The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive review was conducted on literature published through March 1, 2020. Searches …

This is a narrative review of recent articles (mainly published in 2017 and 2018) related to
the conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) that should be of interest to the cardiac …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this narrative review and update is to summarize
the current knowledge and provide recent advances on the neurologic complications of …

The number of hospitalizations and surgical cases of infective endocarditis (IE) are
increasing. The aim of this study was to review these trends, surgical outcomes, and …

The management of infective endocarditis is complex and inherently requires
multidisciplinary cooperation. About half of all patients diagnosed with infective endocarditis …

The interventional treatment of aortic stenosis is currently based on transcatheter aortic
valve implantation/replacement (TAVI/TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) …

Objective The scope of this paper is to review the subtypes of transient ischemic attack (TIA)
and minor stroke (mS) in which a surgical treatment is needed, discussing the importance …

OBJECTIVES A treatment dilemma arises when surgery is indicated in patients with infective
endocarditis (IE) complicated by stroke. Neurologists recommend surgery to be postponed …

Objectives To estimate the association between early surgery and the risk of mortality in
patients with left-sided infective endocarditis in the context of stroke. Design Retrospective …

Background This study describes the impact of organism and valve type on surgically
managed infective endocarditis (IE) from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database …