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Is There an Ideal Age or Weight for the Warden Procedure in Patients With Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return?

October 9, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

The Warden procedure is a common surgical method for repairing partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR), but it may be complicated by cavoatrial anastomosis obstruction. A retrospective analysis of 136 patients at Bambino Gesù Children’s...

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Mortality and Reintervention After Robotic Mitral Repair in the United States

February 19, 2026 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This study utilized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid database to compare late mortality and reintervention rates between robotic and nonrobotic mitral repair in the United States, involving 26,524 isolated...

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CTSNet Summarized—Top JANS Articles of 2025

December 31, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

Throughout the past year, CTSNet JANS editors have excelled in curating important and engaging cardiothoracic surgery journal articles and news. They have highlighted critical topics, including the first fully robotic...

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CTSNet Summarized—Top Congenital and Thoracic Procedure Videos of 2025

December 30, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This year, videos related to thoracic and congenital surgery on CTSNet showcased a diverse range of procedures, from step-by-step pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic disease to the Ross procedure using...

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CTSNet Summarized—Top Cardiac Procedure Videos of 2025

December 25, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This year showcased an impressive variety of innovative clinical videos in cardiac surgery. The most popular videos covered a range of cardiac procedures, from robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary bypass...

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The impact of bird-beak configuration on aortic remodeling of distal arch pathology after thoracic endovascular aortic repair with the Zenith Pro-Form TX2 thoracic endograft

January 7, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

The authors reviewed their experience with the stainless steel-based graft – Zenith Pro-Form TX2 stent grafts (Cook Medical, Bloomington) – in treating aoertic pathology involving the distal arch. They compared...

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Functional Restoration of Diaphragmatic Paralysis: An Evaluation of Phrenic Nerve Reconstruction

January 7, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

Unilateral diaphragm dysfunction can result from phrenic nerve injury and often results in respiratory symptoms. This study evaluated 92 pts for the presence of residual nerve activity and assigned them...

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Transfusion of 1 and 2 Units of Red Blood Cells Is Associated With Increased Morbidity and Mortality

January 7, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

The effect of blood transfusion (Tx; 1-2 units only) on mortality after isolated CABG was evaluated in nearly 17,000 pts in Michigan. Operative mortality was 0.5% for no Tx and...

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Impact of Failed Mitral Clipping on Subsequent Mitral Valve Operations

January 7, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

The outcomes of failed mitral clipping were evaluated in 19 pts. Surgical risk score increased significantly between the time of clipping and subsequent remedial surgery. Severe valve tissue damage as...

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Transapical Versus Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation: A Multicenter Collaborative Study

January 7, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

A multivariable analysis was performed on data from 4 European centers for outcomes comparing trans-apical (TA; 10%) and transfemoral (TF; 90%) AVI. TA-AVI pts had higher predicted risk and more...

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Genetic variation in interleukin-17 receptor A is functionally associated with chronic rejection after lung transplantation

January 7, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

The aim of this genetic study conducted on a large lung transplant population is to demonstrate the relationship between some genetic variants of IL-17 and IL-23 and the risk of...

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Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Impact on Late Clinical Outcomes and Left Ventricular Function

January 5, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This is a multicentre retrospective study of 1556 patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with self expandable valves (SEV) and balloon expandable valves (BEV), evaluating the effect of permanent...

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The differences and similarities between intramural hematoma of the descending aorta and acute type B dissection

January 3, 2014 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This retrospective analysis compares outcomes in patients with aortic intramural hematoma type B (IMHB) to those with type B aortic dissection (ABAD) in patients enrolled in the International Registry of...

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