The development of titanium claw plates has made rib osteosynthesis easy to achieve and led to a renewed interest for this surgery. We report the management of patients referred to the intensive care unit (ICU… Read More
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A rare coexistence: Poland’s syndrome and cardiac angiosarcoma
Poland’s syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that accompanies malignancies, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiac and genitourinary syndromes. There is no study that represents the association between cardiac angio… Read More
Early and mid-term outcomes after aortic valve intervention in patients with previous stentless or stented bioprostheses
Limited data are available concerning comparative outcomes of redo aortic valve interventions, including surgery after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with either stented or stentless bioprostheses. We investig… Read More
Effective treatment of severe stenosis of the carotid and coronary arteries: a case study
It is considered acceptable to conservatively manage coronary artery bypass grafting patients with carotid artery disease without the need for preoperative corrective carotid revascularization. However, in the… Read More
Gender-related differences on outcome following transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR): a systematic review and meta-analysis
The effect of gender on patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MR) undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) remains to be defined. The aim of the present study is a comprehensive meta-analysis of… Read More
Intracardiac paraganglioma with a cough as the first symptom
Cardiac paragangliomas (PGLs) are clinically rare, with hypertension and metabolic changes as the main symptoms. The tumor is highly related to gene mutation, and surgery is presently the effective treatment. … Read More
Tracheal injury from dog bite in a child
Dog bites associated with the head and neck area in children are a common problem. Most of the lacerations are found in the upper lip and the nose region, and tracheal injury is rare [1]. Tracheal injury requires… Read More
Chylothorax and chylopericardial tamponade following lobectomy and lymphadenectomy: a rare presentation
Although postoperative chylothorax following lung cancer surgery is rare, it is a recognized complication in 0.25–3% of patients. However, cases of cardiac tamponade caused by chylopericardium after lung cance… Read More
Study of the accuracy of a radial arterial pressure waveform cardiac output measurement device after cardiac surgery
Less invasive monitoring, such as radial arterial pulse contour analysis (ProAQT® sensor), represents an alternative when hemodynamic monitoring is necessary to guide postoperative management and invasive moni… Read More
Analysis of influencing factors of perioperative myasthenic crisis in 387 myasthenia gravis patients without thymoma in a single center
To study the influencing factors of myasthenic crisis in non-thymoma myasthenia gravis (MG) patients during perioperative period.