Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Increased recognition of advantages, over the last decade, of minimizing surgical trauma by operating through smaller incisions and its direct impact on reduced postoperative pain, quicker recovery, improved cosmesis and earlier return to work has spurred the minimally invasive cardiac surgical revolution.
Electrocardiographic Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease and Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Men and Women Free from Cardiovascular Disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
We evaluated predictors of coronary heart disease (CHD) death and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis
A systematic review was conducted using five electronic databases, identifying all relevant studies with comparative data on TAVI versus AVR.
Complications at the Time of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) improves the prognosis of patients with severe aortic stenosis who are deemed too high risk for surgical valve replacement.
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia after Cardiac Surgery: An Analysis of 52 Patients
The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the incidence, outcome, and perioperative risk factors of AMI in the patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Kaiser Permanente Implant Registries Benefit Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Cost-Effectiveness
The registries enhance patient safety by providing a variety of clinical decision tools such as risk calculators, quality reports, risk-adjustedmedical center reports, summaries of surgeon data, and infection control reports to registry stakeholders.
Will Catheter Interventions Replace Surgery for Valve Abnormalities
This review aims to summarize the current state-of-the-art for transcatheter valve replacement (TVR) in congenital heart disease (CHD); the expanding indications for TVR; and the technological obstacles to optimizing TVR.
A Systematic Review of Antifibrinolytics and Massive Injury
The coagulopathy induced by trauma is independently associated with mortality, increased transfusion requirements, multiple organ dysfunction, infections, increased intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, and costs.
Treatment of Knee Chondropathy with Platelet Rich Plasma. Preliminary Results at 6 Months of Follow-Up with Only One Injection
Recently, PRP have been used to treat early moderate chondropathies. Here we show the preliminary results of 30 patients affected by chondropathy of the knee after 6 months treated with a single intrarticular injection of PRP.
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy: Inflammatory Molecules Involved in Tissue Healing
The biological properties of platelets has lead platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) to be considered an innovative and promising approach that has been extended to many field of medicine, ranging from non-union defects, bone fractures, spinal fusion, bone implant and osteointegration, joint arthroplasty, to the treatment of several traumatic or degenerative pathologies of tendons, cartilage and ligaments.
Five-Week Use of a Monopivot Centrifugal Blood Pump as a Right Ventricular Assist Device in Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Right heart failure is a critical complication in patients requiring mechanical ventricular support. However, it is often difficult to provide adequate right ventricular support in the acute phase.
Incidence and Effect of Acute Kidney Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using the New Valve Academic Research Consortium Criteria
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with a poor prognosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A paucity of data exists regarding the incidence and effect of AKI after TAVR using the new recommended Valve Academic Research Consortium criteria.