The growth in large-scale data management capabilities and the successful care of patients
with congenital heart defects have coincidentally paralleled each other for the last three …

Objectives Cardiac surgery has evolved significantly since the turn of the century. The
objective of this study was to investigate trends in cardiac surgery activity and outcomes in …

Background Cardiac surgery is performed worldwide, and acute kidney injury (AKI) following
cardiac surgery is a risk factor for mortality. However, the optimal blood pressure target to …

Aim The aim of this article is to present the method and results of the data quality control
system and au dit within the Netherlands Heart Registration (NHR) using data of patients …

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most frequently performed heart
surgery in Brazil. Recent international guidelines recommend that national societies …

Background To meet the demand of increasing surgical volume and changing of patient's
risk profiles of coronary artery bypass grafting in China, we developed a new risk model that …

Background—Coronary artery disease is prevalent in China, with concomitant increases in
the volume of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The present study aims to compare …

Objective: To report the early results of the BYPASS project-the Brazilian registrY of adult
Patient undergoing cArdiovaScular Surgery-a national, observational, prospective, and …

Background: China has witnessed a rapid increase in the volume of coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG) but substantial gaps in the performance for CABG across the nation. The …

Background Cardiac surgery is performed worldwide. Most types of cardiac surgery are
performed using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Cardiac surgery performed with CPB is …