Cardiology - Cardiac Surgery News & Articles

121 Late and very late coronary stent thrombosis: Intravascular ultrasound findings and associations with anti-platelet therapy Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 1, 2013    Clinical Article

122 SOULAGE-TAVIE: Development and Validation of a Virtual Nursing Intervention to Promote Self-management of Postoperative Pain After Cardiac Surgery Computers Informatics Nursing, May 1, 2013    Clinical Article

123 Monitoring Incomplete Heparin Reversal and Heparin Rebound After Cardiac Surgery Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, May 1, 2013    Review Article

124 Determinants of Clinical Right Ventricular Failure After Congenital Heart Surgery in Adults Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, May 1, 2013    Review Article

125 Long-Term Outcome After Heart Transplantation Predicted by Quantitative Myocardial Blush Grade in Coronary Angiography American Journal of Transplantation, May 1, 2013    Clinical Article

126 Effect of ulinastatin on perioperative organ function and systemic inflammatory reaction during cardiac surgery: a randomized double-blinded study Full Text Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, May 1, 2013    Clinical Article

127 Current medical management of stable coronary artery disease before and after elective percutaneous coronary intervention American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article
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128 Rationale and design of the LEADERS FREE trial: A randomized double-blind comparison of the BioFreedom drug-coated stent vs the Gazelle bare metal stent in patients at high bleeding risk using a short (1 month) course of dual antiplatelet therapy American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

129 Sensitive troponin assays and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in acute coronary syndrome: Prediction of significant coronary lesions and long-term prognosis American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

130 Impact of catalytic iron on mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome exposed to iodinated radiocontrast--The Iscom Study American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

131 Randomized trial comparing the efficacy between different types of paclitaxel-eluting stents: The comparison of Efficacy between COroflex PLEASe ANd Taxus stent (ECO-PLEASANT) randomized controlled trial American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

132 Comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention for multivessel coronary disease in a community-based population with chronic kidney disease American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

133 Neuraxial block, death and serious cardiovascular morbidity in the POISE trial British Journal of Anesthesia, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

134 Saphenous vein graft failure and clinical outcomes: Toward a surrogate end point in patients following coronary artery bypass surgery? American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

135 Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Two-Dimensional Global Strain in Patients Referred for Cardiac Surgery Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

136 Predictors of Operative Mortality in Cardiac Surgical Patients with Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Duration Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

137 Results of elective repair at 6 months or younger in 277 patients with tetralogy of Fallot: A 14-year experience at a single center The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 30, 2013    Review Article

138 Vascularity of human atrioventricular valves: A myth or fact? The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

139 Menstrual bleeding after cardiac surgery European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

140 Successful Treatment by Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation of Severe Aortic Regurgitation in a Patient with Ascending Aorta Prosthesis Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Effect of Morbid Obesity on In-Hospital Mortality and Coronary Revascularization Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States The American Journal of Cardiology, April 5, 2013

2 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with three-vessel disease and left main coronary disease: 5-year follow-up of the randomised, clinical SYNTAX trial The Lancet, April 18, 2013

3 The Transaortic Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Initial Clinical Experience in the United States JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 19, 2013

4 Impact of Automated Contrast Injector Systems on Contrast Use and Contrast-Associated Complications in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, April 22, 2013

5 Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Pathophysiology, Management, and Future Directions Annals of Surgery, April 15, 2013

6 Effects of Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting at 1 Year New England Journal of Medicine, March 14, 2013

7 Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Children and Adolescents With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 3, 2013

8 Management of High-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease Annals of Thoracic Surgery, February 5, 2013    Review Article

9 Effect of an Investigational Vaccine for Preventing Staphylococcus aureus Infections After Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Randomized Trial JAMA, April 4, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

10 Long-term clinical follow-up of the multicenter, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: Cortisone plus BMS or DES veRsus BMS alone to EliminAte Restenosis (CEREA-DES) European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013

11 Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug Eluting Stents Versus Bypass Surgery for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Circulation, March 6, 2013

12 Urgent surgery compared with fibrinolytic therapy for the treatment of left-sided prosthetic heart valve thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies European Heart Journal, March 4, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

13 Outcome of Combined Stenotic and Regurgitant Aortic Valve Disease JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 4, 2013

14 Safety and Feasibility of Robotic Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PRECISE (Percutaneous Robotically-Enhanced Coronary Intervention) Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013

15 BIMA bypass grafting: long-term clinical benefits in a series of 1000 patients Heart, March 22, 2013

16 Long term survival in elderly patients with stable coronary disease European Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 17, 2013

17 Prophylactic Perioperative Sodium Bicarbonate to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury Following Open Heart Surgery: A Multicenter Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial PLoS Medicine, April 22, 2013    Free full text

18 Electrophysiological effects of acute atrial stretch on persistent atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing open heart surgery Heart Rhythm, March 5, 2013

19 Radial versus femoral access, bleeding and ischemic events in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome managed with an invasive strategy American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013

20 Comparison of Double Kissing Crush Versus Culotte Stenting for Unprotected Distal Left Main Bifurcation Lesions : Results From a Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective DKCRUSH-III Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2, 2013