Postoperative bleeding? Don’t waste time
A retrospective study from Johns Hopkins Hospital analyzing the impact of reintervention for bleeding on postoperative morbidity and mortality.
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Design-based evidence: Discrepancies in Clinical Characteristics Between Myocardial Revascularization Registries and Clinical Trials
This review article compares discrepancies in pre-procedural variables between patients in clinical trials and registries, both for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Postoperative atrial fibrillation: risk factor or marker of adverse outcomes in the evolution of patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
A comprehensive meta-analysis investigating the impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) on various postoperative complications, incorporating 57 studies and 246,340 patients.
Endovascular Treatment in Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection: Has the Time Come?
A retrospective analysis of the GREAT registry comparing short- and medium-term results of endovascular treatment in acute type B aortic dissection complicated with uncomplicated dissection.
Experience of Mayo Clinic with Repair of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery
Experience of Mayo Clinic with the unroofing technique for anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery with an intramural course.
Preoperative liver dysfunction: an overlooked comorbidity not accounted for in risk assessment scores
A meta-analysis reviewing studies on outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients with liver dysfunction, assessed through the Child-Pugh and MELD scoring systems.
New responses to the prothrombotic state of Fontan circulation
A multicenter observational study with a control group evaluates differences in thrombin generation in patients with Fontan circulation.
Polish AVALON Registry of Low-Surgical-Risk Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Short-term Outcomes and Mid-term Survival Analysis of the Polish AVALON Registry in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing TAVI vs. SAVR
Importance of Distal Residual False Lumen Size After Surgery for DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection: Is It What We All Suspect?
This study aimed to evaluate if, in patients undergoing surgery following DeBakey Type I aortic dissection, the maximum area of the false lumen in the distal thoracic aorta predicts late aortic dilation and the need for reintervention.
What is better than the internal mammary artery anastomosed to the left anterior descending artery? Multiple arterial grafts.
A comprehensive meta-analysis and review of recent evidence regarding survival outcomes using multiple arterial grafts versus left internal mammary artery plus saphenous vein grafting; performing subgroup analyses such as radial artery vs. right internal mammary artery, elderly patients, those with diabetes mellitus, and women.