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A case of a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm due to an atrial septal defect with left main coronary artery occlusion
Cases of coronary artery occlusion due to the exclusion of pulmonary artery aneurysm are extremely rare, and there are few reports of surgical treatment. A 60-year-old woman with pulmonary hypertension due to ...
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Open AccessDescending thoracic aorta–abdominal aortic bypass and bilateral renal arterial blood circulation reconstruction are effective in atypical coarctation of the aorta with heart failure: a case report
There are a lot of reports of the renal failure and heart failure due to coarctation of the aorta. However, there are no case reports in which revascularization dramatically improved left ventricular function ...
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Open AccessA rare case of pseudoaneurysm at the site of untreated coarctation of the aorta in an adult patient
Here we report a rare case of pseudoaneurysm at the site of aortic coarctation. Aortic coarctation and a saccular aortic aneurysm protruding from the site of this coarctation were detected in a 50-year-old wom...
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Antegrade thoracic endovascular aortic repair via the left axillary artery in a patient with aortoiliac occlusive disease (Leriche syndrome)
We present the case of a 77-year-old man with a saccular descending thoracic aortic aneurysm who underwent successful antegrade thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) via the left axillary artery. The pat...
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Open AccessChronic contained rupture of abdominal aortic aneurism complicated with aortic occlusion: a case report
Chronic contained rupture is a subtype of an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. Its diagnosis is sometimes difficult due to lack of typical symptoms. We would like to report the challenge of diagnosing chronic...
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Total arch replacement in a patient with a tracheostoma through a reverse L-shaped partial sternotomy
A conventional median sternotomy in a patient with a tracheostoma is susceptible to postoperative mediastinitis or graft infection after total arch replacement (TAR). An optimal surgical procedure has still no...
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Strategy for thoracic endovascular aortic repair based on collateral circulation to the artery of Adamkiewicz
Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a serious complication of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The purpose of this study was to establish if preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz (AKA)...
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Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma presenting as paraplegia after cardiac surgery
An 86-year-old woman was scheduled to undergo aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass graft. On postoperative day 3, she developed sudden-onset neck pain followed by weakness in the right arm. Her ...
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Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis of hemolytic anemia post total aortic arch replacement using the elephant trunk technique
We report a rare case of a patient with hemolytic anemia who underwent emergency total arch replacement using the elephant trunk technique for type A acute aortic dissection 3 years earlier. The 78-year-old wo...
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Late Complications Following Surgery for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Using Gelatin-Resorcin-Formaldehyde Glue: Report of Two Cases
Gelatin-resorcin-formaldehyde (GRF) glue has been widely applied during operations for acute aortic dissection (AAD). At our institution, GRF glue was applied in 40 patients who underwent surgical procedures f...
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Influence of Gelatin-Resorcin-Formalin Glue on Mid-Term Redissection After Aortic Repair
To determine whether the development of mid-term redissection after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection using gelatin-resorcin-formalin (GRF) glue could be prevented by applying less formalin.
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Photon-Counting Phase-Modulation Fluorometer
We propose a phase-modulation fluorometer that is applicable to a very weak fluorescence intensity level. In order to counter the single-photon event situation, we have introduced a combination of a time-to-am...
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Phase-Modulation Fluorometer Using an Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diode
We have constructed a phase-modulation fluorometer using a commercially-available ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) as an excitation light source. The center wavelength of the UV LED is 370 nm and its ...
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Formation of Passivation Films on High-Tc Superconducting Thin Films by Plasma Processing
For the applications of high-Tc superconducting materials to sophisticated electronic devices, it is of great importance to form insulating films on the superconducting films in order to reduce the influence o...
