This article investigates the effects of varying degrees of aortic regurgitation (AR) on survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). They retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 237 patients undergoing TAVR from 2006 to 2012 with echocardiogram performed within 30 days of the procedure. Using a Cox proportional multivariable regress
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June 28, 2016
June 27, 2016
This video shows the repair of a regurgitant quadricuspid aortic valve associated with an aortic root aneurysm.
June 27, 2016
The paper reports on the first experience in 14 consecutive patients who underwent elective one-stage frozen elephant trunk procedures via minimally invasive approach. There was no 30-day mortality and no permanent neurologic complication.
June 25, 2016
A large retrospective study of the UNOS database advances that elevated troponin I in selected cardiac donors is NOT associated with various adverse events. The conclusion is likely to stimulate heated discussions.
June 24, 2016
The authors compared the results of annuloplasty with flexible and rigid rings in patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation. This is a propensity score-matched analysis with 98 pairs. They concluded that both rings are equally effective, however the rigid one causes a more complete right heart reverse remodelling.
June 24, 2016
The RESCUE study recruited 178 patients with heart failure and systolic dyssynchrony. Patients were randomized to CABG alone or to CABG with concomitant epicardial CRT implantation. Results for long-term survival (55 ± 10.7 months) were in favor of the CABG+RCT group.
June 23, 2016
In this STS-sponsored webinar, an expert panel of speakers presents on a broad spectrum of issues regarding readmission following cardiac surgery in general, and coronary bypass surgery in particular.
June 22, 2016
In his new book The Naked Surgeon: The Power and Peril of Transparency in Medicine, Samer Nashef of Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK reports that of the 115 specialists surveyed, 30% said that they had recommended non-su
June 17, 2016
View this James Cook University Hospital nursing protocol for the removal of epicardial pacing wires following cardiac surgery.
June 16, 2016
Repair of a posterior ventricular septal rupture after an acute myocardial infarction is a great challenge for cardiac surgeons. The authors describe their surgical technique in this regard, giving special attention to technical maneuvers in order to achieve a successful result.