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Aortic Valve Replacement in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: Current and Potential Roles of TAVR.
CONCLUSIONS: TAVR is increasingly used for adults <55 years. Given the uniformly excellent results with SAVR, including both mortality and morbidity - particularly regarding stroke, our data favor SAVR in this population, but a prospective trial is needed. Ongoing efforts to harmonize variables and outcomes definitions between the ACSD and CHSD are valuable. PMID: 32768428 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 4, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nelson J, Maul T, Wearden P, Najm HK, Baloglu O, Johnston D, Karamlou T Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Surgical outcomes in Behcet's disease patients with severe aortic regurgitation.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that mechanical root replacement combined with a low post-operative C-reactive protein level maintained through adjunctive immunomodulation therapy may lead to optimal surgical outcomes in Behcet's disease associated with severe aortic regurgitation. PMID: 30315793 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 10, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ghang B, Kim JB, Jung SH, Chung CH, Lee JW, Song JM, Kang DH, Kim DH, Kim J, Yoo B, Choo SJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Repair of Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Mycotic Aneurysms and Infected Aortic Grafts Using Allograft.
CONCLUSIONS: Radical resection and in-situ reconstruction with CPA avoids placing prosthetic material in an infected field and provides good early and mid-term outcomes. However, early postoperative imaging is necessary given the risk of pseudoaneurysm formation. PMID: 29777669 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 16, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Corvera JS, Blitzer D, Copeland H, Murphy D, Hess PJ, Pillai ST, Fehrenbacher JW Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

The Effect of Institutional Volume on Complications and Their Impact on Mortality After Pediatric Heart Transplantation.
CONCLUSIONS: No association was observed between institutional volume and adjusted or unadjusted long-term survival. High-volume institutions have a significantly lower rate of postoperative complications after pediatric OHT. This association does not correlate with increased subsequent mortality in low-volume institutions. Given these findings, strategies integral to the allocation of allografts in adult transplantation, such as regionalization of care, may not be as relevant to pediatric OHT. PMID: 26298167 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 19, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lui C, Grimm JC, Magruder JT, Dungan SP, Spinner JA, Do N, Nelson KL, Cameron DE, Vricella LA, Jacobs ML Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research