Transposition of the great arteries with intact septum: the British experience
Survival outcomes, reintervention, and hospital resource utilization in transposition of the great arteries with intact septum in the United Kingdom
Heart Surgery Today
New Times and New Anticoagulants: What a Cardiac Surgeon Needs to Know
Literature Review on Direct-Acting Anticoagulants: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Characteristics, and Their Use in Various Pre- and Postoperative Contexts of Cardiac Surgery
Results of ECMO Support in COVID-19 Patients: Expert Commentary
Expert analysis by Dr. Mario Castaño, coordinator of our society’s ECMO-COVID registry, on the temporal evolution of in-hospital survival of COVID-19 patients requiring ECMO support in the United States.
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Etiologic Factor or Prognostic Marker?
This retrospective study evaluates and describes short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes in patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) compared to those without this arrhythmia.
Pacemaker after TAVI: From a Minor Setback to Reduced Survival
A multicenter study based on NEOPRO and NEOPRO-2 registries analyzes the prognostic impact and predictors of pacemaker implantation following Medtronic Evolut® and Acurate NEO® self-expanding TAVI.
The size matters: assessment of different methods for evaluating donor-recipient mismatch and their prognostic significance in pediatric heart transplantation
This retrospective study, based on data from the international Pediatric Heart Transplant Society registry, evaluates donor-recipient size mismatch using different parameters and its impact on 1- and 5-year graft survival and post-transplant morbidity.
Bioprostheses in the current era
A retrospective study of a national database in Taiwan that examines durability outcomes for all bioprosthetic valves implanted in the aortic and/or mitral position from 2001 to 2017.
Recovering the Flow: Functional Approach to Aortic Wall Pathophysiology to Predict Risk of Disease Development
Non-systematic review calling for a paradigm shift in the conceptualization of aortic pathology, incorporating functional studies of aortic flow linked to the occurrence of both chronic and acute pathologies.
Current Management of Post-Infarction VSD: An Established Paradigm Shift?
This article examines the findings from a survey conducted across 39 European centers regarding current clinical practices in the management of post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) ventricular septal defect (VSD).
Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection: Durable Repair with Acceptable Risks?
This article examines the characteristics and postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent surgical intervention for chronic type A aortic dissection (over 60 days post-symptom onset) between 1990 and 2021.