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Minimally Invasive Concomitant Aortic And Mitral Valve Surgery - Initial Experi...
Martins, Daniel; Lopes Cardoso, João; Costa, Sara; Monteiro, João Pedro; Neves, FátimaIntroduction: Valve surgery through a median sternotomy has been the standard approach, but in the past decade various minimally invasive procedures have gained increasing traction among physicians and patients. Materials and Methods: We present a series of three patients submitted to minimally invasive combined aortic and mitral valve surgery, performed through right lateral thoracotomy. Results: We report no ...
CARDIAC PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA: A CASE WITH UNPRECEDENTED SPREAD
Lopes Cardoso, João; Saleiro, Carolina; Botelho, Ana; E. Antunes, Pedro; Gonçalves, LinoIntroduction: Papillary fibroelastomas (PFE) are a rare primary cardiac neoplasm, out of which multifocal PFE constitute a small minority of cases. These benign masses are commonly found on valvular surfaces, particularly the aortic valve. Clinical case: We present a patient with a history of embolic stroke and intra-cardiac masses. Multimodal imaging revealed multiple nodules with extensive intra-cardiac distr...