Vincent Q. Sier

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Late Results of the Ross Procedure

October 22, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This prospective single-surgeon series reports 30-year outcomes after the Ross procedure in 212 consecutive patients operated on between 1990 and 2004. The median age was 34 years; 108 patients underwent freestanding aortic root replacement, and...

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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Each Witness Now Decides Whether to Accept or Donate Main Blood Components

October 29, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

On September 18, 2026, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced that accepting red cells, white cells, plasma, or platelets from another person’s blood is now a matter of personal...

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Late Results of the Ross Procedure

October 22, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This prospective single-surgeon series reports 30-year outcomes after the Ross procedure in 212 consecutive patients operated on between 1990 and 2004. The median age was 34 years; 108 patients underwent...

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Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

October 15, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This international consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and World Heart Federation (WHF) updates myocardial infarction (MI) classification...

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Influence of LAD-Diagonal Stenosis on Long-Term Patency and Ischemic Events After CABG

October 8, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This single-center retrospective study evaluated whether stenosis in the intervening left anterior descending artery (iLAD), between the internal thoracic artery (ITA) anastomosis and diagonal bifurcation, affects ITA-LAD graft events after...

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Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block With Ropivacaine Versus Placebo for Opioid Exposure After Cardiac Surgery (EPOCH CardioLink-10): A Multicentre, Double-Blind, Randomised Trial

July 2, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In the EPOCH CardioLink-10 trial, 318 adults undergoing cardiac surgery via median sternotomy were included in a modified intention-to-treat analysis across four Canadian centers. Patients received bilateral superficial parasternal intercostal...

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In Vivo Base Editing of PCSK9 With VERVE-102 for Hypercholesterolemia

June 25, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors report interim results of Heart 2, a phase 1, open label, single ascending dose study of VERVE 102, a GalNAc lipid nanoparticle delivering mRNA for...

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Surgical Care for Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients: Insights From the Netherlands Heart Registration

June 25, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors report a nationwide study evaluating surgical mitral valve replacement (MVR) for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in all 16 Dutch cardiothoracic centers between 2017 and 2023....

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Aortic Homografts for Native and Prosthetic Aortic Valve and Root Endocarditis: Results From the EUropean REgistry of Cryopreserved Aortic Homografts EURECAH

June 18, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors report early and long-term outcomes of cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex native and prosthetic aortic valve or root infective endocarditis in the EUropean REgistry of...

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Financial Burden of Postoperative Adverse Events Following Lobectomy: Cost Analysis From 10 High-Volume Canadian Hospitals

June 18, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors quantify the financial burden of postoperative adverse events after lobectomy for lung cancer across 10 high-volume Canadian hospitals. Using data from 2017 to 2022, including...

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Efficacy of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Three Months Versus 12 months After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Multicentre, Double Blinded, Randomised Controlled Trial

June 11, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article regarding the outcomes of the timing of platelet inhibition after coronary artery bypass grafting (TOP-CABG trial), the authors tested whether three months of ticagrelor-based dual antiplatelet therapy...

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Risk of Sternal Wound Infection in Bilateral Skeletonized Internal Thoracic Artery in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

June 4, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors evaluated whether skeletonized bilateral internal mammary artery grafting increases sternal wound infection after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In a single-center retrospective cohort from...

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Mechanical Load Inhibits Cancer Growth in Mouse and Human Hearts

June 4, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors explored why cardiac metastases remain rare despite continuous coronary perfusion. In a mouse heterotopic heart transplantation model, lung adenocarcinoma cells showed limited growth in mechanically...

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