Miscellaneous

This review paper updates the evidence regarding indications, techniques, and outcomes of concomitant left atrial appendage (LAA) closure in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

This literature review aims to address key questions regarding the use of Del Nido cardioplegic solution in cardiac surgery.

This single-center, prospective observational study assesses the diagnostic accuracy of the 4 A’s Test for screening acute confusional syndrome in postoperative cardiac surgery patients, compared to a reference standard.

A review paper published in JACC on the available evidence regarding hybrid ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

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).

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.

This retrospective study investigates whether, in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), the anterior mitral leaflet (AML) length impacts the outcomes when an isolated septal myectomy is performed as a surgical intervention.

Meta-analysis of 24 studies with a total of 407,829 patients to assess morbidity and mortality associated with mediastinitis.

A randomized, open-label, prospective trial assessing the efficacy and safety of edoxaban compared to warfarin following bioprosthetic valve replacement or valve repair.