Coronary Disease

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Time of Day of Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Outcomes in the UK: A Secondary Analysis of Linked National Datasets

June 11, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article examines the impact of surgery timing on postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery. An analysis of data from 24,068 patients revealed that surgeries performed in the late morning (10:00 to 11:59) had the highest...

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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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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 174: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Hybrid Revascularization With Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass and Stents

September 10, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This single-center retrospective study examined 418 intent-to-treat hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) patients undergoing robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) from 2013 to 2025, comparing those who completed planned...

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In Global News: Recommendation to Reclassify Surgical Staplers, Defining Cardiogenic Shock, and Weighing In on E-Cigarettes

June 7, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest A new study looking a dietary protein sources and LDL cholesterol levels calls into question the idea that white meat is more heart healthy than...

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Accurate Needle-Free Assessment of Myocardial Oxygenation for Ischemic Heart Disease in Canines Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

May 29, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Using period hypercapnea as a surrogate “contrast” agent, myocardial oxygenation was assessed using cardiac MR and accurately mapped areas of relative ischemia.

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Silent Brain Infarcts Following Cardiac Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

May 15, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An interesting metanalysis, especially: The ad hoc results of off-pump surgery. The mean number of silent brain infarcts per patient was significantly higher in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation group...

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Antibody-Based Ticagrelor Reversal Agent in Healthy Volunteers

May 14, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Ticagrelor (Brilinta), an oral P2Y12 inhibitor, is an agent used in combination with aspirin for dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary interventions. It’s antiplatelet function cannot be reversed by platelet transfusion....

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Right Ventricular Function is Reduced During Cardiac Surgery Independent of Procedural Characteristics, Reoperative Status, or Pericardiotomy

April 29, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors prospectively analyzed right ventricular (RV) function in 109 patients undergoing a broad range of cardiac surgeries. RV function was assessed at several time points by evaluating TAPSE and...

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Thrombelastography-Directed Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: Impact on Postoperative Outcomes

April 28, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

This single-center study retrospectively analyzed the impact of the implementation of thromboelastography (TEG) on all cardiac procedures performed during 2-year intervals prior to and after TEG implementation. A total of...

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Health, United States: Spotlight Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Heart Disease

April 23, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Five highlights in the CDC’s most recent Health, United States report, based on data from 1999 to 2017: Black patients were more than twice as likely as Asians or Pacific...

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2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

March 17, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

The American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session has released the 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. This guideline includes newly generated recommendations for control...

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