Spanish Heart Transplant Registry 2022: Stabilization in Characteristics and Outcomes
25 de September de 2023
This article analyzes the results of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry for 2022, including trends since 2013.
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José Manuel Martínez Comendador
PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery. Currently a cardiovascular surgeon at the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (CHUAC). Editor-in-chief of the blog Heart Surgery Today. Twitter: @JMMComendador.
ARTÍCULOS PUBLICADOS POR ESTE AUTOR
Technique for aortic valve replacement with Perceval prosthesis plus mitral surgery: 7 essential steps
18 de September de 2023
This editorial article thoroughly details the perioperative guidelines and surgical technique for aortic valve replacement with a Perceval sutureless prosthesis in patients undergoing concomitant mitral surgery.
Reoperations in cardiac valve surgery: a review of major considerations
4 de September de 2023
This review article provides an exhaustive analysis of perioperative considerations and essential techniques in cardiac valve reoperations.
Cardiac invasive treatment in patients with advanced cancer: whom, when, and how?
21 de August de 2023
Updated and comprehensive review from JACC addressing the relevance of various cardiac invasive procedures in patients with advanced cancer.
Early surgery in isolated tricuspid regurgitation: better long-term outcomes?
31 de July de 2023
This retrospective study from the Cleveland Clinic group assesses short- and long-term outcomes of tricuspid valve surgery for severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) based on surgical indication (class I vs. non-class I).
Effect on Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling After Mitral Valve Repair: A Clinical Trial Response
24 de July de 2023
Sub-analysis of the CardioLink-2 clinical trial, evaluating the effect of mitral repair (resect vs. respect) on left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling.
Oral Anticoagulation After Surgical Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection: Does it Impact Prognosis and False Lumen Patency?
10 de July de 2023
Single-center retrospective study analyzing the effects of chronic oral anticoagulation (OAC) on long-term outcomes after surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD), as well as its impact on false lumen (FL) evolution.
Surgical Implantation of Balloon-Expandable Valve Prosthesis in Cases of Severe Mitral Annular Calcification: Another Tool in the Armamentarium
28 de June de 2023
An analysis of the technique and outcomes of the largest published series on the surgical implantation of balloon-expandable valves (Sapien) in patients with severe mitral annular calcification (MAC).
Long-Term Ventricular Assist in Spain (REGALAD Registry): Consolidation of an Unstoppable and Rising Reality
21 de June de 2023
This study offers the first detailed analysis of the Spanish registry for long-term ventricular assist devices (REGALAD), encompassing all patients who received these devices in Spain from 2007 to 2020.
Aortic valve reintervention in patients with previous TAVI: Comparable outcomes to reoperations with conventional prostheses?
12 de June de 2023
An American study analyzed the incidence and outcomes of reinterventions in patients with dysfunctional transcatheter prostheses, drawing from the Michigan Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry and the STS registry data.