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Pulmonary vein reconstruction for pulmonary vein stenosis and occlusion after surgical ablation
Acquired pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis (PVS) is a complication following cardiac catheter intervention. However, very few cases of PVS after surgical ablation have been reported. We herein report a case of sten...
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Open AccessInfected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm related to an implanted long-term arterial catheter for chemotherapy: a case report
An infected aortic aneurysm is a rare and life-threatening vascular condition with a high incidence of arterial rupture and recurrence even after treatment. One of the most common causes of an infected aortic ...
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Long-term results of the maze procedure with GP ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation
We investigated the effect of the maze procedure with intensive pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) guided by ganglionated plexus (GP) map** (the Maze with GP ablation group) on a long-term postoperative maintena...
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Three-step method for transesophageal echocardiography-guided implantation of the frozen elephant trunk: how to prevent spinal cord injury
Total aortic arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure has widely spread all over the world with more sophisticated devices. However, spinal cord injury is one of the most important comp...
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Editorial comment regarding “Total aortic arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique with J Graft Open Stent Graft for distal aortic arch aneurysm”
Total aortic arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique has gained worldwide popularity, because it has simplified the treatment of complicated thoracic aortic lesions. The most effective...
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Open AccessAscending aortic cannulation for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection
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The long-term outcomes of physiologic repair for ccTGA (congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries)
The short-term outcome of physiologic repair for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) is generally considered favorable; however, the long-term outcome is the greatest problem, es...
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Editorial comment for ‘Safety and efficacy of ascending aorta cannulation during repair of acute type A aortic dissection’
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Isolated aneurysm of the proximal right subclavian artery treated with consideration toward cerebral circulation and vasculature
A 65-year-old man with an isolated aneurysm of the proximal right subclavian artery (SCA) (diameter, 50 mm) was successfully treated with a deliberate surgical strategy described here. Because of the occluded ...
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Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the sequential determination of trace metals in sea water after electrothermal vaporization of their dithiocarbamate complexes in methyl isobutyl ketone
A sensitive method has been developed for the sequential determination of V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo and Sb in sea water using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after electrothermal vap...