JTCVS Techniques,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26, P. 52 - 60
Published: June 4, 2024
A
sternum-sparing
approach
of
minimally
invasive
total
coronary
revascularization
via
left
anterior
thoracotomy
demonstrated
promising
early
outcomes
in
unselected
patients
with
artery
multivessel
disease.
Follow-up
data
are
still
missing.
Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 35 - 46
Published: Jan. 11, 2025
Highlights
The
review
presents
a
retrospective
analysis
of
data
patients
who
underwent
combined
coronary
artery
bypass
grafting
and
mitral
valve
repair/replacement.
authors
comparatively
assessed
outcomes
off-pump
(OPCABG)
on-pump
CABG
(ONCABG)
in
with
valvular
pathology.
Abstract
Aim
.
To
evaluate
the
benefits
disease
concomitant
(MV)
regurgitation.
Methods
study
included
50
MV
simultaneous
correction
Patients
were
divided
into
2
groups:
group
1
(n
=
26)
patiens
(ONCABG),
24)
OPCABG.
Results
In
OPCABG
there
was
shorter
aortic
cross-clamping
time
(85,5
[71,25;
105,25]
vs
119
[99,25;
132,25]
min,
compared
ONCABG
group,
p
<
0,05),
duration
CPB
(136,5
[119,25;
158,5]
168,5
[142,75;
186,25]
overall
operation
(292,5
[252,5;
360]
340
[287,5;
385]
respectively,
0,15).
Moreover,
this
lower
need
for
transfusion
blood
its
components:
freshly
frozen
plasma
(2
[2;
3]
3
[3;
3],
RBC
mass
[1;
2]
2],
0,4),
number
bed-days
during
hospital
stay
(20
[13,5;
26,25]
23,5
[17,5;
26]
days,
0,05).
Conclusions.
Off-pump
pathology
is
safe
reproducible
technique
that
provides
time,
duration.
length
are
reduced
as
well.
Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(2), P. 562 - 562
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Background:
The
volume
of
cardiac
valve
and
coronary
artery
revascularization
procedures
is
rising
in
the
United
States.
This
cross-sectional
study
explores
ethnic
disparities
mortality
surgery
attributed
to
mechanical
failures
implantable
heart
valves
grafts.
Methods:
We
used
CDC
Wide-Ranging
Online
Data
for
Epidemiologic
Research
Multiple
Causes
Death
database
identify
patients
whose
single
cause
death
was
categorized
by
complications
cardiovascular
prosthetic
devices,
implants,
grafts
(ICD-10
code
T82)
between
1999
2020.
Joinpoint
software
(version
5.2.0,
National
Cancer
Institute)
construct
log-linear
regression
models
estimate
average
annual
percent
changes
age-adjusted
(per
100,000).
These
patterns
were
compared
stratified
sex,
age
(0-44,
44-64,
65
years
or
older),
US
census
regions
White,
Black,
Hispanic,
non-Hispanic,
American
Indian,
Alaskan
Native,
Asian
American,
Pacific
Islanders.
Results:
Age-adjusted
due
implants
declined
across
ethnicities
from
2.21
(95%
CI
2.16-2.27)
0.88
0.85-0.91)
Black
populations
(1.31
[95%
1.20-1.42]),
both
men
(1.56
1.37-1.74])
women
(1.02
0.90-1.15])
experienced
higher
2020
all
other
ethnicities.
disparity
pronounced
younger
groups
(age
0-64),
wherein
among
(0.18
0.13-0.25])
more
than
doubled
that
White
(0.08
0.06-0.10]).
Conclusions:
Over
last
two
decades,
has
significantly.
However,
women,
particularly
patients,
continue
experience
rates
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(1)
Published: Jan. 27, 2025
End-Stage
Renal
Disease
(ESRD)
is
an
independent
risk
factor
in
outcomes
for
traditional
coronary
artery
bypass
grafting
(TRAD-CAB)
utilizing
aortic
cross-clamping
and
cardioplegic
arrest.
In
order
to
determine
if
Beating-Heart
CABG
(BH-CABG)
techniques
offer
benefit
patients
with
ESRD,
analysis
of
the
Society
Thoracic
Surgeons
(STS)
predicted
versus
actual
was
performed.
Between
March
2017
-
October
2023,
all
ESRD
underwent
BH-CABG
by
a
single
surgeon
at
institution.
Patients
were
kept
normothermic,
ventilation
maintained,
intra-coronary
shunts
flow-probe
graft
assessment
utilized
during
procedure.
The
STS
calculator
used
compare
results.
There
55
patients–
37
men
18
women
mean
age
61.5
years
(41–77
years).
Co-medical
conditions
consisted
following:
HTN
(100%),
DM
(85%),
Pulmonary
(49%),
PVD
(45%),
CVD
CVA
(18%),
COPD
(9%).
Fifty-one
Pump-Assisted
Direct
Coronary
Artery
Bypass
Grafting
(PADCAB)
four
Off-Pump
(OP-CAB).
16
Elective,
35
Urgent,
4
Emergent
cases.
Case
presentation
included:
24
NSTEMI,
STEMI,
6
Unstable
Angina,
7
CHF,
1
Cardiac
Arrest,
13
positive
exercise
stress
test
(EST)
renal
transplant
screening.
EF
47%
(range:
15–75%).
number
grafts
2.4
(1–4)
CPB
time
78
min
(34–128
min)
PAD-CAB
group.
Nine
thirteen
(69%)
listed
kidney
transplant,
one
whom
combined
liver-kidney.
hospital
mortality
(1.8%)
compared
6.2%.
stroke
3.3%.
prolonged
20.2%.
no
return
OR
sternal
wound
infections.
Prolonged
Lengths
Stay
occurred
3
(5.5%)
16.9%.
One-year
8
(14.5%).
observed-to-expected
<
categories.
appears
demonstrate
superior
CABG.
technique
may
advantages
avoidance
cardioplegia,
maintenance
normothermia
ventilation,
as
well
preservation
blood
flow
construction
grafting.
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
Background
Antiphospholipid
syndrome
and
systemic
lupus
erythematosus
are
autoimmune
inflammatory
conditions
involving
multiple
organs
sharing
various
clinical
aspects.
Owing
to
the
scarcity
of
data
about
surgical
outcomes
these
disorders,
we
conducted
a
systematic
review
assess
for
patients
with
diagnoses
undergoing
heart
surgery
contextualize
findings
regarding
high-risk
cardiac
surgeries.
Methods
A
thorough
search
PubMed,
Embase
Scopus
used
Preferred
Reporting
Items
Systematic
Reviews
Meta-Analyses
standards
find
articles
that
involved
who
underwent
had
antiphospholipid
erythematosus.
Inclusion
criteria
concentrated
on
definitive
diagnosis,
while
case
reports
studies
lacking
were
excluded.
Using
Joanna
Briggs
Institute's
methodologies,
quality
evaluation
categorized
according
their
risk
bias.
Results
Fourteen
277
prevalence
middle-aged
females
met
inclusion
out
6381
papers.
The
major
preoperative
comorbidity
in
cohort
was
history
thromboembolic
events
(43%).
Thromboembolic
complications
(6%)
catastrophic
(2%),
even
appropriate
anticoagulation,
notable
early
post-operative
outcomes.
Six
percent
people
died
within
30
days.
Data
from
follow-up
showed
14%
death
rate
23%
frequency
events.
Conclusions
With
striking
exception
high
syndrome,
results
analogous
those
procedures.
Improving
care
this
susceptible
population
requires
an
understanding
hazards.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: March 13, 2025
Cardiac
surgery
and
the
associated
ischemia-reperfusion
injury
trigger
an
inflammatory
response,
which,
in
turn,
can
contribute
to
organ
damage,
prolonged
hospitalization,
mortality.
Therefore,
present
study
performed
comprehensive
monitoring
of
neutrophil-related
inflammation
patients
who
underwent
aortic
valve
surgery,
including
extracorporeal
circulation.
Neutrophil-related
inflammation,
as
well
alterations
cellular
physiology,
phenotype,
function,
were
analyzed
by
flow
cytometry,
ELISA,
microscopy.
Neutrophil
activation
occurred
intraoperatively
preceded
upregulation
conventional
markers
such
C-reactive
protein
interleukin-6.
Perioperatively,
neutrophils
maintained
a
stable
response
platelet-activating
factor
(PAF)
with
regard
CD11b
CD66b
expression
but
showed
decreased
CD10.
Postoperatively,
exhibited
marked
PAF-induced
depolarization,
while
reactive
oxygen
species
generation
phagocytic
activity
remained
largely
stable.
Surprisingly,
platelet-neutrophil
complex
formation
was
severely
impaired
returned
normal
levels
postoperatively.
Further
studies
are
needed
elucidate
implications
these
intraoperative
postoperative
changes
neutrophil
platelet
respect
potential
immune
dysfunction
that
temporarily
increases
susceptibility
infectious
or
hemostatic
complications.
Cureus,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 14, 2025
Introduction
Cardiac
surgery
plays
a
crucial
role
in
treating
wide
range
of
cardiovascular
conditions,
offering
life-saving
interventions
for
patients
with
diseases
such
as
coronary
artery
disease,
heart
valve
disorders,
and
failure.
However,
these
procedures
are
not
without
significant
risks,
including
complications
stroke,
acute
kidney
injury,
respiratory
failure,
infections.
It
is
important
to
only
recognize
the
potential
associated
but
also
identify
high-risk
early
treatment
process.
With
aging
population
increasing
burden
comorbidities,
growing
number
likely
present
suboptimal
functional
status
prior
cardiac
surgery.
By
incorporating
into
preoperative
evaluations,
healthcare
providers
can
improve
patient
selection,
enhance
perioperative
care,
outcomes
this
population.
Therefore,
study
aims
investigate
whether
dependent
an
increased
risk
postoperative
major
adverse
undergoing
Methods
We
performed
retrospective
cohort
analysis
on
adult
based
American
College
Surgeons
National
Surgical
Quality
Improvement
Program
(ACS
NSQIP)
2011-2021
database.
compared
primary
composite
outcome
consisting
post-surgery
between
independent
partially/totally
patients.
The
was
defined
experiencing
any
following
events:
superficial
incisional/deep
incisional/organ
space
surgical
site
infection,
death
within
30
days
post-operation,
stroke/cerebral
vascular
accident
(CVA),
arrest
requiring
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
(CPR),
myocardial
infarction,
pulmonary
embolism
(PE),
deep
vein
thrombosis
(DVT)/thrombophlebitis,
progressive
renal
insufficiency,
ventilator
use
more
than
48
hours
unplanned
intubation
or
reoperation,
sepsis,
septic
shock,
pneumonia.
Confounding
variables
were
age,
gender,
race,
emergency
case,
baseline
laboratory
markers.
used
multivariable
logistic
regression
obtain
adjusted
odds
ratio
(OR)
95%
confidence
intervals
(CIs).
Results
Of
42,917
included
study,
30.6%
female
69.4%
male,
46.5%
group
being
65-79
years
old.
prevalence
2.6%.
Compared
patients,
those
who
had
higher
incidence
(35.68%
vs.
20.93%),
yielding
crude
OR
2.09
(95%
CI
1.85-2.37).
association
remained
significant:
1.21
1.04-1.41)
after
adjustment
body
mass
index
(BMI),
other
comorbidities
diabetes,
hypertension,
blood
transfusion
Conclusion
Patients
found
have
significantly
greater
surgery,
even
adjusting
demographics,
markers,
characteristics.
Further
investigation
needed
explore
development
clinical
application
predictive
tool
that
includes
status,
which
could
help
facilitate
timely
prehabilitation
programs
capacity.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
67(4)
Published: March 25, 2025
The
question
whether
minimal
invasive
extracorporeal
circulation
(MiECC)
represents
the
optimal
perfusion
strategy
in
cardiac
surgery
remains
unanswered.
We
sought
to
systematically
review
entire
literature
and
thoroughly
address
impact
of
MiECC
versus
conventional
CPB
(cCPB)
on
adverse
clinical
outcomes
after
surgery.
searched
PubMed,
Scopus
Cochrane
databases
for
appropriate
articles
as
well
conference
proceedings
from
major
congresses
up
August
31st,
2024.
All
randomized
controlled
trials
(RCTs)
that
fulfilled
pre-defined
criteria
were
included
analysis.
primary
outcome
was
mortality,
while
morbidity
transfusion
requirements
secondary
outcomes.
risk
bias
assessed
using
Risk
Bias
2
tool.
studies
meeting
interest
this
systematic
eligible
synthesis.
Of
738
records
identified,
36
RCTs
meta-analysis
with
a
total
4,849
patients.
associated
significantly
reduced
mortality
(OR
0.66;
95%
CI:
0.53-0.81;
p
=
0.0002;
I2=0%)
postoperative
myocardial
infarction
0.42;
0.26-0.68;
0.002;
cerebrovascular
events
0.55;
0.37-0.80;
0.007;
I2=0%).
Moreover,
RBC
requirements,
blood
loss
rate
re-exploration
bleeding
together
incidence
atrial
fibrillation.
This
resulted
duration
mechanical
ventilation,
ICU
hospital
stay.
provides
robust
evidence
beneficial
effect
reducing
prompts
wider
adoption
technology.