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FORUM EKSPERTÓW POL-TAVI FIRST – Polish report on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) of Edwards-Sapien prosthesis in the first 19 high risk patients with severe aortic stenosis and comorbiditiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, who from November 2008 to March 2009 were treated with Edwards-Sapien transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) within the POL-TAVI First Polish Registry, were included in the analysis. Nineteen patients aged 78±4,8 years with high operation risk and Logistic EuroSCORE 25 ± 7.6% were reported (74% were females). In 15 (79%) patients the valve was implanted transapically (TA), in the other four (21%) – via the femoral arterial access (TF). The valve was successfully implanted in 16 (84%) patients, in one patient aortic valvuloplasty alone was perform...
Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house - September 23, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Hypoglycaemic treatment and metabolic control in patients with diabetes referred for planned heart surgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Mean HbA1c, blood pressure and lipid parameters did not considerably exceed recommended values. A substantial proportion of patients however, did not achieve the therapeutic goals, were not properly prepared before surgery and required intensification of treatment. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house - September 23, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Intraoperative treatment of atrial fibrillation – progressing from scalpel to laserEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents a short synthesis of achievements to date in the field of surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, including factors which may influence the efficacy of the procedure. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house - September 23, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Emergency invasive intervention in the diagnosis and treatment of perioperative ischaemia in patients undergoing coronary surgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The diagnostic and therapeutic strategy of urgent angiography of coronary arteries and grafts in the event of perioperative ischaemia after coronary artery surgery (in the first 24 hours after operation) allows the precise diagnosis and establishment of optimal management. In more than 40% of pts percutaneous intervention is possible with a high success rate (above 85%). 80% of patients with acute perioperative ischaemia can avoid reoperation and those referred for repeat cardiac surgery had established indications and the range of reintervention. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ...
Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house - September 23, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Determinants of perioperative anxiety and depression levels in professionally active men undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graftingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Levels of anxiety and depression are lower a few days after on-CABG compared with values obtained before the surgery. Post-operative anxiety and depression positively correlate with baseline values. Determinants of pre-operative depression are: operative risk, previous myocardial infarction and low ejection fraction. Post-operative anxiety and depression are positively correlated with subjects’ age, angina symptoms and extent of the surgery. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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WADY WRODZONE Short-term results of neonatal arterial switch operation for simple and complex transposition of the great arteries. A single centre experienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Despite risks, the study shows that neonatal ASO can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality even in patients with complex heart defects. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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WADY WRODZONE Anatomical correction of transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum in a 7-month-old infantEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present the case of a 7-month-old infant with transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum, in which the anatomical correction was performed after 2-week pre-training of the left ventricle. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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WADY WRODZONE Intratissular biodegradable annuloplasty rings. Application in paediatric cardiac surgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The implantation of biodegradable rings is safe and enables uncomplicated native annulus reinforcement. Early and short-term results are satisfactory. However, outcomes of younger patients with complex MI are worse. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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TORAKOCHIRURGIA The results of surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergillomaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: 1. The main indication for surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma is massive haemoptysis but the operations under those conditions lead to increased morbidity and mortality. 2. Extensive decortication of the lung increases the number of patients with postoperative bleeding and the need for rethoracotomy. 3. Postoperative air leak and residual pleural space requires prolonged chest tube drainage, but the need for surgical treatment is seldom. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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TORAKOCHIRURGIA Surgical considerations in the therapy of pleural empyemaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The therapy of pleural empyema requires a differential approach with regard to: general state of patient, dimensions and empyema location, disease duration, coexisting lung pathology and surgical experience. Superior results are achieved with early stages of pleural empyema using antibiotic therapy, pleural drainage along or with the administration of fibrinolytics or videothoracoscopy. Empyemas in the late, fibropurulent or organization stage usually require thoracotomy with decortication. Serious general condition, coexisting conditions and surgical complications are associated with a high percentage of fat...
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ANESTEZJOLOGIA I INTENSYWNA TERAPIA The influence of anaesthetic and ischaemic preconditioning on generation of reactive oxygen species in the coronary sinus in coronary artery bypass graft patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results of the study may suggest that anaesthetic as well as ischaemic preconditioning increased ROS activity in coronary sinus blood, measured with EPR quantitative analysis, compared to control. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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NIEWYDOLNOŚĆ SERCA I PŁUC, TRANSPLANTOLOGIA Evolution of cardiovascular risk with advancing stages of chronic kidney diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chronic kidney disease is one of the most important clinical problems of modern medicine. Its prevalence is high worldwide and it carries significant cardiovascular risk. Consequently, chronic kidney disease is associated with excessive cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The staging of chronic kidney disease into 5 phases is based on the chronic presence of injury markers in the urine, of which the most important is microalbuminuria, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. The nature of this staging results in large variation of cardiovascular risk within the whole entity. The progressive character of chronic kidney...
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DZIELIMY SIĘ DOŚWIADCZENIEM Mitral insufficiency and aortic arch aneurysm in a woman with Marfan syndrome treated twice in the cardiac surgery unitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a case of a 26-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome referred for surgical treatment because of mitral insufficiency and aortic aneurysm. The patient was operated on twice. As a 12-year-old girl she underwent aortic root replacement with composite graft (Bentall-de Bono procedure). After 7 years she was reoperated on. The third operation involved mitral valve replacement and resection of the ascending aorta and the arch due to a large aneurysm located distally to the previous anastomosis. The cardiopulmonary bypass was initiated through the innominate artery. A few weeks after the operation the patient required vac...
Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house - September 23, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

REHABILITACJA The evaluation of exercise capacity and psychological condition in patents with a history of the surgical treatment of congenital heart diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The health status of patients with a remote history of congenital cardiac surgery in the meaning of the exercise capacity seems to be worse than in healthy subjects. The fear of physical activity make their social and occupational life more difficult. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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TECHNIKI OBRAZOWANIA A case of acute pulmonary embolism in the course of primary pulmonary trunk tumour treated by surgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The authors present a case of a 59-year-old man admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism. After an additional diagnostic process including multislice computed tomography of pulmonary arteries, chest and abdomen the patient was sent to surgery where, besides the emboli, a tumour of the pulmonary trunk and pulmonary arteries was removed. On the basis of immunohistochemistry the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma, high grade, was established. The authors analyzed the pre-surgery symptoms of this rare tumour and concluded that the pulmonary embolism can obscure them. Only surgery can prolong the patient...
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FORUM MŁODYCH CHIRURGÓW Emergency redo coronary bypass surgery with application of both radial arteries and small saphenous vein in a 55-year-old male. Case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a case of emergent redo coronary surgery with the application of radial arteries. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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PRAWO I ETYKA W MEDYCYNIE Are patients informed about the degree of risk of an operation suggested by the doctor?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Patients’ right to receive information about the degree of risk of their surgery is one of the basic rights appertaining to a patient. A lack of such information results in the fact that a patient has not received full information as to a planned operation, and his/her agreement to the surgery is invalid. A doctor performing an operation without a patient’s agreement may be sued by the patient for damages on the basis of acts written in the civil code. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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HISTORIA MEDYCYNY Historia pierwszych transplantacji serca w PolsceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA AATS Boston 2009. Play off. Starcie gigantówEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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HISTORIA MEDYCYNY Sprawozdanie z Kongresu Międzynarodowego Towarzystwa Małoinwazyjnej Chirurgii Serca i Klatki Piersiowej ISMICS 2009 w San FranciscoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA Regulamin konkursu na najlepszą publikację naukowąEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA OgłoszeniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA KalendariumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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BADANIA KLINICZNE I DOŚWIADCZALNE W CHOROBACH SERCA, PŁUC I NACZYŃ Preliminary ultrastructural investigations of cardiomyocytes from children with different types of congenital heart malformationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Ultrastructural investigations indicate that the probable mechanism of cardiomyocyte injury in TOF and HLHS groups is closely connected with apoptosis activated in the mitochondrial pathway. Morphological changes of intercalated disks also suggest the possibility of injury of CAM proteins, responsible for normal organogenesis and forming the anchoring apparatus of myofilaments. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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FORUM EKSPERTÓW Public Trust in Science and Industry-Supported Research and Education: Benefits and Pitfalls – czyli uczyć się od najlepszychEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA KalendariumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA OgłoszeniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA Report of the 89th annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, MA, May 9-13, 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA 89. Kongres American Association for Thoracic SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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KRONIKA NAUKOWA 58. Kongres Europejskiego Towarzystwa Chirurgii Serca i Naczyń (ESCVS), Warszawa, 30 kwietnia–2 maja 2009 rokuEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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OD REDAKCJI Rejestr głównych typów operacji kardiochirurgicznych w 2008 r. w poszczególnych ośrodkach w PolsceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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TORAKOCHIRURGIA Surgical treatment of air leak after pulmonary resectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Air leak is one of the most common complications occurring after pulmonary resection. Risk factors as well as methods of prevention and surgical treatment are discussed. Based on the author’s experience and overview of the literature the following conclusions were drawn: preoperative identification of high-risk patients, careful dissection of pulmonary fissures and immediate surgical suturing of parenchymal and bronchial air leak together with the use of sealants are the most important factors leading to significant reduction of postoperative pulmonary air leak. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic ...
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TECHNIKI OBRAZOWANIA Assessment of myocardial viability in cardiovascular magnetic resonance prior to revascularization procedure in a patient with left ventricle myocardial thinning. A case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Delayed contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) with use of gadolinium-based contrast enables assessment of postinfarction scar size in the left ventricle wall. It is known as transmural extent of hyperenhancement (TEI) and is the percentage ratio of scar thickness to total end diastolic wall thickness in a given segment. TEI correlates with probability of improvement in contractility after a revascularization procedure. The greatest chance for improvement is shown by myocardial segments with TEI less than 50%, and it is very low for segments with TEI over 75%. The presented case confirmed the usefulness of...
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TORAKOCHIRURGIA Results of pneumonectomy in non-small cell lung cancer patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A man older than 67, with right sided large cell carcinoma that has stage higher than IIa, is the worst candidate for pneumonectomy concerning complications and long-term survival. Thus, pneumonectomy is a procedure of high risk of death and complications with a poor long-term survival and should be limited only to selected patients. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Impact of selected factors on changes of perioperative blood lactate concentration, in patients undergoing on-pump coronary bypass surgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The above data confirm the usefulness of measuring blood lactate concentration as an important diagnostic factor for postoperative complications. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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REHABILITACJA Assessment of the effects of preparatory in-home, and hospital physiotherapy, on patients before surgery of lung parenchymaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: 1. The conducted research has proved the pre-surgery physiotherapy performed in hospital to be fully justified. 2. The intended improvement of spirometric values was not obtained in group B, consisting of patients who had been prepared for surgery at home. This was due to the lack of regularity or patients giving up exercising when not supervised. 3. In group A, consisting of patients prepared at hospital, significant improvement of respiratory values was noted. That fact qualified the patients for surgical treatment and constituted the evidence that the presented programme was highly valuable. (Source: Articl...
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TORAKOCHIRURGIA Classification of laryngotracheal stenosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The use of complex grading systems is unrealistic in everyday work by Polish ENT surgeons and thoracosurgeons. We suggest implementing the Cotton system and Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale as the optimal way to classify and assess the outcomes of LTS treatment. The former system is well known and widely advocated in Poland, the latter requires a modicum of time from the physician. Both scales, as a combination of subjective and objective parameters, show a strong correlation and therefore complement each other. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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TORAKOCHIRURGIA Management of laryngotracheal stenosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The fundamental treatment of tracheal stenosis is the surgical approach. The endoscopic management (dilatation and laser) need repeated procedures and in some cases tracheotomy had to be maintained. Better recovery, short hospitalization and excellent results were obtained with the cricotracheal segmental resection. Cricotracheal resection is a reliable and versatile technique for the reconstruction of the subglottic airway, almost regardless of the underlying cause. Segmental resection is the treatment of choice in LTS, making the laryngofissure technique obsolete. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardi...
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DZIELIMY SIĘ DOŚWIADCZENIEM Tactical aspects of bullet wounds of the chest in peace time – own experienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The operation of choice in patients with chest trauma is VATS, which usually saves the life of the patients, reduces the operation time period, and leads to fast recovery of patients in the postoperative period. Nowadays there is applied the damage control (DC) concept, representing a fundamental and vitally necessary strategy for patients with a complex trauma. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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DZIELIMY SIĘ DOŚWIADCZENIEM Coronary artery bypass grafting operation is an optimal therapy in patients with high stage multi-vessel coronary artery heart diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in Europe. Various studies in recent years have compared percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bare-metal stents with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in subjects with multi-vessel disease. Previous data revealed comparable survival rates but a higher revascularization rate in patients treated with PCI. The primary analysis was a non-inferiority comparison of surgical and percutaneous techniques with drug-eluting stents in patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease. Data from the SYNTAX trial indicate that CABG, as compared with PCI, resulted in a ...
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KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Surgical plasty of coronary ostia – own experienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: 1. Surgical reconstruction of the coronary ostia is a safe procedure, restores physiological flow through the coronary arteries and perfusion of the myocardium. It allows one to apply in the future techniques of percutaneous coronary interventions or coronary artery bypass grafting. 2. Intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiographic examination is sufficient for assessment of results of surgical plasty. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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WADY WRODZONE The early primary repair of TAC with diminished bicuspid homograft application – late and midterm resultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: We conclude that long-term follow-up revealed quite good function of the implanted homograft. Increasing flow gradient across the homograft valve may be a natural sequel of somatic child growth or possible degenerative processes. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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WADY WRODZONE Modified Norwood operation for the newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and Turner syndrome. A report of successful surgical treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a complex cyanotic congenital heart defect with wide anatomical variability. HLHS requires multi-stage operative treatment according to the Fontan principle for single ventricle CHD. The first stage of treatment is Norwood operation performed in newborn age. Coexistence of genetic syndromes, including Turner syndrome, is an independent risk factor for the first stage of HLHS treatment by Norwood operation. The report presents the course of a successful treatment of the first stage with the modified Norwood operation of a newborn with prenatal diagnosis of Turner syndrome and CHD of...
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NIEWYDOLNOŚĆ SERCA I PŁUC, TRANSPLANTOLOGIA Early experience in clinical use of mechanical ventricular assist LevitronixŽ deviceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The authors present the first two cases of implantation of mechanical circulatory support with Levitronix® CentriMag in Poland. The aim of this study was to assess early results of short-term use of mechanical circulatory support with Levitronix® CentriMag. The first patient was a 4-year-old child, weight only 10 kilograms, with restrictive cardiomyopathy waiting for heart transplantation. Within 21 days the child’s condition had gradually improved and normalization of biochemical parameters was achieved. The second patient was a 57-year-old male, with right ventricle dysfunction. The procedure was pe...
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ANESTEZJOLOGIA I INTENSYWNA TERAPIA Paravertebral block for thoracotomy. Dosage of local anaestheticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: 1. The effect of paravertebral analgesia on blood pressure and heart rate is minimal. 2. Thoracic paravertebral anaesthesia is an effective method to control post-thoracotomy pain. The pain relief is better if the volume of local anaesthetic solution is 30 ml. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Post-infarction pseudoaneurysm and mitral regurgitation successfully repaired by primary closure of the pseudoaneurysm neck. Case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The authors report a case of post-infarction pseudoaneurysm and mitral regurgitation successfully repaired by primary closure of the pseudoaneurysm neck. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
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(Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)
Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house - June 30, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

KARDIOCHIRURGIA DOROSŁYCH Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in three patients after heart transplantation: a case seriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thoracic aortic aneurysm after heart transplantation is a rare but serious complication. The authors describe 3 cases (0.6%) of thoracic aortic aneurysm during 20 years of follow-up on 485 heart transplant patients at their institution. Dissected and non-dissected thoracic aortic aneurysms, diagnosed 23 to 38 months post transplantation, were treated with surgical repair or repeat transplantation. Two patients died postoperatively of multiorgan failure, including one with septic shock. One patient was discharged in good health. Surgical repair of aortic lesions in cardiac allograft patients, including repeat transpla...
Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - TERMEDIA publishing house - June 30, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals