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Open AccessImpact of frailty status on clinical and functional outcomes after concomitant valve replacement and bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients aged 65 years and older
To evaluate the prognostic value of frailty in older recipients of concomitant valve replacement (VR) and bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA), we examined whether clinical and functional outcomes differed b...
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Open AccessDo obese patients benefit from isolated aortic valve replacement through a partial upper sternotomy?
Controversial opinions exist for aortic valve replacement (AVR) through partial upper sternotomy in obese patients. Moreover, this study sought to investigate the potential clinical advantage of partial upper ...
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Open AccessImpact of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery on sexual dysfunction in male patients
Sexual dysfunction after cardiac surgery can seriously affect patients’ quality of life, but the impact of cardiac surgery on sexual function has long been neglected. Compared with conventional cardiac surgery...
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Open AccessOpen Seldinger-guided peripheral femoro-femoral cannulation technique for totally endoscopic cardiac surgery
The cannulation technique used in totally endoscopic cardiac surgery has a significant impact on the overall prognosis of patients. However, there are no large cohort studies to discuss it. Here we report on o...
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Open AccessTotally endoscopic mitral valve surgery: early experience in 188 patients
Totally endoscopic technique has been widely used in cardiac surgery, and minimally invasive totally endoscopic mitral valve surgery has been developed as an alternative to median sternotomy for many patients ...
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Open AccessPeripheral vascular complications following totally endoscopic cardiac surgery
Clinical application of minimally invasive cardiac surgery has increased annually. Cardiopulmonary bypass is established by peripheral cannulation during minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The methodology of ...
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Open AccessCombined femoral and axillary perfusion strategy for Stanford type a aortic dissection repair
The optimal cannulation strategy in surgery for Stanford type A aortic dissection is critical to patient survival but remains controversial. Different cannulation strategies have their own advantages and drawb...
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Open AccessThe use of the Scar Cosmesis Assessment and rating scale to evaluate the cosmetic outcomes of totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery
Conventional median sternotomy is widely used in cardiac surgery, while thoracoscopic cardiac surgery, which is considered to have aesthetic advantages, is being performed increasingly more often in China beca...
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Open AccessHealth-related quality of life following minimally invasive totally endoscopic mitral valve surgery
To compare the impact of two different types of mitral valve surgery on health-related quality of life, we conducted a retrospective study comparing modified totally endoscopic mitral valve surgery with median...
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Open AccessA modified multiple branched graft for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
To reduce some problems of traditional graft, we devise a modified multiple branched graft for repair of Crawford extent II and III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA).
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Open AccessPlacement of a modified cannula in the innominate vein for sufficient drainage during the bidirectional Glenn shunt procedure without cardiopulmonary bypass
During the bidirectional Glenn shunt procedure in small infants, the standard right-angle venous cannula is frequently placed in the innominate vein for establishing the temporary veno-atrial bypass without ca...
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Open AccessTotal arch repair for acute type A aortic dissection with open placement of a modified triple-branched stent graft and the arch open technique
In total arch repair with open placement of a triple-branched stent graft for acute type A aortic dissection, the diameters of the native arch vessels and the distances between 2 neighboring arch vessels did n...
