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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
Researchers evaluated long-term outcomes after on-pump (ONCAB) and off-pump (OPCAB) coronary artery bypass grafting in 2,935 patients treated between 1999 and 2016. After propensity
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 nationwide propensity-matched study of 7.5 million U.S. heart failure hospitalizations (2016–2022) found that urban teaching hospitals had higher inpatient mortality, complication rates, length
This retrospective cohort study assessed the effect of prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB ≥ 120 minutes) on gastrointestinal complications (GICs) after cardiac surgery. Analyzing 1,444
This retrospective cohort study compares survival outcomes and surgical efficiency between minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MiMVS) via mini-thoracotomy and conventional sternotomy. Among 422
