An opinion article examining the potential consequences of prophylactic left atrial appendage exclusion during cardiac surgery in patients without previous atrial fibrillation and proposing a new phenotype of postoperative atrial dysfunction.

An analysis of the potential renoprotective benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors in the perioperative setting of cardiac surgery and the possible advantages of avoiding their routine preoperative discontinuation.

Preclinical experimental study and perspective article that examine the current feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery and propose their progressive introduction into the operating room, from low-risk auxiliary tasks to more complex intraoperative functions.

Study comparing the outcomes of anterior interphrenic pericardiectomy versus the extended technique supported by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

Systematic review aimed at identifying and describing the imaging modalities, evaluation criteria, and validation methods used to assess the success of surgical left atrial appendage closure.

Single-center cross-sectional observational study from Canada evaluating the occurrence of sternal wire fractures during follow-up in patients who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, and analyzing the potential association between these fractures, different closure techniques, and patient characteristics.

STS consensus document on recommendations for the development of robot-assisted cardiac surgery programs.

This study supports the emerging trend toward pericardiectomy extended to the left-sided cardiac chambers, in contrast to the traditional strategy, which by definition was limited to the low-pressure chambers and performed without CPB.

Systematic review on cognitive decline after cardiac surgery analyzing the quality of the studies supporting this phenomenon