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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...

    Takayoshi Kato, Yusuke Motoji in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2020)

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    A 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...

    Koshi Sawada, Hideki Kitamura, Yutaka Koyama in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2019)

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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. ...

    Mototsugu Tamaki, Hideki Kitamura in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2018)

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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...

    Takayoshi Kato, Shinji Tomita in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2012)