Publications by authors named "T Theologou"
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- - The study compared clinical outcomes and valve degeneration between two aortic bioprostheses: Trifecta and Perimount, using data from 168 patients who received these implants between April 2015 and December 2019.
- - Results showed similar patient demographics, with Trifecta patients more likely to undergo isolated valve replacement; however, both groups had comparable rates of mortality, new pacemaker implantation, and stroke within 30 days.
- - At 24 months, survival rates were high for both groups (98% for Trifecta and 96% for Perimount), and freedom from major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) was also similar, indicating no significant difference in outcomes between the
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- The study evaluates the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent coronary surgery using skeletonized bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITA), highlighting their strong performance and low complication rates.
- A total of 750 patients were analyzed, revealing a 0.5% hospital mortality rate and a 9% incidence of sternal wound complications, with specific risk factors identified, including gender, BMI, smoking, and kidney failure.
- Long-term survival rates were promising, with 5, 10, and 20-year survival rates of 97%, 89%, and 60% respectively, indicating that BITA grafts provide effective and durable results across different age groups.
The current cardiac surgical landscape, with the expansion of minimally invasive operations, ECMO, and some interventional therapies, requires a thorough knowledge of peripheral cannulation techniques. In particular, venous cannulation may appear trivial and complication-free, but this does not reflect the reality. A venous cannulation which is not perfectly performed can lead to serious life-threatening complications in several steps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRedo aortic valve surgery for the failure of a previously implanted valve is always challenging. In case of small-sized implanted valves, the use of a balloon-expanding Sapien-3 valve can enhance the final effective orifice area, avoid annulus enlargement complex techniques, and can reduce operative time and morbidities. We describe a case where after explanting a failed 19 mm St.
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