Pump-head: cognitive decline and cardiac surgery
This review article documents and analyzes the literature on the prevalence, pathogenic mechanisms, and potential treatment strategies for cognitive decline following cardiac surgery.
This review article documents and analyzes the literature on the prevalence, pathogenic mechanisms, and potential treatment strategies for cognitive decline following cardiac surgery.
This is a multicenter retrospective study comparing surgical outcomes for infective endocarditis cases treated at primary valve centers versus specialized hospitals.
Experience at Emory Hospital with 15-mm St. Jude mechanical mitral valve replacement.
A meta-analysis and microsimulation study aimed to review and estimate the outcomes of different aortic valve replacement strategies in the pediatric population.
This prospective, observational, single-center study compares the incidence of postoperative delirium and quality of life in patients treated for aortic valve disease via surgery versus transcatheter procedure.
Experience of an American center implementing clinical practice guidelines for the surgical repair of ventricular septal defect.
A meta-analysis of 4 clinical trials and 6 observational studies comparing the outcomes of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) carrying a bioprosthesis.
Update of the diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis by the International Society of Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases
A prospective study conducted at Boston Children’s Hospital aimed at mapping the conduction system in various congenital heart defects to create a predictive model of conduction tissue anatomy.
Long-term outcomes at Mayo Clinic in the management of patients with heterotaxy syndrome.
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