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- 1From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9) Peer-ReviewedAirway injuries are life threatening conditions. A very little number of patients suffering air injuries are transferred live at the hospital. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion based on the presence of...
- 2From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Orcun Gurbuz1 , Abdulkadir Ercan1 , Hakan Ozkan2 , Gencehan Kumtepe1 , Ilker H Karal3 and Serdar Ener4 Background Since its first description in 1982 [1], radio frequency catheter ablation (RFA) has...
- 3From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Dariusz Janczak1,4 , Piotr Ziolkowski2 , Jerzy Garcarek3 , Dawid Janczak1 , Karolina Dorobisz1 and Mariusz Chabowski1 Background Cytokines are protein and peptide signaling molecules used in...
- 4From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): John Kokotsakis1 , Umar AR Chaudhry2 , Dimitris Tassopoulos1 , Leanne Harling2 , Hutan Ashrafian2 , Michail Vernandos1 , Meletis Kanakis1 and Thanos Athanasiou2 Background Superior Vena Cava (SVC)...
- 5From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Samar K Lowalekar1,2,3 , Patrick R Treanor3 and Hemant S Thatte1,2,3 Background Cardioplegia, a technique to stop the heart intraoperatively, is an integral part of open-heart surgeries and is also a...
- 6From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Ming Chen1 , Jun Yang1 , Lei Zhu2 , Cao Zhou1 and Heng Zhao1 Background Liposarcoma most commonly arises in the retroperitoneum or thigh, but can also involve numerous other anatomic sites, such as the...
- 7From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Philipp Kolat1 , Michael Ried1 , Assad Haneya2 , Alois Philipp1 , Reinhard Kobuch1 , Stephan Hirt1 , Michael Hilker1 , Christof Schmid1 and Claudius Diez1 Background Conventional extracorporeal...
- 8From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Lian Xiong1 , Zhenkun Xia1 , Chengming Fan1 , Weizhi Zhang1 and Jinfu Yang1 Background The PHACE acronym was coined in 1996 to describe the association of malformations of the posterior fossa,...
- 9From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Martijn Tolsma1 , Mohamed Bentala2 , Peter M J Rosseel3 , Bastiaan M Gerritse3 , Homme A J Dijkstra4 , Paul G H Mulder5 and Nardo J M van der Meer3,6 Background Chest radiographs (CXRs) are obtained...
- 10From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): In-Hag Song1 , Sungwon Yum1 , Wonsuk Choi1 , Sukki Cho1 , Kwhanmien Kim1 , Sanghoon Jheon1 and Hee Chul Yang1 Background Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been performed from the late 1980s....
- 11From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Wei Zhao1 , Jin Bai1 , Fuchun Zhang1 , Lijun Guo1 and Wei Gao1 Background Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the infarct-related artery (IRA) is now considered the gold standard for...
- 12From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Hongqiang Zhang1 , Hao Chen1 , Xiaoning Sun1 , Shouguo Yang1 and Chunsheng Wang1 Background Mitral Valve Aneurysms (MVA) are rarely reported, and often occur as complications of infective endocarditis...
- 13From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Xiaofeng Chen1 , Shaohua Wang1 , Zhenhua Hao1 and Qinyun Ma1 Background With the development of imaging technique and mini-invasive surgical technique, there are more and more chances for thoracic...
- 14From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Xiao-Wen Wang1 , Avash Karki2 , Xing-Ji Zhao3 , Xiao-Yong Xiang2 and Zhi-Qian Lu1 Background Trauma is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in young adults and children in mainland China [1]. Chest...
- 15From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Gui-yan Yi1 , Xing-guang Zhang2 , Jian Zhang1 and Xian Wang1 Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or 'heart attack' is one of the top ten leading causes of death worldwide [1], about eighty...
- 16From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Anupama Barua1 , Kostas Vachlas1 , Richard Milton1 and James Andrew Charles Thorpe1 Background Castleman's disease is known as giant or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, lymphoid hamartoma, or...
- 17From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Koki Eto1 , Mitsuaki Matsumoto1 , Yoji Kubo1 and Reiko Kemmochi1 Background Haemostatic agents are quite useful in almost all surgeries. An absorbable haemostat is also effective in controlling oozing...
- 18From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Factors influencing the postoperative health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after cardiac surgery have not been well described yet, mainly in the older people. The study's aim was to explore differences...
- 19From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedObjective Octogenarians (aged [greater than or equai to] 80 years) are increasingly being referred for cardiac surgery. We aimed to describe the morbidity, mortality, and health services utilization of octogenarians...
- 20From: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Hirofumi Kasahara1 and Ichiro Hayashi1 Background Active hemorrhage from a ventricle is potentially catastrophic. Critical left ventricular (LV) wall injury can be caused by myocardial infarction,...