When, who, and how to perform a pericardiectomy?
A review of the state-of-the-art approach to the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of constrictive pericarditis, assessing the most recommended surgical treatment for each case.
Miscellaneous
Malignant pericardial effusion: pericardiocentesis or pericardial window?
This single-center retrospective study evaluates clinical outcomes over 20 years, specifically focusing on the recurrence of pericardial effusion and mortality, comparing pericardiocentesis with pericardial window in the treatment of malignant pericardial effusion.
Acute Kidney Failure in Cardiac Surgery: Are Amino Acids Part of the Solution?
A randomized, multicenter clinical trial to assess whether perioperative amino acid administration reduces the incidence of postoperative acute kidney failure.
Minimally invasive surgery for congenital heart disease: an expert commentary
An update on minimally invasive surgery applied to the treatment of congenital heart diseases, authored by Dr. Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena.
Results Following Valve Surgery in Patients with Infective Endocarditis and Preoperative Septic Cerebral Embolism: Insights from the CAMPAIGN Registry
The German CAMPAIGN registry outcomes focused on comparing morbidity and mortality in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) complicated by septic cerebral embolism (SCE) versus those without it.
Pocket Summary of the 2024 Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines
Summary of the new 2024 European Society of Cardiology guidelines on atrial fibrillation.
Spain, 17 countries in one… also in terms of infective endocarditis epidemiology
Epidemiological study on the prevalence and regional differences in etiologies, treatment, and outcomes of infective endocarditis in Spain.
Time to take care of the cardiac surgeon, ergonomics in the operating room
National survey on musculoskeletal injuries among cardiothoracic surgeons in the United States.
Valvular surgery in infective endocarditis according to frailty risk scales: are data at the service of science or is science at the service of data?
A retrospective study using data from the U.S. National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to analyze patients diagnosed with infective endocarditis, evaluating the impact of valvular surgery according to frailty risk scores.
Conventional extracorporeal circulation versus minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial (COMICS)
This international, multicenter randomized controlled trial involved 1,039 adult patients. It compared outcomes in scheduled or urgent cardiac procedures—coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), aortic valve replacement (AVR), or a combination of both—using either conventional extracorporeal circulation (CECC) or minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC).