Should annular enlargement be considered in all patients with aortic stenosis and a small annulus?
An anatomical perspective on the technique and outcomes of aortic root enlargement during surgical aortic valve replacement according to Bo Yang’s group.
Should we plicate or wait? Managing diaphragm dysfunction in complex congenital heart disease
An analysis of the management of diaphragm dysfunction as a complication following congenital heart surgery.
Fifteen years later, bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting still fails to demonstrate a survival benefit
Extended follow-up of the randomized ART trial comparing the use of single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in coronary artery bypass surgery.
Beyond survival: when to intervene on residual lesions after pediatric cardiac surgery
An analysis of the prognostic impact and management of residual lesions or defects following congenital heart disease repair.
Beyond the operating room: what can twenty years of experience in ischemic mitral regurgitation teach us?
Original article comparing long-term survival according to residual mitral regurgitation, completeness of revascularization, and ventricular remodeling among patients undergoing mitral valve repair with restrictive annuloplasty and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation, based on two decades of single-center follow-up.
Can a new robot-assisted mitral valve surgery program achieve excellence from its earliest cases?
Retrospective analysis presenting a single-center experience with the first 100 cases of a robotic mitral valve program
More than 1000 patients with a Fontan circulation: a snapshot of current reality
First cross-sectional analysis from a multicenter prospective registry of the Fontan Outcomes Network (FON), enrolling patients with a Fontan circulation between 2022 and 2024 at centers across the United States and Canada, with particular attention to their demographic, clinical, and imaging characteristics, as well as associated comorbidities.
Total or partial pericardiectomy? a decision that continues to shape prognosis
Study comparing the outcomes of anterior interphrenic pericardiectomy versus the extended technique supported by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
