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 ...
Surgical removal of an intravas ...
A-79-year-old woman underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the right coronary artery (RCA) for effort angina, followed by intravascul ...
Transcatheter aortic valve impl ...
Conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the gold standard surgical treatment for symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. However, some patients ar ...
Modifi ed Norwood procedure wit ...
First-stage palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome has been revolutionized by the recent introduction of a right ventricle-to-pulmonary arter ...
Cardiac surgery for annuloaorti ...
We report a surgical case of dextrocardia complicated with annuloaortic ectasia (AAE) and mitral regurgitation, which induced congestive heart failu ...
Correction of tetralogy of Fall ...
A 55-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot successfully underwent correction using a valved conduit. He was diagnosed as having congenital heart dis ...
In situ graft replacement and r ...
An infected thoracoabdominal aneurysm is a rare, life-threatening condition with high mortality. We performed an in situ graft replacement and appli ...
Minimally invasive mitral valve ...
Mitral valve surgery in a patient with severe chest deformity and poor respiratory function can be associated with a high risk due to diffi cult acc ...
Primary cardiac osteosarcoma wi ...
Osteosarcoma is a rare primary cardiac malignancy. Calcifi cation on imaging is crucial to differentiating osteosarcoma, but we encountered a case t ...
Cor triatriatum repair to elimi ...
Development of atrial fi brillation is one of the primary indicators of cor triatriatum in adults. Here we describe a case of a patient suffering co ...
Ruptured thoracic descending ao ...
We have encountered a rare case of ruptured true thoracic aortic aneurysm coexisting with DeBakey type IIIb aortic dissection. The patient was a 67- ...
Successful excision of a saphen ...
Aneurysm of an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft (SVG) is a rare but potentially fatal complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). P ...
Aortic regurgitation caused by ...
This report documents the sudden onset of aortic regurgitation (AR) by an exceptional cause. A 68-year-old woman suddenly experienced general fatig ...
Surgical repair of an idiopathi ...
We report a rare case of idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) in a 56-year-old woman without any causative conditions, such as congenital hear ...
Retrograde coronary sinus cardi ...
A 79-year-old woman was referred to undergo surgery for a type A dissection. The patient had a history of previous coronary artery bypass. She was i ...
Left ventricular perforation an ...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory bypass tracts has become a widely accepted therapy for Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. The proce ...
Acute early failure of a biopro ...
We report a case of acute early bioprosthetic failure after mitral valve replacement with completely preserved annuloventricular continuity. A 77-ye ...
Partial resection of intravenou ...
Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension is rare and may result in a fatal outcome. A 58-year-old woman with a surgical history of myoma u ...
Infective endocarditis in a chi ...
Cardiobacterium hominis, a member of the HACEK group of organisms, is a rare cause of endocarditis. We report a case of infective endocarditis cause ...
Successful surgical management ...
72-year-old woman with a known history of homozygous familial hyperlipidemia (IIa) was referred to our hospital for an operation necessitated by aor ...
Endovascular management for rup ...
Surgery for a complicated Stanford B acute aortic dissection, such as rupture or malperfusion, is still a challenge. We undertook endovascular thera ...
Successful early resection of c ...
Two adult patients with previous transient cerebral ischemic attacks (TIAs) or chest oppression were referred for further investigation. A swaying p ...
Surgical treatment of cardiac m ...
A 36-year-old man suffering from exertional dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. An echocardiogram showed a left atrial tumor, which was excised vi ...
St. Jude prosthetic valve obstr ...
We report a surgical case of prosthetic valve obstruction after mitral valve replacement by a St. Jude Medical valve. A 66-year-old woman was admitt ...
Repair of postinfarct ventricul ...
We report a case of an elderly man who suffered an acute myocardial infarction (MI) with the complication of a post-MI ventricular septal defect (VS ...