The impact of perceval sutureless aortic valve in multiple valve surgery: implications of short- and mid-term outcomes-a propensity score matched study.

Background: Sutureless aortic valve replacement (S-AVR) is a surgical alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement (C-AVR), recognized for its efficacy and clinical superiority in the treatment of valvular disease. Its use is gradually increasing not only in single-valve procedures but also in multiple valve surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate our experience with the Perceval S-AVR combined with mitral and tricuspid valve surgery such as multiple valve surgery, focusing on the clinical outcomes and operative time.

Interaction of small G protein signaling modulator 3 with connexin 43 contributes to myocardial infarction in rat hearts.

Connexin 43 (Cx43), a ubiquitous connexin expressed in the heart and skin, is associated with a variety of hereditary conditions. Therefore, the characterization of Cx43-interacting proteins and their dynamics is important to understand not only the molecular mechanisms underlying pathological malfunction of gap junction-mediated intercellular communication but also to identify novel and unanticipated biological functions of Cx43. In the present study, we observed potential targets of Cx43 to determine new molecular functions in cardio-protection.

Risk factors for stent graft-induced new entry after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for Stanford type B aortic dissection.

Objective: Stent graft-induced new entry (SINE) has been increasingly observed after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for Stanford type B aortic dissection. SINE is often life threatening, and reintervention is required. This study investigated risk factors for SINE after TEVAR.

Acupuncture induced necrotizing aortitis with infected pseudoaneurysm formation.

Necrotizing aortitis is a rare and life-threatening complication of local or generalized bacterial infections and most commonly affects the abdominal aorta. We described a case of a 79-year-old man with an acupuncture-induced bacterial aortitis associated with pseudoaneurysm formation causing near rupture. The patient underwent emergent explolapartomy, resection of the infected aorta, wide debridement of surrounding infected tissues, and extra-anatomic axillary to bifemoral graft bypass.

Berry syndrome: two cases of successful surgical repair.

Berry syndrome is a very rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly that consists of a distal aortopulmonary window, aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery, an intact ventricular septum, a patent ductus arteriosus, and an interrupted aortic arch. Two cases of Berry syndrome are presented. A one-stage surgical correction for this complex anomaly was successfully performed, and a 1-year follow-up demonstrated favorable outcomes.