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Recently, hybrid approaches for the treatment of thoracic aortic pathologies have gained popularity as a means to decrease morbidity and mortality associate with conventional total aortic arch replacement. In this video, the authors provide insights...
While primary cardiac tumors are rarely seen, myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. In over 75 percent of the cases, myxomas originate from the left atrium. Although the...
Pulmonary artery (PA) sling is a rare congenital vascular anomaly. Pathologically, the left PA originates from the posterior aspect of the right PA and it passes between the trachea and...
Even though infection of thoracic aortic grafts is rarely seen, management of these cases still remains a real challenge in current clinical practice. The treatment of complete removal of the...
The authors present a sutureless aortic valve replacement via a right anterior thoracotomy, using minimal extracorporeal circulation (MECC) in an 84-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis. Preoperative tomographic angiography showed...
