The occurrence of type II endoleaks after endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm has gradually gained increasing attention. We present a case of a patient with an expanding aneurysm after thoracic endovascular… Read More
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Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing high risk cardiac surgery
Evaluating outcomes of concurrent Cox-Maze procedures in elderly patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery.
Correction: Epicardial placement of human placental membrane allografts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery is associated with reduced postoperative atrial fibrillation: a pilot study for a future multi-center randomized controlled trial
A bibliometric study related to the treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion Injury
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) is defined as the restoration of blood flow to the myocardium after a brief interruption of blood supply, causing more severe damage to the ischemic myocardium. Ho… Read More
Balloon atrial septostomy: a weapon to challenge right heart failure after cardiac surgery
Right heart failure is a common complication after cardiac surgery, and its mortality remains high. The medical management and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has shown significant improvemen… Read More
Long-term outcomes of IVUS-guided and angiography-guided drug-eluting stent implantation for left main coronary artery disease: a retrospective consort study
In patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease (ULMCAD), this study compared the long-term prognosis of drug-eluting stent insertion guided by intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) vs. angiography.
Comparative analysis of the analgesic effects of intercostal nerve block, ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block, and epidural block following single-port thoracoscopic lung surgery
In this study, we compared the analgesic effects of intercostal nerve block (ICNB), ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block (PVB), and epidural block (EB) following single-port thoracoscopic lung surgery.
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
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.