BACKGROUND The aim of the current study was to investigate incidence and causes of surgical interventions in primarily nontreated aortic segments after previous aortic repair in patients with Marfan syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS Retrospective analysis of 86 consecutive Marfan syndrome patients fulfilling Ghent criteria that underwent 136 aortic surgeries and were followed at this institution ...

Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) after valve surgery is uncommon. Cases of focal VT or bundle-branch re-entry after aortic valve surgery have been reported. We present the case of a 60 year-old patient with an incessant outflow tract VT early after aortic valve replacement. We suggest the disease process affecting the valve and adjacent area, and/or the surgical procedure,...

Cardiac valvular surgery in patients after lung transplantation is a challenging procedure, reports are scarce. We report 29-year-old patient who underwent concomitant mitral valve reconstruction and implantation of decellularized aortic homograft two years bilateral transplantation.

AIM Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) is a common occurrence in aortic valve surgery. Even the discussions about the impact of this phenomenon on the results of aortic valve surgery, the management of this problem remain one of the main topics in this kind of surgery. One of the ways of a solution is aortic annulus enlargement. The main topic of this study is to evaluate the early and longterm ...

Intraoperative acute aortic dissection is a rare and potentially fatal complication of open cardiac surgery,the reported incidence of which is approximately 0.16% to 0.35% [1]. Its early diagnosis and treatment are essential to achieve a favorable outcome. Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) is routinely used intraoperatively during open cardiac surgery and is the only useful monitor for det...

 Abstract Traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneurysms have been treated traditionally with open surgery in the past, which have had noticeable rates of mortality and morbidity. A safer method of treatment for this disease is made possible with recent progress in endovascular treatment techniques. In this article, we present three cases of Traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneu...

BACKGROUND Risk factors for developing heart valve and ascending aortic disease are based mainly on retrospective data. To elucidate these factors in a prospective manner, we have performed a nested case-referent study using data from large, population-based surveys. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 777 patients operated for heart valve disease or disease of the ascending aorta had previously p...

Introduction Replacement of the aortic valve in patients with a small aortic annulus is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A prosthesis-patient mismatch is one of the main problems associated with failed valves in this patient population. Objective To evaluate the long-term mortality predictors in patients with a small aortic annulus undergoing aortic valve replacement with a ...

Introduction of new techniques of perfusion as well as a better understanding of the pathophysiology of ischemic injury of central organs during aortic surgery has improved overall outcomes. However, despite these significant advances in aortic surgery, substantial neurologic morbidity still occurs especially in long cases of aortic arch repair involving deep hypothermic circulatory arrest as w...