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Surgical treatment of pinch-off syndrome: A hybrid technique combining cone-beam computed tomography-guided targeting and surgical removal of catheter remnant

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Pinch-off syndrome is a rare complication associated with central venous catheters in which the tip of the catheter breaks off, usually in the cardiac chamber or pulmonary artery.
Chang Hun Kim, Sung Kwnag Lee, Do Hyung Kim   +2 more
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Surgical embolectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolism: state of the art [PDF]

, 2018
Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is a severe condition that can potentially lead to death caused by right ventricular (RV) failure and the consequent cardiogenic shock.
De Bellis, Antonio, D’Abramo, Mizar, Frati, Giacomo, Greco, Ernesto, Iaccarino, Alessandra, Iovine, Elio, Saade, Wael, Schirone, Leonardo, Sciarretta, Sebastiano   +8 more
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Ruptura da artéria pulmonar pelo cateter de Swan-Ganz: relato de caso Pulmonary artery rupture by the Swan-Ganz catheter: case report

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2009
O cateter de artéria pulmonar é frequentemente usado na monitorização de pacientes durante o transplante hepático. O advento de métodos menos invasivos para estimar o débito cardíaco e a pressão de oclusão da artéria pulmonar, aliado ao fracasso de ...
Marcos Coutinho Schechter, Eduardo Della Valle Prezzi, Gustavo Cabral, Eduardo Souza Martins Fernandes, Arthur Oswaldo de Abreu Vianna   +4 more
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management. [PDF]

, 2016
Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K, Ailawadi, Gorav, Barnhart, Glenn R, Farivar, R Saeid, Fayers, Trevor M, Goldman, Scott M, Grossi, Eugene A, Guy, T Sloane, Hargrove, W Clark, Hummel, Brian W, Khan, Junaid H, Lehr, Eric J, Lewis, Clifton TP, Malaisrie, S Chris, Mehall, John R, Moront, Michael G, Murphy, Douglas A, Rodriguez, Evelio, Ryan, William H, Salemi, Arash, Segurola, Romualdo J, Shemin, Richard J, Smith, J Michael, Smith, Robert L, Weldner, Paul W, Wolfe, J Alan   +25 more
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Successful Retrieval of a Dismembered Central Venous Catheter Stuck to the Right Pulmonary Artery Using a Stepwise Approach

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2016
Recent advances in anticancer chemotherapy have resulted in an increase in the number of patients requiring a central venous port catheter, and the incidence of catheter pinch-off syndrome has been increasing.
Keisuke Nakabayashi, Hidekimi Nomura, Daichi Isomura, Ryo Sugiura, Toshiaki Oka   +4 more
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Detection of patent ductus arteriosus with intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in a patient undergoing closure of coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula

JA Clinical Reports, 2017
Background Coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula is an unusual vascular anomaly, and the shunt ratio of this fistula is usually small. Case presentation We report anesthetic management of a 55-year-old female with annuloaortic ectasia, aortic valve
Yuka Miyata, Yukio Hayashi
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Efficacy and safety of guide extension catheter in balloon pulmonary angioplasty for treatment of complex lesions in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundBalloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is used for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) to improve hemodynamics, right ventricular ...
Masao Takigami, Naohiko Nakanishi, Hideo Tsubata, Kuniyoshi Fukai, Yuki Matsubara, Kenji Yanishi, Kan Zen, Takeshi Nakamura, Satoaki Matoba   +8 more
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Persistent Vascular Collagen Accumulation Alters Hemodynamic Recovery from Chronic Hypoxia [PDF]

, 2012
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by narrowing and stiffening of the pulmonary arteries that increase pulmonary vascular impedance (PVZ). In particular, small arteries narrow and large arteries stiffen. Large pulmonary artery (PA) stiffness
Chesler, Naomi C., Hacker, Timothy A., Molthen, Robert C., Roldan-Alzate, Alejandro, Tabima, Diana M., Wang, Zhijie   +5 more
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Importance of the Mean Rate of Pressure Change of the Pulmonary Artery (dP/dt mean PA) in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2023
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease of cardiopulmonary circulation characterized by elevated pressure in the pulmonary artery. The right-heart catheter is the gold standard for diagnosis, but there is interest in
Sinanis Sinanis, Schmeißer Schmeißer
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A 23-year-old man with left lung atelectasis treated with a targeted segmental recruitment maneuver: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Lung atelectasis are nonventilated parts of lung tissue and occur as a result of the collapse of the pulmonary parenchyma (alveoli). Various therapeutic procedures for inflating the collapsed pulmonary parenchyma, such as bronchial aspiration ...
Alen Protić, Matej Bura, Kazimir Juričić   +2 more
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