Cerebral embolic protection does not decrease stroke incidence in TAVI patients
1. In this randomized trial, the use of cerebral embolic protection (CEP) did not decrease the 72-hour incidence of stroke ...
Tag: Cardiac surgery
Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus demonstrates similar outcomes compared to surgical repair
1. Respiratory outcomes for preterm infants with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) undergoing transcatheter closure compared to surgical ligation did ...
Catheter-guided aortic valve replacement and angioplasty has favorable outcomes compared to surgical intervention
1. The composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke favoured FFR-guided PCI plus TAVI compared to SAVR plus CABG. ...
Intravenous amino acids decrease acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery
1. In this randomized controlled trial, in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, continuous intravenous (IV) administration of amino acids was found ...
Sex related differences associated with atrial fibrillation post cardiac surgery
1.In a cohort of adults who underwent cardiac surgery, men were more likely to develop postoperative atrial fibrillation (poAF) than ...
#VisualAbstract: Electroencephalography-Guided Anesthesia Does Not Reduce Delirium in Older Adults After Cardiac Surgery
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Self-expanding valve has lower rates of dysfunction than balloon-expandable valve for small aortic annulus
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a self-expanding supra-annular valve was superior to a balloon-expandable valve for bioprosthetic-valve dysfunction among ...
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation non-inferior to surgical replacement in low-to-intermediate risk patients
1. In this randomized controlled trial, it was found that those who received transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) did not ...
Novel transcatheter heart valve may be effective for management of high-risk aortic regurgitation
1. The 30-day composite primary safety endpoint of > 40.5% was achieved for Trilogy TAVI. 2. 8% of patients who ...
Levothyroxine does not improve heart transplantation rates in brain-dead donors
1. In this randomized crossover trial, intravenous levothyroxine, given to hemodynamically unstable brain-dead potential heart donors, did not improve the ...