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A randomized trial of 58 adults compared lactated Ringer’s–based modified del Nido with Custodiol cardioplegia. Modified del Nido produced lower 24-hour troponin I, faster
In a randomized trial of 60 adults undergoing CABG for left main coronary artery disease, combined antegrade–retrograde blood cardioplegia did not significantly reduce peak
A prospective study of 60 adults compared PerfSCORE with NIRS and S100B after open-heart surgery. PerfSCORE was associated with early mortality, but only six
A prospective study of 100 adults found that cardiopulmonary bypass lasting more than 120 minutes was associated with higher early postoperative acute kidney injury
A study of 2,083 patients undergoing CABG found that 11.6% required prolonged mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. Researchers developed a simple preoperative
This retrospective study compared blood-based versus crystalloid cardiopulmonary bypass priming in 92 patients undergoing HeartMate 3 LVAD implantation. Blood-based priming was associated with significantly
A propensity score-matched study of 178 patients undergoing mitral valve surgery compared minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) with conventional median sternotomy. Although MICS required
This retrospective single-center study evaluated 492 adults undergoing aortic arch surgery with bilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion (SACP). Patients were grouped by indexed cerebral
This randomized trial compared topical intrapericardial tranexamic acid (TXA) with standard intravenous TXA in 492 adults undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Topical TXA
This case report describes a 69-year-old woman who developed thrombotic obstruction of a mitral bioprosthesis while receiving VA-ECMO with left ventricular venting after complex
This retrospective Malaysian cohort study examined 6,779 adult cardiac surgery patients and found that 4.5% developed postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis. Risk was
This retrospective single-center study evaluated 9,792 children aged 14 years or younger undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. After implementation of a quality-managed, multimodal
