{"title":"Clinical Course During LVAD Support in a Patient with Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm.","authors":"Teruhiko Imamura","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1746427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1746427","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9252610/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40476209","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}
Maximilian Vondran, Tamer Ghazy, Terézia Bogdana Andrási, Ardawan Julian Rastan
{"title":"ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Right Atrial Myxoma.","authors":"Maximilian Vondran, Tamer Ghazy, Terézia Bogdana Andrási, Ardawan Julian Rastan","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1749211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1749211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Although benign, it can cause life-threatening complications due to embolization. <b>Case Presentation</b> We describe an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) involving a giant right atrial myxoma and persisting foramen ovale (PFO) in a 64-year-old male patient and report on emergency percutaneous interventional therapy and subsequent cardiac surgery to remove the right atrial myxoma. <b>Conclusion</b> A right atrial myxoma, combined with a PFO, can cause a STEMI. Therefore, every acute coronary syndrome patient should undergo ultrafast exploratory emergency echocardiography to protect the physician from unpleasant surprises.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e33-e37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9252612/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40476208","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}
{"title":"Hybrid Arch Repair with Supra-Aortic Debranching and Using Castor Stent-Graft.","authors":"Xijie Gao, Guohong Liu, Jun Lu, Jianbo Zhao","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1750427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1750427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> The management of aortic lesions involving the aortic arch in patients who cannot tolerate thoracotomy is a challenge. <b>Case Description</b> A 32-year-old woman who underwent a giant aneurysm at the proximal end of the descending aorta with significant vascular wall calcification. The patient underwent Castor single-branched stent-grafting in the brachiocephalic trunk combined with surgical supra-aortic debranching, which avoided surgical aortic arch replacement and stent fenestration.reopening. The patient was followed up for 9 months, and surgery-related complications were not observed. <b>Conclusion</b> Hybrid arch repair with supra-aortic debranching and using Castor single-branched stent can be used to treat aortic lesions involving the aortic arch.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e30-e32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9233568/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40401372","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}
Haval Sadraddin, Ulrich Krüger, Jochen Börgermann, Mustafa Gerçek
{"title":"Dissection of the Left Coronary Artery after Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.","authors":"Haval Sadraddin, Ulrich Krüger, Jochen Börgermann, Mustafa Gerçek","doi":"10.1055/s-0041-1731275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1731275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our report presents a 73-year-old female patient with severe aortic stenosis who was admitted to our department for a surgical aortic valve replacement. After an uneventful surgery, a worsening low cardiac output syndrome with signs of myocardial ischemia occurred. Immediate angiography revealed a diffuse left coronary dissection starting from the ostium extending to the periphery of the left coronary system. The diffuse nature of the dissection ruled interventional management out and thus has been treated with urgent coronary bypass surgery. However, after an antecedent favorable course, the patient died 2 months later due to pneumonia resulting in septic shock.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e52-e54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8720027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39662310","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}
Philipp P Müller, Abbas Agaimy, Michael Weyand, Christian Heim
{"title":"Mitral Multifocal Papillary Fibroelastoma in a Patient with Aggressive Fibromatosis.","authors":"Philipp P Müller, Abbas Agaimy, Michael Weyand, Christian Heim","doi":"10.1055/s-0041-1736208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1736208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mitral valve fibroelastoma is a rare condition that can be associated with high morbidity rates due to thrombus formation and resulting embolic events. Causative treatment for affected patients is mitral valve surgery. An association between cardiac fibroelastoma and desmoid-type fibromatosis, an aggressive form of fibromatosis, is not yet described. We present a case of a 58-year-old man with a history of desmoid-type fibromatosis and concomitant papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve who consequently underwent mitral valve replacement.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e61-e63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8710145/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39885026","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}
Geoffrey Jacqmin, Manuel Pirotte, Carlo Caravaggio, Philippe Devaux
{"title":"Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A Possible Severe Condition in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia.","authors":"Geoffrey Jacqmin, Manuel Pirotte, Carlo Caravaggio, Philippe Devaux","doi":"10.1055/s-0041-1735478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SP) is the presence of free air into extra-alveolar tissues within the mediastinum, without notion of trauma. This rare condition may occur as a complication of an underlying severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia. Higher rates of mechanical ventilation are reported in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with pneumomediastinum. <b>Case Description</b> We report two cases of COVID-19 infected patients suffering from mild and severe SP and their outcome. <b>Discussion</b> The objective of this report is to review the literature about this condition. We discuss about the pathological pathways underlying this complication and how it reflects the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia. <b>Conclusion</b> Currently, it remains unclear if SP in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia is a potential predictor of disease worsening, for it does not seem to be related with a higher rate of mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e55-e58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8580730/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39732083","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}
Katharina Huenges, Philipp Kolat, Bernd Panholzer, Assad Haneya
{"title":"CSA-Induced PRES after Heart Transplantation-Report of Two Cases and Review.","authors":"Katharina Huenges, Philipp Kolat, Bernd Panholzer, Assad Haneya","doi":"10.1055/s-0041-1732344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1732344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare neurological disease possibly associated with the use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) like cyclosporine A. <b>Case Description</b> The case of a patient who developed severe PRES under CNI therapy shortly after heart transplantation is presented here. Cerebral computed tomography led to the diagnose of PRES in our patient. New therapy strategy with a quadruple immunosuppressive protocol (cortisone, mycophenolate mofetil, low-dose CNI, and a mechanistic target of rapamycin inhibitor) was started. <b>Conclusion</b> Under the quadruple therapy, a neurologic recovery occurred. In PRES, the presented alternative therapy strategy may lead to improving neurological conditions and preserved transplant organ functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e59-e60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8580731/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39732084","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}
John S Young, Desiree A Steimer, Emily Polhemus, Raphael Bueno
{"title":"Pleurabrade: A Spiral Brush for Mechanical Pleurodesis and a Review of the Literature.","authors":"John S Young, Desiree A Steimer, Emily Polhemus, Raphael Bueno","doi":"10.1055/s-0041-1723950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> While the optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax remains unclear, mechanical pleurodesis is a well-established treatment. The Pleurabrade is a spiral brush designed for mechanical pleurodesis during thoracoscopy. We present two patients who underwent mechanical pleurodesis with the Pleurabrade. <b>Case Description</b> Two patients with spontaneous pneumothorax underwent operative intervention including mechanical pleurodesis with the Pleurabrade. Chest tubes were removed within 48 hours postoperatively and they were discharged home. Both patients remain recurrence free at 11 and 22 months, respectively. <b>Conclusion</b> While further testing is needed, these case reports and operative video highlight the Pleurabrade as an efficient device for thoracoscopic mechanical pleurodesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e36-e38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519731/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39532461","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}
{"title":"Make Cardiac Surgery Great again: The Perks of Being a Resident.","authors":"Mathias Van Hemelrijck","doi":"10.1055/s-0040-1721471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1721471","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Training in cardiac surgery is a cumbersome topic. Over the last years, major cardiac surgical operations have been found to decrease due to the increasing number in transcatheter interventions. Becoming a cardiac surgeon has become partly a hard task. Since the beginning of 2020, the new coronavirus epidemic has been shaking peoples' lives all over the world, hindering every normal hospital activity including residency programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e6-e8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0040-1721471","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38856416","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}
Meike Schwendt, Johannes Kroll, Thilo Fleck, Brigitte Stiller
{"title":"A Rare Case of Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Early Infancy.","authors":"Meike Schwendt, Johannes Kroll, Thilo Fleck, Brigitte Stiller","doi":"10.1055/s-0040-1721038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1721038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the case of a 3-month-old girl presenting with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy and therapy-resistant cardiogenic shock. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) Berlin Heart EXCOR was implanted, her organs recovered, and she was listed for heart transplantation. Two months later, while still on the LVAD, she was diagnosed with the rare genetic Alström syndrome. Weaning was no option, and she underwent successful heart transplantation at the age of 9 months. The follow-up 15 months later revealed an uneventful transplant course in a child with Alström syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":41729,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e12-e14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0040-1721038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38856418","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}