Cardiac Guidelines

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Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock — Persistence and Progress

May 18, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This article presents a succinct but comprehensive expert viewpoint on support in cardiogenic shock using the manuscript of the DanGer trial on promising results of Impella in a highly selected subgroup. With only 360 patients...

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18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context

November 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The opening manuscript on the expected series of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications. For the cardiovascular surgeon, Tables 2 and 7 offer an update on the use of...

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Discussion to: Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER): Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study

October 21, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A detailed , open and stimulating discussion of a presentation in the AATS . The presenter responds to peer questioning on the technical aspects of the evolution of hubrid interventions...

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AMDS or FET in Acute Aortic Dissection Indications and Controversies

June 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This video is a balanced, gripping presentation on an increasingly common emergency problem for the on-call cardiac surgeon. Professor Oo discusses the evolving landscape of surgery for acute De Bakey...

JANS Article

Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock — Persistence and Progress

May 18, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This article presents a succinct but comprehensive expert viewpoint on support in cardiogenic shock using the manuscript of the DanGer trial on promising results of Impella in a highly selected...

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Cardiac Surgery in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement From the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons

April 14, 2020 | Jessica Luc

Guidance Statement from the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons (CSCS) and its Board of Directors on patient assessment and triage, risk reduction, and real-time sharing of expertise and experiences during...

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Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

January 8, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A medium size RCT with encouraging surgical outcomes in the era of TAVI expansion…..

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Commentary: Mitral Valve Repair With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Yes! But Who?

August 23, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Excellent and brief summary of the debate on functional mitral regurgitation on mechanical support.

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Video

ERAS in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Digital Chest Drains

August 7, 2019 | Tim Batchelor

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a perioperative protocol that places the patient at the center of all medical decisions. It is designed to reduce stress for the patient, alleviate...

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Neil Armstrong Died After Heart Surgery. That May Have Been Avoidable.

July 26, 2019 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

In this article Michael Mack explains his thoughts on the events leading to the death of Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong suffered a tamponade after his pacing wires were removed which...

Video

ERAS Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery

July 3, 2019 | Daniel Engelman…

Filmed at the 2019 AATS Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, Daniel Engelman of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, moderates a discussion on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for...

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Characteristics of Surgical Prosthetic Heart Valves and Problems Around Labelling: A Document From the EACTS—STS—AATS Valve Labelling Task Force

June 19, 2019 | Claire Vernon

This position paper written by the EACTS, STS, and AATS Valve Labeling Task Force focuses on problems around sizing and labeling of various prosthetic valves. The authors provide information on...

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Prophylactic Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in High Risk Cardiac Surgery: The PINBALL Pilot Multicentre, Registry-Linked, Randomised, Controlled Feasibility Trial

June 13, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An intresting pilot that was stopped due to underrecruitment. Commendable mortality in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting.

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