In the last 7 years, more data have reconfirmed that patients' comorbid conditions are very
important factors determining patient outcomes. Prosthetic heart valves (PHVs) that require …

full-text guidelines incorporating the updated material are available on the Internet (www.
acc. org or www. americanheart. org) in both a version that shows the changes from the …

Background The last published version of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult
Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) risk models were developed in 2008 based on patient …

Aims To identify the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of contemporary patients with
valvular heart disease (VHD) in Europe, and to examine adherence to guidelines. Methods …

Objective: To assess risk factors for mortality in cardiac surgical adult patients as part of a
study to develop a European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) …

OBJECTIVE Hospital hyperglycemia, in individuals with and without diabetes, has been
identified as a marker of poor clinical outcome in cardiac surgery patients. However, the …

Objective: Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for death after coronary artery bypass grafting. Its
relative risk may be related to the level of perioperative hyperglycemia. We hypothesized …

OBJECTIVES The goal was to develop a scoring system to predict the 30-day mortality rate
for patients undergoing surgery for acute type A aortic dissection on the basis of the German …

Hypothesis Postoperative hyperglycemia is an independent risk factor for postoperative
surgical site infection (SSI). Design Retrospective medical record review. Setting Academic …

Background. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Database is the
largest voluntary clinical database in medicine. Using this database we examined changes …