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Clinical benefits of fast-track rehabilitation program for patients with uncomplicated type B acute aortic dissection
Uncomplicated type B acute aortic dissection (UTBAAD) has traditionally been treated medically. Although patients are treated based on the rehabilitation program established by the Japanese Circulation Society...
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Open AccessA drainage catheter tangled around a closed left atrial appendage
A 70-year-old man underwent cardiac surgery including left atrial appendage closure. A pigtail catheter was inserted into the pericardial sac because of delayed tamponade. Removal of the catheter was planned f...
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Left main coronary malperfusion from acute non-communicating aortic dissection
A 64-year-old man was admitted with sudden back and chest pain. He had undergone aortic valve replacement 5 years earlier. Enhanced computed tomography showed acute type A non-communicating aortic dissection. ...
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Health-related quality of life prospectively evaluated by the 8-item short form after endovascular repair versus open surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms
Open repair for infra-renal abdominal aortic and iliac artery aneurysms (AAAs) is a robust treatment. On the other hand, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been widespread because of its less invasiveness...
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heart
An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMFT) is recognized as benign tissue proliferative response comprising a variety of inflammatory and mesenchymal cells, and presents commonly at a young age. Although it ...
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Hammock mitral valve in an adult patient
We describe a case of hammock mitral valve in an adult. A 38-year-old woman presented with recently acquired dyspnea. Echocardiography showed severe mitral stenosis related to a hammock mitral valve characteri...
