In this discussion filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, two surgeons present their experience using sutureless aortic valves.
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Cardiac
September 25, 2017
The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was queried for aortic valve replacements conducted between 2003 and 2014. The data on a total of 166,809 patients (37% female) were analyzed with respect to outcomes in men vs. women. Hospital mortality was 40% higher in women than men (5.6% v.
September 25, 2017
NHS surgeon, 52, who earned £125,000 a year is sacked after blowing the whistle on shocking hospital malpractice - and now works as an Uber driver.
September 25, 2017
The authors conducted a double-blinded prospective, randomized clinical trial in 249 patients >60 years of age who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass to assess whether interventions based on cerebral oximetry would decrease the incidence of postoperative delirium. Two groups were compared: The control group, in which the resul
September 22, 2017
The recently-formed group Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS) held its inaugural symposium on April 29, 2017. The session featured a consortium of forward-thinking leaders in cardiac surgery, who joined together to address the need to standardize best practices in cardiac surgery.
September 21, 2017
John Puskas of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States, discusses the evidence for using arterial grafts in coronary bypass surgery.
September 21, 2017
Duerr and colleagues describe the experimental development of a mitral anuloplasty ring, which should facilitate later transcatheter valve-in-ring implantation. Two accompanying videos demonstrate valve expansion and implantation within the ring.
September 19, 2017
The authors queried the UNOS heart transplantation database to determine if LVAD device-related complications (DRCs) were associated with worse postoperative graft survival. The 5 categories of DRCs were as follows: device thrombosis, infection, device malfunction, life-threatening arrhythmias, and others.
September 17, 2017
In this study the authors randomized 142 patients within two separate treatment arms: (1) Patients undergoing on-pump CABG were randomized to either a single- vs.
September 14, 2017
The actor, who also starred in Goodfellas, passed away at a New Jersey hospital on Wednesday while undergoing surgery.