Pub Date : 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03793-0
Bowei He, Hanbing Zhang, Yu Guo, Yongbin Song
{"title":"Dual primary cancers of skin cancer and lung cancer: a case report.","authors":"Bowei He, Hanbing Zhang, Yu Guo, Yongbin Song","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03793-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03793-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145905794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03678-2
Hui Huang, Xiuze Zhang, Ping Liu, Jingyu Zhang
{"title":"The role of HIF-1α in rat coronary atherosclerosis through the IL-6/JAK1/STAT3 pathway.","authors":"Hui Huang, Xiuze Zhang, Ping Liu, Jingyu Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03678-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03678-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145906036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-04DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03836-6
Fan Wang, Xuelian Song, Litian Liu, Feifei Zhang, Xinning Li, Yi Dang
{"title":"Ablation catheter entrapment in the mitral valve apparatus during ablation of premature ventricular complexes: a case report.","authors":"Fan Wang, Xuelian Song, Litian Liu, Feifei Zhang, Xinning Li, Yi Dang","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03836-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03836-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145900346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-04DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03787-y
Yunfei Wang, Feng Ouyang, Zhe Ding, Lin Xu, Jiafang Wang, Zhijun Chen, Li Zhang
{"title":"Effect of intraoperative ventilation strategy on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgery under general anesthesia: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Yunfei Wang, Feng Ouyang, Zhe Ding, Lin Xu, Jiafang Wang, Zhijun Chen, Li Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03787-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03787-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145900419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-04DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03825-9
Isa Çam, Aykut Eliçora, Almotasem Shatat, Hüseyin Fatih Sezer, Büşra Yaprak Bayrak, Ahmet Yalnız, Serap Argun Barış, Salih Topçu, Hakan Demir, Ercüment Çiftçi
{"title":"Preoperative embolization of a pulmonary carcinoid tumor with unusual arterial supply: a case report.","authors":"Isa Çam, Aykut Eliçora, Almotasem Shatat, Hüseyin Fatih Sezer, Büşra Yaprak Bayrak, Ahmet Yalnız, Serap Argun Barış, Salih Topçu, Hakan Demir, Ercüment Çiftçi","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03825-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03825-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145900426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-03DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03828-6
Hitoki Hashiguchi, Naomi Yasuda, Akihito Ohkawa
We report a novel thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) technique for complicated type B aortic dissection requiring zone 2 landing. A 42-year-old man presented with pulseless left femoral artery. Emergency TEVAR was performed using the left subclavian artery (LSA) wall as a sealing zone to reduce the risk of endoleak. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on day 8. CT demonstrated complete coverage of the entry tear, false lumen thrombosis, and preserved left subclavian perfusion. Follow-up CT showed favorable remodeling. This technique may be effective in patients with limited proximal sealing zones.
{"title":"New approach to type B aortic dissection - zone 2.5 thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a case report.","authors":"Hitoki Hashiguchi, Naomi Yasuda, Akihito Ohkawa","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03828-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03828-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a novel thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) technique for complicated type B aortic dissection requiring zone 2 landing. A 42-year-old man presented with pulseless left femoral artery. Emergency TEVAR was performed using the left subclavian artery (LSA) wall as a sealing zone to reduce the risk of endoleak. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on day 8. CT demonstrated complete coverage of the entry tear, false lumen thrombosis, and preserved left subclavian perfusion. Follow-up CT showed favorable remodeling. This technique may be effective in patients with limited proximal sealing zones.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145896385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can result in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) due to a left-to-right shunt. Lung transplantation (LTx) is indicated when PAH becomes refractory to medical management. We report a case of bilateral LTx (BLTx) with simultaneous aortic replacement using a donor aorta in an adult patient with PAH complicated by PDA.
Case presentation: A 27-year-old woman was referred for an LTx evaluation. At 1-year-old, she was diagnosed with a PDA. At the time of diagnosis, PDA closure was not indicated due to severe PAH, with a pulmonary vascular resistance of 33.8 Wood units. Despite receiving maximal medical therapy, her condition progressively deteriorated. She was placed on the transplant waitlist at age 27. Since left ventricular function was preserved (ejection fraction 60%) and no complex congenital heart disease was present, bilateral lung transplantation was chosen instead of heart-lung transplantation. Preoperative computed tomography revealed a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA). At 31 years of age, she underwent BLTx with simultaneous replacement of the proximal descending thoracic aorta using a donor aortic graft under cardiopulmonary bypass to enable complete excision of the ductal tissue. The giant PAA was also repaired during the same procedure. Postoperatively, she required venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and was successfully weaned off by postoperative day 4. After an extended rehabilitation period, the patient was discharged 153 days postoperatively and remained in good health for 16 months following transplantation.
Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of LTx with aortic replacement using a donor aortic graft for the management of PDA. We believe this combined procedure may represent a feasible surgical strategy for adult patients with PAH complicated by PDA and warrants further investigation in future cases.
{"title":"Bilateral lung transplantation with simultaneous aortic replacement using donor aorta in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension and patent ductus arteriosus.","authors":"Naoya Ishida, Hisashi Oishi, Hiromichi Niikawa, Takaya Suzuki, Hirotsugu Notsuda, Takashi Hirama, Tatsuaki Watanabe, Yui Watanabe, Takeo Togo, Ken Onodera, Sakiko Kumata, Yuyo Suzuki, Takayasu Ito, Ryuichi Taketomi, Shintaro Katahira, Kiichiro Kumagai, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Yoshinori Okada","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03808-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03808-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can result in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) due to a left-to-right shunt. Lung transplantation (LTx) is indicated when PAH becomes refractory to medical management. We report a case of bilateral LTx (BLTx) with simultaneous aortic replacement using a donor aorta in an adult patient with PAH complicated by PDA.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 27-year-old woman was referred for an LTx evaluation. At 1-year-old, she was diagnosed with a PDA. At the time of diagnosis, PDA closure was not indicated due to severe PAH, with a pulmonary vascular resistance of 33.8 Wood units. Despite receiving maximal medical therapy, her condition progressively deteriorated. She was placed on the transplant waitlist at age 27. Since left ventricular function was preserved (ejection fraction 60%) and no complex congenital heart disease was present, bilateral lung transplantation was chosen instead of heart-lung transplantation. Preoperative computed tomography revealed a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA). At 31 years of age, she underwent BLTx with simultaneous replacement of the proximal descending thoracic aorta using a donor aortic graft under cardiopulmonary bypass to enable complete excision of the ductal tissue. The giant PAA was also repaired during the same procedure. Postoperatively, she required venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and was successfully weaned off by postoperative day 4. After an extended rehabilitation period, the patient was discharged 153 days postoperatively and remained in good health for 16 months following transplantation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of LTx with aortic replacement using a donor aortic graft for the management of PDA. We believe this combined procedure may represent a feasible surgical strategy for adult patients with PAH complicated by PDA and warrants further investigation in future cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145896153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03765-4
Hassane Abdallah, Anwar Alhulaibi, Mohannad Dawary, Sultan Askar, Othman Almulhim, Aly Rizk, Amr Elprince, Mohammed AlJughiman, Haitham Altaani
{"title":"Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor presenting as mitral stenosis: case report and literature review.","authors":"Hassane Abdallah, Anwar Alhulaibi, Mohannad Dawary, Sultan Askar, Othman Almulhim, Aly Rizk, Amr Elprince, Mohammed AlJughiman, Haitham Altaani","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03765-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03765-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145896307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1186/s13019-025-03830-y
Min Zhang, Xiaoxiao Cao, Yong Zhang
{"title":"Clinical significance and efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation in the treatment of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in 12 children.","authors":"Min Zhang, Xiaoxiao Cao, Yong Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s13019-025-03830-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03830-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15201,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145896391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}