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Sixth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report
CONCLUSIONS: This Sixth Pedimacs Report demonstrates the continued evolution of the pediatric field. The complexity of cardiac physiologies and anatomical constraint mandates the need for multiple types of devices utilized (PC, PP, IC). Detailed analyses of each device type in this report provide valuable information to further advance the care of this challenging and vulnerable population.PMID:36402175 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.042
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - November 19, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Iki Adachi David M Peng Seth A Hollander Kathleen E Simpson Ryan R Davies Jeffrey P Jacobs Christina J VanderPluym Francis Fynn-Thompson Dennis A Wells Sabrina P Law Shahnawaz Amdani Ryan Cantor Devin Koehl James K Kirklin David L S Morales Joseph W Rossa Source Type: research

Twelfth Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Report: Readmissions after LVAD
Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan 7:S0003-4975(22)00007-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.011. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe twelfth annual report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Intermacs) highlights outcomes for 26,688 continuous-flow LVAD patients over the past decade (2011-2020). In 2020, we observed the largest drop in yearly LVAD implant volumes since the registry's inception, which reflects the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac surgical volumes in the United States. The 2018 heart transplant allocation policy change in the U.S. ...
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 10, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Palak Shah Melana Yuzefpolskaya Gavin W Hickey Khadijah Breathett Omar Wever-Pinzon Van Khue-Ton William Hiesinger Devin Koehl James K Kirklin Ryan S Cantor Jeffrey P Jacobs Robert H Habib Francis D Pagani Daniel J Goldstein Source Type: research

Consensus statement: Hemostasis trial outcomes in cardiac surgery/mechanical support
CONCLUSIONS: The proposed composite risk scores could impact design of upcoming clinical trials and enable comparability of future investigations. Harmonizing and disseminating global consensus definitions and management guidelines can also reduce patient heterogeneity that would confound standardized primary outcomes in future research.PMID:34826386 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.080
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - November 26, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jerrold H Levy David Faraoni Christopher S Almond Lisa Baumann-Kreuziger Melania M Bembea Jean M Connors Heidi J Dalton Ryan Davies Larry J Dumont Massimo Griselli Keyvan Karkouti M Patricia Massicotte Jun Teruya Ravi R Thiagarajan Philip C Spinella Marie Source Type: research

Fifth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report
CONCLUSIONS: This Fifth Pedimacs Report demonstrates the continued robust growth of VADs in the pediatric community, now with over 1000 patients reported to the registry. The multiple available device types (PC, PP, IC) serve different populations with different pre-VAD risk profiles, which may account for differences in survival and AE between device types.PMID:34648810 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.001
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 14, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Joseph W Rossano Christina J VanderPluym David M Peng Seth A Hollander Katsuhide Maeda Iki Adachi Ryan R Davies Kathleen E Simpson Francis Fynn-Thompson Jennifer Conway Sabrina P Law Ryan Cantor Devin Koehl Jeffrey P Jacobs Shahnawaz Amdani James K Kirkli Source Type: research

Aortic Annular Enlargement in the Elderly: Short and Long-Term Outcomes in the United States.
CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest annular enlargement during SAVR is associated with increased short-term risk in a Medicare population. Survival curves crossed after three years, which may portend a benefit in select patients. However, annular enlargement is still only done in the minority of patients who are at risk for PPM. PMID: 33421392 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 6, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mehaffey JH, Hawkins RB, Wegermann ZK, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Fallon JM, Brennan JM, Thourani VH, Badhwar V, Ailawadi G Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

The Buffalo Trunk Technique for Aortic Arch Reconstruction.
CONCLUSIONS: The benefits of a hybrid approach to the frozen elephant trunk can be attained without the complex industry available technology as presented by our technique, the Buffalo Trunk. Evolution of this approach has facilitated shorter circulatory arrest time, and subsequently overall decreased operative times without compromising outcomes. PMID: 30981849 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 10, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Bergeron E, Pal J, Cleveland JC, Fullerton D, Reece TB 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