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  1. Midterm Clinical Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Reverse Hybrid Coronary Revascularization: A Single-Center Experience
  2. Severe Refractory Vasoplegic Shock Syndrome after OPCABG Successfully Treated with Hydroxycobalamin: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
  3. Long-term prognosis in patients undergoing redo-isolated aortic valve replacement
  4. Severe Refractory Vasoplegic Shock Syndrome After OPCABG: Our Experience and Review of Literature
  5. Abstract 11695: Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients With Aortic Valve Disease
  6. TCT-1 Clinical Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  7. TCT-40 Long-Term Outcomes in Octogenarians After Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  8. TCT-45 Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of 986 Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement Through Right Anterior Minithoracotomy
  9. TCT-637 19-Year Outcomes of Total Arterial Reconstruction After Coronary Endarterectomy in 948 Patients
  10. Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. Single Center Experience
  11. Radial artery harvesting with harmonic scalpel: fully no-touch technique
  12. Clinical Outcomes of Cryo Nerve Ablation Technique for Pain Management: An Exploratory Study in Patients Undergoing Left Thoracotomy Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  13. Early and Long-Term Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes of Sutureless vs. Sutured Bioprosthesis for Aortic Valve Replacement
  14. Editorial: Insights in heart surgery: 2022
  15. Reply: Dazzling like an art(ist), worthwhile like a craftsman
  16. Risk predictors that impact long-term prognosis in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with the Perceval sutureless bioprosthesis
  17. Editorial: Novel insights into aortic arch repair
  18. Pearls, pitfalls, and surgical indications of the Intuity TM heart valve: A rapid deployment bioprosthesis. A systematic review of the literature
  19. Surgical Outcomes of Three Repair Techniques for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Adult Patients
  20. Comparison of minimally invasive versus conventional thoracic aortic operations: Early and midterm results in a series of 624 patients
  21. Urgent robotic hybrid coronary revascularization in patient with high STS score. A case report
  22. A threatening meteor for cardiac surgeons: anomalous left main coronary origin in type A aortic dissection
  23. A Challenging Diagnosis of Unroofed Coronary Sinus, Myxoma and Left Atrial Aneurysm
  24. Commentary: New technology impact on chest tube clotting after cardiac surgery. A possible paradigm shift?
  25. C13 COMPARISON OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE VERSUS CONVENTIONAL THORACIC AORTIC OPERATIONS: EARLY AND MID–TERM RESULTS IN A SERIES OF 624 PATIENTS
  26. Benefits and Pitfalls of the Perceval Sutureless Bioprosthesis
  27. Commentary: Osteogenic Metaplasia of the Aortic Valve. Do Bacteria, Diabetes, and Dyslipidemia Play a Role?
  28. Early and Midterm Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation Versus Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve Degeneration: Two Faces of the Same Medal
  29. Surgical Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. A Multi-Factor Multimodel Analysis
  30. The serendipity history of a bioprosthesis in mitral position: An incessant competition among manufacturers having no winner
  31. The jungle of risk scores and their inability to predict long‐term survival. The truth behind the mirror
  32. Ministernotomy compared to right anterior minithoracotomy for aortic valve surgery.
  33. Success in long‐term outcome after cardiac surgery: Rise from an uncomplicated immediate postoperative course
  34. Mitral Arcades Unexpectedly Encountered During Cardiac Surgery
  35. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Reduces Cardiac Death in Patients with Peripheral Arteriopathy
  36. Multidisciplinary Approach to Acute Cholecystitis in a Severely Cardiopathic Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature on Treatment Strategies
  37. Abstract 15149: Aortic Total Clamp Increases Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Stroke: A Multinomial Multifactor Model
  38. Machine learning analysis of factors influencing ischemic stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting
  39. Is Peripheral Artery Disease an Independent Predictor of Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Outcome?
  40. Outcomes' predictors in Post-Cardiac Surgery Extracorporeal Life Support. An observational prospective cohort study
  41. The use of both internal thoracic arteries for coronary revascularization increases the estimate of post-operative lower limb ischemia in patients with peripheral artery disease
  42. Learning curve predictors for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery; how far should the rabbit hole go?
  43. Multidisciplinary approach to acute cholecystitis in a severely cardiopathic patient. Case report and review of literature
  44. Cardiac Surgery for Malignant Cardiac Neoplasms: “Futile” Surgery or “Bridge-to-Life” Surgery? A Commentary on "Cardiac Tumors Prevalences and Mortality: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" [Int J Surg 76 (2020) 178–189]
  45. "To endoscopize or not to endoscopize, that is the question" about vein harvesting techniques for coronary surgery. A commentary on "mid-term and long-term outcomes of endoscopic versus open vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass: A systematic revi...
  46. Comparison between three different equations for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate in predicting mortality after coronary artery bypass
  47. Early outcomes following isolated coronary artery bypass surgery: Influence of peripheral artery disease
  48. Organizational structure and earnings quality of private and public firms
  49. In situ skeletonized bilateral thoracic artery for left coronary circulation: a 20-year experience
  50. Minimally Invasive Surgical Access to Aortic Valve Replacement: Comparison Between Minithoracotomy & Ministernotomy in A Systematic Review
  51. Deep sternal infections after in situ bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting for left ventricular myocardial revascularization: predictors and influence on 20-year outcomes
  52. P2689In-situ skeletonized bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting for left coronary artery revascularization: reflections on a 20-year experience
  53. Retrograde Cellular Cardiomyoplasty Through the Coronary Sinus. An Experimental Study on Swines
  54. Vascular complications following intra-aortic balloon pump implantation: an updated review
  55. Parents’ Use of Subsidiaries to “Push Down” Earnings Management: Evidence from Italy
  56. Modified Port-Access Technique for the Treatment of Aortic Dissection after Previous Cardiac Surgery
  57. Successful surgical employment of Impella recovery system for right ventricular failure after previous aortic valve replacement
  58. Identification of microrna-181a-5p and microrna-4454 as mediators of facet cartilage degeneration through the activation of zinc finger protein 440 mediated nf-kb signaling pathway and potential circulating biomarkers for detecting the severity of face...
  59. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for life-threatening acute severe status asthmaticus
  60. Surgical treatment of post-infarction left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: Case series highlighting various surgical strategies
  61. Early and Mid-term Outcome of the St. Jude Medical Regent 19-mm Aortic Valve Mechanical Prosthesis. Functional and Haemodynamic Evaluation
  62. Impact of renal function impairment assessed by CKDEPI estimated glomerular filtration rate on early and late outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting
  63. Peer review report 2 on “Efficacy and safety of vitamin C for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials”
  64. Peer review report 1 on “Patient Body Image, Self-esteem, and Cosmetic Results of Minimally Invasive Robotic Cardiac Surgery”
  65. Localized constrictive pericarditis compressing and obstructing the right ventricular inflow tract due to a giant anterior calcified cardiac mass. A case report
  66. Repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of Fallot
  67. Extracorporeal life support in polytraumatized patients
  68. Extracorporeal Life Support in Multiple Trauma Patients with Refractory Cardiopulmonary Failure: Predictors of Procedural Suitability and Success Rate
  69. Low Blood Arterial Oxygenation During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  70. Abstracts
  71. Issue Information
  72. “Extroverted Cuff”, a novel modification of the elephant trunk technique for distal anastomosis of ragged descending aorta
  73. Cellular cardiomyoplasty into infracted swine's hearts by retrograde infusion through the venous coronary sinus: An experimental study
  74. Cardiac Rehabilitation of patients with left ventricular assist device as “destination therapy”
  75. From bench to bedside: Can the improvements in left ventricular assist device design mitigate adverse events and increase survival?
  76. Early and mid-term outcome in terms of functional and hemodynamic performance of the st. Jude regent 19-mm aortic mechanical prosthesis versus 19-mm carpentier edwards aortic biological prosthesis
  77. Does the St. Jude Regent 17-mm Offer Better Outcomes Than the Hemodynamic Plus 17-mm Aortic Valve Mechanical Prothesis?
  78. Acute Cardiovascular Care 2015
  79. Primary Cardiac Synovial Sarcoma Originating From the Mitral Valve Causing Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
  80. Hearts Not Dead after Circulatory Death
  81. Surgical excision of a giant calcified amorphous tumour of the right ventricle and right pulmonary artery
  82. Acquired Gerbode defect following endocarditis of the tricuspid valve: a case report and literature review
  83. Mechanical Ventricular Assistance as Destination Therapy for End-Stage Heart Failure: Has it Become a First Line Therapy?
  84. Papillary fibroelastoma of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve mimicking vegetation
  85. Primary Cardiac Synovial Sarcoma Originating from the Mitral Valve Causing Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
  86. A numerical model of blood oxygenation during veno-venous ECMO: analysis of the interplay between blood oxygenation and its delivery parameters
  87. Abstracts
  88. Hemodynamics of 17-mm vs. 19-mm St. Jude Medical Regent and annulus enlargement
  89. A giant myxoma originating from the aortic valve causing severe left ventricular tract obstruction: a case report and literature review
  90. Endovascular Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Obstruction After Surgical Correction of Intracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
  91. Huge ascending aortic aneurysm with an intraluminal thrombus in an embolic event-free patient
  92. Entrapped Thrombus in a Foramen Ovale Causing Pulmonary Emboli Treated with Emergent Surgery. Literature Review
  93. Early and Mid-Term Postoperative Outcome of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
  94. Pseudoaneurysm of the Descending Aorta Complicating an Untreated Aortic Coarctation
  95. Left ventricular outflow track obstruction and mitral valve regurgitation in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy
  96. Inverted-Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: severe refractory heart failure in poly-trauma patients saved by emergency extracorporeal life support
  97. Indications of extracorporeal life support in poly-trauma: Table 1
  98. Customer Franchise-A Hidden, Yet Crucial, Asset
  99. Surgical treatment of inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms: Outcome and predictors analysis
  100. The Peacock Tail Technique: A Modified Reconstruction Technique for Tricuspid Valve Repair in Ebstein's Malformation
  101. One and a Half Ventricle Repair in Association with Tricuspid Valve Repair According to “Peacock Tail” Technique in Patients with Ebstein's Malformation and Failing Right Ventricle
  102. PP-338 Managament of Cardiac Myxoma Based on a Series of 105 Cases with Long Term Follow-Up. Clinical and Pathological Correlation with Recurrent Myxoma
  103. PP-305 Functional and Hemodynamic Outcome of Mitral Valve Repair and Echo Dobutamine Assessment in Barlow’s Disease
  104. OP-276 Left Ventricular Aneurysm: Surgical Correction and Comparison Between Techniques
  105. OP-268 Repair of a Moderate Ischemic Mitral Valve Regurgitation Simultaneously to Coronary Revascularization In Patients with Impaired Left Ventricular Function
  106. OP-246 Technical Considerations and Postoperative Outcome of Anomalous Origin of One Pulmonary Artery Branch From The Aorta
  107. Candida blood steam infections: species distribution and antifungal resistance patterns
  108. Seroprevalence and susceptibility to primary cytomegalovirus infection among childbearing women
  109. Urinary tract infections in pregnant women: Uropathogens and antimicrobial resistance profiles
  110. Surgical Removal of an Intravenous Leiomyoma with Intracardiac Extension and Pulmonary Benign Metastases
  111. Perventricular device closure of a large residual perimembranous interventricular septal defect after previous surgical correction
  112. The Actual Role of Cardiocirculatory Assistance in Heart-Failure Treatment as Destination Therapy and Bridge to Life
  113. H3N2 Virus as Causative Agent of ARDS Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
  114. Contributors
  115. A Giant Cardiac Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Presenting With Total Obstruction of the Superior Vena Cava
  116. Emergent ECLS for life-threatening severe cardiac dysfunction as presentation of H1N1-flu
  117. Atypical clinic presentation of pandemic influenza A successfully rescued by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — our experience and review of the literature
  118. Surgical Outcome of Reoperation Due to Left Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation After Previous Correction of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect
  119. 049 * ONE AND A HALF VENTRICLE REPAIR IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR FOR EBSTEIN'S ANOMALY AND FAILING RIGHT VENTRICLE
  120. 014 * SHOULD MILD-TO-MODERATE ISCHAEMIC MITRAL REGURGITATION BE CORRECTED IN PATIENTS WITH IMPAIRED LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION UNDERGOING SIMULTANEOUS CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION?
  121. Extracorporeal life support in patients with severe trauma: An advanced treatment strategy for refractory clinical settings
  122. P10 CONTRIBUTION TO INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS BY STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS IN ALBANIA
  123. P57 INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS OF PROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE, CAUSED BY ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII
  124. OP-202 GLENN OPERATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR FOR EBSTEIN ANONAMY AND FAILING RIGHT VENTRICLE
  125. OP-178 OUTCOME AND VENTRICULAR REMODELING IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LEFT VENTRICULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR. COMPARISON BETWEEN TECHNIQUES
  126. A new formula for determining arterial oxygen saturation during venovenous extracorporeal oxygenation
  127. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory, life-threatening, and herpes simplex virus 1–induced acute respiratory distress syndrome. Our experience and literature review
  128. Antibiotic resistance profiles of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates
  129. Reply to the Editor
  130. OP-179 REFRACTORY INVERTED TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY IN POLYTRAUMATIZED PATIENTS: CLINICAL FEATURES AND ADVANCED TREATMENT
  131. Extracorporeal life support in major trauma: case series from a tertiary referral trauma
  132. A novel strategy to improve systemic oxygenation in venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: The “χ-configuration”
  133. Improving profitability with customer-centric strategies: the case of a mobile content provider
  134. STAT3 MEDIATED ACTIVATION OF PROAPOPTOTIC GENES IN DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
  135. Ventilatory and ECMO treatment of H1N1-induced severe respiratory failure: results of an Italian referral ECMO center
  136. Feasibility of inter-hospital transportation using extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support of patients affected by severe swine-flu(H1N1)-related ARDS
  137. Assessment of psychological distress in cancer patients: a pivotal role for clinical interview
  138. Gerbode defect following endocarditis and misinterpreted as severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
  139. Does On-Pump/Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Offer Better Outcome in End-Stage Coronary Artery Disease Patients?
  140. Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization Using New Composite Graft Techniques for Internal Mammary and/or Radial Arteries Conduits
  141. Extracorporeal life support for management of refractory cardiac or respiratory failure: initial experience in a tertiary centre
  142. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for influenza A (H1N1): experience in a regional referral center
  143. Extracorporeal life support service in a regional referral center: the Florence experience
  144. Reply to the Editor
  145. Extracorporeal Life Support as Ultimate Strategy for Refractory Severe Cardiogenic Shock Induced by Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy: A New Effective Therapeutic Option
  146. Corporate Social Responsibility: Readings and Cases in a Global Context
  147. Left ventricular assist device as destination therapy: Application of the payment-by-results approach for the device reimbursement
  148. Intractable cardiogenic shock in stress cardiomyopathy with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: is extra-corporeal life support the best treatment?
  149. Implanted Jarvik 2000 FlowMaker left ventricular assist device: three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction
  150. Aortic Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery: Surgical Techniques and Outcome
  151. A Historical Overview on Coronary Surgery and Interventional Cardiology: Parallel Pathways?
  152. Functional and histopathological improvement of the post-infarcted rat heart upon myoblast cell grafting and relaxin therapy
  153. Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Bypass Surgery: Should Cardiopulmonary Bypass Be Used for the Carotid Procedure?
  154. DartBoards and Clovers as new tools in sustainability planning and control
  155. Does Off-pump Coronary Revascularization Reduce the Release of the Cerebral Markers, S-100β and NSE?
  156. A Historical Overview on Coronary Surgery and Interventional Cardiology: Parallel Pathways?
  157. Perioperative and clinical-angiographic late outcome of total arterial myocardial revascularization according to different composite original graft techniques
  158. Mitral valve surgery simultaneous to coronary revascularization in patients with end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy
  159. Reply to RajaWhy skeletonized BIMA for unstable angina?
  160. Skeletonized bilateral internal mammary arteries in unstable angina: a paradigm shift
  161. Skeletonized bilateral internal mammary arteries for non-elective surgical revascularization in unstable angina
  162. Pharmacological modulation of the hyperpolarization-activated current (If) in human atrial myocytes: focus on G protein-coupled receptors
  163. Early and late outcome of skeletonised bilateral internal mammary arteries anastomosed to the left coronary system
  164. Double-Flap Technique for Repair of Anomalous Origin of Right Pulmonary Artery From Ascending Aorta
  165. Surgical Revascularization of Coronary Bifurcations Employing a Single Arterial Graft According to the "omega-Anastomosis" Technique:. Initial Experience
  166. Atrial natriuretic peptide modulates the hyperpolarization-activated current (If) in human atrial myocytes
  167. Repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects in patients weighing less than 5 kg
  168. Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect with Tetralogy of Fallot:
  169. Anomalous Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery from the Ascending Aorta
  170. In situ retrocaval skeletonized right internal thoracic artery anastomosed to the circumflex system via transverse sinus: Technical aspects and postoperative outcome
  171. The “ω-Anastomosis”: a new revascularization technique for coronary bifurcations
  172. Beating Heart Ischemic Mitral Valve Repair and Coronary Revascularization in Patients with Impaired Left Ventricular Function
  173. Postoperative outcome in patients with anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery branch from the aorta
  174. Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the aorta. Our experience and literature review
  175. Lesser impairment of respiratory function is the mechanism of faster recovery after partial sternotomy for valve replacement: Reply
  176. Lesser impairment of respiratory function is the mechanism of faster recovery after partial sternotomy for valve replacement
  177. Off-Pump Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization According to the Right Y-Graft Configuration
  178. Congenital tuberculous lymphadenitis in a preterm infant in Greece
  179. Early and long term outcome of the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: predictors and functional evaluation
  180. A modified 'single patch' technique for complete atrioventricular septal defect correction
  181. A modified technique for repair of the anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta
  182. Retrocaval right internal mammary artery for left ventricular marginal arteries grafting
  183. Repair of congenital malformations of the mitral valve: early and midterm results
  184. Does ministernotomy improve postoperative outcome in aortic valve operation? A prospective randomized study
  185. Reply to Totaro et al.
  186. Reoperative revascularization of an occluded left subclavian artery and left internal mammary artery ostial stenosis
  187. Early and long-term outcome in patients undergoing aortic root replacement with composite graft according to the Bentall's technique
  188. Coronary revascularization after arterial switch operation
  189. Restoration of patency after apparent occlusion of the λ-graft's right branch
  190. Beating heart myocardial revascularization on extracorporeal circulation in patients with end-stage coronary artery disease
  191. Should Mild-to-Moderate and Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Be Corrected in Patients with Impaired Left Ventricular Function Undergoing Simultaneous Coronary Revascularization?
  192. Reply to Totaro et al.
  193. Preserved pleura space integrity and respiratory dysfunction after coronary surgery
  194. λ graft with the radial artery or free left internal mammary artery anastomosed to the right internal mammary artery: flow dynamics
  195. Urgent surgical revascularization of unstable angina. Influence of double mammary arteries
  196. Myocardial Revascularization in Chronic Renal Failure: 10-Year Experience
  197. Clinically relevant cognitive impairment after cardiac surgery: a 6-month follow-up study
  198. Respiratory dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting employing bilateral internal mammary arteries: the influence of intact pleura
  199. Agonist-specific regulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression by cyclooxygenase metabolites in hepatic stellate cells
  200. Innominate artery cannulation in patients with severe porcelain aorta
  201. Right Y-graft, a new surgical technique using mammary arteries for total myocardial revascularization
  202. A circuit to perform a combined ultrafiltration procedure in pediatric open heart surgery
  203. Mitral valve myxoma concomitant with papillary fibroelastoma
  204. Undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass using enoxaparin only during a cardiac transplantation procedure
  205. Axillary artery cannulation in type a aortic dissection operations
  206. Mid-Term Outcome of Surgical Coronary Ostial Plasty: Our Experience
  207. Coronary revascularization after liver transplantation
  208. PROTECTION OF RAT HEART FROM ISCHAEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY BY THE 21-AMINOSTEROID U-74389G
  209. Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization Using New Composite Graft Techniques for Internal Mammary and/or Radial Arteries Conduits
  210. Mid-Term Outcome of Surgical Coronary Ostial Plasty: Our Experience