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Conventional extracorporeal circulation versus minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial (COMICS)

Heart Surgery Today, Miscellaneous / By Miguel Ángel Parada Nogueiras

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).

Infective endocarditis as a primary focus… are we globally addressing the problem?

Heart Surgery Today, Miscellaneous, Valvulopathies / By Teresa González Vargas

This multicenter study evaluates the impact of spondylodiscitis associated with infective endocarditis on recurrence and survival based on the treatment sequence employed.

Consensus document from the AATS on the management of neonatal and infantile Ebstein anomaly

Congenital heart disease, Heart Surgery Today, Valvulopathies / By Bunty Ramchandani

Consensus document on the management of Ebstein anomaly by the Clinical Practice Standards Committee of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

New Guidelines for Transthoracic Echocardiography by the American Society of Echocardiography: Key Points Not to Miss

Congenital heart disease, Heart Surgery Today, Miscellaneous / By Elio Martín Gutiérrez

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is an essential tool in pediatric cardiology due to its wide availability and safety. The last guidelines on this topic were published in 2006, and advancements in the technique have allowed innovations such as three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D TTE) and strain imaging (deformation techniques) to redefine the imaging paradigm in pediatric cardiology …

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Angioplasty or Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: The Expert Commentary

Heart Surgery Today, Ischemic heart disease / By gregorio.cuerpocaballero

Expert commentary by Dr. Gregorio Cuerpo, analyzing the available evidence and the particular context in our country regarding revascularization of left main coronary artery disease.

Generating More Evidence for DOACs in Cardiac Surgery

Heart Surgery Today, Miscellaneous / By Bunty Ramchandani

A bicentric, retrospective study based on registry data comparing the use of warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in the immediate postoperative period following cardiac surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation and a bioprosthetic valve implant.

HeartMate 3 in Patients with Extracorporeal Life Support: Improved Outcomes over Previous Devices and Comparable to Transplantation?

Heart failure and circulatory devices, Heart Surgery Today / By José Manuel Martínez Comendador

Three-Year Results of the ECSL Registry in Extracorporeal Life Support Patients Receiving HM3 Implants from January 2016 to April 2022 Across 14 Centers, Compared to Other Long-Term Devices.

Conventional extracorporeal circulation versus minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial (COMICS)

Infective endocarditis as a primary focus… are we globally addressing the problem?

Consensus document from the AATS on the management of neonatal and infantile Ebstein anomaly

New Guidelines for Transthoracic Echocardiography by the American Society of Echocardiography: Key Points Not to Miss

Angioplasty or Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: The Expert Commentary

Generating More Evidence for DOACs in Cardiac Surgery

Residual aortic growth after type A dissection repair in bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves: which fares worse?

Thoracoscopic Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage: AtriClip® or Stapler?

The Awakening of Hibernating Myocardium: Shockwave Therapy

HeartMate 3 in Patients with Extracorporeal Life Support: Improved Outcomes over Previous Devices and Comparable to Transplantation?

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