Comparison of 30-day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery versus Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Stratified by SYNTAX and EuroSCORE
The optimal treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease is not well established.
Central-Radial Artery Pressure Gradient after Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Associated with Cardiac Function and May Affect Therapeutic Direction
To investigate the risk factors involved in radial-femoral artery pressure gradient after cardiac surgery.
Fresh and Citrated Whole-Blood Specimens can Produce Different Thromboelastography Results in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
In some patients on ECMO, use of samples collected in sodium citrate tubes for TEG analysis results in significant artifacts, which could lead to heparin overdosing in these patients.
The Effects of Preoperative Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery
The results suggested that pre-op RAS inhibitor therapy was associated with significant reductions in the risk of AKI, operative mortality, and septicemia.
Temporal and Spatial Dispersion of Human Body Temperature during Deep Hypothermia
This study aimed to investigate the relationship of measured temperatures at different sites during surgery in deep hypothermic patients.
Best Strategy for Cerebral Protection in Arch Surgery – Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion and Adequate Hypothermia
The following perspective details the preferred surgical practice for cerebral protection in aortic arch surgery, based on existing evidence.
Robotics in Cardiac Surgery: Past, Present, and Future
The history and evolution of these procedures, as well as the present status and future directions of robotic cardiac surgery, are presented in this review.
Revascularization Surgery as a Treatment Concept for Heart Failure
Patients with heart failure symptoms due to ischemic cardiomyopathy face a poor prognosis without adequate treatment. In these patients with viable ischemic myocardium, revascularization surgery is not a new but an established treatment concept.
Coarctation of the Aorta – The Current State of Surgical and Transcatheter Therapies
This review focuses on the current state of both transcatheter and surgical therapies, paying special attention to recent data on long-term follow-up of both approaches.
Blood Component Recalls and Market Withdrawals: Frequency, Reasons, and Management in the United States
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued several recent guidances that address transfusion service actions for dealing with specific infectious disease problems. This present article updates our 2004 recommendations as to when to notify physicians about transfused nonconforming blood components.
Impact of Preoperative Risk Factors on Outcomes after Norwood Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) are susceptible to pre-Norwood comorbidities (PCs) and complications. This study aimed to describe the effect of PCs on timing and survival of Norwood palliation (NP).
A Novel Surgical Procedure: Scaffold-Pulmonary Autograft Transplantation
Mitral valve-related operations are easy to perform and show good results, but to prevent severe thromboembolism or a high ratio of prosthetic valve destruction by tissue, lifetime anticoagulant therapy is essential after the operation.