| Giant left atrium needed negative pressure ventilation. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20103251 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Giant left atrium (GLA) is seen in a variety of cardiac conditions. The GLA is diagnosed by combining the patient's history, physical examination, and imaging techniques, along with a computed tomographic chest scan, echocardiogram, and barium swallow test. We recently operated on a severely symptomatic 71-year-old woman with GLA (135 mm x 192 mm). We were forced to anesthetize her with negative pressure ventilation before connecting to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit. Her postoperative course and long-term follow-up were uneventful. The procedure for GLA reduction is safe, even in very high-risk patients. Negative pressure ventilation may be used successfully as a bridge to cardiopulmonary bypass in certain cases. |
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Authors:
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Erez Kachel; Hartzell V Schaff; Fuad Moussa; Sergey Preisman; Ehud Ranani; Leonid Sternik |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Annals of thoracic surgery Volume: 89 ISSN: 1552-6259 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Thorac. Surg. Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-27 Completed Date: 2010-03-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 15030100R Medline TA: Ann Thorac Surg Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 269-71 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Copyright Information:
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2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel. erezk@bezeqint.net |
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Aged Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods* Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis, therapy* Echocardiography Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Atria / surgery* Humans Intraoperative Care / methods* Respiration, Artificial / instrumentation* Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ventilators, Negative-Pressure* |
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