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.
Heart Surgery Today
Where Should Infective Endocarditis Be Operated?
This is a multicenter retrospective study comparing surgical outcomes for infective endocarditis cases treated at primary valve centers versus specialized hospitals.
Optimal Therapeutic Management of Patients with Stable Coronary Disease: Success Lies Within Our Reach
Summary of American societies’ clinical guidelines for the clinical and therapeutic management of patients with stable coronary disease.
Cardiac invasive treatment in patients with advanced cancer: whom, when, and how?
Updated and comprehensive review from JACC addressing the relevance of various cardiac invasive procedures in patients with advanced cancer.
Mitral valve replacement in infants: “Highway to hell”
Experience at Emory Hospital with 15-mm St. Jude mechanical mitral valve replacement.
Concomitant Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: No Longer or Why Not?
Comparison of Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with and without Concomitant AF Ablation in a National Registry from Taiwan
Coronary artery bypass grafting for patent stented vessels: Preventive Strategy or Futile Gesture?
Comparative study of mid-to-long-term experience in a single center on grafting patent stented vessels versus leaving them ungrafted in patients undergoing surgical revascularization.
Congenital heart diseases, an overlooked cause behind out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
A nationwide nested case-control study conducted on the Danish population assessed the presence of congenital heart disease as a factor associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest events in patients aged 18 to 90 years.
Acute Heart Failure and Valvular Disease: A Glimmer of Hope
A position paper by the European Society of Heart Failure, the Association of Acute Cardiovascular Care, and the European Association for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions addresses the challenges in managing acute heart failure (AHF) with associated valvular heart disease (VHD).
The dilemma with dialysis patients: implantation of biological or mechanical prosthesis
Long-Term Outcomes in a Japanese Cohort of Dialysis Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement with Biological and Mechanical Prostheses