Cardiac Surgery News & Articles

1 Complications related to the Nuss procedure: Minimizing risk with operative technique Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 23, 2013    Review Article

2 Outcomes following neonatal patent ductus arteriosus ligation done by pediatric surgeons: A retrospective cohort analysis Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 23, 2013    Review Article

3 Aortic valve replacement with smaller prostheses in elderly patients: does patient prosthetic mismatch affect outcomes Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Clinical response to arginine vasopressin therapy after paediatric cardiac surgery Cardiology in the Young, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Closure of a patent ductus arteriosus in pre-term neonates using a left anterior mini-thoracotomy Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Left ventricular aneurysm repair without ventriculotomy Heart and Vessels, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Outcomes of neonatal patent ductus arteriosus ligation in Canadian neonatal units with and without pediatric cardiac surgery programs Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Single-stent crossover technique from distal unprotected left main coronary artery to the left circumflex artery Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Percutaneous management of left atrial appendage perforation during device closure Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 23, 2013

10 Management of severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with cardiogenic shock using a percutaneous left ventricular assist device and transcatheter occlusion of the failed aortic valve homograft as a bridge to surgical valve replacement Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 23, 2013

11 Role of aspiration and mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty: An updated meta-analysis of randomized trials JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 23, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article    Clinical Article

12 Combined prospective United States clinical study data for the GORE HELEX septal occluder device Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Effect of prostaglandin E1 inhalation on pulmonary hypertension following corrective surgery for congenital heart disease Full Text Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Mitral valve repair versus replacement in simultaneous aortic and mitral valve surgery Full Text Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, May 23, 2013

15 Gastrointestinal bleeding and aortic stenosis (heyde syndrome): the role of aortic valve replacement Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 23, 2013    Review Article

16 An alternative approach to explantation and exchange of the HeartWare left ventricular assist device European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents in unprotected left main versus non-left main native coronary artery disease: results from the prospective multicenter German DES.DE registry Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Red cell distribution width and coronary artery bypass surgery European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Percutaneous Endocardial Occlusion of Incompletely Surgically-Ligated Left Atrial Appendage Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Eleven years of experience with the neurologic complications in Korean patients with acute aortic dissection: a retrospective study Full Text BMC Neurology, May 22, 2013    Review Article

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