Yao Tokushukai General Hospital

Guide Extension and Balloon‐Assisted Retrieval of an Entrapped Embolic Protection Device Within a Coronary Stent: A Case Report and In Vitro Analysis

The entrapment of an embolic protection device (EPD) within a coronary stent is a rare but serious complication for which established bailout strategies are lacking. Herein, we report a case of stent deformation caused by EPD entrapment at the distal stent edge. We conducted an i...

Minimally invasive cardiac surgeries in 2023–annual report of the Japanese association for minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Abstract Objective To establish updated nationwide perioperative benchmarks for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) in Japan by presenting the 2023 annual report and summarizing procedural trends from 2021 to 2023. Methods Data on mitral valve (MV) surgery, aortic valve rep...

Serum Agalactosyl IgG Predicts Hepatocellular Carcinoma and All‐Cause Mortality After SVR in Advanced Chronic Hepatitis C

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis remain at substantial risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and non-liver-related death even after sustained virological response (SVR) to direct-acting antivirals (DAA). Serum agalactosyl IgG (agal-IgG...