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  1. Surgical ventricular reconstruction in ischemic heart disease
  2. Extrapleural infusion of levobupivacaine versus levobupivacaine‐sufentanil‐adrenaline after video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): A randomised controlled trial
  3. Quality of life and functional status after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: A Swedish single‐center study
  4. Survival after aortic root replacement with a stentless xenograft is determined by patient characteristics
  5. Sex and Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
  6. Reply
  7. Survival Probability and Survival Benefit Associated With Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Generator Changes
  8. Critical appraisal of a registry study: aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50–69 years
  9. Unravelling the Difference Between Men and Women in Post-CABG Survival
  10. Association of residual pulmonary hypertension with survival after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
  11. The Association Between Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Was Similar in Women and Men
  12. Stress ulcer prophylaxis in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit
  13. Comparison of Long-term Performance of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves in Sweden From 2003 to 2018
  14. Risk of depression after coronary artery bypass grafting: a SWEDEHEART population-based cohort study
  15. Statin Therapy and Intensity: Prognosis in Patients with Myocardial Injury
  16. Cause of Death After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: SWEDEHEART Observational Study
  17. Permanent pacemaker implantation after On-X surgical aortic valve replacement: SWEDEHEART observational study
  18. Sex and survival following pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a Scandinavian observational cohort study
  19. Surgery for Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Users
  20. Long-term Outcomes Associated With Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
  21. Response
  22. Sex and Survival After Surgery for Lung Cancer
  23. Relative survival after aortic valve surgery in patients with bicuspid aortic valves
  24. Porcine vs Bovine Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: Long-Term Clinical Results
  25. Treatment With Cardiovascular Medications: Prognosis in Patients With Myocardial Injury
  26. Reporting on the development of risk prediction models
  27. Comorbidities and cause-specific outcomes in heart failure across the ejection fraction spectrum: A blueprint for clinical trial design
  28. Household disposable income and long-term survival after pulmonary resections for lung cancer
  29. Preoperative disturbances of glucose metabolism and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting
  30. No-touch saphenous vein grafts in coronary artery surgery (SWEDEGRAFT): Rationale and design of a multicenter, prospective, registry-based randomized clinical trial
  31. Causes of Death in Patients With Acute and Chronic Myocardial Injury
  32. Causes of death in relation to stable troponin levels including chronic myocardial injury
  33. Life expectancy after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a Swedish single‐center study
  34. Erratum to video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open thoracotomy lobectomy: a Swedish nationwide cohort study
  35. Modeling defibrillation benefit for survival among cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator recipients
  36. Death in low-risk cardiac surgery revisited
  37. Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer
  38. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Women 50 Years or Younger
  39. Loss in Life Expectancy After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
  40. Glycated Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
  41. ABO blood type and risk of porcine bioprosthetic aortic valve degeneration: SWEDEHEART observational cohort study
  42. Initial results from a randomized trial in video-assisted versus open thoracic surgery
  43. Longitudinal changes in depression screening results in cardiac surgery patients
  44. Association of heart rate with mortality in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
  45. Heart failure and the risk of acute kidney injury in relation to ejection fraction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
  46. Relation of Chronic Myocardial Injury and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction to Mortality
  47. Continuous surgical multi-level extrapleural block for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective study assessing its efficacy as pain relief following lobectomy and wedge resection
  48. Frailty—a strong risk marker in heart surgery?
  49. Right ventricular mechanics and contractility after aortic valve replacement surgery: a randomised study comparing minimally invasive versus conventional approach
  50. Surgery for pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer: survival and prognostic factors
  51. Video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open thoracotomy lobectomy: a Swedish nationwide cohort study
  52. Survival after Aortic Valve Replacement with Bovine or Porcine Valve Prostheses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  53. Depression Screening in Cardiac Surgery Patients
  54. Weekday and Survival After Pulmonary Resections for Lung Cancer
  55. Validity of the Swedish Cardiac Surgery Registry
  56. Reasons for and consequences of oral anticoagulant underuse in atrial fibrillation with heart failure
  57. Response by Glaser et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement”
  58. Comparison of right ventricular function after ministernotomy and full sternotomy aortic valve replacement: a randomized study
  59. Vancomycin prophylaxis and acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
  60. Reply to Sartipy
  61. Bilateral Versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts
  62. Long-term survival after surgery for pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer: an observational cohort study
  63. Estimated glucose disposal rate predicts mortality in adults with type 1 diabetes
  64. PCI Versus CABG in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes and Multivessel Disease
  65. Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure With Preserved, Mid-Range, and Reduced Ejection Fraction
  66. Hypo‐Attenuated Leaflet Thickening and Reduced Leaflet Motion in Sutureless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves
  67. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
  68. Seattle Heart Failure and Proportional Risk Models Predict Benefit From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  69. Weekday and Survival After Cardiac Surgery—A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study in 106 473 Patients
  70. Association of Donor Age and Sex With Survival of Patients Receiving Transfusions
  71. Recurrence rate after thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
  72. Acute kidney injury—an overview of diagnostic methods and clinical management
  73. Loss to Follow-Up?
  74. Early Postpartum Mitral Valve Thrombosis Requiring Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation before Successful Valve Replacement
  75. Self-Reported Physical Quality of Life Before Thoracic Operations Is Associated With Long-Term Survival
  76. Long-Term Risk of Ischemic Stroke After the Cox-Maze III Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
  77. Late Survival After Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Moderately Reduced Kidney Function
  78. Sex-Discordant Blood Transfusions and Survival After Cardiac Surgery: Table.
  79. Association between preoperative depression and long-term survival following coronary artery bypass surgery — A systematic review and meta-analysis
  80. Heart failure in Tanzania and Sweden: Comparative characterization and prognosis in the Tanzania Heart Failure (TaHeF) study and the Swedish Heart Failure Registry (SwedeHF)
  81. Preoperative Renal Resistive Index Predicts Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
  82. Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Preoperative Heart Failure and Preserved vs Reduced Ejection Fraction
  83. Estimated glucose disposal rate and long-term survival in type 2 diabetes after coronary artery bypass grafting
  84. Early postpartum mitral valve thrombosis requiring extra corporeal membrane oxygenation before successful valve replacement
  85. Venous Cannula Positioning in Arterial Deoxygenation During Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-A Simulation Study and Case Report
  86. Aortic valve replacement in middle-aged patients: Is the increased use of bioprostheses justified?
  87. Letter in response to “Assessing the association of diabetes mellitus with acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting” by Fu-Shan Xue et al
  88. Reply to Letter From Sebastian J. Baxter and Siax I. Jaggar Entitled, "Teicoplanin, Acute Kidney Injury and Surgical-Site Infection in Cardiac Surgery"
  89. Relationship between preoperative hemoglobin A1c levels and long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
  90. Letter in response to manuscript IJC-D-15-04003 entitled “Comment on antidepressant use in cardiovascular diseases” by Dr. Onur Durmaz
  91. Reply
  92. Aortic valve replacement with mechanical vs. biological prostheses in patients aged 50–69 years
  93. Long-Term Risk of Stroke in Patients With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  94. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus and risk of acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting
  95. Do socioeconomic factors modify the association between preoperative antidepressant use and survival following coronary artery bypass surgery?
  96. Acute Kidney Injury After Surgical AVR and Long-Term Risk of Death and End-Stage Renal Disease
  97. Red Blood Cell Concentrate Storage and Survival After Cardiac Surgery
  98. Household Disposable Income and Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery
  99. An Adjusted Calculation Model Allows for Reduced Protamine Doses without Increasing Blood Loss in Cardiac Surgery
  100. Prognostic Significance of Resting Heart Rate and Use of β-Blockers in Atrial Fibrillation and Sinus Rhythm in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection FractionCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE
  101. Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes and Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events or Death After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  102. Antibiotic Prophylaxis by Teicoplanin and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery
  103. Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  104. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients 50 Years or Younger: A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study
  105. Aortic valve replacement through full sternotomy with a stented bioprosthesis versus minimally invasive sternotomy with a sutureless bioprosthesis
  106. Ministernotomy Versus Full Sternotomy Aortic Valve Replacement With a Sutureless Bioprosthesis: A Multicenter Study
  107. Immediate outcome after sutureless versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  108. Acute Kidney Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Long-Term Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease
  109. Utility of the Seattle Heart Failure Model in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy and implantable cardioverter defibrillator referred for heart transplantation
  110. Relation of Major Depression to Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  111. Early and intermediate outcome after aortic valve replacement with a sutureless bioprosthesis: Results of a multicenter study
  112. Late haemodynamic performance and survival after aortic valve replacement with the Mosaic bioprosthesis
  113. Assessment of a University of California, Los Angeles 4-Variable Risk Score for Advanced Heart Failure
  114. Guideline-directed medical therapy for secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with depression
  115. Late Survival After Aortic Valve Replacement With the Perimount Versus the Mosaic Bioprosthesis
  116. Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndromes
  117. Acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting and long-term risk of myocardial infarction and death
  118. Bilateral versus Single Internal Mammary Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Sweden from 1997–2008
  119. Freestyle xenograft for aortic valve endocarditis
  120. Minimal Changes in Postoperative Creatinine Values and Early and Late Mortality and Cardiovascular Events After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  121. Acute Kidney Injury after Valvular Heart Surgery and Early Changes in Cardiac Function and Structure
  122. Predicting survival in heart failure: validation of the MAGGIC heart failure risk score in 51 043 patients from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry
  123. Long-Term Survival After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study
  124. Relation Between Preoperative Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Events (Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, or Heart Failure or Death) Within Three Months of Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  125. Better survival after lung cancer surgery in high-volume hospitals
  126. Acute kidney injury and long-term risk of stroke after coronary artery bypass surgery
  127. Cardiovascular medication in relation to renal function after coronary artery bypass surgery
  128. Response to letter by Balta et al regarding “Renal dysfunction and long-term risk of heart failure after coronary artery bypass grafting”
  129. Antidepressant use before coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with long-term mortality
  130. Renal dysfunction and long-term risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke following coronary artery bypass grafting
  131. Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Short-Term Right Ventricular Support After HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
  132. HeartWare left ventricular assist device thrombosis in aspirin non-responder
  133. Nodal upstaging after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy
  134. Renal dysfunction and long-term risk of heart failure after coronary artery bypass grafting
  135. Survival in patients with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis after coronary artery bypass grafting
  136. Long-Term Survival After Operations for Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
  137. Guided or nonguided endocardectomy during surgical ventricular reconstruction?
  138. Blood in, blood out: left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following mitral valve endocarditis
  139. Acute Kidney Injury Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Long-term Risk of Heart Failure
  140. Surgery for early stage small cell lung cancer
  141. Outcomes after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy
  142. Quality of life six months after lung cancer surgery is associated with long-term survival
  143. Predictors of Postoperative Quality of Life after Surgery for Lung Cancer
  144. Associations Between Changes in Quality of Life and Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery
  145. Surgical management of ventricular arrhythmias
  146. Long-term health-related quality of life following surgery for lung cancer
  147. 16S rDNA sequencing of valve tissue improves microbiological diagnosis in surgically treated patients with infective endocarditis
  148. Death in low-risk cardiac surgery: Stockholm experience
  149. Influence of gender on quality of life after lung surgery☆
  150. Changes in Quality of Life After Lung Surgery in Old and Young Patients: Are They Similar?
  151. Survival and Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Prolonged Intensive Care
  152. Quality of life ten years after surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome or stable angina
  153. Prospective population-based study comparing quality of life after pneumonectomy and lobectomy☆
  154. Aprotinin reduces the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel
  155. Quality of life ten years after surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome or stable angina
  156. Aprotinin is Not Associated With Postoperative Renal Impairment After Primary Coronary Surgery
  157. Hemodynamics at rest do not match clinical improvement after surgical ventricular restoration
  158. Surgery for ventricular tachycardia and left ventricular aneurysm provides arrhythmia control
  159. Surgery for ventricular tachycardia in patients undergoing surgical ventricular restoration: The Karolinska approach
  160. Changes in B-type natriuretic peptides after surgical ventricular restoration
  161. Improved Health-Related Quality of Life and Functional Status After Surgical Ventricular Restoration
  162. Edge-to-Edge Mitral Repair Without Annuloplasty in Combination With Surgical Ventricular Restoration
  163. Use of conventional ECG electrodes for depth of anaesthesia monitoring using the cerebral state index: a clinical study in day surgery
  164. Surgery for ventricular tachycardia in patients undergoing surgical ventricular restoration
  165. Letter by van der Linden et al Regarding Article, "Effect of Clopidogrel Premedication in Off-Pump Cardiac Surgery: Are We Forfeiting the Benefits of Reduced Hemorrhagic Sequelae?"
  166. Risk factors for mortality and hospital re-admission after surgical ventricular restoration
  167. Cardiac Rupture During Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy
  168. Aorto-Carotid Bypass for Cerebral Malperfusion after Aortic Dissection Surgery: A Case Report
  169. Left Ventricular Reconstruction as an Alternative to Heart Transplantation: A Case Report
  170. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator after left ventricular reconstruction?
  171. Surgery for Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Reconstruction by the Dor Procedure
  172. Aprotinin Reduces Bleeding and Blood Product Use in Patients Treated With Clopidogrel Before Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  173. Aprotinin Decreases Postoperative Bleeding and Number of Transfusions in Patients on Clopidogrel Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  174. The Dor procedure for left ventricular reconstruction. Ten-year clinical experience
  175. Successful off pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with an undiagnosed pheochromocytoma