[Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair( TEVAR) Deployed into the False Lumen:Report of a Case].

A 73-year-old man had Stanford type B acute aortic dissection 11 years before. He had underwent thoracoabdominal aortic replacement due to thoracoabdominal aneurysm nine years before and hemiarch aortic replacement due to Stanford type A acute aortic dissection four years before. We performed surgery because the dissecting aortic aneurysm in the distal arch has enlarged. We selected thoracic endovascular aortic repair( TEVAR) because of reoperation, but the true lumen of the descending aorta was highly narrowed, we had to deploy stent-grafts into the false lumen. Since the proximal and distal parts of endovascular thoracic stent-grafts were deployed into the previously implanted Dacron grafts, we could deploy them without vascular injury. If both proximal and distal parts of stent-grafts can be deployed into vascular prosthesis, deploying the stent-grafts into the false lumen may be a feasible option.

[Left Atrial Myxoma with Coronary Artery-left Atrial Fistula:Report of a Case].

A 76-year-old woman underwent screening echocardiography. A cardiac mass was detected in the left atrium. It was located at the atrial septum, and was around 3 cm in size. Its surface was smooth and there was cystic cavity inside. Coronary angiography revealed rich blood flow from bilateral coronary arteries to the mass and massive shunt to the left atrium, which formed a fistulous connection. We performed tumor resection under cardiopulmonary bypass. Postoperative course was uneventful. Histopathologically, the tumor was myxoma. Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor, but myxoma exhibiting coronary artery-left atrial fistula is fairly uncommon.

[Cardiac Tamponade due to a Ruptured Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm].

We report a case of a ruptured coronary artery aneurysm. An 87-year-old woman suffered from cardiac tamponade due to a ruptured coronary artery aneurysm. Coronary angiography showed a giant coronary aneurysm without coronary artery fistula. Emergency surgery was performed through median sternotomy. We performed aneurysmectomy and ligation of the perfusion arteries under cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. We also reviewed nine cases of ruptured coronary artery aneurysm without coronary artery fistula in Japan. The disease is a rare clinical state and considered to be an indication for emergency surgery.

Efficacy of Direct Oral Anticoagulant into the Care of Venous Thromboembolism Related to Kumamoto Earthquake.

Kumamoto was hit by a series of strong earthquakes beginning on April 14, 2016. We treated many deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients and pulmonary thrombosis (PTE) patients. We came up with a strategy for diagnosis and therapy of venous thromboembolism (VTE). For VTE patients, we prescribed anticoagulant drugs, mainly direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC). To evaluate the validity and safety of the medical strategy for VTE in disasters, we investigated the prognosis of VTE patients at 4 months after the initial quake. In the two months following the initial quake we attended to 43 VTE patients, 11 PTE patients (including 9 patients with both DVT and PTE) and 32 DVT patients. We prescribed DOAC to 34 patients and Warfarin to 4 patients. Based on the survey at 4 months after the first tremblor, the period of anticoagulation therapy was 95.0±17.2 days for PTE and 57.1±36.5 days for DVT and 12 patients were continuing to take anticoagulant drugs. There were no recurrent VTE or bleeding events. DOAC therapy of VTE is therefore considered effective and safe in the event of a natural disaster. (This is a translation of J Jpn Coll Angiol 2017; 57: 33-40.).

[Surgical Treatment for Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries].

Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries is rare. We report 3 cases of surgical treatment for anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries. Case 1 was a 38-year-old man who was saved by the use of an automated external defibrillator from cardiopulmonary arrest while exercising. The coronary angiogram showed the right coronary artery arising from the left coronary sinus of Valsalva and being located between the aorta and the pulmonary trunk. He underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the right internal thoracic artery with ligation of proximal part of right coronary artery to prevent sudden death. Case 2 was a 76-year-old woman with the left coronary artery arising from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva and proximal left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis. She underwent CABG. Case 3 was a 58-year-old man with severe aortic valve regurgitation. He underwent aortic valve replacement. During weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass, the electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment elevation. Transesophageal echocardiography showed intramural segment of the left coronary artery and obstruction of the left coronary blood flow. Repair was accomplished by unroofing the intramural segment. All the cases were successfully treated by surgical treatment.

[Giant Left Atrium with Mitral Regurgitation in Williams Syndrome: Report of a Case].

A 43-year-old woman with a history of mitral regurgitation and Williams syndrome was admitted for the treatment of congestive heart failure. A computed tomography scan showed a giant left atrium. No other cardiac abnormalities were observed. She received mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve prosthesis and underwent left atrium volume reduction with a suture technique and modified Maze procedure. After the operation, the cardiac rhythm returned to sinus rhythm and chest radiography showed normal cardiothoracic ratio. Congestive heart failure did not recur.