The Current Management of Cardiac Tumours: a Comprehensive Literature Review.

Objective: To understand the current evidence and guidelines behind the appropriate management of cardiac tumours.

Methods: A comprehensive electronic literature search has been performed in major databases - PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Ovid, and Google Scholar. All articles that discussed all different forms of cardiac tumours, their clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management methods have been critically appraised in this narrative review.

Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Cardiac Surgery: a Comprehensive Literature Review.

Objective: To comprehensively understand cardiac surgeryassociated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) and methods of prevention of such complication in cardiac surgery patients.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed using the electronic database to identify articles describing acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients that undergone cardiac surgery. There was neither time limit nor language limit on the search.

TAVI and the future of aortic valve replacement.

Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular pathology and has traditionally been managed using surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). A large proportion of affected patient demographics, however, are unfit to undergo major surgery given underlying comorbidities. Since its introduction in 2002, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has gained popularity and transformed the care available to different-risk group patients with severe symptomatic AS.

Aortic Valve Repair: Where Are We Now?

The advent of aortic valve repair alongside the well-established technique of valve replacement changed the landscape of cardiac surgery, as well as the lives of patients suffering from valvular disease. Repair represents a novel option in those unfit for replacement and avoids the burden of lifelong anticoagulation in younger patients. Despite this, the associated risk of persistence of aortic insufficiency, and therefore reoperation, with valvular repair renders clinical decision making between the two techniques difficult.

Is contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) superior to computed tomography angiography (CTA) in detection of endoleaks in post-EVAR patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the sensitivity and specificity of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) compared to computed tomography angiography (CTA) for the detection of endoleaks within endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) surveillance at time of follow up.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was undertaken among the four major databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Ovid) to identify all articles assessing diagnostic specificity and accuracy with comparative modality (CEUS vs CTA) for endoleaks in adult patients at time of follow-up following EVAR. Databases where evaluated and assessed to October 2018.