Surgical management of traumatic tricuspid regurgitation: a case report.

Background: Traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation is a rare condition related to blunt chest trauma. In the early phase, the patients may remain asymptomatic. Progressive tricuspid regurgitation leads to the development of symptoms thereafter.

Mitral valve repair with the semi-rigid Memo 4D annuloplasty ring: early clinical and echocardiographic outcomes from the MANTRA study.

Objectives: Memo 4D is a semi-rigid ring with an exclusive saddle shape and progressive increased anteroposterior diameter. This preliminary analysis reports 30-day clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of the MANTRA Memo 4D sub-study.

Methods: MANTRA is an 'umbrella' prospective, multicentre, worldwide post-market study to collect real-life safety and performance data on the Corcym devices.

How to treat systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet during endoscopic minimally invasive surgery.

Systolic anterior motion is characterized by the displacement of the anterior mitral leaflet towards the left ventricle outflow tract. Iatrogenic systolic anterior motion occurs after mitral valve repair as a result of mitral annuloplasty. Possible causes include excess height of a redundant posterior mitral leaflet and/or the use of an undersized ring.

The Impact of Preoperative Combined Pectoserratus and/or Interpectoral Plane (Pectoralis Type II) Blocks on Opioid Consumption, Pain, and Overall Benefit of Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, and Triple-blinded Trial.

Objective: Acute postoperative pain remains a major obstacle in minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS). Evidence of the analgesic benefit of chest wall blocks is limited. This study was designed to assess the influence of combined pectoserratus plane block plus interpectoral plane block (PSPB + IPPB) on postoperative pain and the overall benefit of analgesia compared with placebo.

Impact of Complex Anatomy and Patient Risk Profile in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery.

Background: We aimed to assess the impact of complex mitral valve disease and patient risk profile on operative outcomes in the large cohort of the Mini-Mitral International Registry.

Methods: Patients were assigned to categories of complex degenerative mitral valve regurgitation (DMR; bileaflet or anterior mitral leaflet prolapse/flail) and simple DMR (posterior mitral leaflet prolapse/flail). Subgroup analyses was performed in low-risk (EuroSCORE II <8%) and high-risk (EuroSCORE II >8%) cohorts.

Successful minimally invasive treatment of a young patient with a dislocated Amplatzer Septal Occluder.

In this case report, we illustrate the minimally invasive endoscopic repair of an atrial septal defect via a right minithoracotomy in a young patient with a dislocated Amplatzer Septal Occluder.

Sex-Specific Troponin and Creatine Kinase Thresholds After Coronary Bypass Surgery.

Background: The impact of sex-differences on the release of cardiac biomarkers after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains unknown. The aim of our study was to (1) investigate the impact of sex-differences in cardiac biomarker release after CABG and (2) determine sex-specific thresholds for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) and creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB) associated with 30-day major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and mortality.

Methods: A consecutive cohort of 3687 patients, comprising 643 women (17.

Haemoadsorption in infective endocarditis: a systematic review.

Unlabelled: Infective endocarditis surgical patients suffer from high rates of severe complications such as systemic inflammatory response, septic shock, and multi-organ failure leading to high mortality. Systemic inflammatory response based on cytokines as messengers plays an important role in these patients. The concept of intraoperative haemoadsorption has been proposed to remove such elevated cytokines in patients undergoing cardiac surgery for infective endocarditis.

Five-year outcomes of different techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair in Barlow's disease.

Objectives: Barlow's disease is a specific sub-form of mitral valve (MV) disease, characterized by diffuse excessive tissue and multi segment prolapse. The anterolateral mini-thoracotomy represents the standard access for MV regurgitation in many centres. It still remains unclear which surgical technique provides the best results.

The development and testing of a smart sensorized guide wire for catheterization in a "blood" vessel phantom to support aortic valve implementation.

Purpose: Heart valve disease is commonly treated by minimally invasive procedures with guide wires and catheterization. The main purpose of this study is to find out whether an extension of the guide wire with a sensor can support the surgeon within the blood vessel to reduce X-ray necessity.

Methods: A smart guide wire is developed by an extension with a flex-bending sensor to evaluate the sensor signal with and without "blood" flow at a constant compression force.

Randomized comparison of HARVesting the Left Internal Thoracic Artery in a skeletonized versus pedicled technique: the HARVITA trial-study protocol.

Latest research has indicated a potential adverse effect on graft patency rates and clinical outcomes with skeletonizing the left internal thoracic artery. We aim to provide a prospective, randomized, multicentre trial to compare skeletonized versus pedicled harvesting technique of left internal thoracic artery concerning graft patency rates and patient survival. A total of 1350 patients will be randomized to either skeletonized or pedicled harvesting technique and undergo surgical revascularization.