Massimo Caputo of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago discusses his experience as a CTSNet contributor. Dr. Caputo has contributed four videos on congenital heart surgery to CTSNet’s educational resources.
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Cardiac
October 1, 2014
This study assessed risk factors, frequency, and timing associated with readmission after cardiac surgery using data for 5,158 pts from 10 participating centers. The overall readmission rate was 19%, and was highest for combined CABG and valve operations. Readmissions were more common in the first 30 days after discharge (80% of total), and were mo
September 30, 2014
The New York State database was used to perform a retrospective analysis of outcomes for isolated AVR comparing bioprosthetic to mechanical valves. Propensity matching was used to create 1001 patient pairs. Survival and stroke rates were similar between the groups at an average of 10.8 years follow-up. The cumulative incidence of reoperation was
September 30, 2014
Paul Modi of the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital discusses his experience establishing a minimally invasive mitral valve repair program, and shares tips for fellow surgeons interested in setting up minimally invasive surgical programs.
September 29, 2014
This randomized double-blind multicenter study involving 667 pts evaluated the utility of IV fenoldopam in reducing the rate of renal replacement therapy for patients undergoing cardiac surgery who exhibit postoperative acute kidney injury. Fenoldopam did not importantly reduce the need for renal replacement therapy or 30 day mortality. Its use was
September 29, 2014
This video contains a brief presentation on a patient with a previous failed mitral repair, and then a narrated operative video demonstrating the steps of the mitral valve replacement.
September 24, 2014
This video commences with a brief presentation on the management of Type A aortic dissections and proceeds into an operative video showing the steps used when operating on these cases.
September 22, 2014
This video demonstrates a simple method to repair the atrial septal defect and redirect the pulmonary venous return, which can be performed through an upper ministernotomy approach.
September 18, 2014
In this manuscript, the authors describe their findings of a cohort analysis of 66 453 Medicare beneficiaries over the age of 65, who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) ± CABG and compare date of surgery, 30-day and one-year mortality between those receiving biological and mechanical prosthesis.
September 18, 2014
In this retrospective review, the authors evaluate the long-term outcome of 61 patients undergoing edge-to-edge mitral valve repair without annuloplasty ring for degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). The reasons for not performing annuloplasty were either severe annular calcification or absence of significant annular dilatation.