The authors present a video of a severely stenosed and tortuous graft, redone via saphenous vein graft from the descending thoracic aorta to the obtuse marginal artery. A minimally invasive approach was used.
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Cardiac - Other
April 20, 2015
April 8, 2015
This video shows a rare case of a female patient with a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following a recent myocardial infarction.
March 23, 2015
This case study details the resection and pericardiectomy for a pericardial tumor in a 58-year-old woman.
March 2, 2015
The frequency of blood draws after cardiac surgery is rarely tracked. This study tracked such activity for a 6-month period at the Cleveland Clinic. In over 1,800 pts, the average number of tests requiring blood was 115. Total average blood volume removed was 454 ml. The average for complex procedures was 653 ml. This system is ripe for process
February 24, 2015
Resently confronted with the problem of plasma leakage out of the gas exhaust port of the oxygenator, necessesatatting changing of the oxygenator several times in 48 hours. We noted that the the plasma in the discarded oxygenator that had seperated was milky white in color and we checked for hyperlipidemia which was affirmed.
February 21, 2015
Beautiful video. The background music is also beautiful, but I think something with more of a beat would have been appropriate.
February 14, 2015
The author presents credible (and enticing) evidence for eating dark chocolate for health reasons, including managing hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
January 12, 2015
This video demonstrates a technique for coronary artery bypass grafting with bilateral internal mammary arteries, using a composite Y-graft technique.
December 3, 2014
In this video, the authors present their technique for aortic root replacement using a freestyle aortic root prosthesis and a Dacron graft, thus achieving a "Biological Bentall."
October 31, 2014
In this review, the authors describe alternative treatments for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The most important evidence comparing alcohol septal ablation (ASA) and surgical myectomy is discussed. The authors conclude that surgery is most consistent in achieving optimal hemodynamic results, quality of life and longevity.