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Minimally invasive lateral thoracotomies may cause severe postoperative pain and discomfort. Humpfle and colleagues describe an intraoperative intercostal cryo-neuronal pain block as one possibility for postoperative pain relief.
https://t.co/fQuELkhNwx
In obese patients, minimally invasive AVR poses challenges, including an increased risk of PPM.
Learn how BMI affects outcomes in this single-center analysis.
📖 https://t.co/Kce9CLVDuG
🫀✨ HTK Cardioplegia in Pediatrics: A Meta-Analysis
HTK solution = 💪 effective & 🛡️ safe for pediatric surgery!
⬇️ transfusions, fewer arrhythmias, & comparable efficacy vs. others.
See more: https://t.co/vAPlrznV8e
🫀 Surgical Mitral Valve Repair: High-Volume Centre Study (2002–2022)
📊 1,779 patients with MR.
✔️ Results: 30-day mortality 0.7%, 10-year survival ~72%.
💡 Minimally invasive techniques = great outcomes & durability!
See more: https://t.co/2YMUfCnYhd
It was a pleasure to present the outcomes about the long-term survival of multi-arterial revascularization in Uruguay at the EACTS/STS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference in Buenos Aires.
👥 21.959 pts >18 yo, underwent CABG between 2002-2022.
MAG vs SAG
TAMBE vs PMEG? What is the future of complex endovascular aneurysm repair? #AAA#vascular Join us Wed. Dec 11 7pm EST Registration: https://t.co/L6lvNK3VRI
📝 Coronary angiography looks to be safe in selected patients with aortic valve endocarditis
📌Detects CAD in 54% of patients
📌No major complications 🚫🩸
📌BUT higher in-hospital mortality
More: https://t.co/s7xwWvHu4H
🔍 Diagnosing Endocarditis: How accurate we are?
This diagnostic meta-analysis presents key findings from the modified Duke Criteria:
📊Sensitivity: 85%
✅Specificity: 98%
➕Positive LR: 40.2
➖Negative LR: 0.15
⬆️ High accuracy = better outcomes, less over- or misdiagnosis
📈 LDH is often linked to hemolysis in PVL, but this current study challenges this statement!
👉 TA-TAV valves: ⬆️ PVL yet ⬇️ LDH
👉 RDV valves: ⬆️ LDH, arrhythmias, but ⬇️ pacemaker need
💡 LDH may indicate valve flutter, not hemolysis.
See more: https://t.co/qzmg7qlyHK
.@Bptkramer, @EricRoselliMD et al found age is the strongest predictor of mechanical behavior of aneurysmal ascending #aorta. Log in to #JTCVS to see what's next for understanding the effects of age, ascending aortic length, and thickness: https://t.co/AjcMbTx3wx
#AortaEd
🚨 Check out our new work published in @AmJCardio
🫀 CCTA proves to be a safe & reliable non-invasive alternative to ICA for coronary imaging before valve surgery
✅ No increased risk of mortality, AKI, MI, stroke, or MACE observed
👉 See more: https://t.co/G0N7heHC7O