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    Giant left atrial myxoma causing acute ischemic stroke in a child

    Ischemic stroke is uncommon in pediatric populations and is sometimes caused by cardiac myxoma. In such cases, neurological deficits initially present in ischemic stroke due to emboli or thrombi of the myxoma....

    Hayato Ise, Natsuya Ishikawa, Sentaro Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Kamiya in Surgical Case Reports (2018)

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    Transfer of a minimally invasive mitral valve repair program from a high-volume center to a very low volume center: how many cases are necessary to maintain acceptable results?

    To investigate whether minimally invasive mitral valve repair (MIMVR) can be transferred from a high-volume center into a very small volume center and to clarify how many cases are necessary for maintenance of...

    Hiroyuki Kamiya, Hiroto Kitahara in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2019)

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    Routine postoperative computed tomography is superior to cardiac ultrasonography for predicting delayed cardiac tamponade

    Delayed cardiac tamponade (DCT) can be a fatal complication after cardiac surgery, but its early diagnosis and/or prediction is sometimes difficult. This study aimed to confirm the efficacy of postoperative co...

    Keisuke Kamada, Naohiro Wakabayashi in The International Journal of Cardiovascula… (2020)

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    Rupture of aneurysmal coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistula in a 96-year-old female; report of a case

    Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a relatively rare congenital abnormality of the coronary arteries; typically, patients who undergo surgery for CAFs are relatively young because it is a congenital disease. Her...

    Haruka Murakami, Sentaro Nakanishi in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2021)