Simple Interrupted Suturing for Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis.

Background: Attaining an adequate effective orifice area (EOA) is definitive goal in aortic valve replacement (AVR). The simple interrupted suture (SIS) technique could be a solution to achieve this goal, but limited data are available in the literature. This study aimed to compare hemodynamic differences between the SIS and non-everting mattress suture (NMS) techniques.

Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement.

Background: Scarce data have been reported on the efficacy of concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in patients undergoing bioprosthetic valve replacement.

Methods: From 2001 and 2014, 146 consecutive patients (69.3±9.