Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Elsevier Science,. Oxford, England : Oxford University Press (2022)
Frequency: Monthly, 2009-2022
Country: England
Language: English
Author(s):
European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery., European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
Start Year:2002 - 2022
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 1569-9293 (Print) 1569-9285 (Electronic) 1569-9285 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 101158399 |
| (OCoLC): | 51337129 |
| Coden: | ICTSCH |
| LCCN: | 2003243006 |
| Classification: | W1 IN6545K |
Mid-term performance of decellularized equine pericardium in congenital heart surgery. The aim was to report mid-term performance of decellularized equine pericardium used for repair of various congenital heart defects in the pediatric population. Methods: A retrospective review of all patients undergoing patch implantation between 2016 - 2020 was performed. Patch quality, surgical handling, hemostasis and early patch-related complications were studied on all patients. Mid-term performance was observed in patients with ≥12 months follow-up and intact patch at discharge (without reoperation/stent implantation). Results: A total of 201 patients with median age of 2.5 years [inte...
Vulnerability of an equine pericardial roll graft to Gram-positive cocci after graft replacement for a ruptured infected abdominal aorta. We describe the influence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia on histopathological alteration of a glutaraldehyde-fixed equine pericardial roll (EPR) graft in a 77-year-old male who underwent in-situ EPR replacement of a ruptured infected abdominal aorta with concomitant repair of the perforated duodenum. The patient died of circulatory failure after septic shock due to MRSA infection and gastrointestinal bleeding on postoperative day (POD) 23. The autopsy revealed no perforation of the EPR graft or anastomotic disruption between the native abdominal aorta and EPR ...