ALLMedicine™ Sternotomy Center

May 2nd, 2021 - We used pericardioscope operation for a patient who suffered from subacute hemorrhagic pericarditis which usually have to had a sternotomy. A pericardioscope was used in the operation rather than sternotomy on a 66-year-old male who was diagnosed ...

Apr 30th, 2021 - A middle aged male presented with self-inflicted penetrating cardiac injury from two crossbow bolts causing injury to multiple cardiac structures and surrounding great vessels. He was successfully treated with peripheral cannulation for cardiopulm...

Apr 30th, 2021 - In recent years, increased attention has turned towards the risk of chronic opioid usage following surgery. In this nationwide cohort study, we examined the rate of new persistent opioid use following cardiac surgery via sternotomy. All opioid-naï...

Apr 28th, 2021 - Thoracotomy approaches to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation may reduce surgical morbidity and, through preservation of the pericardial restraint over the right heart, may reduce the incidence of right ventricular failure (RVF). A ...

Apr 28th, 2021 - Debate continues in regard to the optimal surgical approach to the mitral valve for degenerative disease. Between February 2004 and July 2015, 363 patients underwent mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve disease via either sternotomy (...

May 2nd, 2021 - We used pericardioscope operation for a patient who suffered from subacute hemorrhagic pericarditis which usually have to had a sternotomy. A pericardioscope was used in the operation rather than sternotomy on a 66-year-old male who was diagnosed ...

Apr 30th, 2021 - A middle aged male presented with self-inflicted penetrating cardiac injury from two crossbow bolts causing injury to multiple cardiac structures and surrounding great vessels. He was successfully treated with peripheral cannulation for cardiopulm...

Apr 30th, 2021 - In recent years, increased attention has turned towards the risk of chronic opioid usage following surgery. In this nationwide cohort study, we examined the rate of new persistent opioid use following cardiac surgery via sternotomy. All opioid-naï...

Apr 28th, 2021 - Thoracotomy approaches to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation may reduce surgical morbidity and, through preservation of the pericardial restraint over the right heart, may reduce the incidence of right ventricular failure (RVF). A ...

Apr 28th, 2021 - Debate continues in regard to the optimal surgical approach to the mitral valve for degenerative disease. Between February 2004 and July 2015, 363 patients underwent mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve disease via either sternotomy (...

Feb 1st, 2019 - Figure 1. Radiography immediately after surgery showed cardiac tamponade, which led to repeat sternotomy with mediastinal washout.

Jul 10th, 2018 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Medtronic's HeartWare ventricular assist device (HVAD) for implantation via thoracotomy in patients with advanced heart failure, the company has announced. Medtronic's HVAD System is the only ...

Jun 19th, 2018 - In trying to avoid the full sternotomy of conventional mitral valve surgery, a minimally-invasive approach may be better than robot-assisted one in some respects, according to a retrospective study. While both less-invasive procedures had a 0.7% r...

Dec 1st, 2017 - After 500 cases, enough data had been collected to create an algorithm for determining which patients would be eligible for mitral valve repair via the robotic approach vs a sternotomy-based approach. Use of the algorithm ( Figure 1 ) relies on re.

Oct 1st, 2017 - Physical Examination and Workup Upon physical examination, the patient appears pale and cachetic. His oral temperature is 98.6°F. His pulse has a regular rhythm and a rate of 102 beats/min, and his blood pressure is 148/92 mm Hg. He is tachypneic,...