Adult Cardiac Literature Watch - Fourth Quarter 2006

A comparison of bilateral with single internal mammary artery grafts on postoperative mediastinal drainage and transfusion requirement.
Berroeta C, Benbara A, Provenchere S, et al.
Anes Analg 2006;103:1380-85.

A multicenter randomized study of the efficacy of transfusions with platelets stored in platelet additive solution II versus plasma.
Kerkhoffs JH, Eikenboom JC, Schipperus MS, et al.
Blood 2006;108:3210-15.

Gender imbalance and risk factor interactions in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, Sigouin CS, Kohlmann T, Eichler P, Greinacher A.
Blood 2006;108:2937-41.

Long-term outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention vs prehospital and in-hospital thrombolysis for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Stenestrand U, Lindbäck J, Wallentin L for the RIKS-HIA Registry.
JAMA 2006;296:1749-56.

Value of platelet reactivity in predicting response to treatment and clinical outcome in patients undergoing primary coronary intervention: insights into the STRATEGY study.
Campo G, Valgimigli M, Gemmati D et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:2178-85.

High-dose aprotinin in cardiac surgery: is high-dose high enough? An analysis of 8281 cardiac surgical patients treated with aprotinin.
Dietrich W, Busley R, Kriner M.
Anesth Analg 2006;103:1074-81.

Effects of levosimendan versus dobutamine on pressure load-induced right ventricular failure.
Kerbaul F, Rondelet B, Demester J, et al.
Crit Care Med 2006;34:2814-19.

Protective effects of erythropoietin in cardiac ischemia: from bench to bedside.
Lipsic E, Schoemaker RG, van der Meer P, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:2161-67

None selected this quarter.

Serologic markers of brain injury and cognitive function after cardiopulmonary bypass.
Ramlawi B, Rudolph JL, Mieno S, et al.
Ann Surg 2006;244:593-601.

Late clinical events after clopidogrel discontinuation may limit the benefit of drug-eluting stents: an observational study of drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents.
Pfisterer M, Rocca H, Buser P, et al for the BASKET-LATE Investigators.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:2584-91.

Current patterns of infective endocarditis in congenital heart disease.
Filippo S, Delahaye F, Semiond B, et al.
Heart 2006;92:1490-95.

Nonemergent coronary angioplasty without on-site surgical backup: A randomized study evaluating outcomes in low-risk patients.
Melberg T, Nilsen DWT, Larsen A, et al.
Am Heart J 2006;152:888-95.

Outcomes in off-pump vs. on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting stratified by pre-operative risk profile: an assessment using propensity score.
Ferreira-González IJ, Ribera A, Cascant P, Permanyer-Miralda G.
Eur Heart J 2006;27:2473-80.

Early outcomes in the elderly: a meta-analysis of 4921 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting—comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques.
Panesar S, Athanasiou T, Nair S, et al.
Heart 2006;92:1808-16.

Interventions for prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation and its complications after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.
Burgess DC, Kilborn MJ, Keech AC.
Eur Heart J 2006; 27:2846-57.

Pulmonary vein total occlusion following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: clinical implications after long-term follow-up.
Biase L, Fahmy T, Wazni O, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:2493-99.

Long-term survival in patients presenting with type B acute aortic dissection: insights from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection.
Tsai TT, Fattori R, Trimarchi S, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:2226-31.

Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection: increasing prevalence and improved outcomes reported in a nationwide population-based study of more than 14,000 cases from 1987 to 2002.
Olsson C, Thelin S, Ståhle E,  Ekbom A, Granath F.
Circulation. 2006;114:2611-18.

None selected this quarter.

None selected this quarter.

Sustained effect of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell injection in patients with refractory angina pectoris and chronic myocardial ischemia: Twelve-month follow-up results.
Beeres SLMA, Bax JJ, Dibbets-Schneider P, et al.
Am Heart J 2006; 152: 684.e11-e16.

The cardiovascular tissue-reactor: a novel device for the engineering of heart valves.
Karim N, Golz K, Bader A.
Artif Organs 2006;30:809-14.

Remote ischaemic preconditioning protects against cardiopulmonary bypass-induced tissue injury: a preclinical study.
Kharbanda RK, Li J, Konstantinov IE, et al.
Heart 2006;92:1506-1511.

None selected this quarter.

Relationship between postoperative cardiac troponin I levels and outcome of cardiac surgery.
Croal BL, Hillis GS, Gibson PH, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:1468-75.

Comparisons of cardiac surgery outcomes in Jehovah’s versus non-Jehovah’s witnesses.
Stamou SC,White T, Barnett S, Boyce SW, Corso PJ, Lefrak EA.
Am J Cardiol 2006;98:1223-25.

Contemporary impact of state certificate-of-need regulations for cardiac surgery: an analysis using the society of thoracic surgeons’ national cardiac surgery database.
DiSesa VJ, O’Brien SM, Welke KF, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:2122-29.

Bedside tool for predicting the risk of postoperative dialysis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Mehta RH, Grab JD, O’Brien SM, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:2208-16

Randomized trial of atorvastatin for reduction of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: results of the ARMYDA-3 (Atorvastatin for Reduction of MYocardial Dysrhythmia After cardiac surgery) study.
Patti G, Chello M, Candura D, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:1455-61.

Prevention of nosocomial infection in cardiac surgery by decontamination of the nasopharynx and oropharynx with chlorhexidine gluconate: a randomized controlled trial.
Segers P, Speekenbrink R, Ubbink D, et al.
JAMA 2006;296:2460-66.

Survival after heart transplantation is not diminished among recipients with uncomplicated diabetes mellitus: an analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database.
Russo MJ, Chen JM,  Hong KN, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:2280-87.

None selected this quarter.

The impact of gender on in-hospital mortality and morbidity after isolated aortic valve replacement.
Duncan AI, Lin J, Koch CG, Gillinov AM, Xu, M, Starr N.
Anesth Analg 2006;103:800-8.

Percutaneous implantation of the CoreValve self-expanding valve prosthesis in high-risk patients with aortic valve disease: the Siegburg first-in-man study.
Grube E, Laborde JC, Gerckens U, et al.
Circulation. 2006;114:1616-24.

Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for conservatively and surgically treated patients with aortic valve stenosis.
Weber M, Hausen M, Arnold R, et al.
Heart 2006;92:1639-44.

The effects of perioperative β-blockade: Results of the Metoprolol after Vascular Surgery (MaVS) study, a randomized controlled trial.
Yang H , Raymer K, Butler R, Parlow J and Tech RRM.
Am Heart J 2006;152:983-90.

Stent-graft versus open-surgical repair of the thoracic aorta: Mid-term results.
Stone D, Brewster D, Kwolek C, et al.
J Vasc Surg 2006;44:1188-97.

Hybrid approach to complex thoracic aortic aneurysms in high-risk patients: Surgical challenges and clinical outcomes.
Zhou W, Reardon M, Peden E, Lin PH, Lumsden AB.
J Vasc Surg 2006;44:688-93.