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Free Subscription 21.04.2025 1 Am Heart J 4 Anesth Analg 2 Anesthesiology 1 Ann Thorac Surg 2 BMC Anesthesiol 3 Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 4 Circ Cardiovasc Interv 3 Eur Heart J 8 Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 6 J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 9 J Heart Lung Transplant 2 J Pediatr Surg 1 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1 Lancet 3 Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1 Transplant Proc

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Am Heart J

1. HAKEEM A, Ali Shah J, Kumar R, Khan K, et al
   Rationale and Design of the TADCLOT Trial: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Twice a Day Clopidogrel vs. Ticagrelor in Reducing Major Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute STEMI Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
   Am Heart J. 2025 Apr 12:S0002-8703(25)00103-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.
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   Anesth Analg

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   Variations on a Theme: Opioids and Cardiac Surgery.
   Anesth Analg. 2025;140:1015.
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3. KUMARESAN A, Gill G, Shen T, Bowdish ME, et al
   Preoperative Nutritional Risk Associations with Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Following Elective Cardiac Surgery.
   Anesth Analg. 2025;140:1239-1241.
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4. GOEDDEL LA, Hernandez M, Koffman L, Murphy Z, et al
   Fine-Mapping the Association of Acute Kidney Injury With Mean Arterial and Central Venous Pressures During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
   Anesth Analg. 2025 Apr 17. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007500.
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5. ROSS FJ, Tjoeng YL, Chan T, Tan JM, et al
   The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes: Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.
   Anesth Analg. 2025;140:1195-1204.
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   Anesthesiology

6. SWAN EA, Lahr BD, Al-Huniti AH
   Thrombin Generation in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients, a Prospective Single-center Cohort Study.
   Anesthesiology. 2025 Apr 14. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005502.
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7. TONG C, Li Q, Du X, Shan M, et al
   Development and external validation of a novel in-hospital mortality model after pediatric congenital heart surgery-a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
   Anesthesiology. 2025 Apr 16. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005514.
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   Ann Thorac Surg

8. CHANG CC, Worrell SG
   Anastomotic leaks following esophagectomy continue to be a problem, so what can we do?
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Apr 9:S0003-4975(25)00302.
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   BMC Anesthesiol

9. LUO X, Ying Y, Yin L, Chang P, et al
   Analysis of risk factors for hypoxemia in PACU for patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung cancer resection based on logistic regression model.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2025;25:174.
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10. MIHATSCH LL, Huber A, Weiland S, Friederich P, et al
    Prospective in-depth analysis of anaesthetic management of spontaneous ventilation VATS for lung cancer resection: a matched pairs comparison to intubated VATS.
    BMC Anesthesiol. 2025;25:185.
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    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv

11. MAHMOOD A, Ang SP, Qadeer YK, Wang Z, et al
    Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Nonagenarians in the United States.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Apr 16. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31538.
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12. KOSUGI S, Mizote I, Nakamura D, Sugae H, et al
    Impact of Elevated Preprocedural Left Ventricular Filling Pressure on Prognosis of Mild Paravalvular Regurgitation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Apr 15. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31537.
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13. MU X, Li Z, Jing Q, Han Y, et al
    Intramyocardial Hematoma After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion: Two Case Reports.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Apr 14. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31525.
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    Circ Cardiovasc Interv

14. BRILAKIS ES, Sandoval Y, Azzalini L, Leibundgut G, et al
    Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Present and Future.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Apr 14:e014801.
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15. PELED H, Dau NQ
    Letter by Peled et al Regarding Article, "Intravascular Imaging as a Performance Measure for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention".
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Apr 16:e015335.
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16. ZHU Y, Zhang W, Qin K, Liu Y, et al
    Effects of Nicorandil, Isosorbide Mononitrate, or Diltiazem on Radial Artery Grafts After CABG: The Randomized ASRAB-Pilot Trial.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025;18:e014542.
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17. WONG CCY, Dawson LP, Theriault-Lauzier P, Skoda A, et al
    Repeatability and Correlation of Coronary Physiology Indices Measured With Bolus and Continuous Thermodilution.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025;18:e014919.
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    Eur Heart J

18. DE PAULIS R, Chirichilli I, de Kerchove L, Della Corte A, et al
    Current status of aortic valve repair surgery.
    Eur Heart J. 2025 Feb 14:ehaf038. doi: 10.1093.
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19. ABDELHAMID M, Abdel Meged AM, Prendergast B, Calvo-Iglesias FE, et al
    Baseline characteristics and outcomes of rheumatic mitral valve disease: the EURObservational Research Programme Valvular Heart Disease II Survey.
    Eur Heart J. 2025 Feb 11:ehaf050. doi: 10.1093.
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20. MATSUMOTO S, Ohno Y, Noda S, Miyamoto J, et al
    Tricuspid regurgitation and outcomes in mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.
    Eur Heart J. 2025 Jan 28:ehae924. doi: 10.1093.
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    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

21. YONEYAMA F, Kato H, Mathis BJ, Suetsugu F, et al
    Right bundle branch in ventricular septal defects.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf105.
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22. PIPERATA A, Van Den Eynde J, Cuartas MM, Bortolussi G, et al
    Long-term outcomes after bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement: a multicenter study.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Mar 24:ezaf107. doi: 10.1093.
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23. MURIN P, Gaal J, Stenzel R, Weixler V, et al
    Optimized outcome of the Ross procedure in children: single-centre experiencedagger.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf102.
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24. AYDIN Y, Ulas AB, Kasali K, Eren S, et al
    Treatment of pulmonary hydatid cysts: a single-centre analysis of 872 cases.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf114.
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25. ZHENG YA, Lee YC, Huang JY, Hsieh HY, et al
    Enhancing three-dimensional anatomical understanding in complex thoracic surgery: a comparative study of OpVerse and Synapse 3D.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf069.
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26. WEI SL, Zhang XQ, Li J, Zhang RZ, et al
    Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation exacerbates lung ischaemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf106.
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27. ZHENG YL, Yuan YP, Liang XY, Liao HL, et al
    Same-day discharge for patients undergoing subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy for small tumours without myasthenia gravis: a prospective, single-arm clinical trial.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf122.
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28. SUDA T, Morota M, Negi T, Tochii D, et al
    Subxiphoid uniportal robotic thymectomy using da Vinci Xi systemdagger.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf127.
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    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

29. CHIU TC, Kao CL, Hung KC, Lai YC, et al
    Comparison of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine for Postoperative Outcomes in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: A Cohort Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025;39:1257-1265.
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30. MAXEY-JONES C, Seelhammer TG, Arabia FA, Cho B, et al
    TEG(R) 6s-Guided Algorithm for Optimizing Patient Blood Management in Cardiovascular Surgery: Systematic Literature Review and Expert Opinion.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025;39:1162-1172.
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31. TEMEL S, Metin H, Gok MG, Yuksel RC, et al
    Comparative Analysis of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheotomy and Surgical Tracheotomy in Critically Ill Patients: Outcomes and Complications.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025;39:1214-1220.
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32. BHATT HV, Hu Y, Lin HM, Egorova N, et al
    Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes for Transfusion of Hemoconcentrated Bypass Versus Cell Saver Blood in Cardiac Surgical Patients.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025;39:1173-1179.
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33. MAKKAD B, Heinke TL, Sheriffdeen R, Meng ML, et al
    Practice Advisory for Postoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: A Report from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Dec 12:S1053-0770(24)00942.
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34. LI Z, Qian D, Xia Y, Kang K, et al
    Associations Between Base Excess, Alactic Base Excess, and Kidney Function Deterioration in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Mar 21:S1053-0770(25)00257.
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    J Heart Lung Transplant

35. HENG EE, Krishnan A, Elde S, Garrison A, et al
    Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to thoracic multiorgan transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025;44:793-802.
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36. JUNIOR ERB, Wang A, Ribeiro RVP, Beroncal EL, et al
    The combination of postmortem sevoflurane ventilation and in situ topical cooling provides improved 6 hours lung preservation in an uncontrolled DCD porcine model.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025;44:780-792.
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37. MEHTA A, Goldberg J, Bagchi P, Marboe C, et al
    Pathologist Interrater Reliability and Clinical Implications of Elevated Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA beyond Heart Transplant Rejection.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Oct 16:S1053-2498(24)01896.
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38. DARIE AM, Levvey BJ, Shingles HV, Paraskeva MA, et al
    Impact of donor age >/=65 years on graft survival in large lung transplant cohorts.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025;44:770-779.
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39. HONG Y, Hess NR, Dorken-Gallastegi A, Nidhi Iyanna MPH, et al
    Association of agonal phase duration with heart utilization and post-transplant outcomes in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Nov 19:S1053-2498(24)01959.
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40. SINGH R, Olverson G, Punu K, Makarem A, et al
    Extended duration of ex-vivo perfusion is associated with worse survival in donation after circulatory death heart recipients: A national database analysis.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025;44:813-822.
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41. CHO PD, Kim ST, Zappacosta H, White JP, et al
    Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients Using Donor Hearts After Circulatory Death: United States Experience.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Nov 27:S1053-2498(24)01972.
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42. HONG Y, Hess NR, Ziegler LA, Dorken-Gallastegi A, et al
    Effects of ex vivo machine perfusion on preservation time and donor age in donation after brain death heart transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Oct 10:S1053-2498(24)01866.
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43. SEBRO R, Elmahdy M, Braxton A
    Longitudinal assessment of bone mineral density changes after heart transplant: Implications for DXA screening frequency.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025;44:823-829.
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    J Pediatr Surg

44. VAN STIGT MJB, Hut JE, Reuling EMBP, Stokroos RJ, et al
    Outcome of Recurrent Tracheoesophageal Fistula Treatment After Esophageal Atresia Repair.
    J Pediatr Surg. 2025;60:162159.
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45. SHIEH HF, Jennings RW, Hamilton TE, Izadi S, et al
    Tracheobronchopexy to Avoid Tracheostomy in Esophageal Atresia Patients With Severe Life-Threatening Tracheobronchomalacia.
    J Pediatr Surg. 2025;60:162152.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

46. CHOUNOUNE R, Groth SS
    Commentary: Planned or Salvage Esophagectomy vs Definitive Chemoradiation for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Is the Photon Mightier than the Sword?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 11:S0022-5223(25)00299.
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    Lancet

47. KIRTANE AJ, Genereux P, Lewis B, Shlofmitz RA, et al
    Orbital atherectomy versus balloon angioplasty before drug-eluting stent implantation in severely calcified lesions eligible for both treatment strategies (ECLIPSE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial.
    Lancet. 2025 Mar 28:S0140-6736(25)00450-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00450.
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    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

48. PEREZ CASTRO P, Bush E, Haut E, McGready J, et al
    Population-level Outcomes of Ex-vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) in Lung Transplantation.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 15. doi: 10.1055/a-2587-6756.
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49. HADZIJUSUFOVIC E, Lozanovski VJ, Bellaio L, Tagkalos E, et al
    Single Port Subcostal Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 15. doi: 10.1055/a-2587-6701.
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50. SCHENK S, Pecha S, Doll N, Burger H, et al
    Concomitant LAA Closure during Cardiac Surgery-Update 2025.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 15. doi: 10.1055/a-2561-8547.
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    Transplant Proc

51. QUADER M, Kiernan Z, Labate G, Chen Q, et al
    Hypothermic Myocardial Preservation: The Freezing Debate.
    Transplant Proc. 2025;57:653-662.
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