Left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery: a strategy beyond atrial fibrillation?
Updated narrative review of the current evidence on surgical left atrial appendage occlusion.
Tricuspid valve replacement using a right atrial appendage neovalve: when a bioprosthesis is not required.
Case series study with 1-year follow-up on tricuspid valve replacement using the patient’s native right atrial appendage instead of an artificial prosthesis.
Cardiac transplantation in 2026: more donors, more complex recipients, and a new pathway to the graft
1st Cardiac Transplantation Symposium held in A Coruña, within the 9th Congress of the Spanish Transplantation Society, focusing on donation, recipient selection, preservation, mechanical circulatory support, and new strategies to improve outcomes after heart transplantation.
ACHD 2025: the heart as a palimpsest
Brief review of the new guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease
Impact of concomitant coronary revascularization in patients undergoing surgery for type A aortic dissection
Short- and long-term impact of the need for coronary revascularization in patients undergoing surgery for acute type A aortic dissection, based on data from the European Registry of Type A Aortic Dissection (ERTAAD).
Leadless pacing in patients undergoing valve interventions: is it worth it?
Systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the potential benefit of leadless pacing systems over conventional devices in patients undergoing surgical or transcatheter valve interventions.
Endoscopic radial artery harvest: expanding the body of scientific evidence?
Randomized superiority trial comparing endoscopic versus open radial artery graft harvest. The primary endpoint was donor-limb function at 3 months, assessed with a patient-reported questionnaire, whereas the secondary endpoint evaluated the presence of neurologic deficit after both approaches.
Implantation of a transatrial balloon-expandable valve in severe mitral annular calcification: keys to an increasingly adopted hybrid technique
Analysis of several surgical videos on transatrial implantation of balloon-expandable prostheses in severe MAC. The essential procedural steps are reviewed, and technical pearls based on the author’s own experience are shared.
