EACTS/STS 2024 Guidelines for the Aortic Organ: Innovations and Key Points
The consensus guidelines by EACTS and STS, published in 2024, address the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic aortic syndromes, now recognized as the “aortic organ.”
Heart Surgery Today
Is the Heart Team Dispensable in Catheter-Based Aortic Bioprosthesis Implantation Procedures?
Multicenter German Analysis of the Incidence and One-Year Outcomes of Emergency Conversion to Surgical Procedure During Transcatheter Aortic Bioprosthesis Implantation
AUTHEARTVISIT study: the Austrian paradigm
This retrospective observational study, adjusted through propensity score analysis, utilized data from the Austrian National Health System registry to compare mid- to long-term survival in patients treated with surgery or TAVI between 2010 and 2020.
Valvular surgery in infective endocarditis according to frailty risk scales: are data at the service of science or is science at the service of data?
A retrospective study using data from the U.S. National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to analyze patients diagnosed with infective endocarditis, evaluating the impact of valvular surgery according to frailty risk scores.
Conventional extracorporeal circulation versus minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial (COMICS)
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?
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
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
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 …
Angioplasty or Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: The Expert Commentary
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
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.