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Unseen Impact: A Bullet Lodged in an Unexpected Location
M. Castro, Patricia; Silva, Cátia; Ponce, Paulo; Martins, Daniel
TOTAL AORTIC ARCH REPLACEMENT WITH E-VITA OPEN PLUS™ HYBRID PROSTHESIS – INITIA...
Lareiro, Nuno; Vieira, Manuela; Panzina, Ana; Milner, Tiago; Lareiro, Susana; Neves, Paulo; Ponce, Paulo; Vouga, LuísBackground: Complex pathology of the Thoracic Aorta constitutes a challenge, needing a complex and multidisciplinary approach. The hybrid stent graft prosthesis E-vita OPEN PLUS™ avoids a two-stage surgical approach in the surgical treatment of complex thoracic aortic disease. The E-vita Open Plus™ is estimated to generate cost savings compared with current two-stage repair from about 2 years after the procedur...
CORRECTION OF ADULT-TYPE VSD CAUSING AORTIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS THROUGH AORTOTOMY
Monteiro, João Pedro; Rijo, Diogo; Simões Costa, Sara; Pereira, Rodolfo; Vieira, Manuela; Ponce, Paulo; Vouga, Luís; Neves, PauloVentricular septal defects are the most common congenital abnormality diagnosed in children but account for only 10 percent of congenital heart defects in adults. Although many defects close spontaneously before adulthood, many others persist, predisposing to endocarditis, and other complications. Herein, we report a case of a known, asymptomatic, perimembranous ventricular septal defects that has complicated a...