Dynamic associations between adverse events after lung transplantation and allograft ischaemic time.

Objectives: The effect of allograft ischaemic time (AIT) on postoperative events after lung transplantation remains unclear. This study aims to assess the feasibility of extending the duration of AIT.

Methods: The United Network for Organ Sharing database was queried for adult lung transplantation from 4 May 2005 to 30 June 2020.

Aortic arch replacement in patients with previous repair of acute aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Despite the popularity of the frozen elephant technique procedure in recent years, evidence is scarce regarding its utilization for aortic arch replacement following previous acute aortic dissection repair. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to analyse clinical outcomes of aortic arch replacement in patients with previous repair of acute aortic dissection.

Methods: A systematic literature search on PubMed, MEDLINE via Ovid, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science until March 2024 was performed for studies on open aortic arch replacement with or without frozen elephant technique procedure in adult patients after previous acute aortic dissection repair.

Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes of Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Repair in Octogenarians.

Background: The aims of this study were to assess the perioperative morbidity, mortality and long-term survival of octogenarians undergoing acute type A aortic dissection repair (ATAAD), and to compare open and closed distal anastomosis techniques.

Methods: This was a single-centre retrospective study (2007-2021). Open versus closed distal anastomosis were compared.

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review.

Objective: We conducted a systematic review of all available evidence on the feasibility and safety of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods: A systematic literature search in PubMed, MEDLINE via Ovid, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science was performed to identify all relevant studies evaluating outcomes of MICS CABG among patients with multivessel CAD and including at least 15 patients with no restriction on the publication date.

Results: A total of 881 studies were identified, of which 26 studies met the eligibility criteria.

Limited vs. Extended Resection of Stanford Type A Acute Aortic Dissections.

This is a propensity-matched, single-center study of limited versus extended resection for type A acute aortic dissection (AAAD). : This study collected retrospective data for 440 patients with acute type A aortic dissection repairs (limited resection, LR-215; extended resection, ER-225), of which 109 pairs were propensity-matched to LR versus ER. Multivariate analysis was performed for inpatient death, long-term survival and the composite outcome of inpatient death/TIA/stroke.