Ioana Dumitru, Askin Uysal, Joel Shoemaker, Maria Sevillano, Leeandra Schnell, Samip Vasaiwala, Syed Osman Ali
{"title":"Impella 5.5 as a bridge-to-surgery in acute ischemic mitral regurgitation post-percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report.","authors":"Ioana Dumitru, Askin Uysal, Joel Shoemaker, Maria Sevillano, Leeandra Schnell, Samip Vasaiwala, Syed Osman Ali","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03019-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03019-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Acute ischemic mitral regurgitation (AIMR) is a significant complication of acute coronary syndrome that leads to severe and immediate hemodynamic deterioration and cardiogenic shock. Intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) are commonly used to support patients with AIMR as a bridge to surgery, though they may be insufficient in some cases.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 74-year-old male presented with two days of indigestion and evident hypoxia, and an electrocardiogram revealed inferior and lateral ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Angiography demonstrated severe two-vessel coronary disease with a 100% thrombotic occlusion of the second obtuse marginal artery (OM2, culprit lesion) and an 80% stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD). Despite stenting of OM2, the patient remained hypoxic and hypotensive, necessitating escalated support via an IABP. A follow-up echocardiogram revealed severe mitral regurgitation presumed to be AIMR secondary to a ruptured posteromedial papillary muscle with a flail anterior leaflet (A2). Despite aggressive supportive measures with the IABP, the patient's hemodynamics continued to show cardiogenic shock and clinical status did not improve. However, the patient was required to abstain from surgery for a P2Y12 inhibitor therapy wash out period. Consequently, the IABP was upgraded to Impella 5.5 as bridge-to-surgery support on day 1 post-admission. Subsequently, the patient's hemodynamics improved, and he underwent a combined mitral valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting surgery on day 7 post-admission without incident. The Impella was successfully explanted on day 25 post-admission. Delay in explant was due to hypotension and respiratory status despite normalizing hemodynamics and echocardiogram revealing recovered left ventricular ejection fraction. The patient developed bacterial pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome and expired on day 27 post-admission.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although IABP is standard for supporting AIMR patients as a bridge to surgery, it may not provide sufficient hemodynamic support. This case supports a growing body of evidence that alternative forms of hemodynamic support should be considered if the traditional therapeutic modalities for AIMR do not adequately support patients. Clinicians may consider upgrading IABP to Impella to provide increased hemodynamic support and maintain AIMR patient stability while awaiting cardiac surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539844/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bullectomy with video-assisted thoracic surgery and minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum simultaneously.","authors":"Kadir Baturhan Ciflik, Busra Ozdemir Ciflik, Anil Gokce, Suleyman Anil Akboga, Yucel Akkas","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03003-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03003-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common chest wall deformity. Surgical treatment with minimally invasive repair (MIRPE) is the most preferred surgical procedure. In the presence of additional pulmonary pathologies, simultaneous surgical procedures have been considered, but there are few cases reported in the literature.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>MIRPE was planned for a 15-year-old male patient due to PE. The day before the surgery, the patient developed sudden onset of shortness of breath. Pneumothorax was observed on the right side in the chest radiograph. Thereupon, the surgery was brought forward. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) bullectomy was performed in the left lateral decubitus position. MIRPE was then performed through the same incision in the semi-lateral decubitus position. The patient was planned to be discharged on the 7th day, but on the day of discharge, a pneumothorax on the left was observed on the chest x-ray. VATS bullectomy was performed in the left semi-lateral decubitus position. The patient was discharged on postoperative day five.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Since the long-term results of simultaneous surgical procedures are unknown. With MIRPE, results such as less pain, shorter hospital stays, and earlier involvement in social life are achieved. Keeping in mind that these advantages may be lost with additional procedures, we think that simultaneous procedures should be planned.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539814/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed Abdelaziz, Karim Atta, Abdelrahman H Hafez, Hanaa Elsayed, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Hallas Kadhim, Ahmed Mechi, Ahmed Elaraby, Mahmoud Ezzat, Ahmed Fadel, Abdullah Nouh, Rahma AbdElfattah Ibrahim, Mohamed Hatem Ellabban, Ali Bakr, Ahmed Nasr, Mustafa Suppah
{"title":"Drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents in patients with in-stent restenosis: An updated meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.","authors":"Ahmed Abdelaziz, Karim Atta, Abdelrahman H Hafez, Hanaa Elsayed, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Hallas Kadhim, Ahmed Mechi, Ahmed Elaraby, Mahmoud Ezzat, Ahmed Fadel, Abdullah Nouh, Rahma AbdElfattah Ibrahim, Mohamed Hatem Ellabban, Ali Bakr, Ahmed Nasr, Mustafa Suppah","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03046-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03046-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Drug-coated balloons (DCB) have promising results in the management of in-stent restenosis (ISR), still their role remains a major challenge, and not well established in contemporary clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To provide a comprehensive appraisal of the efficacy and safety of DCBs in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched PubMed, Scopus, web of Science, Ovid, and Cochrane Central from inception until 30 March, 2023. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared DCB versus DES in ISR patients. Our primary endpoints were major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and late lumen loss (LLL). Secondary clinical endpoints were all-cause death, cardiac death, MI, TLR, TVR, and stent thrombosis, and angiographic outcomes were MLD, and in-stent binary restenosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten RCTs comprising 1977 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The incidence of MACE was 15.57% in the DCB group compared to 14.13% in the DES group, with no significant difference in the risk of MACE following DCB (odds ratio [OR] 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.87 to 1.44). Compared with the DES intervention, the risk of LLL was comparable to the DCB intervention (mean difference [MD] -0.08, 95% CI: -0.18 to 0.02), while the incidence of TLR was increased in the DCB intervention (OR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.2 to 1.99).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>DCB was comparable to DES implantation is ISR patients regarding clinical outcomes, however it showed an increase in TLR events. Moreover, a RCT with large sample size and longer follow-up duration is warrened to validate these results.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539716/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luciano Moreira Baracioli, Walberto Monteiro Neiva Eulálio Filho, Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, André Franci, Giorgio Marinaro, Roberta Saretta, Ramez Anbar, Fabio Biscegli Jatene
{"title":"Fungal endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation complicated with pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta.","authors":"Luciano Moreira Baracioli, Walberto Monteiro Neiva Eulálio Filho, Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, André Franci, Giorgio Marinaro, Roberta Saretta, Ramez Anbar, Fabio Biscegli Jatene","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03122-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03122-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fungal endocarditis following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a rare and serious complication of this procedure. We describe a case of a 75-year-old patient who developed fungal endocarditis caused by Candida albicans, complicated by an aortic pseudoaneurysm.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539628/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Clinical features between paroxysmal and nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation: a comparative analysis in eastern China.","authors":"Liping Liu, Zhuchao Wu, Weimin Kong, Beibei Qiu, Zhihua Wang, Jian Sun","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03126-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03126-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11536538/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142583365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Rattenni, Francesco Giuseppe Arlati, Andrea Galanti, Fabrizio Sansone, Alberto Clerici, Michele Triggiani, Claudio Muneretto
{"title":"Advanced presentation of cardiac hemangioma.","authors":"Francesco Rattenni, Francesco Giuseppe Arlati, Andrea Galanti, Fabrizio Sansone, Alberto Clerici, Michele Triggiani, Claudio Muneretto","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-02984-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-02984-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiac hemangioma is a rare, benign vascular primary tumor. Clinical presentation is either asymptomatic or with symptoms due to its location and spatial interaction with adjacent structures. The authors present a case of right cardiac hemangioma whose clinical diagnosis was triggered by symptoms of anasarca status, hepatic damage with ascites, pleural effusion and right heart failure. The 79 years-old patient has been treated with complete resection of the tumor by means of cardiopulmonary bypass, without complications. The mid-term outcome (12 months) was favorable. The aim of this study is to report a case of cardiac hemangioma with relevant dimensions, in a rare location (tricuspid valve) with acute onset and interesting aspects of clinical presentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11533277/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142575760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hannah Jesani, Aaron Hundle, Paul Nankivell, Maninder Kalkat
{"title":"The long lost denture: a rare case of an acquired, non-malignant tracheo-oesophageal fistula.","authors":"Hannah Jesani, Aaron Hundle, Paul Nankivell, Maninder Kalkat","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03073-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03073-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ingested dental prosthesis are susceptible to impaction in the gastrointestinal tract due to their sharp edges, size and contour. Delays in presentation arise from the lack of clear history of ingestion and misdiagnosis occurs due to the radiolucency of denture material on plain radiography. An acquired, non-malignant tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) may develop from a chronically impacted denture. Surgical management of a TOF secondary to denture is a challenging clinical problem that is rarely reported in the literature and no previous case reports have described the two-staged reconstruction approach that we present here.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>We report a case of a male in his early 60s who presented to an acute general hospital with symptoms ongoing for over one year of dysphagia, recurrent chest infections and weight loss. Barium swallow and computed tomography identified an ingested dental prosthesis (denture) that had caused a TOF. He was transferred to our specialist thoracic surgery unit where an attempt to remove the foreign body endoscopically was abandoned due to firm impaction and risk of further injury. The subsequent multi-disciplinary management of this complex case required a two-staged reconstruction approach. The first procedure involved extracting the foreign body, repairing the underlying defects with tracheal resection and anastomosis, and creating an oesophageal diversion with cervical oesophagostomy. The second procedure achieved continuity of the gastrointestinal tract with gastric pull-up and pharyngo-gastric anastomosis. Following rehabilitation, the patient was discharged on oral intake alongside percutaneous jejunostomy feeding.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Early recognition and removal of impacted dental prosthesis is essential to prevent morbidity and mortality. Delayed diagnosis can lead to acquired TOF with associated consequences such as recurrent pulmonary infection, mediastinitis and nutritional deficit. Challenges we encountered, such as failed attempts at endoscopic retrieval and the difficult dissection of fibrotic tissue, were directly due to the delayed identification of the denture. We highlight the importance of holding a high index of clinical suspicion of foreign body ingestion in dental prosthesis wearers who present with recurrent chest infections and ongoing dysphagia. We also promote the need for a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach in the surgical management of complex cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11533386/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142575927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber, Mostafa Abbas, Thomas Morland, H Lester Kirchner, Yasser El-Manzalawy
{"title":"Atrial appendage closure is associated with increased risk for postoperative atrial fibrillation.","authors":"Jeffrey H Shuhaiber, Mostafa Abbas, Thomas Morland, H Lester Kirchner, Yasser El-Manzalawy","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03119-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03119-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to examine the relationship between left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in cardiac surgery patients with no pre-operative atrial fibrillation (AF).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed a cohort of 2059 adult patients in our Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS) database who underwent at least one of the following procedures between 2018 and 2021: coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), aortic valve replacement, or mitral valve replacement. All patients had no pre-operative AF, and 169 (8.2%) of them received a left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). Primary outcome was new-onset POAF and secondary outcomes included 1-year mortality, 30-day readmission, 1-year incident stroke, and post-operative hospital length of stay (LOS). Patients without an LAAC were matched to patients with LAAC using a 1:1 nearest neighbor propensity score method to reduce the bias due to potential confounding. Associations between LAAC and postoperative adverse outcomes were assessed using appropriate statistical tests for matched analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The matched cohort included 162 pairs. LAAC was associated with elevated risk of new-onset POAF (41.4% vs. 25.3%, p = 0.003), and postoperative hospital LOS (142.1 vs. 120.5 h, p = 0.001). The LAAC did not significantly impact all-cause 1-year mortality, 30-day readmission, and 1-year incident stroke.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In cardiac surgery patients with no pre-operative history AF, LAAC was associated with substantially higher rates of new-onset POAF, without a corresponding impact on risk of 1-year incident stroke, 30-day readmission, or 1-year mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11531158/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Misbaou Barry, Fatoumata Barry, Mesut Gun, Paul Padurean, Eric Havet, Bessem Gara Ali, Thierry Caus
{"title":"Impact of aortic and pulmonary artery wall histology on radicular dilatation during the Ross procedure.","authors":"Misbaou Barry, Fatoumata Barry, Mesut Gun, Paul Padurean, Eric Havet, Bessem Gara Ali, Thierry Caus","doi":"10.1186/s13019-024-03125-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13019-024-03125-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In our study, we aim to explore the structural differences between the aortic root and the pulmonary artery to better understand the process of pulmonary autograft dilatation during the Ross procedure.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We studied twenty human fetuses (aged 14-36 weeks of gestation) and four adults (one female and three males, aged 30-45 years, mean age = 37 ± 16 years). Samples of aortic root and pulmonary artery were obtained through dissection. Histological examinations, including hematoxylin-eosin, Masson's trichrome, and orcein staining, as well as immunohistochemical technique with caldesmon staining, were performed. Microscopic counting was conducted to assess the number of elastic laminae and smooth muscle cells in each arterial wall. Statistical analyses were performed using R software. Means and standard deviations were used to present central tendencies and data dispersion for elastic laminae and smooth muscle.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant histological differences were observed between the aortic root and pulmonary artery in both adults and fetuses. In fetuses, no difference was found between the two vessels in terms of elastic laminae (p = 0.26) and smooth muscle cells (p = 0.69). However, in adults, significant differences were found for elastic laminae (p < 0.001) and smooth muscle cells (p < 0.001) between the aorta and pulmonary artery.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The microscopic vascular structure impacts the mechanical properties of the pulmonary autograft wall and explains its observed dilatation remote from the Ross procedure due to wall stresses related to systemic pressure.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11531152/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}