Publications by authors named "Victor Ferraris"
Commentary: On "Gender, race, and ethnicity in lung cancer clinical trial participation".
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
November 2024
Background: Left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysm is a rare but potentially fatal complication of aortic valve replacement, infective endocarditis (IE), and suture dehiscence. Left ventricular-aortic discontinuity is a severe and uncommon manifestation of IE. For patients who have a long-standing history of endocarditis, periannular lesions in the aortic valve may rupture, leading to the rare occurrence of complete, or total, left ventricular-aortic discontinuity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLessons for Surgeons-Is Coronary Artery Endarterectomy Safe and Effective?
Ann Thorac Surg
September 2022
Commentary: Patients and caregivers may have different expectations from operations.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
August 2023
Background: Failure to rescue (FTR) focuses on the ability to prevent death among patients who have postoperative complications. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Quality Measurement Task Force has developed a new, risk-adjusted FTR quality metric for adult cardiac surgery.
Methods: The study population was taken from 1118 STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participants including patients who underwent isolated CABG, aortic valve replacement with or without CABG, or mitral valve repair or replacement with or without CABG between January 2015 and June 2019.