Background Aortic valve disease is a common condition easily treatable with cardiac
surgery. This is conventionally performed by opening the sternum ('median sternotomy') and …

Background Prevention strategies have long been sought to reduce the incidence and
burden of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after heart surgery. However, none has …

Objective To analyze (1) associations between postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after
CABG and long-term cardiovascular outcome,(2) whether associations were influenced by …

Background The optimal access for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve
replacement (TAVR) who are not candidates for a transfemoral approach has not been …

For patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR), a minimally invasive approach
performed via a right anterior thoracotomy is the preferred method at our institution. This …

Objective There is a paucity of data on the inflammatory response that takes place in the
pericardial space after cardiac surgery. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of …

In the general population, chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is a disease that most often occurs in
the elderly. The prevalence of AF is approximately 1% to 3% in the adult population, with a …

OBJECTIVES A novel transapical beating-heart septal myectomy (TA-BSM) procedure was
performed for patients with latent obstruction through the left intercostal incision and without …

Minimally invasive valve surgery represents a recent and significant advance in modern
heart surgery. Indeed, many less invasive approaches for both the aortic and mitral valves …

Background We hypothesize that minimally invasive valve surgery in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD) is superior to a conventional median sternotomy. Methods We …