Objectives We conducted a prospective randomized controlled trial to compare del Nido
(DN) and histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) cardioplegia solution in pediatric patients …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has recently been approved for use in
patients who are at intermediate and low surgical risk. Moreover, recent years have …

Abstract Sutureless/rapid‐deployment (SURD) valves are options different from the stented
prostheses included in the pivotal trials comparing surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) …

Background The aim of this study is to see how the sutureless, stentless, Perceval S aortic
valves behave when implanted in elderly patients with small aortic root and the comparison …

Background Sutureless/rapid-deployment (SRD) valves for aortic valve replacement (AVR)
are new surgical bioprosthetic valves that allow for expedited implantation and facilitate …

Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is an arrhythmia observed almost exclusively after open
heart surgery in children. Current literature on JET has not focused on patients at the highest …

Aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate the impact of reoperative cardiac surgery for
type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) on early and long-term outcomes. Patients with …

Background: In recent years, the use of del Nido cardioplegia, initially intended for paediatric
cardiac surgery, has been extended to adult cardiac surgery in many institutions. Our aim …

Methods: Over a 5-year period, we prospectively enrolled 295 consecutive patients
undergoing valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis or coronary artery bypass surgery …

OBJECTIVES Surgery of the aortic root in acute aortic dissection type A (AADA) remains a
topic of vague evidence since the extend of dissection and surgeons' capability and …