The importance of being the morning case in adult cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis.

Objectives: The quality of the outcome after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass depends on the patient demographics, co-morbidities, complexity of the surgical procedure and expertise of surgeons and the whole staff. The purpose of the present study is to analyse the timing of surgery (morning versus afternoon) with respect to morbidity and mortality in adult cardiac surgery.

Methods: The primary end point was the incidence of major morbidity defined according to a modified Society of Thoracic Surgeon criterion.

Isthmic Aortic False Aneurysm Post-Patch Coarctation Aortoplasty: A Hybrid Solution.

We report a case of a 57-year-old female with dextrocardia and a solitary kidney. A patch aortoplasty for isthmic aortic coarctation repair was performed 40 years before when she was admitted to our department for dyspnea. Computed tomography scan showed a giant and saccular 10-cm diameter patch false aneurysm.

A new approach for severe aortic regurgitation in porcelain aorta with sutureless Perceval valve: A case report.

Introduction: The association of pure aortic regurgitation and porcelain aorta represents a challenging situation. In the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) era, porcelain aorta (PA) becomes an additional risk for patient treatment and sometimes serves as the primary indication for the TAVI approach, even in low-risk patients. Devices currently on the market are not yet validated for the treatment of pure aortic regurgitation (AR) in PA and mid/long-term results are still not available.

Early and Mid-Term Results of Rapid Deployment Valves: The Intuity Italian Registry (INTU-ITA).

Background: Rapid deployment bioprostheses (RDBs) have been recently introduced into clinical practice for the treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis. The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to assess early and mid-term clinical and hemodynamic outcomes of patients undergoing RDB implantation.

Methods: Data from a national registry that included patients who underwent isolated or combined aortic valve replacement with RDB in Italy were analyzed.

Distal Ulnar Artery Aneurysm Repair by End-to-End Technique: A Case Report.

We report the case of a 33-year-old man presented with a posttraumatic 20-mm left ulnar artery aneurysm without intraluminal thrombus in the left hypothenar eminence. The patient reported left hand paresthesia. Because of symptoms and the embolic risk, we decide to plan an aneurysm resection and an interposition graft with inverted basilic vein for adequacy diameter (∼2 mm), but an end-to-end anastomosis was performed instead.