Patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA/VSD) are prone to progressive aortic dilation. However, there are relatively few reports of progressive development of aortic aneurysm or aorti… Read More
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Effects of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on arterial stiffness and inflammatory factors in patients with coronary heart disease complicated with obstructive sleep apnea
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Commando procedure for radiation heart disease
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Nov 11;2024. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2024.073.
ABSTRACT
The Commando procedure is an important tool to address extensive calcification of the aortic and mitral valves associated with radiation heart disease. We present a symptomatic patient with radiation heart disease associated with calcification of the mitral and aortic valves and the aortomitral curtain, which is typical of this pathology. The surgical approach consisted of exposure through aortotomy and left atrial dome, followed by aortic and mitral valve debridement, aortic and mitral valve replacement, with aortomitral curtain reconstruction using bovine pericardial patch. This procedure avoids the challenges associated with double valve repair and allows replacement with larger valves.
PMID:39530784 | DOI:10.1510/mmcts.2024.073
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