Cardiac Surgery
#AHA19 – [Not Published Yet] Landmark ISCHEMIA Trial: A Routine Invasive Strategy Does Not Reduce Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
18 Nov, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCCommentaries: International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches – ISCHEMIA – American College of Cardiology (free) AND ISCHEMIA Trial Examines Invasive vs. Conservative Strategy in SIHD Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND ISCHEMIA: Invasive Strategy No Better Than Meds for CV Events – TCTMD (free) AND Surgery for Blocked Arteries Is Often Unwarranted, Researchers Find – The New York Times (free) AND ISCHEMIA Trial Finds No Evidence of Lower Cardiac Event Rates in Patients Treated with Heart Procedures, but Better Quality of Life – PR Newswire (free) AND Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures – Associated Press (free) AND Stents no better than drugs for many heart patients: U.S. study – Reuters (free) AND Stents, bypass surgery show no benefit in heart disease mortality rates among stable patients – Stanford Medicine (free)
#AHA19 – Just Presented at the 2019 American Heart Association Annual Meeting
#AHA19 – [Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Early Surgery Improves Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Very Severe Aortic Stenosis
18 Nov, 2019 | 01:09h | UTCEarly Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: RECOVERY Finds Early Surgery Beneficial For Asymptomatic Severe AS Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Randomized Comparison of Early Surgery Versus Conventional Treatment in Very Severe Aortic Stenosis – RECOVERY – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Early Surgery Beats a Conservative Approach in Asymptomatic AS: RECOVERY – TCTMD (free)
#AHA19 – Just Presented at the 2019 American Heart Association Annual Meeting
Related Commentary on Twitter
At a median of 6 years of follow-up, operative mortality or CV death occurred less frequently in asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis who received early valve replacement surgery than in those conservatively managed. #AHA19 https://t.co/hcQeoRqseJ
— NEJM (@NEJM) November 16, 2019
Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection Following Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:40h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Fibrinogen Concentrate vs. Cryoprecipitate for the Treatment of Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:36h | UTCEffect of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate on Blood Component Transfusion After Cardiac Surgery: The FIBRES Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Should Fibrinogen Concentrate Replace Cryoprecipitate in Cardiac Surgery? (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Antithrombotic Treatment after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:43h | UTCCommentary: DAPT After CABG Better Than Aspirin Alone for Preventing Saphenous Graft Failure – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Study: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Stress Perfusion Imaging Offers Effective Cardiac Prognostication in Patients with Stable Chest Pain Syndromes
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:11h | UTC
2019 EACTS/EACTA/EBCP Guidelines on Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Adult Cardiac Surgery
4 Oct, 2019 | 08:11h | UTC
Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS Cardiac) Recommendations: An Important First Step—But There Is Much Work to Be Done
4 Oct, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCOriginal Article: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery (free guideline and commentary)
Systematic Review: Perioperative Beta‐blockers in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCPerioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after heart surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity – Cochrane Library (free)
Prevention of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Review of Current Strategies
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:52h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:07h | UTCTranscatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis of TAVR vs. SAVR in Low-Risk Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND TAVR Survival Surpasses SAVR in Low-Risk Patients: Meta-analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
“The one clear unknown that everyone points to is valve durability” (form Medscape)
“longer follow-up regarding valve degeneration will be needed to confirm TAVR as the preferred treatment for low-risk patients with severe AS.” (from American College of Cardiology)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Complete vs. Staged Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates
18 Sep, 2019 | 01:06h | UTCComplete vs. Staged Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Study: 2-Year Outcomes After Complete or Staged Procedure for Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: PCI vs. CABG in Patients with Three-vessel or Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCPercutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease: 10-year follow-up of the multicentre randomised controlled SYNTAX trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Bypass surgery and coronary stenting yield comparable 10-year survival – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting for coronary artery disease (link to abstract) AND Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
SYNTAX extended survival: 10yr all cause death PCI vs CABG:
❤️no significant difference in all cause death (24%CABG/27%PCI)
❤️CABG better than PCI for 3VD (21%CABG/28%PCI)
❤️no significant difference in LMS diseaseImpressive 94% FU.https://t.co/X4g9WgTBXI#ESCCongress pic.twitter.com/M7halGNnsv
— Sarah Hudson (@sarahhudsonuk) September 2, 2019
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Surgery Does Not Improve Survival in Patients with Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:51h | UTCSurgery Does Not Improve Survival in Patients With Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Surgery for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In patients with isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation, surgery is not associated with improved survival compared with medical therapy alone. https://t.co/mfEzSMfHzh #JACC pic.twitter.com/10xwdCKaqt
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) August 12, 2019
Guidelines for the Management of Common Congenital Heart Diseases
15 Aug, 2019 | 07:02h | UTC
The Use of Biological Heart Valves: Types of Prosthesis, Durability and Complications
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (free) AND 2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:34h | UTCOff-Pump Versus On-Pump Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Off- vs. On-Pump Surgery for Left Main Disease – American College of Cardiology (free) Higher Mortality With Off-Pump CABG: EXCEL Analysis – TCTMD (free)
Related Study: Five-Year Outcomes after On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass (link to abstract and commentaries)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with left main disease treated with #cvCABG, off-pump surgery is associated with an increased risk of 3-year all-cause death compared to on-pump surgery. https://t.co/mPoMqJcRq2 #JACC pic.twitter.com/eBIXhUvlX2
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) August 8, 2019
Review: Recent Advances in Aortic Valve Replacement
25 Jul, 2019 | 00:44h | UTCRecent advances in aortic valve replacement – F1000Research (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
AHA Statement: Evaluation and Management of the Child and Adult With Fontan Circulation
3 Jul, 2019 | 06:40h | UTCNews Release: More people born with a single lower heart chamber survive, but face challenges in quality and length of life (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Evaluation and Management of the Child and Adult With Fontan Circulation (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: A Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Based Strategy for Stable Angina Resulted in Less Coronary Revascularization Procedures than an FFR Based Strategy with Similar Outcomes
21 Jun, 2019 | 09:05h | UTCMagnetic Resonance Perfusion or Fractional Flow Reserve in Coronary Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cardiac MRI Safely Reduces Invasive Tx for Stable Angina – MedPage Today (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: In Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery, A Restrictive Transfusion Approach Does Not Increase the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury
21 Jun, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCSafety of a Restrictive versus Liberal Approach to Red Blood Cell Transfusion on the Outcome of AKI in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Restrictive Approach to Blood Cell Transfusions Safe for Heart Surgery Patients – American Society of Nephrology (free)
Related: Effects of restrictive red blood cell transfusion on the prognoses of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Critical Care (free) AND Research: Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery (free study and commentaries) AND Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery: The TRACS Randomized Controlled Trial – JAMA (free)
Review: Adenosine Deaminase Diagnostic Testing in Pericardial Fluid
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCAdenosine Deaminase Diagnostic Testing in Pericardial Fluid – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Management of Congenital Heart Disease: State of the Art
9 Jun, 2019 | 19:37h | UTCManagement of Congenital Heart Disease: State of the Art – Children (free articles)
Part I—ACYANOTIC Heart Defects
Part II—Cyanotic Heart Defects
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Patients After Cardiac Surgery
29 May, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
The Top 100 Manuscripts in Emergency Cardiac Surgery
24 May, 2019 | 05:28h | UTC