Right video-assisted thoracoscopy thoracic duct ligation as treatment for a case of chyloptysis. Xu RB, Crouch G, Jurisevic C, Stuklis RG. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Jun;145(6):e64-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.02.029. Abstract A 71-year-old man presented with ongoing expectoration of milky, foul-tasting sputum, while denying any systemic symptoms. He first presented in 2007 with a type B dissection with...
Feasibility of 3D Speckle Tracking in the Assessment of Global Longitudinal Strain in a Cohort of Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis. Penhall, A. Perry, R. Crouch, G. Judd, Selvanayagam J. Heart Lung Circ. S179 2013;22:S126–S266 doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.428 Abstract Background: Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D STE) has been widely used as a clinical and research tool in assessing...
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Dangerous to Dabble. Edwards J, Mazzone A, Crouch G. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2012;44(1):P51-P54. Abstract The introduction of any new surgical technique is fraught with dangers and difficulties, and in cardiac surgery, these potential negative outcomes are magnified by inherent small margins for error. Buxton's law states that it is...
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, venlafaxine, and duloxetine are associated with in-hospital morbidity but not bleeding or late mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Tully PJ, Cardinal T, Bennetts JS, Baker RA. Heart Lung Circ. 2012;21(4):206-214. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2011.12.002 Abstract Background: No Australian study has reported the association between selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) with coronary...
Diffuse Oesophageal Leiomyomatosis. G. Crouch, P. G. Devitt, S. K. Thompson Diseases of the Esophagus, Volume 24, Issue 3, 1 April 2011, Pages 145–146 Abstract Progressive dysphagia of unknown etiology may still provide a diagnostic challenge despite an increase in the number and quality of investigations available. We describe a 64-year-old man who presented with...
Anxiety, depression, and stress as risk factors for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. Tully PJ, Bennetts JS, Baker RA, McGavigan AD, Turnbull DA, Winefield HR. Heart Lung. 2011;40(1):4-11. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.12.010 Abstract Objective: We sought to determine whether preoperative and postoperative anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms were associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery. Results: Fifty-six (24.8%) patients manifested incident AF, and...
Assessment of myocardial injury by Troponin T in off-pump and conventional coronary artery graft surgery. Bennetts JS, Baker RA, Ross IK, Knight JL. ANZ J Surg. 2002;72(2):105-109. doi:10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02317.x Abstract Purpose: The present study was undertaken to assess the degree of myocardial injury, using troponin T (TnT), in off-pump coronary artery surgery (OPCAB) and in a comparable patient group undergoing...
A comparison of neuropsychologic deficits after extracardiac and intracardiac surgery. Andrew MJ, Baker RA, Bennetts J, Kneebone AC, Knight JL. ANZ J Surg. 2002;72(2):105-109. doi:10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02317.x Abstract Objective: To compare the incidence of neuropsychologic deficits 1 week and 6 months after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery (extracardiac) and valve surgery with or without CABG surgery (intracardiac) using reliable change indices...
