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Rewarming Rate During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated With Release of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
Conclusions Rewarming rate during CPB was correlated with evidence of brain cellular injury documented with plasma GFAP levels. Modifying current practices of patient rewarming might provide a strategy to reduce the frequency of neurologic complications after cardiac surgery.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - July 7, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Contemporary Outcomes of Repeat Aortic Valve Replacement: A Benchmark for Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Procedures
Conclusions Re-AVR is now performed with an acceptable operative mortality, which is higher than primary AVR. The overall incidence of stroke, vascular complication, and postoperative aortic insufficiency was low although higher than primary AVR. These results may serve as a benchmark for future analysis of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement and may have an effect on future choice of transcatheter aortic valve replacement vs re-AVR.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - July 22, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Transapical and Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States
Conclusions Patients undergoing TAo TAVR are older, more likely female, and have significantly higher STS predicted risk of mortality scores than patients operated on by TA access. There were no risk-adjusted differences between TA and TAo access in mortality, stroke, or readmission rates as long as 1 year after TAVR.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - July 30, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Comparison of the Performance of a Sutureless Bioprosthesis With Two Pericardial Stented Valves on Small Annuli: An In  Vitro Study
Conclusions All of the valves tested provided good fluid dynamic performances. The sutureless bioprosthesis provided the best performance with the least hindrance to flow behavior. From the hydrodynamic perspective, the sutureless prosthesis may present an advance in the evolution of bioprostheses, ensuring low gradients and potential for low incidence of patient-prosthesis mismatch even in small annuli.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 17, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Does Surgical Ablation Energy Source Affect Long-Term Success of the Concomitant Cox Maze Procedure?
Conclusions Concomitant CM procedures performed with cryothermal energy alone or combined with bipolar radiofrequency ablation are safe and exceedingly effective. The association of cryothermal energy alone with higher rates of sinus rhythm and stroke reduction should be investigated further.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - June 17, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Hypothermia and Selective Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Is Safe for Arch Repair in Type A Dissection
Conclusions Unilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion with moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest remains a safe strategy for cerebral protection during emergent surgical repair of acute type A dissection and provides equivalent outcomes for both limited and extensive aortic arch reconstruction. Based on these data, unilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion and moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest may represent an optimal strategy for cerebral protection in this acute setting.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 25, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Risk of Intraatrial Thrombi After Thoracoscopic Ablation in Absence of Heparin and Appendage Closure
Conclusions Thoracoscopic ablation of AF can be associated with a risk of left atrial appendage thrombus formation and possibly also stroke. With administration of heparin during the ablation, followed by occlusion of the left atrial appendage as a part of the procedure, this risk can be effectively reduced.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 25, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Aortic Atheroma Increases the Risk of Long-Term Mortality in 20,000 Patients
Conclusions Aortic atheromatous disease of any grade in the ascending and descending aorta is a significant long-term risk of long-term, all-cause mortality in cardiac operation patients. This association remains independent of other conventional risk factors and is not related to postoperative cerebrovascular accidents.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 19, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Utilization in Diabetics: Friend or Foe?
Conclusions In this statewide analysis, diabetics who received BIMA grafts (compared to diabetics with LIMA grafts or non-diabetics with BIMA grafts) had higher O/E ratios for composite morbidity/mortality as a result of higher O/E ratios for major complications.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - June 20, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
ConclusionsOur meta-analysis of observational studies demonstrates that early mortality is lower after SU-AVR than after TAVI in selected patients. The rates of stroke and pacemaker implant are comparable between procedures; however, the incidence of paravalvular leak is higher after TAVI.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 21, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Use in Diabetic Patients: Friend or Foe?
ConclusionsIn this statewide analysis, diabetic patients who received BIMA grafts (compared with diabetic patients with LIMA grafts or nondiabetic patients with BIMA grafts) had higher O/E ratios for composite morbidity/mortality as a result of higher O/E ratios for major complications.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 21, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Surgical repair of distal aortic arch aneurysm with distal extension: sternotomy versus thoracotomy
ConclusionsThe sternotomy approach showed better outcomes in terms of operative mortality, stroke, and pneumonia, as well as long-term survival compared to thoractomy. These results suggested that the sternotomy approach was more appropriate for patients with distal aortic arch aneurysms with distal extensions.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - November 16, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Thrombocytopenia After Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality
ConclusionsPost-operative thrombocytopenia is independently associated with post-operative mortality, AKI, infection, stroke, and prolonged ICU and hospital LOS. Serial platelet monitoring may help identify patients at higher risk of post-operative complications. Further studies investigating strategies to reduce post-operative thrombocytopenia, including reducing CPB time, are needed.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - December 7, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Analysis of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma During Ascending and Transverse Aortic Arch Surgery ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ADULT CARDIAC
Conclusions The utilization of aPRP was associated with a reduction in allogeneic blood transfusions as well as a decrease in early postoperative morbidity during repairs of the ascending and transverse arch aorta using PHCA.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zhou, S.-F., Estrera, A. L., Miller, C. C., Ignacio, C., Panthayi, S., Loubser, P., Sagun, D. L., Sheinbaum, R., Safi, H. J. Tags: Cardiac - pharmacology, Great vessels ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research

Early and Long-Term Mortality in 536 Patients After the Cox-Maze III Procedure: A National Registry-Based Study ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ADULT CARDIAC
Conclusions Registry-based follow-up showed low early and long-term cardiovascular mortality and no stroke-related mortality. This is important baseline information when evaluating current surgical and nonsurgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Albage, A., Jideus, L., Stahle, E., Johansson, B., Berglin, E. Tags: Electrophysiology - arrhythmias ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research

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