Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia is a rare and dangerous genetic disease. Many children with this disease die early in life of severe hypoxia, and it is extremely rare that they survive to adulthood. We recently treated a 36-year-old patient who had asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia with a special surgical method and achieved satisfactory results. A review of the literature showed that this patient is the oldest surviving person with this condition.

Barrel chest in young adults and adolescents is very rare. Because this deformity often causes appearance problems, many patients are expected to receive treatment. Unfortunately, operation for barrel chest has not been reported so far. We designed a technique for this deformity with minimally invasive skills. Our experience shows that this technique is a satisfactory method for barrel chest treatment.

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operative risk, MR severity, and likelihood of MR improvement after isolated aortic valve replacement. In a single-center study of transcatheter MVr with MitraClip (Abbott, Santa Clara, CA), Thaden and associates [5] reported that MAC, an increased preoperative mean diastolic gradient between the left atrium and left ventricle, and the use of multiple clips were significant determinants of increased postprocedural mean diastolic gradient.In conclusion, TA-MVr should be performed in selected patients with anatomic features suitable for the application of the edge-to-edge technique.

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