Oxygen delivery-guided perfusion for the prevention of acute kidney injury
Comparison between two perfusion strategies during cardiopulmonary bypass: one guided by an oxygen delivery index (DO2i >300 mL/min/m²) based on body surface area and another conventional strategy based solely on pump flow according to the patient’s body surface area (2.6 L/min/m²).
Adults with congenital heart disease: challenging the theory of evolution
A national Swedish study analyzing morbidity and mortality among over 37,000 adults with congenital heart disease.
Residual Paravalvular Insufficiency after TAVI: Minor Leakage Matters
Results from a Japanese and a Swedish center, sourced from the international TAVI Registry, comparing 1-year post-TAVI survival and morbidity among patients with mild residual paravalvular leakage and those with no residual/trivial leakage post-implantation.
Temporal association of invasive procedures and infective endocarditis: a new shift in antibiotic prophylaxis?
This retrospective study aims to establish an association between all infective endocarditis (IE) hospital admissions in England over a 7-year period and specific diagnostic-therapeutic invasive procedures (IPs) performed in the 3 months preceding the admission.
Hybrid Revascularization: A Possible Alternative with Favorable Outcomes
This retrospective study adjusted by propensity score analysis compares mid- to long-term revascularization outcomes in multivessel disease patients treated with conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and hybrid revascularization.
Elevated Mitral Gradients Following Mitral Repair: Contributing Factors
This commentary presents a sub-analysis of the CAMRA CardioLink-2 clinical trial, which investigates risk factors associated with elevated mean mitral gradients following mitral repair.
Outcomes of Aortic Valve Repair in Tricuspid Valves: Do We Know Why They Fail?
A retrospective analysis by a high-volume aortic valve repair center examines short- and mid-term outcomes of various isolated valve repair techniques on tricuspid aortic valves.
Early Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Is It Really the Solution?
A recent randomized, multicenter trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine assesses the effectiveness of early extracorporeal CPR compared with conventional CPR in patients experiencing refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
