Importance of Imaging in Congenital Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Case of Neck Neuroblastoma Presenting with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis by W. X. Yeo, C. Y. Chan, K. K. H. Tan

“…Therefore, unless an obvious cause of unilateral VFP is present (such as cardiac surgery or birth trauma), routine imaging of the brain, neck, and mediastinum should be performed for congenital unilateral VFP. …”
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Risk Estimation of Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients Using a Smartphone by Souhila Ait-Tigrine, Roger Hullin, Elsa Hoti, Matthias Kirsch, Piergiorgio Tozzi

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Utilization of cardiopulmonary bypass at radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus by Chalairat Suk‐Ouichai, Mitchell M. Huang, Clayton Neill, Christopher K. Mehta, Ashley E. Ross, Shilajit D. Kundu, Kent T. Perry Jr, Duc T. Pham, Hiten D. Patel

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Development and Evaluation of an ICU Nurse Training Program on Oral Mucosal Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Using the ADDIE Model by Jia T, Lan Y, Pang J, Ma M, Ding Z, Wang Y, Jiang E

“…Tiantian Jia,1 Yunxia Lan,2 Jing Pang,2 Mengdan Ma,1 Zhe Ding,3 Yongting Wang,1 Enshe Jiang4 1Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 4Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Enshe Jiang, Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, No. 1 Jinming Road, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People’s Republic of China, Email esjiang@gmail.com Yongting Wang, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, the Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Weiwu Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, People’s Republic of China, Email 2313992171@qq.comPurpose: To construct a training course program for ICU nurses to care for oral mucosal membrane pressure injury (MMPI) and evaluate its implementation effects based on the ADDIE model.Patients and Methods: A research team was established to construct the training course program in January 2024. …”
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Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study) by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. Ghanem

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Secondary manubriosternal joint dislocation displacement in a teenager patient by Olivier Abbo, Laurent Brouchet, Thibault Planchamp, Axel Rouch, Romain Vergé, Emmanuel Gurrera, Giulia Fusi, Jérôme Sales de Gauzy, Franck Accadbled, Felice Davide Calvaruso, Manon Bolzinger

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Myocardial damage in cardioplegia and cardiopulmonary bypass by M.Т. Vatutin, G.G. Taradin, A.О. Taratorina, Ye.V. Yeshchenko, V.S. Kolesnikov

“…Cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia are the most frequently used techniques in cardiac surgery. The level of cardiac mortality in the postoperative period depends on them both directly and indirectly. …”
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Inability to Utilize Retrograde Cardioplegia due to a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava by Rohesh J. Fernando, Sean D. Johnson

“…While this finding is not hemodynamically significant in all patients, failure to recognize the altered anatomy in any of these patients can be consequential during procedures such as central venous catheter placement, pacemaker/defibrillator wire placement, and use of retrograde cardioplegia during cardiac surgery. We present a case of an intraoperative diagnosis of a persistent left superior vena cava that altered the original plan to arrest the heart using retrograde cardioplegia. …”
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Aortic Root Abscess with Aorta to Right Atrium Fistula due to Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) by Stephen J. Hankinson, Elliot A. Sultanik, Gautam V. Ramani

“…We present a case of root abscess with aorta to right atrium fistula due to vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) after limb amputation and cardiac surgery. Patient underwent redo aortic valve replacement, patch repair of aorta to right atrial fistula, and tricuspid valve repair with a ring. …”
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Iatrogenic Ascending Aorta Dissection during Diagnostic Coronary Angiography: Rare but Life-Threatening by Marc Lambelin, Luc Janssens, Luc Haenen

“…The patient developed cardiogenic shock due to acute pericardial tamponade and so immediate, life-saving cardiac surgery with implantation of a supracoronary graft was successfully performed. …”
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Malnutrition risk, weight loss, and subsequent survival in patients listed for heart transplantation by Tae Kyung Yoo, MD, MS, Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Michael Wu, BS, MPH, Lauren Parsly Read-Button, MPH, RD, LDN, Masashi Kawabori, MD, Greg S. Couper, MD, Edward Saltzman, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH

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The Dose-Dependent Effects of Spironolactone on TGF-β1 Expression and the Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Mirong Tang, Yan Chen, Fuqing Sun, Liangliang Yan

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Diagnosis of a Rare Rickettsia felis Infection Complicated with Unusual Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade Using an mNGS Test by Tien-Lung Po, Chien-Hsien Huang, Chia-Hsun Lin, Huei-Fong Hung

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An Unusual Cardiac Cause of Unilateral Neonatal Wheezing by James Brock, Eliezer Nussbaum, Jared Shows, Son Nguyen, Shaun P. Setty

“…On DOL 7, she underwent cardiac surgery which included resection of the ductal aneurysm, patch reconstruction of the transverse aortic arch and descending aorta, patent ductus arteriosus excision, and atrial secundum septal defect repair. …”
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Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm following Cardiac Transplant Bridged by Ventricular Assistant Device by C. Aye, M. Williams, R. Horvath

“…Mycotic pseudoaneurysm of aorta following cardiac surgery is rare but is highly fatal if it is unrecognized and untreated. …”
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An Incidentally Detected Right Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm by Vamsi C. Gaddipati, Angel I. Martin, Mauricio O. Valenzuela, Asef Mahmud, Aarti A. Patel

“…Ventricular pseudoaneurysm is an uncommon, potentially fatal complication that has been associated with myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, chest trauma, and infectious processes. …”
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Prevalence of congenital defects of heart and large vessels in adults by I.G. Lebid

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Corrigendum to “Donor-derived cell-free DNA is a valuable monitoring tool after single lung transplantation: Multicenter analysis” [JHLT Open, 6 (2024) 100155] by Ambalavanan Arunachalam, Fatima Anjum, Justin P. Rosenheck, Reinaldo Rampolla, Reda Girgis, Howard J. Huang, Kathryn Crabtree, Sarah McCormick, Zhiji Zhang, Sangeeta Bhorade, David J. Ross

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Repeat Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement for Recurrent Mitral Stenosis after OMC in Patients Who Decline Blood Product Transfusion for Religious Reasons by Yujiro Ito, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Osamu Tagusari, Shigehiko Yoshida

“…Cardiac surgery for Jehovah’s Witness (JW) patients is considered to be high risk because of patients’ refusal to receive blood transfusion. …”
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Impact of porcelain aorta on outcomes in transfemoral aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with balloon-expandable valves by Bernhard Schieffer, Thomas Kuntze, Tamer Owais, Philipp Lauten, Julian Kreutz, Lisa C Costello-Boerrigter, Mathias Schreiber, Guido Boerrigter, Christian Albert, Mohammad El Garhy, Björn Göbel, Harald Lapp, Birgit Markus

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