Left coronary button aneurysm presenting with progressive enlargement after aortic root replacement - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-021-01645-1
Background Aneurysmal degeneration of the coronary button after aortic root replacement using the button technique is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. However, the appropriate management of this complication, including...
Mid-aortic syndrome is associated with increased left ventricular mass index in Takayasu arteritis
Source : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8350696/
Xu Meng,^ Lin Zhao, Xueqi Dong, Xiongjing Jiang, Jun Cai, Huimin Zhang, Wenjun Ma, Haiying Wu, Ying Lou, Linping Wang, and Xianliang Zhou Mid-aortic syndrome (MAS) may induce changes in...
Aortic Valve Repair in Young Patients: A Single Patch Design for Leaflet Extension - Pediatric Cardiology
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00246-021-02709-8
The surgical treatment for young patients with aortic valve diseases has not been standardized because of differences in the patients' growth. We aimed to investigate short-term results of aortic valve...
Aortic Valve Replacement and Penicillin Desensitization in a Patient with Abiotrophia defectiva Aortic Valve Endocarditis
Source : https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cric/2021/1072049/
Abiotrophia defectiva is an uncommon and insidious yet destructive cause of infective endocarditis preferentially treated with penicillin/gentamicin and often requiring surgical treatment. A 60-year-old man with penicillin anaphylaxis history presented...
Optimal Management of Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation ― How to Determine Cutoff Values for Surgical Intervention? ―
Source : https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/circj/advpub/0/advpub_CJ-21-0652/_html/-char/en
Aortic regurgitation (AR) is a common valvular heart disease, but the optimal timing of surgical intervention remains controversial. In the natural history of chronic severe AR, sudden death is rare,...