Coronary Disease

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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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In Vivo Base Editing of PCSK9 With VERVE-102 for Hypercholesterolemia

June 25, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

In this article, the authors report interim results of Heart 2, a phase 1, open label, single ascending dose study of VERVE 102, a GalNAc lipid nanoparticle delivering mRNA for...

Event

The Houston Aortic Symposium 2027

March 4, 2027

Thursday, March 4, 2027 – Saturday, March 6, 2027 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm – The Houston Aortic Symposium brings together world-renowned cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons to deliver cutting-edge...

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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...

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First-in-Human Gene Therapy for Vein Graft Failure

May 28, 2026 | Nawwar Al Attar

Background and Rationale Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remains a cornerstone treatment for advanced coronary heart disease. However, the long-term efficacy of CABG is frequently compromised by the failure...

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Anastomotic Techniques for Robotic Beating-Heart Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB)

March 13, 2018 | Brian MitzmanBronze Contributor…

Robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) surgery using the da Vinci surgical robot is an excellent way to provide high quality, minimally invasive coronary reperfusion to a patient who...

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Last Nail in the Coffin for PCI in Stable Angina?

March 5, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A few months after its publication, the ORBITA trial results do not seem to have filtered adequately to cardiac multidisciplinary teams worldwide.

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Prevention and Management of Sternal Wound Infections

March 1, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors present a thorough expert consensus review on the prevention—preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative—and the postoperative management of sternal wound infections. The authors conclude with a guideline with class recommendations...

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Does a Third Arterial Conduit to the Right Coronary Circulation Improve Survival?

March 1, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

This single-center group retrospectively reviewed their experience (2004-2014) with at least two arterial conduits for triple-vessel coronary artery disease to assess the benefit of adding a third arterial conduit versus...

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Current Trends in Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Use for Coronary Revascularization: Extending Benefit to High-Risk Patients

February 28, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The Mayo Clinic team retrospectively reviewed their experience with isolated CABG for multivessel coronary artery disease over a 15-year period to assess usage of bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) and...

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Microvascular Responsiveness to Pulsatile and Non-Pulsatile Flow During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

February 6, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors conducted a prospective randomized study of 20 high-risk cardiac surgical patients, split into two groups: pulsatile versus nonpulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass. Using spectral imaging and near-infrared technology,...

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Financial Impact of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Operations in the United States

February 6, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was interrogated for all patients undergoing either CABG, valve replacement, or both from 2008 to 2011, and a total of 1,078,036 patients were included in the...

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Just One Cigarette a Day Increases the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke!

February 2, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This review included 55 publications covering 141 cohort studies. The authors found that the relative risk of stroke associated with smoking just one cigarette a day was 1.25 to 1.31,...

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