Gosta B Pettersson

..Our purpose was to investigate a new approach to bicommissural repair of regurgitant aortic valves...

..The study aim was to examine the indications, pathologies, procedures, and outcomes for reoperation after the Ross procedure, emphasizing the potential for autograft salvage...

..In this article, we review the published world experience, including our own, of LTX with direct bronchial artery revascularization (BAR) and describe the anatomy of the bronchial arteries and our surgical technique...

..Therefore, we determined the relation of donor lung size to 1) posttransplant survival and 2) pulmonary function as measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 second...

..Therefore, we sought to systematically understand the time-related impact of pretransplant GERD on graft function (spirometry), mortality, and acute rejection early after lung transplantation...

..We compared 1) survival after lung transplantation of recipients of donation after cardiac death (DCD) versus brain death donor organs in the United States and 2) recipient characteristics...

..The purpose of this study was to determine how much double lung transplantation improves lung function over single lung transplantation and to identify predictors of lung function after transplantation...

..Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis (PVE) is an important complication of aortic valve replacement (AVR) and is a particularly difficult situation after an operation combining AVR with ascending aortic replacement...

..The aim of the study was to determine the associated factors of MR in ASD adults before surgical repair and the fate of moderate to severe MR after surgery...

..In this study we assess: (1) patterns of transfusion, and (2) temporal interrelationships with histologic evidence of rejection...

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..Aortic valve allograft reoperation is a challenge for the surgeon and a risk to the patient. We examined our experience to identify these challenges and risks...

..We sought to ascertain the prevalence of dialysis after lung transplantation and to identify risk factors for its occurrence. We also assessed outcomes after institution of dialysis...

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..Objectives of this study were to determine prevalence and timing of perioperative AF, identify its risk factors, evaluate treatment strategies, assess return to sinus rhythm by hospital discharge, and investigate its impact on outcomes...

..Three patients are alive and well at 4, 15 and 21 months; 1 patient died at 34 months with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, in part attributable to medication non-compliance...

..We reviewed our experience transplanting pediatric donor lungs into adult recipients with endpoints of post-LTx complications and overall patient survival...

..Few data support current guidelines for donor selection in lung transplantation. We determined degree of compliance with current donor guidelines, effect of these and variances on survival, and other donor factors predicting survival...

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..While on the circuit, pulmonary vascular resistance decreased as dynamic compliance of the lungs increased, suggesting they might have been acceptable for transplantation...

..We analyzed our growing single-center experience with DCD lungs procured and transplanted using protocols established for brain-dead donors...

..Postoperatively, the patient developed prolonged respiratory insufficiency and pneumonia, transient myocardial dysfunction and acute renal failure. She was eventually discharged home without residual defects...

..Today, however, availability of the PORT-ACCESS EndoCPB system (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) allows for endovascular clamping and cardioplegia before sternotomy, avoiding circulatory arrest...

..We investigated whether axillary/subclavian artery inflow with a side graft decreases the risk of stroke versus cannulation at other sites during hypothermic circulatory arrest...

..Risk stratification after TV annuloplasty should take the structural abnormality into consideration...

..To address this issue, indications and outcomes of decortication after lung transplantation were examined at our institution...

..The chest was left open. Postoperatively, the patient required dialysis and prolonged mechanical ventilation, but recovered well without recurrent endocarditis and was discharged home after 40 days...

..The study objective was to determine whether a right thoracotomy approach increases the risk of mitral valve reoperation...

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..Right-sided aortic arch is a rare congenital anomaly for which different surgical approaches have been reported. This study reviewed our experience with several techniques...

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..Overall, successfully bridged patients can derive a tangible benefit, albeit with considerable consumption of resources...

..We report two cases of patients with severe scoliosis that underwent successful bilateral lung transplant and highlight patient selection, complications and outcomes...

..Limiting the left atrial incision to the dome offers adequate visualization of the mitral valve for standard repairs or replacement. We describe the surgical technique and early experience with this dome approach...

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..We sought to determine which surgical technique of left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is most successful by assessing them with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)...

..This study examines the effectiveness of this strategy on hospital mortality and morbidity, recurrent endocarditis, and survival...

..Herein are presented the authors' considerations in repairing or replacing each of the patient's four valves, including reversing the Ross procedure, in an attempt to repair the congenital defect and minimize the need for future surgery...

..Because improper airway healing continues as a source of morbidity after lung transplantation, we determined prevalence and risk factors for anastomotic complications and examined their impact on survival...

..The presence of pulmonary hypertension before ASD closure predicted persistent TR; therefore, corrective TV surgery should be considered at ASD closure in adult patients with moderate or severe TR and concomitant pulmonary hypertension...