Pericardium

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Central Cannulation in Atrial Septal Defect Closure Via a Transaxillary Approach

July 16, 2026 | Srinivas T…

This video demonstrates central cannulation for surgical closure of a secundum atrial septal defect via a right transaxillary approach. The patient was positioned in a left lateral decubitus position with the right arm elevated to...

Video

Central Cannulation in Atrial Septal Defect Closure Via a Transaxillary Approach

July 16, 2026 | Srinivas T…

This video demonstrates central cannulation for surgical closure of a secundum atrial septal defect via a right transaxillary approach. The patient was positioned in a left lateral decubitus position with...

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A Case of Cardiac Trauma Causing Right Ventricular and LIMA Injury

July 8, 2026 | Venkata Sreedatta Sarraju

A 45-year-old man presented with a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest, near the left lower parasternal area. He was evaluated at an outside facility, where the knife was removed...

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Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery via Direct Coronary Transfer

June 19, 2026 | Debasis Das…

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare but critical congenital anomaly that typically presents in infancy with myocardial ischemia and left ventricular dysfunction. Early surgical...

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Left Atrial and Pulmonary Cuff Dissection After Heart and Lung En-Bloc Procurement

June 4, 2026 | Chawannuch Ruaengsri

This video demonstrates pulmonary cuff dissection for combined heart and lung procurement, utilizing an approach in which the pulmonary and left atrial cuffs are carefully dissected and tailored to optimize...

Article

Another Complication of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy

October 9, 2017 | Marilou Page…

Abstract Peroral endoscopic myotomy is a safe and effective palliative procedure with acceptable known complications for achalasia. With its continuous practice, cardiac arrest secondary to tension pneumopericardium-induced tamponade is another...

JANS Article

Experience With Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis Over Eight Decades

September 7, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Murashita and colleagues reviewed the surgical outcomes of patients with intraoperatively-confirmed constrictive pericarditis. The authors divided patients into a historical group (1936- 1990) and a contemporary group (1990-2013) to compare...

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Pericardial Window for Pseudo-Chylopericardium

October 26, 2016 | Saleh Abu Daff

This is the case of a young woman with Hodgkin’s lymphoma who developed left pleural and pericardial effusions after chemotherapy. The drained fluid was milky-white in appearance and tested negative...

JANS Article

The 2015 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Heart and Pericardium

March 31, 2016 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The fourth (re- )classification of cardiopericardial tumours came from the World Health Organisation last year, 11 years after the third. In particular, the malignant fibrous histiocytomas are re classified as...

JANS Article

A Minimum Volume of More Than 60 mL Is Necessary for Adequate Cytologic Diagnosis of Malignant Pericardial Effusions

January 6, 2016 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Are we removing enough pericardial fluid to allow a diagnosis of malignant effusion? The authors reviewed 480 pericardiocentesis specimens by comparing the percentage of malignant diagnoses (“malignancy fraction”) by the...

JANS Article

Simulation-based learning of transesophageal echocardiography in cardiothoracic surgical trainees: A prospective, randomized study

July 9, 2015 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Twenty-five cardiac surgery trainees underwent randomization to learn TEE interpretation by either of two approaches: traditional teaching during cardiac surgery vs. simulation-based teaching via the Heartworks simulator. Pre- and post-testing...

Article

Case Study: A Masquerading Pericardial Effusion

March 23, 2015 | Marilou Page…

Case Study The estimated prevalence of primary pericardial tumors is 0.001-0.007%, according to Meng et al (1) and Patel et al (2). The most common malignant tumor is mesothelioma (3)....

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Pericardial Reconstruction in Thoracic Surgery

December 6, 2010 | Teodor Horvat…

This article describes the different techniques of pericardial reconstruction after partial pericardiectomy in thoracic surgery. Emphasis is put on reconstruction using synthetic meshes. Patient Selection Pericardial reconstruction after partial pericardiectomy...

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