Arie Blitz

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Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

August 9, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors in this study performed a post-hoc analysis of the coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) cohort in the multicenter randomized EXCEL trial, comparing patients undergoing on-pump versus off-pump procedures for left main disease. Of...

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Surgery Does Not Improve Survival in Patients With Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

August 9, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Retrospectively using a longitudinal echocardiography database, the authors analyzed the data of 3,276 patients with isolated severe tricuspids regurgitation (TR) from 2001 through 2016. Of these patients, 5% underwent tricuspid...

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No Racial Disparities In Surgical Care Quality Observed After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In TRICARE Patients

August 7, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors in this study ask—given the known racial disparities in the US healthcare system—what happens in a universal insurance program like TRICARE in terms of quality of care after...

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Antibody-Based Ticagrelor Reversal Agent in Healthy Volunteers

May 14, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Ticagrelor (Brilinta), an oral P2Y12 inhibitor, is an agent used in combination with aspirin for dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary interventions. It’s antiplatelet function cannot be reversed by platelet transfusion....

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Right Ventricular Function is Reduced During Cardiac Surgery Independent of Procedural Characteristics, Reoperative Status, or Pericardiotomy

April 29, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors prospectively analyzed right ventricular (RV) function in 109 patients undergoing a broad range of cardiac surgeries. RV function was assessed at several time points by evaluating TAPSE and...

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Heart and Lung Transplants From HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients

April 28, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors of this single-center open-label pilot trial evaluated the intermediate-term outcomes of patients undergoing either heart (n=8) or lung (n=36) transplantation from donors that had evidence of active hepatitis...

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Thrombelastography-Directed Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: Impact on Postoperative Outcomes

April 28, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

This single-center study retrospectively analyzed the impact of the implementation of thromboelastography (TEG) on all cardiac procedures performed during 2-year intervals prior to and after TEG implementation. A total of...

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Elective Aortic Root Replacement in North America: Analysis of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

April 28, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors analyzed the STS database for elective aortic root replacement (with several important exclusions) to derive risk factors for mortality and morbidity. A total of 8,807 patients met inclusion...

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Prosthesis–Patient Mismatch in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

December 18, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors, using the STS/ACC TVT Registry, analyzed the the occurrence of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) in 62,215 patients enrolled between 2014 and 2017. They found that severe and moderate PPM...

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Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis at Intermediate Risk: Results From the PARTNER 2 Trial

December 18, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

This study analyzed the cost-effectiveness of TAVR versus SAVR in 3110 intermediate-risk aortic stenosis patients from the PARTNER-2 trial. Using a Markov model, the authors found that TAVR is economically...

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Functional Mitral Stenosis After Mitral Valve Repair for Type II Dysfunction: Determinants and Impacts on Long-Term Outcome

August 15, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors reviewed their experience with 602 patients who underwent mitral repair for type II mitral regurgitation. Mitral stenosis was defined as a mean transmitral pressure gradient (MTPG) of >...

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Battling the Chimaera: How Much Disclosure of Rare Risks Is Necessary?

August 3, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors debate how much information should be included in the informed consent, and they use the case of resistant Mycobacterium chimaera found in the LivaNova PLC Stockert 3T heater-cooler...

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African Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Care by a Cardiologist During an Intensive Care Unit Admission for Heart Failure

May 2, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Using the Premier healthcare database, the authors analyzed the data of over 100,000 adult patients admitted to an ICU in the U.S. with a primary diagnosis of heart failure from...

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