Cardiovascular Surgery

• Trial of everolimus-eluting stents or bypass surgery for coronary disease

Authors: Park SJ1, Ahn JM, Kim YH, Park DW, Yun SC, Lee JY, Kang SJ, Lee SW, Lee CW, Park SW, Choo SJ, Chung CH, Lee JW, Cohen DJ, Yeung AC, Hur SH, Seung KB, Ahn TH, Kwon HM, Lim DS, Rha SW, Jeong MH, Lee BK, Tresukosol D, Fu GS, Ong TK; BEST Trial Investigators.

References: N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 26;372(13):1204-12. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1415447. Epub 2015 Mar 16.

• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement indications should not be expanded to lower-risk and younger patients

Author: Falk V.
References: Circulation. 2014 Dec 23;130(25):2332-42. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008145.

• Mitral-valve repair versus replacement for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation

Authors: Acker MA, Parides MK, Perrault LP, Moskowitz AJ, Gelijns AC, Voisine P, Smith PK, Hung JW, Blackstone EH, Puskas JD, Argenziano M, Gammie JS, Mack M, Ascheim DD, Bagiella E, Moquete EG, Ferguson TB, Horvath KA, Geller NL, Miller MA, Woo YJ, D'Alessandro DA, Ailawadi G, Dagenais F, Gardner TJ, O'Gara PT, Michler RE, Kron IL; CTSN.

References: N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 2;370(1):23-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1312808. Epub 2013 Nov 18.

• Very long-term results (up to 17 years) with the double-orifice mitral valve repair combined with ring annuloplasty for degenerative mitral regurgitation

Authors: De Bonis M, Lapenna E, Lorusso R, Buzzatti N, Gelsomino S, Taramasso M, Vizzardi E, Alfieri O.

References: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov;144(5):1019-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.034. Epub 2012 Aug 25. Erratum in: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Feb;145(2):617. Buzzati, Nicola [corrected to Buzzatti, Nicola].

• European experience of the convergent atrial fibrillation procedure: Multicenter outcomes in consecutive patients

Authors: Geršak B, Zembala MO, Müller D, Folliguet T, Jan M, Kowalski O, Erler S, Bars C, Robic B, Filipiak K, Wimmer-Greinecker G.

References: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Aug 26. pii: S0022-5223(13)00798-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.06.057.

• Sutureless perceval aortic valve replacement: results of two European centers

Authors: Folliguet TA, Laborde F, Zannis K, Ghorayeb G, Haverich A, Shrestha M.

References: Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May;93(5):1483-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.071.

• A 3-center comparison of 1-year mortality outcomes between transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement on the basis of propensity score matching among intermediate-risk surgical patients

Authors: Piazza N, Kalesan B, van Mieghem N, Head S, Wenaweser P, Carrel TP, Bleiziffer S, de Jaegere PP, Gahl B, Anderson RH, Kappetein AP, Lange R, Serruys PW, Windecker S, Jüni P.

References: JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 May;6(5):443-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.01.136.