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The aim of this study was to construct a nomogram model for discriminating the risk of delirium in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.

Due to demographic aging, the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is expected to increase in the future, resulting in a growing demand for stent and bypass interventions. This study aims to investigate...

Inflammatory aortic aneurysms represent less than 5% of ascending aortic aneurysms and are mostly diagnosed intraoperatively. Furthermore, to our knowledge, a case of an accompanying inflammatory LAD aneurysm ...

To describe the long-term outcomes of mitral valve repair (MVr) versus mitral valve replacement (MVR) in patients with native valve infective endocarditis (IE) at a centre with high-repair rates.

Aortic stenosis is the most common valve disease requiring surgery or percutaneous treatment. Since the first-in-man implantation in 2002 we have witnessed incredible progress in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). In this article, we review the technical aspects of TAVI development with a look at the future. Durability, low thrombogenicity, good hydrodynamics, biocompatibility, low catheter profile, and deployment stability are the attributes of an ideal TAVI device. Two main design...

The purpose of this study was to introduce a new feasible and effective intraoperative localization technique for small peripheral pulmonary nodules in hybrid operating room.

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is rare congenital heart disease. Most TAPVRs require surgical corrections in the neonatal period and survival to adulthood without surgical correction is extrem...

Cryopreserved vein allografts are used as alternative conduits for infrainguinal bypass but are prone to aneurysmal degeneration. A 60-year-old man presented with a pulsatile, tender right groin mass 2 years after thrombosis of a cryopreserved vein jump graft emanating from a prosthetic axillary to profunda bypass. Intraoperatively, the aneurysm was consistent with isolated dilatation of the hood of the thrombosed cryopreserved vein graft. This was excised and repaired with bovine pericardial...

Mycotic pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a rare and devastating complication of previous cardiac surgery.

Traumatic tracheal injury is a rare type of trauma. In this type of injury, catastrophes may occur owing to a failure to secure the patient's airway. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is rescue therap...