Vincent Q. Sier

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Comparison of RA and Saphenous Vein as the Third Conduit With BIMA in Coronary Bypass Surgery

September 24, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this 27-year single-center retrospective study, the authors compared radial artery (RA) vs saphenous vein graft (SVG) as the third conduit in patients receiving bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)....

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Effect of Evolocumab on Grafts Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

October 1, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This post hoc analysis of NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5 assessed the effects on of evolocumab on 1,275 saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), 514 internal mammary artery grafts, and 39 radial artery grafts by...

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Validation of Expected Objective Performance Indicators in Surgical Data Analysis

October 1, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This retrospective validation study compared conventional hard boundary objective performance indicators (OPIs) with probabilistic expected OPIs that model uncertainty in surgical step timing. Using 1,016 da Vinci Xi robotic cases...

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Comparison of RA and Saphenous Vein as the Third Conduit With BIMA in Coronary Bypass Surgery

September 24, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this 27-year single-center retrospective study, the authors compared radial artery (RA) vs saphenous vein graft (SVG) as the third conduit in patients receiving bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) for...

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Supra-Annular Perceval Bentall: From Concept to Patient

September 17, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This technical report describes the SUpra-annular PERceval Bentall (SUPERB), which utilized a Perceval Plus XL sutureless bovine pericardial valve inside a 28 mm Valsalva Dacron graft. Ex vivo testing involved...

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Maternal, Valvular and Foetal Outcomes of Pregnancy Following Aortic Valve Replacement 

May 13, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This 2026 meta-analysis pooled 13 studies, including 356 pregnancies in 251 women after aortic valve replacement (AVR). Pregnancy outcomes differed substantially by valve type. Mechanical prostheses carried the highest maternal...

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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Use and Outcomes After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

May 7, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors evaluated perioperative sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor use in 2,930 patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), with or without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG),...

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Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis at 10 Years

May 7, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors present the 10-year follow–up of the RECOVERY trial involving 145 asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis, comparing early surgical aortic valve replacement with conservative...

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Left Atrial Appendage Closure or Medical Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation

April 16, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors report the results of the randomized CLOSURE AF trial, which compared left atrial appendage closure with physician-directed best medical therapy in 888 high-risk patients with...

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Long-Term Thrombus-Free Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Via Magnetofluids

April 16, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors present a catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion approach using an injectable magnetofluid that solidifies in situ into a magnetogel, aiming to overcome peri-device leak and...

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The Excimer Laser Assisted Non-Occlusive Anastomosis (ELANA) Anastomotic System Surgical Technique to Construct Distal Anastomoses Using a Novel Device in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

April 2, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors describe the excimer laser assisted non-occlusive anastomosis (ELANA) anastomotic system for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a distal anastomotic connector that enables the construction of...

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Free vs In-Situ Right Internal Mammary Artery as a Conduit in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Meta-Analysis

March 26, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors performed a meta-analysis of 13 studies comprising 9,899 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients, comparing free right internal mammary artery (RIMA) (n = 3,095) vs...

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Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction After Left Main Revascularization: The EXCEL Trial

March 26, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this pre-specified analysis of the EXCEL trial, 1,882 patients with left main disease underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (n=952) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (n=930). At five years,...

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