Small-sized cardiac cavernous hemangioma in patient with endocarditis - an incidental finding.

Tumors of the heart and blood vessels are relatively rare. Primary cardiac hemangiomas, in particular, are very rare benign tumors of the heart, occurring at a frequency of 2.8%.

Cold modified Del Nido cardioplegia in adults undergoing elective cardiac coronary surgery.

The cardioplegic solution of Kirklin (Kn) is frequently used in adult cardiosurgical patients. It requires reinfusion at short intervals, which causes further difficulty during surgery and the quality of myocardial protection is often called into question.

Therapy with L-thyroxine and Omnadren after Cardiac Surgery. A Case Report.

Background: Cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery produces systemic inflammatory response and catabolic state. Severe stress frequently causes abnormalities in thyroid hormones in the absence of primary thyroid disease, defined as sick euthyroid syndrome (SES).

Materials And Methods: Supplementation therapy with thyroid and anabolic hormones in combination with an adequate nutritional support has been used to improve outcome in critically ill patient after cardiac surgery.

Direct Cannulation of Ascending Aorta versus Standard Femoral Artery Cannulation in Acute Aortic Dissection Type A.

Background: During surgery for ascending aortic dissection, the dissected ascending aorta itself has traditionally been rejected as a cannulation option. The purpose of this study is to prove that direct cannulation of the ascending aorta in patients operated for acute aortic dissection type A (AADA) is at least as effective and safe as classic femoral cannulation.

Methods And Results: Between September 2008 and January 2015, we operated on 117 patients with AADA through median sternotomy.