Masato Nakajima

..This is a valuable report describing the long-term durability of a Smeloff-Cutter ball valve prosthesis in the mitral position...

..Successful repair of the aneurysm and concomitant revascularization of the lower extremities was achieved using femoro-femoral bypass for perfusion of the lower body along with the visceral and intercostal arteries...

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..The Dor procedure was a simple and effective treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report in which the Dor procedure was used to treat spontaneous coronary artery dissection with left ventricular aneurysm...

..Concomitant surgical removal of the aortic thrombus and pulmonary embolectomy was performed successfully, and the patient has been stable without recurrent thromboembolic complications after 18 months of follow-up...

..This combination appears to be useful in cases with a large prolapsing posterior mitral leaflet with excessive leaflet height or in cases with commissural prolapse involving both the anterior and posterior leaflets...

..It was considered that congenital pericardial defect complicates the diagnosis in a case of catastrophic intrapericardial hemorrhage...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the midterm outcome of leaflet folding plasty following a review of our 10-year experience...

..Subdural hemorrhagic brain injury after cardiac surgery is rare and devastating; however, we consider early diagnosis and proper treatment to be effective because organic brain damage did not occur...

..We describe a simple, safe and reliable intraoperative saline injection leak test for accomplishing and testing the efficacy of mitral valve repair when a simultaneous aortotomy is present...

..This modification is a simple and reliable one for repairing posterior ventricular septal rupture...

..The patient's aortic ball valve was nearly intact with perivalvular leakage probably causing the aortic regurgitation. Our experience documents longer durability for the Smeloff-Cutter prosthesis than has been reported to date...

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..The fistula was closed using a Dacron patch and the aortic valve was replaced with a mechanical valve. Long-term follow-up of penetrating thoracic injuries is important for detecting underlying intracardiac lesions...

..We describe a simple technique for artificial chordal replacement using an Alfieri stitch, that has been successfully applied to 10 patients with anterior leaflet prolapse...

..In degenerative mitral valve regurgitation, however, rerepair was possible because procedure-related origin was a major cause of reoperation. Reoperation can be prevented by proper technical improvement at initial repair...

..The wrapping is facilitated by the use of part of a horizontally stretching Valsalva graft. This refined technique is effective and reproducible to prevent bleeding from the proximal suture line after the Bentall procedure...

..When encountering an aneurysm associated with the CAA in the transverse aortic arch or PLSVC, the median sternotomy approach is considered the treatment of choice...

..Here, we review our experience and present the long-term results of mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation due to anterior leaflet prolapse...

..The postoperative course was satisfactory. This pathology was believed to be not only a consequence of hemostasis, but also a process of re-rupture of the dissected aorta...

..We urgently performed a partial resection of this tumor and occluded the left PA ostium with autologous pericardium to avoid spread into the main PA...

..Urgent graft replacement of the infrarenal abdominal aorta with proximal fenestration was successfully performed and the patient was discharged without complications...

..There were no late deaths during a follow-up of 30.7 months. CONCLUSION: Reoperative aortic procedures after CABG can be performed safely with myocardial protection via hypothermic perfusion of a patent in-situ arterial graft...

..Mitral valve repair for extended commissural prolapse is satisfactory. We consider leaflet folding plasty and its modification to be effective in patients who require extensive leaflet resection in the commissural area...

..He underwent modified Bentall procedure preserving previous mechanical valve and total aortic arch replacement with elephant trunk technique. Postoperative course was uneventful...

..This technique may have advantages to accomplish mitral valve repair safely in patients with mitral regurgitation due to posterior or commissural prolapse...

..9 +/- 4.0 days) than that in the control group (20.5 +/- 7.0, p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that magnesium sulfate infusion is effective for the prophylaxis of post operative AF...

..In patients with Marfan syndrome or aortic dissection, there still remains a higher risk of cardiovascular event and future reoperation. Extensive aortic reconstruction or staged operation should be performed in such patients...

..We used the on-pump procedure in the present patient and successfully performed revascularization by taking prophylactic measures against hemolysis...

..Presently, common operative procedure is aortic valve replacement, although in the future valvuloplasty should be investigated...

..Aortic root replacement was performed successfully after induction of steroid therapy to control inflammation. His postoperative course has been uneventful for 18 months...

..The symptom is conductive hearing loss caused by the tumor extending into the tympanic cavity. We should bear in mind that there is a also rare type of facial nerve schwannoma manifesting hearing disturbance alone...