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ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Robot‐assisted thoracoscopy (RATS) is rapidly emerging as the preferred approach for the resection of thymic epithelial tumors (TET). Current challenges include the role of RATS in locally advanced disease and combined additional resections.
Benedikt Niedermaier +12 more
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Objective: Reports on aortic and mitral double-valve replacement through total thoracoscopy are scarce, with surgical techniques constantly evolving. We aimed to compare the feasibility and safety between total thoracoscopic double-valve replacement and ...
Bo Chen, MD +6 more
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Ministernotomy: A preliminary experience in heart valve surgery [PDF]
Background/Aim. The last decade of the 20th century brought up a significant development in the field of minimally invasive approaches to the valvular heart surgery.
Ivanović Vladimir +5 more
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Subtotal median sternotomy for heart surgery [PDF]
Many approaches for minimally invasive heart surgery are available. Although they have many advantages, inadequate exposure, mammary artery injury and special tool requirements are known problems. Subtotal median sternotomy (SMS) was developed to overcome such limitations. Comparing the SMS with the standard sternotomy (SS) is the purpose of this study.
I M, Ali +3 more
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BackgroundFor low risk patients undergoing median sternotomies, no midterm follow-up studies involving sternal healing have been conducted. In this study we evaluated sternal healing in low risk patients by chest CT scan and the risk factors associated ...
Bin Wang +10 more
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The combination of cardiac resynchronization therapy and pulmonary artery banding was associated with substantial improvement in advanced heart failure infants with left ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block. Most patients exhibited marked improvement in clinical status and ventricular function, along with a reduction in QRS ...
Min Zeng +8 more
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Lung lobe torsion in adult and juvenile pugs [PDF]
This cases series of 13 pugs with lung lobe torsion (LLT) is the largest case series of pugs in the literature and the first to compare dogs presenting before and after 12 months of age.
Adamantos, S +3 more
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Aspirin discontinuation in long‐term, stable Heart Mate 3 LVAD patients maintained on Vitamin K antagonists did not increase hemocompatibility‐related adverse events. These findings support the safety of simplified antithrombotic therapy and extend randomized evidence for aspirin avoidance to the long‐term management of Heart Mate 3 recipients ...
Melanie Arnreiter +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Comparison of the Effects of Full Median Sternotomy vs. Mini-Incision on Postoperative Pain in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Chaves AJ, Avelino PS, Lopes JB.
europepmc +2 more sources
A Novel Biventricular Assist Device With a Single Driveline: A Report on the First Patient Treated
We would like to report the first‐in‐human implantation of the novel DuoCor‐BiVAS biventricular assist device (BiVAD). This system features a single driveline and compact peripheral components, offering a promising mechanical support option for patients with terminal biventricular heart failure ineligible for heart transplantation.
Jan D. Schmitto +8 more
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