"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142286205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dien Minh Tran, Vinh Quang Tran, Mai Tuan Nguyen, Duyen Dinh Mai, Anh Vuong Doan, Son Thanh Hoang, Yasuhiro Kotani, Truong Ly-Thinh Nguyen
{"title":"Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair of Simple Congenital Heart Defects Using the Right Vertical Infra-Axillary Thoracotomy Approach.","authors":"Dien Minh Tran, Vinh Quang Tran, Mai Tuan Nguyen, Duyen Dinh Mai, Anh Vuong Doan, Son Thanh Hoang, Yasuhiro Kotani, Truong Ly-Thinh Nguyen","doi":"10.1177/15569845241273650","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241273650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the safety and efficacy of surgical repair for patients diagnosed with simple congenital heart defects (CHD) using the minimally invasive right vertical infra-axillary minithoracotomy (RVIAT) approach.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of consecutive patients who underwent minimally invasive RVIAT for repair of CHD between August 2019 and August 2022. There were 382 patients who underwent 8 primary procedures and were included in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median age of the patients was 16.2 (interquartile range [IQR], 7.2 to 41.9) months, and the median weight of the patients was 8.8 (IQR, 6.5 to 14) kg. The preoperative diagnoses were as follows: ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, partial atrioventricular septal defect, cor triatriatum, complete atrioventricular septal defect, and myxoma. The mean aortic cross-clamp time, bypass time, and operation time were 45.4 ± 19.3 min, 65.6 ± 23.1 min, and 154.5 ± 29.7 min, respectively. There was no in-hospital mortality or conversion to median sternotomy. Two patients (0.5%) required early reoperation; 1 due to postoperative bleeding and 1 for permanent pacemaker implantation. Other complications included trivial residual shunts (23 of 382, 6%), pleural effusion (3 of 382, 0.8%), pneumothorax (0.8%), and wound infection (4 of 382, 1%). There were 2 late noncardiac deaths. Late reoperation was performed on 1 patient with progressive aortic valve regurgitation who required aortic valvuloplasty.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>RVIAT is a minimally invasive approach that can be safely performed on patients with simple CHDs. RVIAT may be a good alternative approach for median sternotomy and cardiac intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"520-525"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142055441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hybrid Ablation: Passing Fad or Here to Stay?","authors":"Stephen D Waterford","doi":"10.1177/15569845241275238","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241275238","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"509-510"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142286197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The 10 Commandments of Endo-Bentall Repair.","authors":"Mehrdad Ghoreishi, Shahab Toursavadkohi","doi":"10.1177/15569845241288837","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241288837","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"480-484"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eleonora Costagliola, Eluisa La Franca, Salvatore Pasta, Manlio Cipriani, Sergio Sciacca, Francesco Musumeci
{"title":"Augmented Reality-Supported Totally Thoracoscopic Epicardial Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With Liver Cirrhosis.","authors":"Eleonora Costagliola, Eluisa La Franca, Salvatore Pasta, Manlio Cipriani, Sergio Sciacca, Francesco Musumeci","doi":"10.1177/15569845241277488","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241277488","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"567-569"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142390247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Ranchordás, Gustavo Woll, Elena Sandoval, Daniel Pereda
{"title":"Intraoperative Sternal Elevation for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair in Severe Pectus Excavatum.","authors":"Sara Ranchordás, Gustavo Woll, Elena Sandoval, Daniel Pereda","doi":"10.1177/15569845241273569","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241273569","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"564-566"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142390248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Desmond M D'Souza, Peter J Kneuertz, Danjouma Cheufou
{"title":"The 7 Pillars of Proctorship in Robotic Thoracic Surgery: A Blueprint for a Successful Start.","authors":"Desmond M D'Souza, Peter J Kneuertz, Danjouma Cheufou","doi":"10.1177/15569845241285361","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241285361","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"459-463"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142390249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}