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INTRODUCTIONMediastinitis is one of the most feared complications for thoracic surgeons, being a significant factor in morbidity and mortality in thoracic surgery.OBJECTIVETo find a new alternative in order to prevent mediastinitis, reducing the morbidity and mortality.METHODSA retrospective study including 1020 patients operated between February 2002 and October 2005. Patients underwent bypass surgery and vancomycin paste was used rather than bone wax in all cases.RESULTSPatients were followed-up for 45 months; there were only five (0.49%) cases of mediastinitis; no deaths were observed.CONCLUSIONThe use of Vancomycin paste to replace bone wax proved to be a great allied to prevent mediastinitis after thoracic surgery.

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular

Ressecção de mixoma ventricular esquerdo após acidente vascular cerebral embólico

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Author: Domingo Marcolino Braile ; Raquel Helena Alves ; Marcus Vinicius Ferraz de Arruda ; Marcos Rogério Joaquim ; Marcelo José Ferreira Soares

Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. The tumor is located mainly in the left atrium but can arise from any heart chamber. Clinical symptoms are variable but dyspnea and embolism are the most frequent. We report a case of a young man that had embolic ischemic stroke caused by a large left ventricular myxoma. The patient underwent surgery three weeks after the stroke. The tumor was carefully resected without fragmentation. Surgical treatment was effective. We emphasize the rarity of this location together with a review of the current literature.

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