The combination of Euroscore II with a new variable "Nongraftable coronary artery lesions" improves the discriminating power of the test in surgical patients with postinfarction ventricular septal defect and ventricular aneurysm.

Background: We aimed to establish whether Euroscore II can be used for the prediction of hospital mortality in surgical patients with postinfarction intraventricular septal defect (PIVSD) and ventricular aneurysm (VA), and coexisting coronary artery lesions (CALs), and identify perioperative mortality risk factors to improve the discriminating power of Euroscore II.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. The inclusion criterion was PIVSD.

Complete anatomic surgical myocardial revascularisation during postinfarction ventricular septal defect and ventricular aneurysm repair is associated with improved short- and long-term outcomes.

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is recommended during acute postinfarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) repair, but clinical benefits of surgical revascularization in patients with subacute PIVSD have not been established. We aimed to evaluate the association of primary complete anatomic surgical myocardial revascularization (CASMR) during PIVSD and ventricular aneurysm (VA) repair on patients' short- and long-term outcomes.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study.

Prevention of infectious complications after heart surgery in children: procalcitonin-guided strategy.

Introduction: Infectious complications remain a significant problem of modern cardiac surgery. New prevention strategies, based on the pathogenesis of such complications occurring after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures, should be evaluated.

Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the effectiveness of a procalcitonin (PCT)-guided strategy involving the use of IgM-enriched intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs) in children with congenital heart disease with systemic inflammation during the early postoperative period.