Adult Cardiac Literature Watch - Fourth Quarter 2007

Safety and diagnostic accuracy of stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging vs exercise tolerance testing early after acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.
Greenwood JP, Younger JF, Ridgway JP, et al.
Heart 2007;93:1363-68.

64-Slice CT coronary angiography in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome.
Meijboom WB, Mollet NR, Van Mieghem CA, et al.
Heart 2007;93:1386-92.

Diagnostic performance of stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis.
Nandalur KR, Dwamena BA, Choudhri AF, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1343-53.

The effect of routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography on surgical management.
Minhaj M, Patel K, Muzic D, et al.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2007;21:800-804.

Continuous-flow cell saver reduces cognitive decline in elderly patients after coronary bypass surgery.
Djaiani G, Fedorko L, Borger MA, et al.
Circulation 2007;116:1888-95.

Bloodless cardiac surgery is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality.
Whitson BA, Huddleston SJ, Savik K, Shumway SJ.
J Card Surg 2007;22:373-78.

Impact of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery on systemic inflammation: current best available evidence.
Raja SG, Berg GA.
J Card Surg 2007;22:445-55.

Low-dose oral anticoagulation in patients with mechanical heart valve prostheses: final report from the early self-management anticoagulation trial II.
Koertke H, Zittermann A, Tenderich G, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007; 28:2479-84.

Effect of perindopril on large artery stiffness and aortic root diameter in patients with Marfan syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
Ahimastos AA, Aggarwal A, D’Orsa KM, et al.
JAMA 2007;298:1539-47.

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Gastrointestinal complications after coronary artery bypass grafting: a national study of morbidity and mortality predictors.
Rodriguez F, Nguyen TC, Galanko JA, Morton J.
J Am Coll Surg 2007;205:741-47.

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Clinical and angiographic correlates of short- and long-term mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
Mehta RH, Honeycutt E, Shaw LK, et al.
Am J Cardiol 2007;100:1538-42.

Prospective randomized comparison of coronary bypass grafting with minimal extracorporeal circulation system (MECC) versus off-pump coronary surgery.
Mazzei V, Nasso G, Salamone G, Castorino F, Tommasini A, Anselmi  A.
Circulation 2007;116:1761-67.

A comparison between coronary artery bypass grafting surgery and drug eluting stent for the treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery disease in elderly patients (aged 75 years).
Palmerini T, Barlocco F, Santarelli A, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007;28:2714-19.

Coronary artery pathology.
van der Wal AC.
Heart 2007;93:1484-89.

What is the patency of the short saphenous vein when used for coronary artery bypass grafting?
Jacob S, Kallikourdis A, El-Shafei H, Dunning J.
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:783-85.

Does bilateral internal thoracic artery harvest increase the risk of mediastinitis?
Toumpoulis IK, Theakos N, Dunning J.
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:787-91.

Prediction of atrial fibrillation via atrial electromechanical interval after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Roshanali F, Mandegar MH, Yousefnia MA, Rayatzadeh H, Alaeddini R, Amouzadeh F.
Circulation 2007;116:2012-17.

Surgical options for refractory ventricular tachycardia.
Bhavani SS, Tchou P, Saliba W, Gillinov AM.
J Card Surg 2007;22:533–34.

Abscess in infective endocarditis: The value of transesophageal echocardiography and outcome A 5-year study.
Hill EE, Herijgers P, Claus, Vanderschueren S, Peetermans WE, Herregods M.
Am Heart J 2007;154:923-28.

Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association: a guideline from the American Heart Association rheumatic fever, endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease committee, council on cardiovascular disease in the young, and the council on clinical cardiology, council on cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia, and the quality of care and outcomes research interdisciplinary working group.
Wilson W, Taubert KA, Gewitz M, et al.
Circulation 2007;116:1736-54.

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Combined Impella and intra-aortic balloon pump support to improve both ventricular unloading and coronary blood flow for myocardial recovery: an experimental study.
Sauren LDC, Accord RE, Hamzeh K. et al.
Artificial Organs 2007;31:839–42.

Hemodynamic and echocardiographic responses to acute interruption of left ventricular assist device support: relevance to assessment of myocardial recovery.
George RS, Yacoub MH, Tasca G, et al.
 J Heart Lung Transplant 2007;26:967-73.

Pulmonary function and inflammatory markers in patients undergoing coronary revascularisation with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Heijmans JSH, Liem KSAE, Damoiseaux GMC, Maessen JG, Roekaerts PMHK.
Anaesthesia 2007;62:1233-40.

Inflammatory activation during coronary artery surgery and its dose-dependent modulation by statin/ACE-inhibitor combination.
Radaelli A, Loardi C, Cazzaniga M, et al.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007;27:2750-55.

Natriuretic Peptides.
Daniels LB, Maisel AS.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:2357-68.

Myocardial Infarction:

Time to treatment in primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Nallamothu BK, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM.
N Engl J Med 2007;357:1631-38.

Surgery for cardiac valves and aortic root without cardioplegic arrest ("beating heart"): experience with a new method of myocardial perfusion.
Salerno TS, Panos AL, Tian G, et al.
J Card Surg 2007;22:459-64.

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Outcome in cardiac recipients of donor hearts with increased left ventricular wall thickness.
Kuppahally SS, Valantine HA, Weisshaar D, et al.
Am J Transplant 2007;7:2388–95.

Conversion to Sirolimus as primary immunosuppression attenuates the progression of allograft vasculopathy after cardiac transplantation.
Raichlin E, Bae JH, Khalpey Z, et al.
Circulation 2007;116:2726-33.

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Ventricular long-axis contraction as an earlier predictor of outcome in asymptomatic aortic regurgitation.
Paraskevaidis IA, Kyrzopoulos S, Farmakis D, et al.
Am J Cardiol 2007;100:1677-82.

Twenty-five–year experience with the Medtronic-Hall valve prosthesis in the aortic position: a follow-up cohort study of 816 consecutive patients.
Svennevig JL, Abdelnoor M, Nitter-Hauge S.
Circulation 2007;116:1795-1800.

Low-gradient aortic stenosis: impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch on survival.
Monin JL, Monchi M, Kirsch MEW, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007;28:2620-26.

Is a stentless aortic valve superior to conventional bioprosthetic valves for aortic valve replacement?
Kallikourdis A, Jacob S
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:665-72.

Aortic valve repair and root preservation by remodeling, reimplantation, and tailoring: technical aspects and early outcome.
Svensson LG, Deglurkar I, Ung J, et al.
J Card Surg 2007;22:473-79.

The development of prosthetic heart valves — lessons in form and function.
Chaikof EL.
N Engl J Med 2007;357:1368-71.