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Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:16
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Primary cardiac tumors: a spectrum of pathologies and scenarios
Cardiac tumors are rare, and their diagnosis is challenging. The level of evidence for the management of cardiac tumors came from case reports or small case series. We aim to present our multicenter experience...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:15 -
A rare chest X-ray sign in the diagnosis of an intracardiac bullet: case report
Gunshot injuries to the heart are often seen in cardiac surgical practice. Victims are usually investigated with various types of imaging modalities, including simple chest X-ray (CXR) which is a primary imagi...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:14 -
Tricuspid three-dimensional ring versus fashioned flexible band annuloplasty in management of functional tricuspid valve regurge: comparative long term study
Functional tricuspid valve regurgitation due to left sided valve lesions remains a common finding. Nowadays, different types of three-dimensional rings and flexible bands are considered to be the gold standard...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:13 -
Chemical pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: which agent is perfect?
Pleurodesis is defined as symphysis between two layers of pleura to prevent recurrence of effusion, and it is the best available treatment for recurrent effusions of incurable malignancies. An ideal agent must...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:12 -
Modified selective aortic root reconstruction with valve repair for treatment of Stanford A aortic dissection
Acute aortic dissection is a serious emergency with a significant impact on mortality and morbidity. Many patients present with hemodynamic instability that may prevent them from being transported to more expe...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:11 -
Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with primary lung cancer: a retrospective study
The occurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax in primary lung cancer patients is infrequent. No exact theory could explain its mechanism of association. It could be either a primary manifestation or a late compli...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:10 -
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with central cannulation: A cost-benefit analysis in a developing country
Minimally-invasive approaches to aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) are technically and logistically demanding. However, few centers have started using these approaches with standard equipment because of the lim...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:9 -
Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage repair: the effect of anatomical type and pulmonary vein stenosis on outcomes
Surgical repair of total anomalous venous drainage (TAPVD) is lifesaving. The operative mortality is reported between 4 and 35%. Anatomical type, obstructed presentation, associated single ventricle, and heter...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:7 -
Reporting of interventions used in cardiothoracic surgery trials: analysis using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:6 -
Pulmonary bullet embolism following cardiac gunshot wound: case report of a bullet that traversed the heart twice
Cardiac gunshot wounds with bullet embolism (BE) into the pulmonary artery are rare. Most pulmonary BE follow injuries of peripheral veins without concomitant cardiac injury. Herein, we describe a case of card...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:5 -
Role of dexmedetomidine infusion after coronary artery bypass grafting
Postoperative pain has negative consequences on patients’ outcomes after cardiac surgery. Routine management with opioid and or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications has several disadvantages. Dexmedetom...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:4 -
Evaluation of the predictive value of thorax trauma severity score (TTSS) in thoracic-traumatized patients
Thorax trauma severity score (TTSS) combines patient-related parameters with the anatomical and physiological parameters, and it can be easily calculated in the emergency room. The validity of this score in th...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:3 -
Endoscopic versus open harvesting of radial artery for CABG
Endoscopic harvest of the radial artery avoids long forearm incisions and has better cosmesis compared to the open technique. The objective of this study was to compare the short-term results and wound-related...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:2 -
Are neonatal age and small weight predictive of in-hospital death and prolonged hospital stay in children undergoing heart surgery?
The effect of young age and low weight on outcomes of congenital heart disease surgery is controversial. It is still widely believed both by parents and referring cardiologists that they do have a significant ...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2020 28:1 -
Correction to: Outcome of MC3 ring annuloplasty for moderate and severe functional tricuspid regurgitation associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease
In a recently published article by Al-Elwany et al. [1] in The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, the authors reported that the rate of recurrence of tricuspid regurgitation was 4.3% after MC3 ring annuloplasty and 23.1% af...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:8 -
Primary versus staged repair of Fallot with borderline pulmonary artery anatomy
Surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) can be either with a total primary repair or staged repair. The superiority of one technique over the other is still debatable, especially in developing countri...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:7 -
Coronary artery bypass surgery in type 2 diabetic patients: predictors of mortality and morbidity
Coronary artery bypass grafting has been widely admitted in the therapeutic arsenal of coronary artery disease in diabetics with low morbi-mortality. However, it requires special management which may be challe...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:6 -
Outcome of MC3 ring annuloplasty for moderate and severe functional tricuspid regurgitation associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease
To evaluate early and midterm outcomes of tricuspid ring annuloplasty using three-dimensional (3D) MC3 ring for treatment of functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) during mitral valve replacement for rheumat...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:5 -
Surgery for autoimmune aortitis: unanswered questions
The aorta is rarely affected by autoimmune vasculitis, which can lead to aortic dilatation requiring surgery. Autoimmune aortitis may affect one aortic segment or the entire aorta, and in some cases, the aorta...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:4 -
Predictors of acute kidney insufficiency post isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
Despite the advances of cardiac surgery in the last decades, the incidence of acute kidney insufficiency (AKI) post isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (iCABG) is increasing. The purpose of this s...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:3 -
The outcome of surgical repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) in infants
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital malformation in infants presenting with angina, dyspnea, and excessive perspiration invoked by crying and fe...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:2 -
Ministernotomy approach for modified Blalock-Taussig shunts in neonates: a feasibility study
The original approach to performing a modified Blalock-Taussig (MBT) shunt is via a left thoracotomy. However, the median sternotomy has become the preferred approach of many surgeons. We think that the upper ...
Citation: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 2019 27:1
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