Edward Savage

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Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction

April 20, 2024 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor
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Albumin Infusion and Blood Loss after Cardiac Surgery

April 28, 2023 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This double-blind, randomized study compared albumin to Ringer’s acetate for volume resuscitation. The results showed that the group that was perioperatively administered albumin had a greater blood loss and higher...

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ERAS Recorded Webinar: “Controversies in Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery”

April 25, 2022 | Daniel Engelman…

On April 22, 2022, ERAS and CTSNet collaborated to bring you this is a dynamic, one-hour interactive session with leading ERAS experts who discussed three current controversies in enhanced recovery...

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Root Dilatation Is More Malignant Than Ascending Aortic Dilation

September 12, 2021 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

The Yale database of 1162 patients with ascending aortic aneurysms was queried. Analysis suggested root dilatation was more significant in predicting adverse events than mid -ascending aortic dilatation, with short...

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Management of Antithrombotic Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndromes

April 9, 2021 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This review nicely summarizes the recommendations for antithrombotic therapy in the setting of acute coronary syndromes. In a section relevant to cardiac surgeons, they suggest that patients who undergo CABG...

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Infective Endocarditis and Neurologic Events: Indications and Timing for Surgical Interventions

December 13, 2020 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This is brief informative review that aids in decision making and provides criteria for early surgery for infective endocarditis in the setting of a neurologic event.

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Quality Measure Development and Associated Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

May 3, 2020 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This is a research letter the looks at the investment that CMS has made in developing quality measures. It points out the limited value of many of them and discusses...

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Outcomes of Second Arterial Conduits in Patients Undergoing Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

October 29, 2019 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This article reviews real-life outcomes of 42,714 patients undergoing coronary bypass grafting from 2005 to 2012. After adjusting for the differences in the populations, the patients who received multiple arterial...

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Transcatheter or Surgical Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in Elderly Patients: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis

October 6, 2019 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

The authors address appropriate use of the transcatheter clip to treat degenerative mitral regurgitation in elderly low to moderate risk patients. Their analysis shows that the transcatheter approach had slightly...

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Skeletonisation Contributing to a Reduction of Sternal Wound Complications: a Retrospective Study in OPCAB Patients

September 18, 2019 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This is a retrospective study in OPCAB patients comparing patients who received skeletonized versus nonskeletonized SIMA and BIMA grafts. They reported patients with any sternal wound complication including redness or...

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CABG Improves Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: 10-Year Follow-Up of the STICH Trial

September 14, 2019 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This study reports ten year outcomes of the STICH trial. Comparing CABG to medical therapy groups, the authors note that CABG reduced all cause, cardiovascular, and heart failure hospitalizations. This...

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Multiple Versus Single Arterial Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery for Multivessel Disease

September 2, 2019 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

The authors reviewed the New York State database. Patients with single arterial grafts were compared to those with multiple arterial grafts. Propensity matching was performed based on 38 baseline characteristics....

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Five-Year Outcome After Off-Pump or On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients

February 9, 2019 | Edward SavageBronze Contributor

This article concludes that five-year survival and morbidity rates in patients over 75 years of age did not differ between off-pump and on-pump groups. The main determinant of poorer long...

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