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The impact of surgical left atrial appendage amputation/ligation on stroke prevention in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Stroke is a major adverse event in patients develo** atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery. Surgical left atrial appendage amputation/ligation (LAA-A/L) during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafti...
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Cyst-like posterior aortic valve aneurysm associated with infectious endocarditis
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Safety Advantage of Modified Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery for Pediatric Patients
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) using a small surgical incision in children provides less physical stress. However, concern about safety due to the small surgical field has been noted. Recently, the ...
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Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with an aortic nonclam** technique may reduce the incidence of cerebral complications
Cerebrovascular accidents after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remain a complication despite the advancements in techniques. Aortic partial clam** should be avoided to prevent this cerebral complicat...
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Reconsiderations of mitral stenosis: rheumatic mitral valve repair and the Wilkins score
Mitral valve repair is a feasible treatment option in patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease, but it is not always successful. Mitral valve replacement is generally the surgical treatment of choice in su...
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Vacuum-assisted closure with a portable system for treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis
The patient was a 50-year-old man with diabetes who was on insulin. Complications of mediastinitis developed after coronary bypass surgery, which had been performed for unstable angina. Upon hospital admission...
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Use of an aortic connector system for vein grafting
Objective: The aortic connector system was used to minimize cerebrovascular complications when performing the proximal anastomosis of vein grafts during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Th...
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The effect of thorough preoperative disinfection on the incidence of postoperative mediastinitis
This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of scrubbing the skin of patients scheduled to undergo elective cardiac surgery with disinfectant solutions in an attempt to reduce the incidence of the p...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Circulatory Assistance Using Linear Skeletal Muscle Ventricle
We have developed a novel type of skeletal muscle ventricle (linear skeletal muscle ventricle: LSMV). The LSMV is powered by linear contraction of the latissimus dorsi muscle which is stretched by regurgitatio...
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Dissecting aortic aneurysm presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin: Report of a case
We describe herein the case of a 51-year-old woman with a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta who presented with pain in the chest followed by prolonged pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) lasting 6 weeks. Because of...
