23 Result(s)

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Thermocardiography in the ischemic heart

Shunei Kyo, Hideo Adachi, Ryozo Omoto in Heart and Vessels (1985)

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Shinichi Takamoto, Shunei Kyo, Hideo Adachi… in The International Journal of Cardiac Imagi… (1989)

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Bi-plane color transesophageal Doppler echocardiography (color TEE): Its advantages and limitations

The bi-plane probe provides superior information at least in cases of aortic aneurysms and mitral regurgitation. With further refinement of true real-time technology, in near future it will be possible to use ...

Ryozo Omoto, Shunei Kyo, Makoto Matsumura… in The International Journal of Cardiac Imagi… (1989)

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Surgical treatment with infarction exclusion technique and postoperative percutaneous cardiopulmonary support for a patient with ventricular septal perforation —A case report—

A 76-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of postinfarction ventricular septal perforation (VSP). VSP occurred twelve days after acute myocardial infarction and resulted in interventricular shun...

Atsushi Yamaguchi, Hideo Adachi… in The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardi… (1998)

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Infected left atrial myxoma with mitral valve endocarditis

We report a rare case of infected left atrial myxoma associated with mitral valve endocarditis. The tumor and a small amount of vegetative growth on the anterior mitral leaflet were surgically excised. Subsequ...

Masashi Tanaka, Koji Kawahito, Hideo Adachi… in The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardi… (2002)

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Aortobronchial fistula resulting from a mycotic pseudoaneurysm after treatment of an aortoesophageal fistula due to a thoracic aortic aneurysm

A 58-year-old man was admitted for an aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) resulting from a thoracic aortic aneurysm. He underwent immediate in-situ prosthetic graft replacement, primary esophageal repair and wrap** o...

Naoyuki Kimura, Koji Kawahito… in The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardi… (2005)

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Extracardiac aneurysm of the interleaflet triangle above the aortic-mitral curtain due to infective endocarditis of the bicuspid aortic valve

A previously healthy 33-year-old man presented to our hospital with fever, left hemiparalysis, motor aphasia, and clouding of consciousness. Echocardiography revealed vegetation attached to the bicuspid aortic...

Daijiro Hori, Masashi Tanaka… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2008)

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Chronic type A aortic dissection associated with Listeria monocytogenes infection

A previously healthy 77-year-old woman with a 4-week history of back pain and fever was admitted to our hospital for chronic type A aortic dissection. The aortic arch was enlarged to 7.5 cm in diameter, and th...

Naoyuki Kimura, Hideo Adachi, Koichi Adachi… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2008)

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Surgically treated infective endocarditis involving the aortic bicuspid valve and ventricular septum revealing aortic regurgitation and a Gerbode defect

A 41-year-old man who had been previously diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve presented to our hospital with repeating episodes of fever. Echocardiography revealed vegetation in the bicuspid valve as well as ...

Daijiro Hori, Masashi Tanaka… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2010)

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Successful usage of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge therapy for acute pulmonary embolism between hospitals

A 50-year-old man presented to a nearby hospital with loss of consciousness. Investigation revealed thrombus formation at the tricuspid valve. Due to suspected pulmonary embolism, the patient underwent contras...

Daijiro Hori, Masashi Tanaka… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2010)

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Partial resection of intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension

Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension is rare and may result in a fatal outcome. A 58-year-old woman with a surgical history of myoma uteri was admitted to our hospital for treatment of intravenous...

Homare Okamura, Atsushi Yamaguchi… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2011)

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Hypothermic circulatory arrest for acute traumatic aortic rupture associated with shock

Hypothermic circulatory arrest is considered to be a contraindication in acute traumatic aortic rupture (TAR) because full heparinization and hypothermia may lead to fatal bleeding if concomitant hemorrhagic i...

Koji Kawahito, Hideo Adachi in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2011)

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Early aortic endograft failure in the presence of periaortic lymphadenopathy with neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen’s disease)

A 78-year-old man with a history of neurofibromatosis was transferred to our hospital for treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. T The patient was treated by stent graft implantation and was discharged fro...

Daijiro Hori, Koichi Yuri, Kazunari Nemoto… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2012)

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Short-term and long-term outcomes of postinfarction ventricular septal perforation

Ventricular septal perforation represents a serious complication after acute myocardial infarction. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term and longterm outcomes of postinfarction ventricular septal perfor...

Kenichiro Noguchi, Atsushi Yamaguchi… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2012)

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Successful percutaneous coronary intervention in a case of acute aortic dissection complicated with malperfusion of the left main coronary artery after replacement of the ascending aorta

A 75-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with sudden back pain and right leg ischemia. Computed tomography showed acute type A aortic dissection with the occlusion of the right common iliac artery. Th...

Daijiro Hori, Kenichiro Noguchi… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2012)

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Traumatic diaphragmatic injury: experience from a tertiary emergency medical center

We investigated our 12-year experience of traumatic diaphragmatic injury (TDI) in our emergency medical center. This study aimed to clarify clinical features of TDI and identify factors affecting mortality and...

Masahiko Okada, Hideo Adachi… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2012)

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Fractional flow reserve for a mild stenosis on the donor artery to chronic total occlusion

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is considered as the gold standard for physiological assessment of coronary artery stenosis. However, it may be difficult to interpret FFR for the stenosis of the donor artery of ...

Harue Sasai, Kenichi Sakakura, Koichi Yuri… in Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeuti… (2013)

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SYNTAX-justified trend toward restricting coronary artery bypass grafting to more serious cases

Since drug-eluting stents (DESs) appeared in Japan, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been indicated for more severe lesions. To understand the implications of this trend, we compared SYNTAX scores in...

Mamoru Arakawa, Atsushi Yamaguchi… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2014)

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Validation of Waffle procedure for constrictive pericarditis with epicardial thickening

Waffle procedure, a small grid-like incision of epicardium, is a surgical technique for constrictive pericarditis with epicardial thickening. Yet evidences to endorse this approach for improved outcomes are la...

Manabu Shiraishi, Atsushi Yamaguchi… in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2015)