Cardiac Risk Factors: New Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Management Guidelines
The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guidelines depart from low-density lipoprotein (LDL) treatment targets and recommend treating four specific patient groups with statins.
Is It Possible to Predict the Risk of Ischaemic Bowel after Cardiac Surgery
This best evidence topic presents 68 214 cardiac surgical patients from seven major cardiothoracic centers dated from 1980 to 2011.
A 16-year Experience in Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: Context for the Changing Management of Aortic Valve Disease
The aim of this study was to evaluate short-and long-term morbidity and mortality in patients with aortic valve disease who had minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (AVR) through upper hemisternotomy.
Sarcomas of the Heart as a Difficult Interdisciplinary Problem
The management of cardiac sarcomas must be individualized due to their rarity and significant differences in the course of disease.
Late Driveline Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection Treated with Frozen-and-Thawed Allogeneic Platelet Gel
In this case report, we report the application of frozen-and-thawed allogeneic platelet gel (PLT-gel) to treat a late driveline exit site infection in a 56-year old patient supported by a Heartware-HVAD left ventricular assist device.
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement on the Management of Thoracic Aortic Disease
This Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement aims to provide succinct perspectives on key issues in the management of thoracic aortic disease (TAD).
Use of Mobile Devices in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review
As part of the computerization trend, we have seen the introduction of handheld computers, tablets, and Smartphones into practice as a way of providing health professionals (e.g. physicians, nurses) with access to patient information and decision support in the emergency department. In this article, we present a scoping review and outline the current state of the research using mobile devices in the emergency departments.
A 2014 Update on Coagulation Management for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The current review discusses aspects in cardiopulmonary bypass-induced coagulopathy with emphasis on point-of-care testing and individualized "goal-directed" therapy in patients who develop excessive bleeding after cardiac surgery.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Cardiac Surgery: A Single Institution’s Experience
This article describes a single institution's experience in perioperative care of Jehovah's Witnesses undergoing cardiac surgery.
A 2014 Update on Coagulation Management for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The current review discusses aspects in cardiopulmonary bypass-induced coagulopathy with emphasis on point-of-care testing and individualized "goal-directed" therapy in patients who develop excessive bleeding after cardiac surgery.
The Second Austrian Benchmark Study for Blood Use in Elective Surgery: Results and Practice Change
Five years after the first Austrian benchmark study demonstrated relatively high transfusion rate and an abundance of nonindicated transfusions in elective surgeries, this study was conducted to investigate the effects of the first benchmark study.
Clinical Experience with Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in the Management of Intracardiac and Arterial Thrombosis in Children
We aimed to present our experiences with recombinant t-PA (rt-PA) in children with intracardiac or peripheral arterial thrombus. We retrospectively reviewed the children who received rt-PA for thrombus.