Researchers sought to determine the proportion of patients who received PCC and then required frozen plasma to explore hemostatic effects and safety and to assess the feasibility of study procedures.
Researchers sought to assess the association of large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diameter with late outcomes in patients undergoing open and endovascular AAA repair.
The researchers’ goals included determining how postoperative residual pulmonary hypertension was related to longitudinal mortality in patients with severe mitral regurgitation who had mitral valve surgery.
Although there has been a recent shift away from femoral cannulation, these study results demonstrated that it is a safe and effective procedure for aortic dissection repair and provides excellent outcomes for establishing cardiopulmonary bypass.
The Harmony TPV System provides less invasive option to treat pulmonary regurgitation in patients with native or surgically repaired right ventricular outflow tract.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to sharp drops in adult cardiac surgery volume and worse patient outcomes.
Listening to recorded music is associated with a significant reduction in anxiety and pain following cardiac surgery.
Female sex is associated with lower odds of undergoing guideline-concordant revascularization.
The researchers conducted a chart review of prospectively collected data to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of an innovative technique of pleural and mediastinal drain injections.
The designation is based on positive topline data from a phase 2 study of 120 adults following open-heart surgery.
