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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
with chest/abd/back ... Connective tissue disorder ... disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... • Thoracic
Intraoperative Bleeding from Myocardial Free Wall Rupture secondary to extensive Myocardial Infarction

- Dr. Joaquin Gundelach @JoacoGundelach

#Bleeding
Intraoperative Bleeding ... JoacoGundelach #Bleeding ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #rupture # ... cardiac #heart #
Donor Heart Awaiting Transplant

Reanimated human heart from a DCD donor. 20min of no cardiac function before
donor. 20min of no cardiac ... and then brought back ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... video #beating #cardiac
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Postoperative abdominal distention ... • Cardiac arrest ... with specific bleeding ... disorders Vasopressin ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
aortic dissection ... allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
patient described back ... pericardial effusion, CT ... ruled out aortic dissection ... Once no bleeding ... cardiothoracic #surgery