Samuel Kesseli

Conference JTCVS Tech · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Current clinical ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) perfuses the pulmonary arteries (PA) but not the bronchial arteries (BA) that normally supply the upper airway. We hypothesized that the PA alone do not fully perfuse this region during EVLP, which ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation.

Journal Article Ann Thorac Surg · August 2025 In the Ross procedure, homograft stenosis and regurgitation have limited the longevity of the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit. Partial heart transplantation (PHT) facilitates conduit growth throughout the life of the child. We report th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Resection of Intrapericardial Lymphangioma Invasive to Ventricular Apex via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy

Journal Article Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports · January 1, 2025 Here we describe a case of an intrapericardial mass identified in a patient with endocarditis and severe mitral regurgitation. Despite preoperative imaging suggestive of a pericardial origin, intraoperatively the mass was found to invade the apical ventric ... Full text Cite

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