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Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Jun 4;2(4):742-745. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2024.05.008. eCollection 2024 Dec.

ABSTRACT

A 79-year-old woman presented with a systolic murmur and dyspnea on exertion. Transthoracic echocardiography and multidetector-row computed tomography revealed a giant aneurysm in an abnormal vessel known as Vieussens’ arterial ring (VAR). A pulmonary artery VAR fistula was also observed. Cardiac catheterization revealed a high pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs = 2.1). We ligated the VAR, resected the aneurysm, and closed the fistula using a bovine pericardial patch. The patient’s postoperative clinical course was uneventful.

PMID:39790610 | PMC:PMC11708151 | DOI:10.1016/j.atssr.2024.05.008

BMC Oral Health. 2025 Jan 25;25(1):137. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-05443-2.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the osteogenic performance of allograft particulate bone and cortical bone blocks combined with xenograft under bovine pericardium membranes, for treating different degrees of labial bone defects in the aesthetic zone.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four patients with bone defects were divided into two groups based on defect severity (Terheyden 1/4 and 2/4 groups). The Terheyden 1/4 group received granular bone grafts alone, while the Terheyden 2/4 group received cortical bone blocks combined with granular bone grafts. Cone beam computed tomography scans were taken preoperatively, immediately postoperatively, and six months postoperatively. Primary outcomes included labial bone formation, alveolar bone formation, bone resorption rate, osteogenic efficiency, and complications.

RESULTS: Labial bone thickness in both groups exceeded 2 mm after six months. Labial bone formation at the implant shoulder in the Terheyden 1/4 group was 2.35 ± 2.68 mm, and 2.26 ± 1.66 mm in the Terheyden 2/4 group (p > 0.05). Labila and alveolar bone formation at 2-5 mm below the implant shoulder was significantly greater in the Terheyden 2/4 group (p < 0.05). Alveolar bone resorption and the bone resorption rate at 2-5 mm below the implant shoulder was lower in the Terheyden 2/4 group (p < 0.05). Osteogenic efficiency was 64.43 ± 2.76%, with no significant difference between groups (p > 0.05). No complications were observed.

CONCLUSION: Both treatment approaches achieved satisfactory bone regeneration, but combining cortical bone blocks with granular grafts provided better outcomes for larger defects, with greater bone formation and less resorption. Further research with longer follow-up is required to confirm long-term stability.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study was retrospectively registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ( http://www.chictr.org.cn/ ) with the registration number ChiCTR2300070538 on April 14, 2023.

PMID:39863842 | PMC:PMC11762068 | DOI:10.1186/s12903-025-05443-2

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Cases. 2025 Jan 15;4(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s44215-025-00188-4.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Left atrial dissection is a rare and occasionally fatal complication of cardiac surgery and is defined as the creation of a false chamber through a tear in the mitral valve annulus extending into the left atrial wall. Some patients are asymptomatic, while others present with various symptoms, such as chest pain, dyspnea, and even cardiac arrest. Although there is no established management for left atrial dissection, surgery should be considered in patients with hemodynamic disruption. Herein, we report a case of left atrial dissection managed using redo mitral valve replacement (MVR) with annular reconstruction.

CASE PRESENTATION: A 60-year-old man presented to our hospital with bilateral lower-extremity purpura and cognitive decline. Blood tests showed an elevated inflammatory response, and blood culture revealed Streptococcus mitis. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed severe mitral regurgitation with vegetation on both the anterior and posterior leaflets, and infective endocarditis was diagnosed. We performed minimally invasive cardiac surgery-MVR through a right mini thoracotomy using Epic mitral valve 29 mm (Abbott Laboratories, Green Oaks, IL, USA). On postoperative day (POD) 2, the patient was discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU). On POD 3, sudden cardiac arrest occurred; we started cardiopulmonary resuscitation and urgently inserted a peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) cannula. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed extravasation from the posterior wall of the left atrium. Therefore, we performed an emergency median sternotomy, controlled the bleeding from the posterior wall of the left atrium, and returned the patient to the ICU with gauze packing under VA-ECMO. Two days later, when the gauze was removed, TEE revealed a false lumen on the left atrial wall, and left atrial dissection was diagnosed. Accordingly, we performed annular reconstruction with bovine pericardium to close the entry point and, in succession, redo MVR with a bioprosthetic Epic mitral valve 27 mm. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was transferred to a rehabilitation hospital on POD 74.

CONCLUSION: We report a case of left atrial dissection following MVR. The complex lesion was successfully repaired using redo MVR with annular reconstruction.

PMID:39815372 | PMC:PMC11734570 | DOI:10.1186/s44215-025-00188-4