期刊: ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 2021; 10 (2)
Background: Due to the lack of donor hearts, many studies have assessed the prognosis of heart failure (HF) patients treated with a continuous-flow le......
期刊: ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 2021; 10 (1)
Background: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is an attractive approach for both surgeons and patients. This study aims to describe the experience of......
期刊: ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 2020; 9 (3)
Background: Organ dysfunction caused by hypothermic circulatory arrest continues to concern surgeons. The aortic balloon occlusion (ABO) technique can......
期刊: ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 2020; 9 (3)
Background: Chronic type A aortic dissection (cTAAD) in Marfan syndrome (MFS) is rare. Surgical experience is limited and the role of frozen elephant ......
期刊: ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 2018; 7 (3)
Mega aorta syndrome (MAS) poses a complex clinical challenge: the involvement of the ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending thoracic and abdominal a......
期刊: ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 2017; 6 (2)
Mortality from esophageal cancer remains high despite advances in medical therapy. Although the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus ......