Monthly Archives: October 2024

Bovine pericardium (BP) is widely used as a biomaterial for tissue engineering. Glutaraldehyde and formaldehyde are commonly employed in the reticulation processes to enhance the material's resistance and preservation. In this study, we assessed the impact of long-term storage in 4% formaldehyde on the quantitative expression of immunophenotypic markers in glutaraldehyde-treated BP. Histologic and immunohistochemical analyses were performed on 2 BP patches, manufactured in 2009 and 2020,...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently occurs as a complication of cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Its prevalence and severity are determined by various preoperative and intraoperative factors....

Both arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and trisomy 21 are rare diseases. Studies have shown that individuals with trisomy 21 may have potential vascular malformations, with the main site of onset being the port...

A 54-year-old female presented with recurrent abdominal pain and new onset chest pain. Chest computed-tomography angiogram detected a thoracic aortic aneurysm with suspected Type A intramural hematoma (IMH) versu...

Cardiac lipoma, a seldom-encountered benign tumor positioned beneath the endocardium, has the potential to impair electrophysiological functions. Diagnosis is principally based on imaging modalities. The uniqu...

Both arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and trisomy 21 are rare diseases. Studies have shown that individuals with trisomy 21 may have potential vascular malformations, with the main site of onset being the port...

Surgical approach in the treatment of thymoma is varied. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of different surgical approaches in the treatment of thymoma.

Hydatid cysts, caused by Echinococcus species, are zoonotic diseases frequently observed in endemic regions worldwide, including Turkey. It is most commonly localized in the liver, followed by the lungs. Anaphyla...

A 62-year-old woman who had undergone mitral valve replacement 24 years ago was admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure. She needed heart transplantation for stage D heart failure. Preoperative cardiac computed tomographic scans showed a severely calcified left atrium and a large right atrium. Given that the left atrium's calcification was too severe to suture, the calcified left atrial wall was broadly resected, and the resected left atrial wall was reconstructed with a bovine...

To explore the impact of preoperative HbA1c levels on postoperative complications in coronary heart disease patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).