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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.
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In obese patients, minimally invasive AVR poses challenges, including an increased risk of PPM.
Learn how BMI affects outcomes in this single-center analysis.
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🫀✨ HTK Cardioplegia in Pediatrics: A Meta-Analysis
HTK solution = 💪 effective & 🛡️ safe for pediatric surgery!
⬇️ transfusions, fewer arrhythmias, & comparable efficacy vs. others.
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🫀 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!
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🇨🇭 Tendyne Mitral Valve Implantation: Swiss Study
📊 75 patients (2015–2022) with severe mitral valve disease.
✔️ Success rate: 96%
🛡️ Low mortality (30-day: 6.7%)
💡 Conclusion: Safe & effective option for high-risk patients!
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🫀 Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery (MIMVS) in Elderly (75+ yrs)
🔎 Study: 261 patients (2021–2022).
📉 Results: Low mortality (2.6% 30-day), low complications.
💡 Takeaway: MIMVS offers safe, effective outcomes for elderly patients!
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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
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TAMBE vs PMEG? What is the future of complex endovascular aneurysm repair? #AAA #vascular Join us Wed. Dec 11 7pm EST Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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🚨 Breaking ACS Research - Check out our new MA!
🩸💊 Crushed/chewed P2Y12 inhibitors lead to faster platelet inhibition without increasing bleeding risk
💡 9 RCTs, 1091 patients
✅ Safe for ACS management
📉 PRU significantly reduced in 1 hour
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🫀 Infective Endocarditis Surgery
📊 30-day mortality: 17.4%
🔑 Risks: older age, 💔 cardiogenic shock, 🧪 chronic dialysis, NYHA IV, PVE, mitral valve surgery.
👩⚕️ Takeaway: Pre-op planning & 🛑 extra care save lives!
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🦠 Endocarditis Mortality Insights
- In-hospital mortality: 28.4%
- 1-year mortality: 40.9%
- Key pre-op risk factors: Age, EuroSCORE II, CAD and PM infection
📝Effective pre-op management of risk factors can improve outcomes in IE treatment
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📝 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
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🔍 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.
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Our latest manuscript in JACC Case report: Rare Case of Valve-Sparing Root Reimplantation in a Patient With an An... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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.@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: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023…
#AortaEd
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Das 1. interventionelle Highlight 2025 - die @AGIKinterv Interventions-Akademie
👉24. & 25.1.25
👉Online-Edition
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🚨 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: ajconline.org/article/S0002-…
