HEART SURGERY FORUM

Can Lung Transplant Surgeons Still Be Scientists? High Productivity Despite Competitive Funding.

Risk Factors for Predicting Mortality among Old Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction during Hospitalization.

Aortic Dissection Associated with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Preoperative Statin Treatment Is Not Associated with Reduced Postoperative Mortality or Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Isolated Valve Surgery.

Comparison of sufentanil-midazolam and sevoflurane for anesthesia induction in children undergoing cardiac surgery by real-time hemodynamic and cardiac efficiency monitoring: A prospective randomized study.

Decrease of Perforin Expressing Lymphocytes after On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Irrespective of Carbohydrate Preoperative Oral Feeding.

Endovascular Reconstruction from Aortic Valve to Aortic Arch Using One-Piece Valved-Fenestrated Stent Graft with a Branch: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

Surgery for Patients with Radiation-Induced Constrictive Pericarditis.

Endovascular Repair of Iliac Artery Aneurysms: A Single Center Experience in 10-Years.

A Comparative Study of TAVR versus SAVR in Moderate and High-Risk Surgical Patients: Hospital Outcome and Midterm Results.

Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting in Women: A Word of Caution.

Poor Outcome of Surgical Management of Acute Malfunctioning Mechanical Mitral Valve During Pregnancy. Should Centers with Limited Resources Find Different Options?

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery for Rheumatic Valve Disease.

First, We Do Harm: Obtaining Informed Consent for Surgical Procedures.

Outcomes of Mitral Valve Replacement after Closed Mitral Valvotomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Determining Which Prosthetic to Use During Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Aged Younger than 70 Years: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Roles of Microembolus and Plasma D-dimer in Evaluating the Warfarin Anticoagulant Therapy Efficacies for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Ring, Band or Suture in Tricuspid Annuloplasty for Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation; Which is Better and More Durable?

A Rare Giant Pulmonary Aneurysm with Left Lung Compression: A Case Report with Insights from the Literature.

Delayed Surgical Management of Type A Intramural Hematoma Is Not Associated with Worse Outcomes Than Emergent Operation.

You Are the Perfect Age: An Inquiry into Surgical Ethics during the Arc of a Career.

A New Perspective in Comparing Injuries Caused by Short-Duration External and Internal Forces in Saphenous Vein.

Experience with the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device in Patients Older than 60 Years.

Comparison of SYNTAX Score I and SYNTAX Score II for Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.

The Prophylactic Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitors Combined with Enteral Nutrition for Preventing Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage after Cardiovascular Surgery in High-Risk Patients.

Coronary Arteries Arising from Single Coronary Ostium: A Case Report.

Staging Surgery for The Treatment of Aortic Arch Aneurysm Combined with Aberrant Bilateral Subclavian Artery, Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Airway Compression: A Case Report.

Impacts of a Specific Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor on Pressure Overload-Induced Myocardial Hypertrophy in Rats.

A Multi Center Experience: Is Valve Replacement Safe for Patients with Hugely Dilated Left Ventricle?

Surgery following Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in a Patient with an Extracardiac Rupture of Valsalva Sinus Aneurysm.

Relevance of Leaflet Prolapse to the Indication Policy for Aortic Valve-Sparing Root Replacement.

Predictors for Progression of Tricuspid Insufficiency Following Left-Sided Valvular Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

The Challenges to Abdominal and Cardiac Surgeons: Emergency Splenectomy after LVAD Implantation-A Case Report.

Unusual Drug Fever Caused by Imipenem/Cilastatin and a Review of Literature.

Pacemaker Dysfunction due to a Large Thrombus on Ventricular Lead.

Application of PICCO During Anesthesia of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Ventricular Isolation Plasty Due to Left Ventricular Aneurysm.

Elevated Swelling-Activated Chloride Current Densities in Hypertrophied Ventricular Myocytes in a Rabbit Heart Failure Model.

Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Isolated Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.

Simultaneous Pulmonary Embolism and Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with Cor Biloculare after Glenn Anastomosis.

Preparing for the Lurch into a Surgery Clerkship.

Acute Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis: An Unfortunate Collision of Prothrombotic Risk Factors.

Primary Lymphoma of the Heart: A Case Report of Surgical Treatment and Review of the Literature.

Minimally Invasive CABG or Hybrid Coronary Revascularization for Multivessel Coronary Diseases: Which Is Best? A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis.

Risk Factors for Postoperative Prolonged Ventilation Time in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Patients Received Modified Aortic Root Procedure.

Rapidly Growing Intra-Cardiac Mass Mimicking a Local Recurrence of Lung Cancer or a Thrombus in the Left Atrium.

Surgery for the Venous Disaster - Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens.

An An Open-Label, Single Center, Retrospective Study to Evaluate Clinical Outcomes with Surgical Sealant in Bentall Procedures: A Cohort Study.