Cardiac Surgery News & Articles

21 Concomitant Replacement of the Dilated Ascending Aorta During Aortic Valve Replacement; Does It Increase the Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality Risks Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

22 Pacemaker or Defibrillator Surgery without Interruption of Anticoagulation New England Journal of Medicine, May 17, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

23 Antiplatelet therapy at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting: a multicentre cohort study European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

24 Can the edge-to-edge technique provide durable results when used to rescue patients with suboptimal conventional mitral repair? European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

25 Focus on the unique mechanisms involved in thoracic aortic aneurysm formation in bicuspid aortic valve versus tricuspid aortic valve patients: clinical implications of a pilot study European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

26 Outcomes of Damus-Kaye-Stansel anastomosis at time of cavopulmonary connection in single ventricle patients at risk of developing systemic ventricular outflow tract obstruction European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Review Article

27 Subjective impairment after cardiac surgeries: the relevance of postoperative cognitive decline in daily living European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

28 Antegrade and retrograde arterial perfusion strategy in minimally invasive mitral-valve surgery: a propensity score analysis on 1280 patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

29 Right papillary muscle sling: proof of concept and pilot clinical experience European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Review Article

30 Non-recovery of ACT in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II during mitral valve replacement using argatroban anticoagulation Journal of Anesthesia, May 17, 2013

31 Insertion of an Abiomed Impella Left Ventricular Assist Device Following Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Placement Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

32 Surgical Repair of Coronary Artery Fistula Combined with Coronary Artery Ectasia in Adults Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

33 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion Catastrophe in Inoperable Patients: Should Aortic Valve Replacement Be Denied Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

34 Surgical Management of Apical Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Using the Sandwich Technique Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

35 Innominate Artery as an Alternative Site for Proximal Anastomoses in Patients With a Severely Calcified Aorta Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

36 Safe, effective and durable epicardial left atrial appendage clip occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery: first long-term results from a prospective device trial European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

37 Early and mid-term outcomes of combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

38 The perioperative course of factor XIII and associated chest tube drainage in newborn and infants undergoing cardiac surgery Paediatric Anaesthesia, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

39 Exclusive Percutaneous Approach for Surgical Transaortic Transcatheter Valve Replacement Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

40 Lessons Learned From Lethal Cardiac Injury by Nuss Repair of Pectus Excavatum in a 16-Year-Old Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 15, 2013

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