Evaluation of frailty in cardiac surgery during surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement: consensus document
This consensus document, prepared by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), addresses the comprehensive assessment of frail patients before procedures, aiming to determine intraoperative risk, short-term mortality, and the likelihood of neurological complications. The goal is to provide patients with improved information regarding their post-intervention functionality and quality of life.
New “Y”-Incision Aortic Root Enlargement: Yang’s Procedure
Review of the surgical technique for “Y”-incision aortic root enlargement and its short-term outcomes in 119 patients.
New Device for Saline Test in Aortic Valve Repair
Description of an experience with a novel device for evaluating aortic valve competence during repair procedures by root pressurization with saline solution.
Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Implantable Defibrillators: Together, But Not Mixed
This multicenter, observational, and retrospective study analyzes the utility and complications associated with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in patients with long-term left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
Stroke After TAVI: A Persistent Issue
Analysis of neurological complications within the first five years following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using data from the SwissTAVI registry.
Ventricular Restoration Surgery: Reviving the STICH Hypothesis
Experience from the San Donato Group on Ventricular Restoration Surgery and Comparison with the Classic STICH Study Cohort.
Atrial functional mitral regurgitation repair: are all functional regurgitations the same?
A retrospective analysis of outcomes and progression following the repair of “pure” atrial functional mitral regurgitation at a high-volume hospital in the United States.
Anticoagulation following postoperative atrial fibrillation: what is the evidence?
Expert opinions review guideline evidence on anticoagulation after postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF).
