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Use of Transaortic, Transapical, and Transcarotid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Inoperable Patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Less than half of patients deemed appropriate for posttrial TAVR were candidates for TF implantation. The use of all available access routes leads to excellent outcomes in patients deemed inoperable. PMID: 23972931 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 21, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Thourani VH, Gunter RL, Neravetla S, Block P, Guyton RA, Kilgo P, Lerakis S, Devireddy C, Leshnower B, Mavromatis K, Stewart J, Simone A, Keegan P, Nguyen TC, Merlino J, Babaliaros V Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Outcome of redo surgical aortic valve replacement in patients ≥ 80 years: results from the multicenter RECORD initiative.
CONCLUSIONS: Octogenarians undergoing S-AVR after prior cardiac surgery have similar immediate postoperative outcome to younger patients and their 5-year outcome is excellent. These data suggest that indication to TAVR should not rely only on coexistence of advanced age and history of prior cardiac surgery. PMID: 24036070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 10, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Onorati F, Biancari F, De Feo M, Mariscalco G, Messina A, Santarpino G, Santini F, Beghi C, Nappi G, Troise G, Fischlein T, Passerone G, Heikkinen J, Faggian G Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Preoperative Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Slashes Risk Score in Advanced Structural Heart Disease.
CONCLUSIONS: ECMO can be used as a bridge to heart valve or septal defect surgery in severely decompensated patients. Through recovery of end-organ function, ECMO may allow surgical correction of structural heart disease in patients considered inoperable or convert a salvage situation to an elective operation. PMID: 30236527 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 17, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Watkins AC, Maassel NL, Ghoreishi M, Dawood MY, Pham SM, Kon ZN, Taylor BS, Griffith BP, Gammie JS Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite a high-risk patient profile, surgical outcomes of reoperative MVS were acceptable, particularly in elective cases with prior mitral valve surgery and without endocarditis. PMID: 30365952 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 23, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kilic A, Acker MA, Gleason TG, Sultan I, Vemulapalli S, Thibault D, Ailawadi G, Badhwar V, Thourani V, Kilic A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Long-Term Single Centre Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Renal Dialysis Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac surgery in DD-CRF patients is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Interestingly, overall mortality was mainly none cardiac-related, where elderly patients or those presented with CHF had the worst life expectancy. However, subsequent kidney transplantation positively impact long-term survival in such patients. PMID: 31563486 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 25, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mourad F, Cleve N, Nowak J, Wendt D, Sander A, Demircioglu E, El Gabry M, Jakob H, Shehada SE Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

The Impact of Race on Outcomes of Revascularization for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease.
CONCLUSIONS: Black patients with MVCAD have a higher comorbidity burden and undergo PCI at higher rates. After adjusting for baseline differences, black patients still had higher rates of PCI utilization and long-term stroke. It is possible that a significant portion of racial disparities in MVCAD are driven by differences in baseline risk, however, there is evidence of possible racial bias with regards to revascularization strategies. PMID: 33038339 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 7, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hess N, Seese L, Sultan I, Mulukutla S, Marroquin O, Gleason T, Fallert M, Wang Y, Thoma F, Kilic A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research