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Free Subscription 25.05.2026 1 Am Heart J 2 Anesth Analg 1 Artif Organs 1 BMC Anesthesiol 2 Br J Anaesth 1 Circulation 1 Heart 4 J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 4 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2 Transplant Proc 2 Transplantation

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Am Heart J

1. CHI KY, Karthikeyan A, Chang Y, Lee PL, et al
   Direct Oral Anticoagulant Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy with Antiplatelets in Chronic Coronary Syndrome Patients with Prior Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Requiring Anticoagulation: A Meta-Analysis.
   Am Heart J. 2026 May 17:107492. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107492.
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   Anesth Analg

2. KAMATH V, Rudnick D, Budd A, Nemani L, et al
   Influence of Impaired Olfaction Before Cardiac Surgery on Identifying Risk for Mortality, Perioperative Neurocognitive Dysfunction, Quality of Life, or Adverse Behavioral Outcomes.
   Anesth Analg. 2026;142:1226-1228.
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3. GARCIA N, Diaz-Arias J, Chiminazzo V, Alvarez V, et al
   Association Between CTSG Variants and Persistent Postoperative Pain After Cardiac Surgery.
   Anesth Analg. 2026 May 18. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000008082.
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   Artif Organs

4. ELCI ME, Tekin G, Ozturk S
   Association Between Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support and Whole Blood Viscosity Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
   Artif Organs. 2026 May 18. doi: 10.1111/aor.70165.
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   BMC Anesthesiol

5. OKAMOTO S, Sakuramoto H, Hosoi S, Matsuzaki K, et al
   Exploring the relative stability of automated infrared pupillometry parameters under sedative and analgesic exposure after cardiac surgery.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2026 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s12871-026-03889.
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   Br J Anaesth

6. DENG S, Xiang J, Wang P, Ma T, et al
   Prophylactic norepinephrine infusion to reduce severe hypotension during induction of anaesthesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 856-64.
   Br J Anaesth. 2026 May 21:S0007-0912(26)00334-X. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.
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7. CAO J, Zhang P
   Prophylactic norepinephrine infusion to reduce severe hypotension during induction of anaesthesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: considerations on endpoint selection, haemodynamic burden, and generalisability. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 13
   Br J Anaesth. 2026 May 19:S0007-0912(26)00333-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.
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   Circulation

8. BERGMARK BA, Bohula EA, Marston NA, Park JG, et al
   Evolocumab in Patients With Prior Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and No Prior MI: Results From the VESALIUS-CV Trial.
   Circulation. 2026 May 19. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.080616.
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   Heart

9. FLATHER M, Shibata MC
   Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-to-medium surgical risk patients: time for a reappraisal?
   Heart. 2026 May 17:heartjnl-2026-327943. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2026-327943.
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   J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

10. MILNE B, Corredor C, Naganathar S, Vives M, et al
    Current Practice in Post-Cardiac Surgery Shock: A European Association of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Survey.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Apr 10:S1053-0770(26)00328.
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11. SANG M, Weng F, Wang S, Zhang P, et al
    Predicting Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Cardiac Surgery Patients: An Integrated Machine Learning Approach With a Visual Nomogram.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Apr 17:S1053-0770(26)00303.
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12. BAKER AL, Jani SN, Sinton J, Nguyen L, et al
    Factors Influencing Operating Room Extubation of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Experience.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Apr 21:S1053-0770(26)00352.
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13. BAI J, Wei L, Liu M, Ding N, et al
    In-Hospital Mortality and Associated Risk Factors in Cardiac Surgery-Related Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury Patients Treated with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Apr 22:S1053-0770(26)00335.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

14. JACQUEMYN X, Hasan I, Ogami T, Chu D, et al
    Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: Results from 19,000 Patients.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 18:S0022-5223(26)00988.
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15. JEON YJ, Kang D, Moon S, Lee J, et al
    Longitudinal Pulmonary Function Changes and Pulmonary Complications After Robot-assisted Thoracoscopic versus Open Transthoracic Esophagectomy.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 15:S0022-5223(26)00986.
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16. HALLOUM A, Tabbutt S, Ghanayem N, Lasa JJ, et al
    Proactive versus Resuscitative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Low Cardiac Output Syndrome after Cardiac Surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 14:S0022-5223(26)00985.
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17. ALCUDIA A, Adams G, Kumar S, Moser GW, et al
    For-profit hospitals deliver lower coronary artery bypass graft value: National evidence on mortality and Medicare expenditures.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00904.
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    Transplant Proc

18. HALIS AN, Kahraman S, Sahin Y, Arisoy R, et al
    First Healthy Live Birth Achieved Through Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Turkiye After Lung Transplantation: A Case Report.
    Transplant Proc. 2026 May 19:S0041-1345(26)00232.
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19. YILMAZ E, Basaran FC, Bindal M, Turkkan S, et al
    A Case Report: Seven-Year Follow-Up of a Patient With Kartagener Syndrome Undergoing Bilateral Lung Transplantation.
    Transplant Proc. 2026 May 17:S0041-1345(26)00224.
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    Transplantation

20. WILSON TW, Chan EG
    Beyond the Survival Gap: Equity in High-Emergency Lung Transplantation.
    Transplantation. 2026 May 21. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005779.
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21. BARBOSA VM, Hu G, Vaidyanathan S, Akbariromani H, et al
    Identification of a Rejection Signature and Distinct Inflammatory Alveolar Macrophage Populations Post-lung Transplantation.
    Transplantation. 2026 May 18. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005742.
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