Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of primary malignant tumors of the left atrium and the late results of surgical treatment. Methods The clinical experience with surgical treatment of 13 primary malignant tumors of left atrium was analyzed retrospectively. Complete resection of malignant tumor was achieved in 7 cases(53.8％ )，and subtotal resection was achieved in 3 cases(23.0％), only biopsy was performed in 2 patients(15.4％ )because of extensive metastasis of tumor. Heart transplantation was performed in 1 case(7.7％). Results There was no hospital death. The pathological diagnosis was undifferentiated sarcoma in 5 cases, leiomyosarcoma in 2 cases, malignant transformation of myxoma in 2 cases, angiosarcoma in 1 case, fibrosarcoma in 1 case, malignant fibrous histocytoma in 1 case and malignant hemangiopericytoma in 1 case. There were 11 patients followedup for 3 months to 65 months and showed 9 late death due to recurrence or metastasis. There was 2 patients lost of follow-up. Conclusion Primary malignant tumors of the left atrium should be resected to relieve symptoms caused by local tumor growth. Surgery provides control of primary tumor and allows the potential for cure or longterm survival with effective adjuvant therapy. The prognosis of these patients is still poor.
【摘要】 目的 探讨活动期感染性心内膜炎（infectiue endocarditis，IE）患者心脏手术的最佳时期。 方法 回顾分析1999年9月-2009年9月行外科治疗的92例IE患者的临床资料。IE诊断标准为修订的Duke标准。采用SPSS 12.0软件包，分析了年龄、性别、是否是院内感染IE、合并症（糖尿病、慢性阻塞性肿疾病、癌症）、病原菌、手术时间等因素与手术并发症及6个月病死率的关系。 结果 56例患者在确诊为IE后7 d内手术，36例患者在确诊7 d后，并抗生素治疗完成后手术。葡萄球菌为主要感染菌株，与栓塞、脓肿及感染性休克显著相关。最常见的手术指征是重度的瓣膜关闭不全合并心功能不全。6个月的病死率为12%。早期手术与晚期手术比较，病死率增高。单因素分析显示，与6个月病死率相关的因素包括葡萄球菌感染和感染性休克。多因素分析显示感染性休克为6个月内死亡的预测因子。感染性休克的患者尽管行了早期手术，病死率仍为67%。严重瓣膜关闭不全的患者，若未出现心衰，无手术（早期或晚期）死亡。 结论 手术患者的预后由是否发生过感染性休克决定。晚期手术组患者结果好于早期手术组，但结果的差异可能并不是手术的时期不同，而是感染性心内膜炎的严重程度不同造成的。对于有重度瓣膜返流但无心衰的患者，早期手术可能在缩短住院时间，预防心衰发生上有帮助。【Abstract】 Objective To discuss the optimal time of cardiac operations in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Methods We analyzed the clinical data of 92 patients with IE diagnosed by the modified Duke criteria between September 1999 and September 2009. SPSS 12.0 was used to analyze predictors of 6-month mortality, including age, sex, nosocomial origin of infection, comorbid conditions (diabetes, chromic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer), the causative microorganisms, the timing of cardiac operation, and the complications. Results Fifty-six patients underwent operation within the first 7 days after diagnosis of infective endocarditis, and 36 received operation at the completion of antibiotic treatment 7 days after the diagnosis. Staphylococci predominated and were significantly associated with embolism, abscess, and septic shock. The most frequent indication for operation was severe regurgitation with heart failure. The 6-month mortality was 12%. Early operation showed an increased mortality compared with late operation. Univariate analysis showed that factors associated with 6-month mortality included staphylococci infection and septic shock. Multivariate analysis revealed that septic shock was a predictor of 6-month mortality. Despite early operation for patients with septic shock, 67% of them died. No death occurred to patients with severe regurgitation but without heart failure after undergoing (early or late) operations. Conclusions The prognosis for surgically treated patients is determined by the occurrence of septic shock. The outcome in patients undergoing late operations is favorable compared with patients undergoing early operations. This difference is probably not due to the timing of the surgical intervention but to the severity of infective endocarditis. In patients with severe regurgitation without heart failure, early operation may offer benefits in shortening the length of hospitalization and preventing development of heart failure.
Composite grafting techniques is a commonly used strategy in coronary artery bypass grafting,especially suits elderly patients.It is an attractive myocardial revascularization strategy when the grafts are not sufficient to achieve complete myocardial revascularization.Furthermore,composite grafting in the presence of a diseased aortic wall seems a rational approach to reduce the incidene of postoperative neurological deficit or stroke by avoiding the manipulation of atherosclerotic aorta.Also,it gained excellent short and midterm results.This review provides an overview of the various surgical techniques,outcomes,concerns and controversies associated with composite grafting.
随着人口的老龄化，越来越多的有症状或无症状的冠心病患者需接受非心脏外科手术。接受非心脏外科手术而死亡的患者大约有50%是由于心脏并发症所致［1］。围手术期发生的心脏并发症大约5%～10%为心肌梗死，主要发生于术后头3天，其病死率很高，可达32%～69%［2，3］。术后发生心肌梗死或不稳定型心绞痛的患者发生心血管问题的几率增加20倍［4］。因此，如何评估非心脏外科手术患者的心脏危险性，如何预防围手术期心脏并发症的发生，已成为外科医生十分关注的一个问题。
Objective To analyze pathologic features and surgical procedures for patients with unroofed coronary sinus syndrome (UCSS) associated with endocardial cushion defect (ECD). Methods The clinical data of 44 patients with UCSS and ECD from May 1998 to July 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. There were 18 males and 26 females with a mean age of 10.4±12.1 years (range: 5.0 months to 44.0 years) and mean weight of 25.2±20.9 kg (range 5.2-80.0 kg). According to the Kirklin and Barratt-Boyes classification, 28 patients were categorized into type Ⅰ, 5 typeⅡ , 4 type Ⅲ and 7 type Ⅳ. Among them 25 patients suffered partial ECD, 10 complete ECD, 9 transitional ECD, and 27 were associated with single atrium, 34 involved persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC), and in 27 of the 34 patients PLSVC directly drained into the left atrium (LA). Among the 44 patients, 1 patient associated with complex anomalies underwent palliative operation, and other cardiac malformations were corrected simultaneously by surgical correction. PLSVC was ligated in 2 patients, and the intracardiac tunnels or baffles to drain PLSVC to right atrium (RA) were reconstructed in 25 patients. The associated cardiac lesions were corrected concomitantly. Results In-hospital death occurred in 2 patients, among whom 1 died of low cardiac output syndrome on postoperative day 8 and the other pulmonary infection on postoperative day 21. Thirty-one were followed up from 1 month to 10 years, and there was no death or severe complications. Conclusion When ECD is associated with PLSVC and a single atrium, UCSS may develop. Repair according to the type of UCSS is effective.
ObjectiveTo analyze the effects of cardiovascular surgery on Williams syndrome (WS).MethodsThe clinical data of 68 WS patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery in the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital from January 2010 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 48 males and 20 females with a median age of 2.8 years ranging from 3 months to 33 years. Except one patient undergoing the coarctation repair, the rest 67 patients underwent surgical interventions to correct supravalvular aortic stenosis (SAVS) and pulmonary artery stenosis with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass, concommitant with 3 patients of relief of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, 2 patients of relief of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, 2 patients of mitral valvuloplasty, 3 patients of ventricular septal defect repair and 1 patient of arterial catheter ligation.ResultsTwo (2.9%) patients died of sudden cardiac arrest on the next day after surgery. One (1.5%) patient died of cardiac insufficiency due to severe aortic arch stenosis 3 years after surgery. The effect of SAVS was satisfactory. Two (2.9%) patients progressed to moderate aortic valvular regurgitation during postoperative follow-up. A total of 5 (7.4%) patients were re-intervened after operation for arch stenosis or pulmonary stenosis.ConclusionWS patients should be diagnosed early, followed up and assessed for cardiovascular system diseases, and timely surgical treatment has a good clinical effect.
ObjectiveTo summarize our clinical experience of artificial chordal replacement with loop technique for the treatment of mitral insufficiency (MI) due to mitral valve prolapse. MethodsFrom January 2008 to August 2011, pre-measured expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) loops were used for the treatment of MI in 22 patients in the Department of Cardiac Surgery,Beijing Anzhen Hospital. There were 15 males and 7 females with their age of 26-69(53.1±8.5) years. Six patients were in NYHA class Ⅱ and 16 patients were in NYHA class Ⅲ. There were 14 patients with anterior mitral leaflet chordal rupture,2 patients with anterior mitral leaflet chordal elongation,4 patients with both anterior and posterior mitral leaflet chordal rupture,and 2 patients with posterior mitral leaflet chordal rupture. All the patients had severe MI. One patient had concomitant cor triatriatum,and another patient had coronary heart disease. Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) was 49-67 (58.1±3.9) mm,ejection fraction (EF) was 58%-69% (61.8±2.1%) and cardiothoracic ratio was 0.53±0.16. We measured the length of normal chordae adjacent to the ruptured or elongated chordae with a caliper for reference,and constructed the artificial chordal loops on the caliper with ePTFE suture according to the scope of mitral valve prolapse,then fixed the loops to the corresponding papillary muscles and free edge of the prolapsed mitral leaflets. Ring annuloplasty was routinely performed for all the patients. One patient received concomitant repair for cor triatriatum, and another patients underwent concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting. All the patients received oral anticoagulation with warfarin for 3 months after discharge. ResultsThere was no in-hospital death. Postoperatively,1 patient had hemoglobinuria and another patient had wound infection,both of whom were cured after treatment. Pre-discharge echocardiography showed mild or no MI in 1 patients and trivial MI in 21 patients. Postoperative LVEDD was 43-53 (48.1±2.1) mm and significantly smaller than preoperative LVEDD. All the patients were follow up for 4-39 (18.3±5.2) months after discharge. During follow-up,there were 5 patients with mild MI and 17 patients with none or trivial MI. Seventeen patients were in NYHA class Ⅰ,5 patients were in NYHA class Ⅱ,and their heart function was significantly improved than preoperative heart function. ConclusionArtificial chordal replacement with loop technique is easy to perform with satisfactory short-to mid-term results for the treatment of MI due to mitral valve prolapse.
In recent years, transesophageal echocardiography has a trend toward miniaturization, so it has great clinical significance and broad clinical application prospect in the management of Cardiac Surgery ICU patient. This paper presents the characteristics of miniaturized transesophageal echocardiography and its clinical application. And we also focused on the contrast between miniaturized transesophageal echocardiography and standard transesophageal echocardiography and transthoracic echocardiography.