Background To compare early outcomes of mitral valve repair versus replacement in elderly patients with degenerative mitral valve disease. Methods A retrospective re
Objectives An increasing number of octogenarians are referred to undergo mitral valve surgery for degenerative disease, and percutaneous approaches are being increas
Death in low-risk cardiac surgical patients provides a simple and accessible method by which modifiable causes of death can be identified. In the first FIASCO study published in 20
The purpose of this study was to compare early and late results of redo-CABG with (redo-ONCAB) and without (redo-OPCAB) cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods: From April 2001
