Atrial fi brillation after esop ...
Purpose. The relevance of new-onset atrial fi brillation (AF) after esophagectomy remains poorly defi ned. This study’s primary goal is to better de ...
The importance of preoperative ...
Purpose. Valve surgery for active infective endocarditis (IE) can cause fatal brain hemorrhage. Our current study aimed to evaluate the incidence of ...
Optimal treatment for coronary ...
There are three strategies for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD): medical therapy, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), and percutaneous ...
Tissue-engineered airway and “i ...
Since the 1980s, tissue engineering has become one of the major areas of endeavor in medical research, applying the principles of biology and engine ...
Comparison of the waveforms of ...
Purpose. An intraoperative fl uorescence imaging (IFI) system, which can provide visual images, could be the common method for assessing graft paten ...
Functional restoration of endot ...
Purpose. Although several approaches have been tried to improve the durability of cryopreserved valves, cellular restoration after thawing remains t ...
Predictors of atrial fi brillat ...
Purpose. Postoperative atrial fi brillation (AF) is the most common complication after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, with an incidenc ...
In vitro study of the optimum v ...
Objective. Excessive use of activator (formaldehyde + glutaraldehyde) may cause late complications after use of gelatin-resorcin-formalin (GRF) glue ...
Can we change the operative cri ...
Purpose. After radiofrequency (RF) ablation became available, the indication of MAZE procedure conducted with bipolar RF was expanded. We examined t ...
Intraoperative direct hemoperfu ...
Purpose. Endotoxin adsorption treatment (direct hemoperfusion using a polymyxin-B immobilized fi ber column, or PMX-DHP) is now considered a useful ...
Pulmonary hydatid cyst: analysi ...
Purpose. Pulmonary hydatid cyst, a parasitic disease, is a health care problem in developing countries. In this study, we evaluated outcomes of pati ...
VIO soft-coagulation system for ...
Purpose. The VIO soft-coagulation system is a new device for tissue coagulation in which the output voltage is automatically regulated. We evaluated ...
Neurohumoral and infl ammatory ...
Purpose. Implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an established treatment for end-stage heart failure. Right ventricular dysfunct ...
Evaluation of risk factors for ...
Purpose. Poststernotomy mediastinitis (PSM) following cardiovascular surgery remains an intractable complication associated with considerable mortal ...
Early entry closure for acute t ...
Purpose. We describe the long-term effi cacy of early entry closure for acute type B aortic dissection by open stent grafting based on long-term res ...
Thoracoscopic surgery for pulmo ...
Purpose. Details with regard to the standard criteria for a therapeutic metastasectomy and the use of videoassisted thoracic surgery (VATS) remain e ...
Management of patients with cor ...
noncardiac surgery places patients who have received coronary stent implantation at high risk of coronary events, including stent thrombosis. We in ...
Surgical treatment for chronic ...
We successfully performed aortic root replacement and partial aortic arch replacement by a T-shaped sternotomy at the second intercostal space in a ...
Ascending aortic aneurysm assoc ...
We report here a rare case of ascending aortic aneurysm associated with a tricuspitalized quadricuspid aortic valve. A 45-year-old man had a fusifor ...
Planned pulmonary resection for ...
Purpose. For video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) on metastatic pulmonary tumors, wedge resection using an endo-stapler is the standard procedure ...
Biphasic clinical characteristi ...
Purpose. Mild to moderate chest trauma is a common disease, although its clinical characteristics are not well known. We investigated the clinical p ...
Increase in preoperative serum ...
Purpose. Reactive oxygen species contribute to various features of malignant tumors, including carcinogenesis, aberrant growth, metastasis, and angi ...
En bloc resection and extended ...
We present the technical details of en bloc resection and extended replacement of an infected aortic arch. A 74-year-old man underwent emergent surg ...
Successful surgical treatment f ...
We report a very rare case of successful surgical treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis on the Dacron patch utilize ...
Cardiogenic shock without cardi ...
A 73-year-old man complaining of pain on effort was admitted to a hospital for a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) because of severe stenosis ...