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A systematic approach to epicardial echocardiography in pediatric cardiac surgery: An important but underutilized intraoperative tool

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2021
Intraoperative echocardiography is an integral component of the peri-operative management of pediatric heart disease. It confirms the adequacy of surgery, identifies residual lesions, and can provide useful hemodynamic data.
Neeraj Awasthy, Sumir Girotra, Nilanjan Dutta, Sushil Azad, Sitaraman Radhakrishnan, Krishna Subramony Iyer   +5 more
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Interventional Mitral Valve Edge‐to‐Edge Repair in Patients Above 85 Years of Age

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mitral valve transcatheter‐edge‐to‐edge repair (M‐TEER) is routinely performed in patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) at high operative risk, frequently including elderly patients. Patients ≥ 85 years, however, are frequently excluded in clinical studies.
Florian Jürgens, Florian Schindhelm, Mohammed Abusharekh, Jürgen Kampf, Matthias Totzeck, Fadi Al‐Rashid, Peter Lüdike, Tienush Rassaf, Amir A. Mahabadi   +8 more
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A Large Retrospective Study to Evaluate Utility of Zephyr Covered Stent in Transcatheter Closure of Sinus Venosus Defects

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Transcatheter closure (TCC) of sinus venosus defects (SVD) using balloon‐expandable covered stents is an emerging alternative to surgery. ZephyrCS (Sahajanand Laser Technologies, Gandhinagar, India) is available in long lengths to suit SVD closure.
Pramod Sagar, Puthiyedath Thejaswi, Kothandam Sivakumar, Praveen Ashok Kumar   +3 more
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Delayed repair of esophageal perforation due to transoesophageal echocardiography

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Since its introduction into clinical practice in the 1980s, transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in cardiac surgery having only a few cases of serious complications reported in the literature.
Savvas Omorphos, Christophoros Kotoulas, Jarrod James Homer, Kenneth Edward McLaughlin   +3 more
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Intraoperative Pulmonary Embolism During Right Atrial Mass Excision: A Case Report on Intraoperative Rescue TEE

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Intraoperative pulmonary embolism is a rare but life-threatening complication during cardiac surgeries involving right atrial masses. This case report details the successful management of a 62-year-old woman with a right atrial mass, utilizing ...
Manjusree Guha, Arun Maheshwari, Sandeep Joshi, Elvin Daniel   +3 more
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Successful Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair in a Patient With Mediastinal Shift

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
Mediastinal shift often induces deformation of the esophagus and the cardiac chamber. We describe the case of percutaneous mitral edge-to-edge valve repair in a patient with mediastinal shift. Esophagography enabled the advancement of the transesophageal
Kenichi Ishizu, MD, Akihiro Isotani, MD, Kyohei Yamaji, MD, PhD, Shinichi Shirai, MD, Kenji Ando, MD   +4 more
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Prevention and Management of Driveline Infections in Ventricular Assist Device Patients: The DESTINE 2.0 Staging Proposal and Expert Recommendations

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
DESTINE 2.0 decision flowchart: stage‐based assessment and management of driveline exit‐site disorders. The flowchart provides a simplified decision‐support tool for the stage‐based evaluation and management of driveline exit‐site disorders in LVAD patients, intended as a practical complement to the staging pyramid (Figre 2) and the detailed staging ...
Alexander M. Bernhardt, Volker Lauenroth, Florian Mueller, Friedrich Kaufmann, Katharina Homann, Martina Socha, Thomas Schlöglhofer, the Driveline Expert STagINg and carE (DESTINE) study group   +7 more
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Incidentally Detected Mediastinal Mass by Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient With Severe Mitral Stenosis

Clinical Case Reports
A mediastinal mass can be incidentally detected during transesophageal echocardiography, so clinicians performing this procedure should be aware of this possibility and able to interpret related echocardiographic findings. In evaluating a 69‐year‐old man
Najmeh‐Sadat Mousavi, Ali Hosseinsabet, Shapour Shirani, Hassan Aghjani   +3 more
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Zero‐Fluoroscopy Ablation Methods for Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
Central illustration. Schematic comparison of conventional fluoroscopy guided ablation (left) and zero fluoroscopy ablation (right), enabled by electroanatomical mapping and intracardiac echocardiography for catheter navigation without X ray. The study selection process is summarized (133 records identified; 12 studies included, total n = 1998 ...
Marwan Shawki, Ramzi Perdana Ilyas, Karanjeet Chauhan, Thalys Sampaio Rodrigues, Sarah Luna Nabhani, Gareth Wynn   +5 more
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An Observational Study of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Presenting with Ischemic Stroke

Journal of Nobel Medical College
Background: Transesophageal echocardiography is a valuable tool for identifying stroke causes, particularly left atrial clots and cardiac abnormalities undetectable by other methods.
Nishan Bhattarai, Rajendra Koju, Surya Raj Pathak, Sanjaya Humagain, Pukar K.C., Bikram Yadav, Sujan Pathak, Kritendra Sapkota   +7 more
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