• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Aim: The executive summary of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions coronary artery …

Aim The guideline for coronary artery revascularization replaces the 2011 coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and the 2011 and 2015 percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines …

Importance Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less invasive alternative to
surgical aortic valve replacement and is the treatment of choice for patients at high operative …

Aims Isolated tricuspid valve surgery (ITVS) is considered to be a high-risk procedure, but in-
hospital mortality is markedly variable. This study sought to develop a dedicated risk score …

always refer to the full text version, which is freely available on the ESC and EACTS
websites. The National Societies of the ESC are encouraged to endorse, translate, and …

These Guidelines represent the third time that the ESC and EACTS have brought together
cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in a joint Task Force to review the ever-increasing body …

1.1 Purpose The last decade has substantially broadened treatment options for patients with
thoracic aortic pathology involving the aortic arch. Traditionally, treatment of aortic arch …

Background: Cardiac surgery often represents the only treatment option in patients with
infective endocarditis (IE). However, IE surgery may lead to a sudden release of …

LRRC4 is a novel relatively specific gene, which displays significant down-regulation in
primary brain tumor biopsies and has the potential to suppress brain tumor growth. In this …