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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database Annual Report: Evolving Indications, Outcomes, and Scientific Partnerships.
CONCLUSIONS: With the evolution of MCS, patient phenotype and outcomes are also changing over time. CF LVAD support is increasingly being used in the less ill patient phenotype and more patients are supported for destination therapy. Mean survival is now approaching 5 years, but adverse events, especially neurologic events, continue to have a detrimental impact on the success of CF LVAD support. PMID: 30691584 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 31, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kormos RL, Cowger J, Pagani FD, Teuteberg JJ, Goldstein DJ, Jacobs JP, Higgins RS, Stevenson LW, Stehlik J, Atluri P, Grady KL, Kirklin JK Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database Annual Report: Evolving Indications, Outcomes, and Scientific Partnerships
ConclusionsWith the evolution of MCS, patient phenotype and outcomes are also changing over time. CF LVAD support is increasingly being used in the less ill patient phenotype and more patients are supported for destination therapy. Mean survival is now approaching 5 years, but adverse events, especially neurologic events, continue to have a detrimental impact on the success of CF LVAD support.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 26, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

What is the best approach in a patient with a failed aortic bioprosthetic valve: transcatheter aortic valve replacement or redo aortic valve replacement?
A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve replacement (viv-TAVR) or redo aortic valve replacement (rAVR) is the best strategy in a patient with a degenerative bioprosthetic aortic valve. Altogether, 162 papers were found using the reported search, of which 12 represented the best evidence to answer the question. The authors, journal, date, country of publication, patient group, study type, outcomes and results of papers are tabulated. The results of the studies provided interesting results. All the studies ...
Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - May 28, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tourmousoglou, C., Rao, V., Lalos, S., Dougenis, D. Tags: Lung - cancer, Trachea and bronchi, Congestive Heart Failure, Transplantation - heart, Valve disease, Vascular malformations Adult Cardiac Source Type: research