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201 Residual lesions in postoperative pediatric cardiac surgery patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article

202 Brain and Neck Tumors Among Physicians Performing Interventional Procedures The American Journal of Cardiology, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article

203 Two-Year Outcomes for Patients With Severe Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Treated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation The American Journal of Cardiology, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article

204 Fast-Track Failure After Cardiac Surgery: External Model Validation and Implications to ICU Bed Utilization Critical Care Medicine, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article

205 Postoperative Hyponatremia Predicts an Increase in Mortality and In-Hospital Complications after Cardiac Surgery Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

206 Diabetes mellitus and its impact on long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery Acta Diabetologia, April 26, 2013 Review Article

207 Quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography: a new method for the non-invasive detection of chronic heart transplant rejection European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

208 The Hyperglycemic Response to Major Noncardiac Surgery and the Added Effect of Steroid Administration in Patients With and Without Diabetes Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

209 The Association Between Nitrous Oxide and Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity After Noncardiac Surgery Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

210 Reduction of Stent Thrombosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Treated with Rivaroxaban in ATLAS ACS 2-TIMI 51 JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

211 Clinical Outcome Following Stringent Discontinuation of Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy After 12 Months in Real-World Patients Treated With Second-Generation Zotarolimus-Eluting Resolute and Everolimus-Eluting Xience V Stents: Two-Year Follow-up of the Randomized TWENTE Trial JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 26, 2013

212 The Prognostic Significance of SYNTAX Score After Early Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

213 Pseudoaneurysm at the cannulation site of the ascending aorta arising 8 days postoperatively: report of a case Surgery Today, April 26, 2013

214 Intraoperative epiaortic scanning for preventing early stroke after off-pump coronary artery bypass British Journal of Anesthesia, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

215 Relationship between vitamin D status and incidence of vascular events in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial Atherosclerosis, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

216 High osteopontin levels predict long-term outcome after STEMI and primary percutaneous coronary intervention European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

217 SHBG and endothelial function in older subjects International Journal of Cardiology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

218 Home-based versus hospital-based high-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized study European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

219 Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Improves Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery Circulation, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article

220 Fibrinolysis or Primary PCI in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013 Continuing Medical Education

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Highlights in Surgery

Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain

As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.

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NT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery

As published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.

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Increased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors

As published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.

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1 Mitral valve repair versus replacement in simultaneous aortic and mitral valve surgery Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, April 16, 2013 Free full text

2 Off-Pump versus On-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients New England Journal of Medicine, March 15, 2013

3 Bilateral internal mammary artery grafts, mortality and morbidity: an analysis of 1526360 coronary bypass operations Heart, March 25, 2013

4 Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Improves Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery Circulation, April 24, 2013

5 Incidence of chest tube clogging after cardiac surgery: a single-centre prospective observational study European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 8, 2013 Review Article

6 Prophylactic Perioperative Sodium Bicarbonate to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury Following Open Heart Surgery: A Multicenter Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial PLoS Medicine, April 23, 2013 Free full text

7 The influence of endoscopic vein harvesting on outcomes after coronary bypass grafting: a meta-analysis of 267 525 patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 23, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

8 The influence of endoscopic vein harvesting on outcomes after coronary bypass grafting: a meta-analysis of 267 525 patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

9 One thousand minimally invasive mitral valve operations: Early outcomes, late outcomes, and echocardiographic follow-up The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, January 31, 2013 Review Article

10 Acetylcysteine for the Prevention of Renal Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Angiography Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, April 19, 2013

11 Clinical outcomes after percutaneous or surgical revascularisation of unprotected left main coronary artery-related acute myocardial infarction: a single-centre experience Heart, April 15, 2013

12 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

13 Prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation in open heart surgery patients by preoperative supplementation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: An updated meta-analysis The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 22, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

14 Preoperative statin therapy in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of 90 000 patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

15 A comparison of hybrid coronary revascularization and off-pump coronary revascularization Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , April 24, 2013 Review Article

16 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

17 Single dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine for acute postoperative pain in adults Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article

18 Impact of Aortic Stenosis on Postoperative Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgeries Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, April 4, 2013

19 Improved Long-Term Survival for Rheumatic Mitral Valve Repair Compared to Replacement in the Young World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, April 4, 2013 Review Article

20 Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery: 10-year experience of a single Australian centre ANZ Journal of Surgery, April 11, 2013 Review Article

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Cardiac Surgery News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Surgery

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Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain

NT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery

Increased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors

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