Adult Cardiac Literature Watch - First Quarter 2007

Clinical and economic impact of stress echocardiography compared with exercise electrocardiography in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but negative troponin: a prospective randomized controlled study.
Jeetley P, Burden L, Stoykova B, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007;28:204-11.

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Use of gelatin powder added to rifamycin versus bone wax in sternal wound hemostasis after cardiac surgery.
Ragusa R, Faggian G, Rungatscher A, Cugola D, Marcon A, Mazzucco A.
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:52-55

Mortality associated with aprotinin during 5 years following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Mangano DT,  Miao Y, Vuylsteke A, et al.
JAMA 2007;297:471-79.

Prevalence of persistent platelet reactivity despite use of aspirin: a systematic review.
Hovens MM, Snoep JD, Eikenboom JC, et al.
American Heart J 2007;153:175-81.

Perioperative ß-blockers for preventing surgery-related mortality and morbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wiesbauer F, Schlager O, Domanovits H, et al.
Anesth Analg 2007;104:27-41.

Recent metformin ingestion does not increase in-hospital morbidity or mortality after cardiac surgery.
Duncan AI, Koch CG, Xu M, et al.
Anesth Analg 2007;104:42-50.

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Outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention in hospitals with and without on-site cardiac surgery standby.
Carlsson J, James SN, Ståhle E, Höfer S, and Lagerqvist B.
Heart 2007;93:335-338.

Implantation of paclitaxel-eluting stents in saphenous vein grafts: clinical and angiographic follow-up results from a multicentre study.
Hoffmann R, Pohl T, Köster R, Blindt R, Boeckstegers P, and Heitzer T.
Heart 2007;93:331-334.

Five-year outcomes after stenting of unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis in patients with normal left ventricular function.
Lee BK, Hong MK, Lee CL, et al.
Intl J Cardiol 2007;115:208-13.

Cognitive and cardiac outcomes 5 years after off-pump vs on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
van Dijk D, Spoor M, Hijman M, et al.
JAMA 2007;297:701-08.

Coronary artery bypass surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent implantation in patients with multivessel coronary disease.
Yang ZK, Shen WF, Zhang RY, et al
J Interven Cardiol 2007;20:10–16.

Five-year follow-up of the medicine, angioplasty, or surgery study (MASS II): a randomized controlled clinical trial of 3 therapeutic strategies for multivessel coronary artery disease.
Hueb W, Lopes NH, Gersh BJ, et al.
Circulation 2007;115:1082-89.

Impact of patient and target-vessel characteristics on arterial and venous bypass graft patency: insight from a randomized trial.
Desai ND, Naylor CD, Kiss A, et al.
Circulation 2007;115:684-691.

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Perioperative differences between endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic diseases.
Feezor RJ, Huber TS, Martin TD, et al.
J Vasc Surg 2007;45:86-89.

Carotid artery stenting in octogenarians: results from the ALKK carotid artery stent (CAS) registry.
Zahn R, Ischinger T, Hochadel M, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007;28:370-75.

Embolic and bleeding events after modified Bentall procedure in selected patients.
Radu NC, Kirsch EWM, Hillion ML, Lagneau F, Drouet L, and Loisance D.
Heart 2007;93:107-112.

Magnetic resonance angiography and neuromonitoring to assess spinal cord blood supply in thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.
Nijenhuis RJ, Jacobs MJ, Schurink GW, Kessels AGH, van Engelshoven JMA, Backes WH.
J Vasc Surg 2007;45:71-78.

Influence of concomitant coronary artery bypass graft on outcome of surgery of the ascending aorta/arch.
Narayan P, Rogers CA, Caputo M,  Angelini GD, and Bryan AJ.
Heart 2007;93:232-237.

Effects of perioperative nesiritide in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery: the NAPA trial.
Mentzer RM Jr, Oz MC, Sladen RN, et al.
J Am Coll Card 2007;49:716-26.

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Myocardial Infarction:

Temporal trends in mortality of patients with diabetes mellitus suffering acute myocardial infarction: a comparison of over 3000 patients between 1995 and 2003.
Cubbon RM, Wheatcroft SB, Grant PJ, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007;28:540-45.

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Impact of obesity on outcome and changes in quality of life after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Järvinen O, Julkunen J, Tarkka MR.
World J Surg 2007;31:318-25.

Effect of functional health-related quality of life on long-term survival after cardiac surgery.
Koch CG, Li L, Lauer M, et al.
Circulation 2007;115:692-99.

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Severe left ventricular hypertrophy 1 year after transplant predicts mortality in cardiac transplant recipients.
Goodroe R, Bonnema DD, Lunsford S, et al.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2007;26:145-51.

Calcineurin inhibitor–free immunosuppression using everolimus (Certican) in maintenance heart transplant recipients: 6 months’ follow-up.
Rothenburger M, Teerling E, Bruch C, et al.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2007;26:250-57.

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Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease: the task force on the Management of valvular heart disease of the european society of cardiology.
Vahanian A, Baumgartner H, Bax J, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007;28:230-68.

Impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch on survival after mitral valve replacement.
Magne J, Mathieu P, Dumesnil JG, et al.
Circulation 2007;115:1417-25.

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