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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
This multicenter Canadian registry study examined 2,481 patients who underwent aortic arch reconstruction between 2002 and 2021, including 374 redo cases after prior open-heart
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming adult cardiovascular medicine and surgery by enhancing diagnostics, surgical planning, intraoperative precision, and postoperative monitoring. Tools such as AI-ECG,
This meta-analysis examined how much end-tidal sevoflurane is needed to maintain appropriate anesthetic depth during cardiopulmonary bypass. Across five prospective studies involving 129 adults,
This experimental rat-heart study tested whether ranolazine protects the myocardium through pathways similar to ischemic preconditioning. Using a Langendorff ischemia-reperfusion model, ranolazine reduced infarct
This study evaluated mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) in advanced heart failure patients who might otherwise have been reasonable candidates for left ventricular assist
This retrospective single-center study compared four cardioplegia strategies in 543 patients undergoing minimally invasive aortic valve replacement from 2010 to 2025. After inverse probability
This propensity score-matched, single-center study compared Custodiol and Del Nido cardioplegia in 778 patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Del Nido was linked
