Temporary epicardial wire electrodes in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias after open heart surgery

1984 ◽  
Vol 148 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert L. Waldo ◽  
Richard W. Henthorn ◽  
Vance J. Plumb
Keyword(s):  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
Treatment Of Arrhythmias

Diagnosis and Treatment of Arrhythmias During and Following Open Heart Surgery

1984 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 1153-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert L. Waldo ◽  
Richard W. Henthorn ◽  
Andrew E. Epstein ◽  
Vance J. Plumb
Keyword(s):  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
Treatment Of Arrhythmias

scholarly journals Use of temporarily placed epicardial atrial wire electrodes for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias following open-heart surgery

1978 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert L. Waldo ◽  
William A.H. MacLean ◽  
Terry B. Cooper ◽  
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos ◽  
Robert B. Karp
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrhythmias ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Open Heart

Late cardiac tamponade following open-heart surgery: Diagnosis and Treatment

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Otto Solem ◽  
Jan Kugelberg ◽  
Erik Ståhl ◽  
Christian Olin
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Tamponade ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Open Heart

scholarly journals Diagnosis and Treatment of Lambl’s Excrescence on the Aortic Valve

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Chong-lei ◽  
Jiang Sheng-li ◽  
Wang Rong ◽  
Xiao Cang-song ◽  
Wang Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Cerebrovascular Accident ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
The Mean

Objective: Our objective is to summarize our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of Lambl’s excrescence (LE) on the aortic valve. Methods: The clinical data of 25 patients with LE admitted to our hospital from January 2010 to December 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 17 males and 8 females, with the mean age of 55.7 ± 11.43 years (range: 30 to 70 years). Among the patients analyzed, eight also had cerebral embolism. All of the patients were diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). In seven cases, surgical treatment to remove the excrescence was successfully performed. Results: All 25 patients were cured and discharged. There were no complications or operative mortalities in the seven patients that underwent surgical treatment. Follow-ups were performed for all patients for an average of 2.9 ± 1.5 years. During this time, none had a new cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Conclusions: Most patients with LE are asymptomatic, though some patients showed repeated episodes of stroke. We recommend TEE as the main diagnostic means of the disease. Patients with LE that have experienced two or more CVAs or combined other heart disease and need open heart surgery should be offered surgical excision of the excrescences. Other patients should be treated conservatively with anticoagulation, or monitored closely.

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