Basic Data From 176 Studies on the Immediate Outcome After Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The aim of this study was to summarize the immediate outcome after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with or without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as an alternative treatment to aortic valve replacement (AVR) for selected patients with severe aortic stenosis. The present systematic review was conducted to analyze the cost-effectiveness of this novel technique within reimbursed healthcare systems.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Patient Selection
This review will familiarize the reader with the concepts of the interdisciplinary Heart team, risk scores as well as the most important imaging algorithms suited to select appropriate TAVI patients.
Retrograde Femoral Arterial Perfusion and Stroke Risk During Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Is There Cause for Concern
Recent data have suggested that retrograde arterial perfusion (RAP) during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) is associated with a higher stroke rate than sternotomy approaches.
Current Concepts for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
The excellent results of minimally invasive mitral valve repair must be considered whenever already available or any new transcatheter techniques are offered.
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Reconstruction on the Fibrillating Heart for High-Risk Patients
Mitral valve surgery after previous cardiac surgery is technically demanding and risky. In patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), mitral valve surgery is associated with a high risk of injury to the bypass graft with concomitant myocardial ischemia.
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Procedures: The Current State
In this paper, the authors attempt to focus on the evolution, techniques, results, and the future perspective of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS).
Using HitAlert Flow Cytometry to Detect Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Antibodies in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Flow cytometry may have a role in the first-line laboratory diagnosis of HIT, especially when combined with an immunological assay such as PaGIA.
Aortomesenteric Fat Thickness with Ultrasound Predicts Metabolic Diseases in Obese Patients
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between a new ultrasound visceral fat thickness (VFT) measurement and clinical and anthropometric data in a consecutive series of obese patients.
Regional Variation in Arterial Saturation and Oxygen Delivery during Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
These results suggest that antegrade cannulation for VA-ECMO improves oxygen delivery to the proximal aorta distribution.
Women in Perfusion: A Survey of North American Female Perfusionists
This survey suggests that the female perfusionists in North America share the same difficulties as women in the labor force.
Report from AmSECT’s International Consortium for Evidence-Based Perfusion: American Society of Extracorporeal Technology Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice: 2013
The aim of this report is to describe the method of development and content of AmSECT's new professional standards and guidelines.