A Survey of the Approach Methods for Axillary and Subclavian Artery Targeting under 40 Cardiovascular Surgeons No.14 / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

Cardiovascular surgeons have strong preferences regarding basic surgical skills. However, those basic skills have never been discussed great detail. The aim of this study is to survey the approach methods for axillary and subclavian artery targeting cardiovascular surgeons in Japan aged under 40, and to share the results of those basic skills.

Asymptomatic Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Developing after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Right-Sided Aortic Arch / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

A 69-year-old man with type II right-sided aortic arch (RAA) underwent an off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in December, 2017. He underwent an abdominal aortic aneurysm resection and graft replacement in April, 2018. The postoperative computed tomography (CT) that was performed in May 2018 revealed aortic dissection from the ascending aorta to the aortic arch, although he was asymptomatic. We evaluated the native coronary artery and patent bypass grafts by coronary CT. Graft replacement of the ascending aorta and partial aortic arch was carried out on an elective basis and the proximal anastomotic site of the vein grafts was attached to the prosthetic graft. Stanford type A aortic dissection (AAD) after previous coronary artery bypass grafting differs from spontaneous AAD in presentation, management and outcome. We report here a successful surgical case with RAA and AAD after OPCAB.

A Surgical Case of Ventricular Double Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

A 76-year-old woman with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) suddenly fell down with cardiogenic shock. Echocardiography showed free wall rupture (FWR), therefore emergency operation was performed under IABP and PCPS assistance. Seven days after initial operation, onset of ventricular septal perforation (VSP) was recognized. Eighteen days after initial operation, the infarct exclusion technique with a bovine pericardial patch was performed. She has been doing well 4 months after the operation with trivial residual shunt. Mechanical complications after AMI are classified as FWR, VSP, and papillary muscle rupture. A combination of any two types of these is called ventricular double rupture. Ventricular double rupture is a very rare condition, and its prognosis is poor. We report here a surgical case with ventricular double rupture after AMI.

Sarcoma Causing Mitral Valvular Dysfunction That Rapidly and Specifically Infiltrated into the Mitral Valve / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

Primary cardiac malignant tumors are relatively rare, and their prognosis is poor. We report a patient with sarcoma causing severe mitral regurgitation and stenosis due to rapid and specific infiltration into the mitral valve.

A New Technique for Composite Graft Preparation in Aortic Root Replacement / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

We report the Lampshade Technique : a new technique using Carbo-Seal Valsalva (Sorin Biomedica, Saluggia, Italy) to facilitate preparation of a composite graft. A Bentall operation and an ascending aorta replacement were performed with a composite graft using a Carbo-Seal Valsalva. This new technique can be considered useful as it can reduce the time required for preparing a composite graft, and create a skirt portion for continuous suturing to prevent bleeding.