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Subacute aortic dissection presenting as heart failure due to aortic valve insufficiency and right coronary artery dissection.

BMJ Case RepSep 2, 2026

A patient with subacute thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection presented with progressive dyspnoea due to severe aortic regurgitation, leading to congestive heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.

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Clinicians should consider aortic dissection in patients presenting with heart failure of unclear origin, especially if there are signs of significant aortic regurgitation.

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Robotic left lower lobectomy for Stage IB adenocarcinoma with critical exercise capacity.

This video tutorial demonstrates a robotic-assisted left lower lobectomy in a 71-year-old female with critical exercise capacity. Preoperative evaluation revealed a 32 mm cavitated tumour in the left lower lobe.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 9, 2026Read case
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Successful bridge to heart transplantation in a pediatric patient with biventricular heart failure associated with Barth syndrome: a case report.

A one-year-old boy with Barth syndrome presented in cardiogenic shock due to severe biventricular heart failure. He received emergency biventricular assist device support, with innovative management of the right…

J Artif OrgansSep 8, 2026Open accessRead case
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Tricuspidization of a unicuspid aortic valve in an adolescent using selective single-cusp replacement.

An adolescent with a unicuspid aortic valve exhibiting stenosis and regurgitation underwent a novel tricuspidization procedure.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 8, 2026Read case
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David-V Procedure Combined with Zone 2 Arch Replacement for Acute Stanford Type A Dissection.

A 52-year-old man presented with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection, extending from the aortic root to the iliac bifurcation, complicated by severe aortic insufficiency and right lower extremity malperfusion.

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc JSep 2, 2026Open accessRead case
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A Rare Vascular Tangle Unraveled: Multimodal Imaging in Giant Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula.

A 63-year-old woman experienced intermittent palpitations, leading to the discovery of a congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula (CAVF) via transoesophageal echocardiography.

EchocardiographySep 1, 2026Open accessRead case
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography (Io-CEUS) to Detect Missed Lung Nodules During Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.

A patient undergoing robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery presented with a malignant lung nodule that had been missed in a prior operation.

Thorac CancerSep 1, 2026Open accessRead case
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Left Atrial Thrombectomy Under Cardiopulmonary Bypass Without Aortic Cross-Clamping Using Rapid Ventricular Overdrive Pacing: A Case Report.

A 73-year-old woman with a history of valve replacement presented for evaluation of elevated C-reactive protein levels. Imaging revealed a large non-mobile mass in the left atrium, which persisted despite…

Am J Case RepSep 4, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Robotic resection of an anterior mediastinal mass en bloc with the left innominate vein and pericardium post induction treatment for thymic carcinoma.

A 70-year-old man presented with an anterior mediastinal mass identified as thymic squamous cell carcinoma, measuring 85 x 45 mm, which invaded the pericardium and occluded the left innominate vein.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 8, 2026Read case
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Totally endoscopic transaortic septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

A symptomatic patient with severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve underwent a totally endoscopic transaortic septal myectomy.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 8, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Superior vena cava reconstruction using autologous femoral vein graft.

A 39-year-old woman with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy developed chronic superior vena cava obstruction after receiving a transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 8, 2026Read case
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Y-incision aortic annular enlargement using the arc patch modification: a step-by-step tutorial.

Aortic annular enlargement is an important adjunct to aortic valve replacement in patients with a small aortic annulus and restricted aortic root anatomy.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 8, 2026Read case

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