Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) is a rare disease, and its symptoms lack specificity. For patients with coronary heart disease(CHD), hypertension and other common cardiovascular diseases, PAVF is easy t… Read More
Month: June 2024
Clinical application of CT-assisted body surface localization combined with intraoperative stereotactic anatomical localization in thoracoscopic lung nodule resection: a single-centre retrospective study
Today, the detection rate of lung nodules is increasing. Some of these nodules may become malignant. Thus, timely resection of potentially malignant nodules is essential. However, Identifying the location of n… Read More
Initial experience of using the Invengenx® bovine pericardial tissue patch for common arterial trunk repair
Engineered heterografts like bovine pericardial tissue patches are often fashioned into conduits for repairs of complex congenital cardiac defects such as truncus arteriosus (BPTP). Choosing the right graft that has suitable mechanical properties, durability, antigenicity and availability in the right size and shape is a difficult task. We report our initial experience with the new Invengenx® BPTP that is crosslinked using proprietary fixation methodology called elixP™ in a 6-month-old patient with a type 2 TA on whom we performed a truncus repair, closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) and right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction. A size XM-12 (2×9 cm) Invengenx® BPTP was hand-sewn to prepare a conduit. Distal anastomosis was done between the conduit and the PA confluence. The conduit could be hand-sewn with ease, had optimal thickness and strength and showed good performance as seen on post-operative echocardiography.
Shah, P., T. Dudde, S. Kamath, K. Surya, K. V. Bilgi, and R. Kupumbati. “Initial Experience of Using the Invengenx® Bovine Pericardial Tissue Patch for Common Arterial Trunk Repair”. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, vol. 12, no. 7, June 2024, pp. 2722-3, doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20241941.
Mid-term outcomes of endoscopic vein harvesting in coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective cohort study
Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is an alternative technique to obtain the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. We aimed to evaluate the early and mid-term outcomes of patients wi… Read More
Total aortic arch debranching with antegrade Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) in acute non-A non-B aortic dissection
The surgical evaluation and management of non-A non-B aortic dissections, in the absence of ascending aortic involvement, remains a grey area. It is in these scenarios when thorough evaluation of patient/famil… Read More
Optimal antiplatelet therapy after revascularization of left subclavian artery during TEVAR
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a minimally invasive technique used to treat type B aortic dissections. Left subclavian artery (LSA) reconstruction is required when treating patients with involv… Read More
A massive pulmonary arteriovenous fistula complicated with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease treated by interventional therapy: a case report
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) is a rare disease, and its symptoms lack specificity. For patients with coronary heart disease(CHD), hypertension and other common cardiovascular diseases, PAVF is easy t… Read More
Retrograde cerebral embolism and pulmonary embolism caused by patent ductus arteriosus: a case report
Although rare, paradoxical embolism sometimes occurs with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). This study presents a case of PDA-associated paradoxical embolism with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and pulmonary emboli… Read More
The correlation between KRAS and TP53 gene mutations and early growth of pulmonary nodules
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether gene mutations can lead to the growth of malignant pulmonary nodules.
Complete thrombosis of a bioprosthetic mitral valve and left atrium in a patient on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with favorable outcome
Intra-cardiac thrombosis is a potentially devastating complication of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) mechanical circulatory support. We present here a patient who suffered complete thrombosis of a … Read More