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Results of beating heart mitral valve surgery via the trans-septal approach
Salerno,Tomas A; Suarez,Maria; Panos,Anthony L; Macedo,Francisco Igor; Alba,Julia; Brown,Michael; Ricci,MarcoOBJECTIVE: Mitral valve surgery can be performed through the trans-atrial or the trans-septal approach. Although the trans-atrial is the preferred method, the trans-septal approach has also been used recently and has a particular value in beating-heart mitral valve surgery. Herein we report our experience with beating-heart mitral valve surgery via trans-septal approach, and discuss its advantages and pitfalls....
An intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography-guided maneuver to assist th...
Gologorsky,Edward; Carvalho,Enisa M; Macedo,Francisco Igor; Salerno,TomasIntra-cavitary thrombus size, mobility and friability are of great importance in deciding whether surgical removal is indicated. Thrombus characteristics may render surgical thrombectomy incomplete, a risk for catastrophic embolization. During de-airing of the heart, after removal of an intraventricular thrombus, filling the open ventricular cavity with blood serendipitously allowed trans-esophageal echocardiog...