Benjamin Bidstrup

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Antithrombotic Treatment After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

October 11, 2019 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This timely review examines the use of single and mutiple agents to decrease saphenous graft failure after CABG. These are difficult and expensive studies to perform, requiring repeat imaging after surgery, a procedure patients are...

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Outcomes Following Surgical Revascularization With Single Versus Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arterial Grafts in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights From the EXCEL Trial

November 30, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

The EXCEL is one of several prospective studies that examine the use of single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafts for myocardial revascularization (in this case, compared with percutaneous...

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The Jury Is Still Out on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries in Coronary Surgery

November 30, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

Once again, analyses of studies that are ostensibly well-designed randomized controlled trials have limitations that do not answer the question at hand: are two-arterial CABGs better than one? This editorial...

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Non-Invasive Administration of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Its Hemodynamic Effects in Patients With Acute Right Ventricular Dysfunction

August 9, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This study shows the use of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) via noninvasive means (nasal prongs or high flow nasal cannulae) is an effective method for reduction of PV resistance. With...

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Impact of Intubation Time on Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial

August 9, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This is a further report from the extensive dataset of the STICH Trial. This examines the impact of immediate postoperative events (length of time of intubation) on short- and long-term...

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Economic Burden of Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

August 9, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This is a look at the costs related to surgical site infections (SSI), as defined by CDC. They show the impact on the monetary costs as well as length of...

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Urinary Biomarkers Predict Advanced Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiovascular Surgery

May 9, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

The authors have used a number of novel kidney related biomarkers to improve the identification of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and its likely progression. This is an important...

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Aortic Valve Reoperation Following Stentless Bioprosthesis: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes

April 10, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This is a retrospective review of 143 patients requiring reoperation after an initial AVR with a Freestyle® stentless bioprosthesis. Valve survival was 10.4 years for those with structural valve deterioration,...

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Dynamic Patient-Specific Three-Dimensional Simulation of Mitral Repair: Can We Practice Mitral Repair Preoperatively?

March 23, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This article examines an interesting concept for preparing for mitral repair. This may have useful assistance in complex valve repairs and in the early stages of training of young surgeons.

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Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients Aged 65 Years or Younger: Long-Term Outcomes With the Carpentier–Edwards PERIMOUNT Pericardial Valve

February 15, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This report provides long-term outcome data on the Perimount valve implanted in the mitral position in patients 65 years of age or less. The expected valve durability was 14.2 years,...

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Prognosis of Adult Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients With Different Morphological Types After Surgical Myectomy

February 15, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This represent a large series of patients with HOCM who were treated surgically. The study provides prognostic data based on the morphology of the HOCM, which was divided into basal...

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Survival and Cardiovascular Outcomes of Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

September 9, 2017 | Benjamin Bidstrup

The authors have concluded from a meta-analysis of over 45,000 patients, mitral regurgitation in the presence of LV dysfunction (either ischaemic cardiomyopathy or idiopathic causes) is, not surprisingly, associated with...

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Single-centre Experience With the Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique in 251 Patients Over 15 Years

August 1, 2017 | Benjamin Bidstrup

The authors present an extensive experience with the Frozen Elephant Trunk procedure for aortic pathology of varying types. They provide useful tips for each type. The results justify the techniques....

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