Pub Date : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0608
D. Braile, P. Evora
there are several publications in national and international journals that show the field’s rich tradition in the development of surgical techniques and medicines, among other products. However, in recent years, information technology has significantly impacted medical practice, and with this, several challenges have emerged, such as the provision and dissemination of health care information. With the constant growth of health research, falsification, plagiarism, and data fabrication have been having a deleterious effect on the results presented. Unethical conduct in research drains the foundations of science which, by their very nature, are built on previous evidences, and if these are false, these foundations are logically weakened. In this context, it is up to the hard work of the editors of major scientific publications to ensure to the researchers and the society the dissemination of papers with reliable and transparent results. Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results[1]. It is important to point out that misconduct does not include honest mistakes or differences of opinion. Scientific integrity consists in sticking to strategies that allow the promotion and development of ethical and honest scientific standards that guarantee objectivity, clarity, reproducibility, openness, and accessibility, the caring duty, fairness in providing references and giving credit, and responsibility to future scientists and researchers. This is one of the main concerns that scientific editors face daily, and this topic has been included in the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery’s (BJCVS) new instructions. Plagiarism consists in the appropriation of someone else’s ideas, processes, results, or words, without giving the appropriate credits. The authors are responsible for the content and the information in their manuscripts. BJCVS uses the Similarity Check software, which allows to detect similarities in the submitted EDITORIAL
{"title":"Scientific Transparency: a New Horizon for Scientific Publication and the “New Cardiovascular Surgeon”","authors":"D. Braile, P. Evora","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0608","url":null,"abstract":"there are several publications in national and international journals that show the field’s rich tradition in the development of surgical techniques and medicines, among other products. However, in recent years, information technology has significantly impacted medical practice, and with this, several challenges have emerged, such as the provision and dissemination of health care information. With the constant growth of health research, falsification, plagiarism, and data fabrication have been having a deleterious effect on the results presented. Unethical conduct in research drains the foundations of science which, by their very nature, are built on previous evidences, and if these are false, these foundations are logically weakened. In this context, it is up to the hard work of the editors of major scientific publications to ensure to the researchers and the society the dissemination of papers with reliable and transparent results. Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results[1]. It is important to point out that misconduct does not include honest mistakes or differences of opinion. Scientific integrity consists in sticking to strategies that allow the promotion and development of ethical and honest scientific standards that guarantee objectivity, clarity, reproducibility, openness, and accessibility, the caring duty, fairness in providing references and giving credit, and responsibility to future scientists and researchers. This is one of the main concerns that scientific editors face daily, and this topic has been included in the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery’s (BJCVS) new instructions. Plagiarism consists in the appropriation of someone else’s ideas, processes, results, or words, without giving the appropriate credits. The authors are responsible for the content and the information in their manuscripts. BJCVS uses the Similarity Check software, which allows to detect similarities in the submitted EDITORIAL","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":" ","pages":"I - II"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48337426","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0376
Gökmen Akkaya, Ç. Bilen, O. Tuncer, M. Ayık, Y. Atay
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the early operative outcomes and to compare the left ventricle and mitral valve functions after initial Takeuchi repair in patients with anomalous left coronary arising from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). Methods Fourteen patients (5 males, 9 females; mean age 4.3 years, ranging from 25 days to 34 years) who were operated for ALCAPA between 2007 and 2018 were included in this study. Data were evaluated retrospectively based on our medical records. Results Hospital mortality rate was 7.1% (n=1). Thirteen surviving patients were kept in follow-up mean 4.3±3.05 years. When compared to preoperative measurements, both left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), (P=0.007) and mitral regurgitation (MR) (P=0.001) significantly improved before discharge. Moreover, LVEF values were improved in the late follow-up, considering early postoperative outcomes, and this alteration was significant (P=0.014). Nevertheless, alteration in the degree of MR among patients did not differ in the long-term follow-up (P=0.180). There was no late-term mortality or need for reoperation among patients. Conclusion Although some centers prefer to direct implantation in ALCAPA, Takeuchi procedure can be accepted as a reliable method that provides satisfactory long-term results, considering that it aids to improve left ventricle ejection fraction and reduced mitral valve regurgitation.
{"title":"Long-Term Assessment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Mitral Regurgitation Following Takeuchi Repair","authors":"Gökmen Akkaya, Ç. Bilen, O. Tuncer, M. Ayık, Y. Atay","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0376","url":null,"abstract":"Objective This study aimed to evaluate the early operative outcomes and to compare the left ventricle and mitral valve functions after initial Takeuchi repair in patients with anomalous left coronary arising from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). Methods Fourteen patients (5 males, 9 females; mean age 4.3 years, ranging from 25 days to 34 years) who were operated for ALCAPA between 2007 and 2018 were included in this study. Data were evaluated retrospectively based on our medical records. Results Hospital mortality rate was 7.1% (n=1). Thirteen surviving patients were kept in follow-up mean 4.3±3.05 years. When compared to preoperative measurements, both left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), (P=0.007) and mitral regurgitation (MR) (P=0.001) significantly improved before discharge. Moreover, LVEF values were improved in the late follow-up, considering early postoperative outcomes, and this alteration was significant (P=0.014). Nevertheless, alteration in the degree of MR among patients did not differ in the long-term follow-up (P=0.180). There was no late-term mortality or need for reoperation among patients. Conclusion Although some centers prefer to direct implantation in ALCAPA, Takeuchi procedure can be accepted as a reliable method that provides satisfactory long-term results, considering that it aids to improve left ventricle ejection fraction and reduced mitral valve regurgitation.","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"687 - 693"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47404253","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0125
Elinthon T Veronese, C. Brandão, S. Steffen, P. Pomerantzeff, F. Jatene
Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare cardiac malformation. Many cases are incidentally diagnosed in aortic surgeries or autopsies and it usually appears as an isolated anomaly. The most widely classification used is the one by Hurwitz and Roberts[1], which divides 7 alphabetical subtypes based on the cusps size. The aim of this report is to describe three different anatomic presentations of this rare aortic valve anomaly.
{"title":"Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Three Cases Report and Literature Review","authors":"Elinthon T Veronese, C. Brandão, S. Steffen, P. Pomerantzeff, F. Jatene","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0125","url":null,"abstract":"Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare cardiac malformation. Many cases are incidentally diagnosed in aortic surgeries or autopsies and it usually appears as an isolated anomaly. The most widely classification used is the one by Hurwitz and Roberts[1], which divides 7 alphabetical subtypes based on the cusps size. The aim of this report is to describe three different anatomic presentations of this rare aortic valve anomaly.","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"637 - 639"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47036476","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0350
O. Gokalp, L. Yılık, Y. Beşir, H. Iner, Nihan KarakasYesilkaya, Erturk Karaagac, Yasar Gokkurt, S. Iscan, A. Gurbuz
Objective Treatment of acute diseases of the aorta is still associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is believed that interventions for these diseases on overtime hours (night shifts or weekend shifts) may increase mortality. In this study, we investigated the effect of performing acute type A aortic dissection surgery on overtime hours in terms of postoperative outcomes. Methods 206 patients who underwent emergency surgery for acute type A aortic dissection were retrospectively evaluated. Two groups were constituted: patients operated on daytime working hours (n=61), and patients operated on overtime hours (n=145), respectively. Results Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and repeat surgery were higher in group 1. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of operative and postoperative results. Mortality rates and postoperative neurological complications in group 1 were 9.8% and 13.1%, respectively. In group 2, these rates were 13.8% and 12.4%, respectively (P=0.485 - P=0.890). Multivariate analysis identified that cross-clamp time, amount of postoperative drainage, preoperative loss of consciousness and postoperative neurological complications are the independent predictors of mortality. Conclusions As the surgical experience of the clinics improves, treatment of acute type A aortic dissections can be successfully performed both overtime and daytime working hours.
{"title":"\"Overtime Hours Effect\" on Emergency Surgery of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection","authors":"O. Gokalp, L. Yılık, Y. Beşir, H. Iner, Nihan KarakasYesilkaya, Erturk Karaagac, Yasar Gokkurt, S. Iscan, A. Gurbuz","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0350","url":null,"abstract":"Objective Treatment of acute diseases of the aorta is still associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is believed that interventions for these diseases on overtime hours (night shifts or weekend shifts) may increase mortality. In this study, we investigated the effect of performing acute type A aortic dissection surgery on overtime hours in terms of postoperative outcomes. Methods 206 patients who underwent emergency surgery for acute type A aortic dissection were retrospectively evaluated. Two groups were constituted: patients operated on daytime working hours (n=61), and patients operated on overtime hours (n=145), respectively. Results Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and repeat surgery were higher in group 1. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of operative and postoperative results. Mortality rates and postoperative neurological complications in group 1 were 9.8% and 13.1%, respectively. In group 2, these rates were 13.8% and 12.4%, respectively (P=0.485 - P=0.890). Multivariate analysis identified that cross-clamp time, amount of postoperative drainage, preoperative loss of consciousness and postoperative neurological complications are the independent predictors of mortality. Conclusions As the surgical experience of the clinics improves, treatment of acute type A aortic dissections can be successfully performed both overtime and daytime working hours.","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"680 - 686"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47799663","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0245
A. Saraçoğlu, Onur Ermerak, Esra Yaman Savci Sirzai, M. Yuksel, Z. Aykaç, B. Yıldızeli
Pulmonary endarterectomy is a curative procedure for chronic thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. As usual, cardiopulmonary bypass circuit is required. However, there are several complications attributed to extracorporeal circulation. Hemodilution, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and leukocyte sequestration are circulation related complications. The severe forms include Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Lung Injury, myocardial stunning, dysfunction of the right ventricle, coagulopathy, postoperative stroke or renal dysfunction. In this case report, we aimed to give information about perioperative anesthesia and surgical management of pulmonary endarterectomy which was successfully managed without Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
{"title":"Anesthesia Management for a Patient Undergoing Pulmonary Endarterctomy without Cardiopulmonary Bypass","authors":"A. Saraçoğlu, Onur Ermerak, Esra Yaman Savci Sirzai, M. Yuksel, Z. Aykaç, B. Yıldızeli","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0245","url":null,"abstract":"Pulmonary endarterectomy is a curative procedure for chronic thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. As usual, cardiopulmonary bypass circuit is required. However, there are several complications attributed to extracorporeal circulation. Hemodilution, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and leukocyte sequestration are circulation related complications. The severe forms include Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Lung Injury, myocardial stunning, dysfunction of the right ventricle, coagulopathy, postoperative stroke or renal dysfunction. In this case report, we aimed to give information about perioperative anesthesia and surgical management of pulmonary endarterectomy which was successfully managed without Cardiopulmonary Bypass.","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"783 - 787"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42984699","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0309
A. Fatahian
Despite developing new standards and advances in anesthetic and surgical techniques, postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most frequent complications and a significant unsolved clinical problem after cardiac surgery[1]. Occurrence of POAF is associated with significant increased risk of long-term mortality, morbidity, and long intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stays, which consequently impose additional cost on both health system and patient[2]. Considering the potential significant adverse effects of POAF in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and the limited efficacy of current preventive strategies, concerted efforts to identify and implement new preventive strategies are necessary[1,2]. Recently, injection of botulinum toxin into epicardial fat pads in patients undergoing cardiac surgery has been suggested as a promising modality for prevention of POAF. In a study by Pokushalov et al.[3], it has been shown that 50 U botulinum toxin injection, at four major epicardial fat pads, during surgery in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) provided considerable atrial tachyarrhythmia suppression, in both early and one-year followups[3]. Also, a three-year follow-up of this study indicates a sustained and significant reduction in atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence and burden, along with reduction in patients' hospitalizations. Besides, no serious adverse events related to injection of botulinum toxin for prevention of POAF after CABG have been reported[4]. Suppression of atrial autonomic remodeling has been suggested as a potential mechanism of botulinum toxin injection for prevention of POAF[34]. Another study by Waldron et al.[5] showed that injection of 50 U of botulinum toxin into each five epicardial fat pads (immediately after beginning of cardiopulmonary bypass) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery reduced the incidence of POAF compared to placebo (36.5% and 47.8%, respectively), however this difference was not statistically significant. Also, no significant differences were seen between length of hospital stay and occurrence of adverse effects in patients who received botulinum toxin injection or placebo[5]. In this study, patients who underwent CABG or valve surgery or combined CABG and valve surgery were included; whereas in Pokushalov et al.[3] one-year and three-year follow-up studies[4], only CABG patients were included and evaluated. Additionally, the left atrial sizes, as a marker of atrial structural remodeling, which commonly is associated with increased risk for AF, were considerably different between these studies (3.9±0.6 and 3.9±0.7 cm vs. 4.7±0.8 and 4.8±0.6, respectively). These issues may be possible explanations for the inconsistent results between studies. In sum, it seems that botulinum toxin injection into epicardial fat pads may be considered as a potentially promising and safe modality for prevention of POAF after cardiac surgery. However, further well-designed studies will be
{"title":"Botulinum Toxin Injection into Epicardial Fat Pads: A Promising Potential Modality for Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery","authors":"A. Fatahian","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0309","url":null,"abstract":"Despite developing new standards and advances in anesthetic and surgical techniques, postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most frequent complications and a significant unsolved clinical problem after cardiac surgery[1]. Occurrence of POAF is associated with significant increased risk of long-term mortality, morbidity, and long intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stays, which consequently impose additional cost on both health system and patient[2]. Considering the potential significant adverse effects of POAF in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and the limited efficacy of current preventive strategies, concerted efforts to identify and implement new preventive strategies are necessary[1,2]. Recently, injection of botulinum toxin into epicardial fat pads in patients undergoing cardiac surgery has been suggested as a promising modality for prevention of POAF. In a study by Pokushalov et al.[3], it has been shown that 50 U botulinum toxin injection, at four major epicardial fat pads, during surgery in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) provided considerable atrial tachyarrhythmia suppression, in both early and one-year followups[3]. Also, a three-year follow-up of this study indicates a sustained and significant reduction in atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence and burden, along with reduction in patients' hospitalizations. Besides, no serious adverse events related to injection of botulinum toxin for prevention of POAF after CABG have been reported[4]. Suppression of atrial autonomic remodeling has been suggested as a potential mechanism of botulinum toxin injection for prevention of POAF[34]. Another study by Waldron et al.[5] showed that injection of 50 U of botulinum toxin into each five epicardial fat pads (immediately after beginning of cardiopulmonary bypass) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery reduced the incidence of POAF compared to placebo (36.5% and 47.8%, respectively), however this difference was not statistically significant. Also, no significant differences were seen between length of hospital stay and occurrence of adverse effects in patients who received botulinum toxin injection or placebo[5]. In this study, patients who underwent CABG or valve surgery or combined CABG and valve surgery were included; whereas in Pokushalov et al.[3] one-year and three-year follow-up studies[4], only CABG patients were included and evaluated. Additionally, the left atrial sizes, as a marker of atrial structural remodeling, which commonly is associated with increased risk for AF, were considerably different between these studies (3.9±0.6 and 3.9±0.7 cm vs. 4.7±0.8 and 4.8±0.6, respectively). These issues may be possible explanations for the inconsistent results between studies. In sum, it seems that botulinum toxin injection into epicardial fat pads may be considered as a potentially promising and safe modality for prevention of POAF after cardiac surgery. However, further well-designed studies will be","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"643 - 643"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49209640","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0205
U. S. Sanrı, K. K. Özsin, F. Toktaş, Ş. Yavuz
Ventricular free wall rupture is a fatal mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. In some cases it can be represented as subacute clinic and may not cause death in a few minutes. Acute pseudo-aneurysms are extremely unstable and bound to fatal rupture. Herein we report a male patient who suffered dyspnea and mild chest pain, 4 weeks after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
{"title":"Appropriate Surgical Repair of Ventricular Free Wall Rupture after Infarction: a Case Report","authors":"U. S. Sanrı, K. K. Özsin, F. Toktaş, Ş. Yavuz","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0205","url":null,"abstract":"Ventricular free wall rupture is a fatal mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. In some cases it can be represented as subacute clinic and may not cause death in a few minutes. Acute pseudo-aneurysms are extremely unstable and bound to fatal rupture. Herein we report a male patient who suffered dyspnea and mild chest pain, 4 weeks after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"775 - 778"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43450193","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0314
Rupesh Kumar, Javid Raja
The most common cardiac tumour in the pediatric age group is rhabdomyoma. These are usually located in the ventricles, either in the ventricular septum or free wall. Cardiac tumours in early infancy may lead to severely compromised blood flow due to inflow or outflow tract obstruction. The diagnosis of cardiac rhabdomyoma can be established by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Rhabdomyomas have a natural history of spontaneous regression; surgical intervention is reserved for patients with symptoms of severe obstruction or hemodynamic instability. In this study, a case of two-year old child who presented with failure to thrive and underwent excision of pedunculated mass from the right ventricular outflow tract was reported.
{"title":"A Mass Causing Right Ventricular Outflow Obstruction - A Dreadful Complication","authors":"Rupesh Kumar, Javid Raja","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0314","url":null,"abstract":"The most common cardiac tumour in the pediatric age group is rhabdomyoma. These are usually located in the ventricles, either in the ventricular septum or free wall. Cardiac tumours in early infancy may lead to severely compromised blood flow due to inflow or outflow tract obstruction. The diagnosis of cardiac rhabdomyoma can be established by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Rhabdomyomas have a natural history of spontaneous regression; surgical intervention is reserved for patients with symptoms of severe obstruction or hemodynamic instability. In this study, a case of two-year old child who presented with failure to thrive and underwent excision of pedunculated mass from the right ventricular outflow tract was reported.","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"772 - 774"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42157346","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0198
Beatriz J. S. Branco, Cesar Sanchez, C. Mendoza, M. Magarakis, Alejandro E. Macias, T. Salerno
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is characterized by tear of the inner layer in the coronary artery, creating a false lumen between the inner and central layer. Its infrequent incidence often leads to delay in diagnosis posing challenges in management. There are currently no guidelines for the treatment of this condition. We describe an adult patient who presented with multiple episodes of ventricular fibrillation, in whom cardiac catheterization showed SCAD, treated by off-pump coronary artery bypass.
{"title":"Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Young Patient","authors":"Beatriz J. S. Branco, Cesar Sanchez, C. Mendoza, M. Magarakis, Alejandro E. Macias, T. Salerno","doi":"10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0198","url":null,"abstract":"Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is characterized by tear of the inner layer in the coronary artery, creating a false lumen between the inner and central layer. Its infrequent incidence often leads to delay in diagnosis posing challenges in management. There are currently no guidelines for the treatment of this condition. We describe an adult patient who presented with multiple episodes of ventricular fibrillation, in whom cardiac catheterization showed SCAD, treated by off-pump coronary artery bypass.","PeriodicalId":54481,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular","volume":"34 1","pages":"779 - 782"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44974274","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 : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0067
S. Ozturk, M. Şahin
Objective To evaluate the predictive accuracy of SYNTAX score (SS) I and II for detecting significant carotid artery stenosis (CAS) in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Methods The study population consisted of 416 patients. Clinical, demographic, and radiological records were retrospectively reviewed. Characteristics of patients with CAS (n=66) and patients without CAS (n=350) were compared before and after propensity score matching analysis. Results Patients with significant CAS were older compared to those without significant CAS [(60 (53-65) vs. 63 (59-67); P=0.01]. However, atherosclerotic risk factors and SS I were similar between groups. SS II CABG and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were significantly higher in patients with CAS [37.4 (30.9-43.5) vs. 33.8 (29.9-38.9); P=0.02]. After propensity score matching analysis (66 vs. 66), age, SS II PCI and CABG were significantly higher in patients with CAS than those without CAS [37.4 (30.9-43.5) vs. 33 (29.3-36.9); P=0.03]. Age, SS II PCI and CABG were associated with CAS in logistic regression analysis [OR=1.086, 95% CI (1.032-1.143), P<0.001; OR=1.054, 95% CI (1.010-1.101), P=0.02; OR=1.078, 95% CI (1.029-1.129), P<0.01]. In ROC curve analysis, SS II PCI >33.1 had 68.2% sensitivity and 54.6% specificity [AUC=0.624, P=0.01, 95% CI (0.536-0.707)] whereas SS II CABG >26.1 had 81.8% sensitivity and 54.6% specificity [AUC=0.670, P<0.01, 95% CI (0.583-0.749)] to predict CAS. Pairwise comparison of ROC curves revealed similar statistical accuracy for prediction of CAS (z statistic: 0.683, P=0.49) Conclusion SS II is useful to predict asymptomatic CAS in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.
目的评价SYNTAX评分(SS) I和II对多支冠状动脉病变行冠状动脉搭桥术(CABG)患者颈动脉明显狭窄(CAS)的预测准确性。方法研究人群为416例。回顾性回顾临床、人口统计学和放射学记录。比较倾向评分匹配分析前后CAS患者(n=66)和非CAS患者(n=350)的特征。结果与无显著CAS的患者相比，显著CAS患者年龄较大[60(53-65)比63 (59-67);P = 0.01)。然而，两组之间的动脉粥样硬化危险因素和SS I相似。在CAS患者中，SS II CABG和经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI)的评分明显更高[37.4(30.9-43.5)比33.8 (29.9-38.9);P = 0.02)。经倾向评分匹配分析(66比66)，有CAS患者的年龄、SS II PCI和CABG明显高于无CAS患者[37.4(30.9-43.5)比33 (29.3-36.9);P = 0.03)。logistic回归分析显示，年龄、SS II PCI和CABG与CAS相关[OR=1.086, 95% CI (1.032-1.143)， P33.1预测CAS的敏感性为68.2%，特异性为54.6% [AUC=0.624, P=0.01, 95% CI(0.536-0.707)]，而SS II CABG bbb26.1预测CAS的敏感性为81.8%，特异性为54.6% [AUC=0.670, P<0.01, 95% CI(0.583-0.749)]。ROC曲线两两比较显示，预测无症状冠状动脉综合征(CAS)的统计准确率相近(z统计量:0.683,P=0.49)。结论SSⅱ可用于预测多支冠状动脉病患者无症状CAS。
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