The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes between surgical cut-down (SC) and the percutaneous (PC) approach. In the matched population, 15 out of 323 patients (4.6 percent) in the SC group versus 34 out of 323 patients in the PC group (11 percent) experienced minor vascular complications (p = 0.02).
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Aortic Valve
October 10, 2024
September 5, 2024
The authors aimed to analyze the impact of preoperative septic cerebral embolism on early and late postoperative outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) undergoing valve surgery.
August 22, 2024
The utility of operating room extubation (ORE) after cardiac surgery over fast-track extubation (FTE) within 6 hours remains contested. The authors hypothesized ORE would be associated with equivalent rates of morbidity and mortality, relative to FTE. They found that ORE was associated with similar or improved outcomes compared to FTE.
Deep Dive Into Aortic Surgery: Mini-Access David Procedure—Endoscopic Assessment of Valve Competency
July 19, 2024
July 18, 2024
The selection of valve prostheses for patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) remains controversial. In this study, the authors compared the long-term outcomes of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with biological or mechanical aortic valve prostheses.
June 18, 2024
This video presents the case of a thirty-year-old woman who underwent a commando procedure to treat bacterial endocarditis.
June 13, 2024
This paper reports the interim findings from the clinical registry that was initiated after FDA approval to validate the findings of the 386 PROACT trial for the On-X aortic valve. The original trial showed that low dose warfarin (INR range 1.5-2.0) and aspirin were safe starting at least three months after On-X aortic valve implantation.
June 13, 2024
This video describes the authors’ technique for harvesting valved aortic and pulmonary homografts that are needed for various surgical cardiac reconstructions. from human cadaveric hearts.
June 5, 2024
In an analysis of 1,826 patients randomized to surgical aortic valve replacement in the three Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trials, patient-prosthesis mismatch was assessed using transthoracic echocardiography and by the normal reference value for each size and model of implanted valve.
June 5, 2024
Surgical explantation of transcatheter heart valves (THV) is rapidly increasing, but data on patients with THV-associated infective endocarditis (IE) is lacking. This study assessed the outcomes of patients undergoing THV explant for IE based on data from the international TAVR-EXPLANT Registry.