European Journal Of Cardio-thoracic Surgery Research Articles

Expert systematic review on the choice of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).

The finalized document was endorsed by the EACTS Council and STS Executive Committee before being simultaneously published in the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (The Annals) and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS).

Artificial intelligence and cardiac surgery risk assessment.

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Artificial intelligence and cardiac surgery risk assessment Get access Samer A M Nashef, Samer A M Nashef Correspondence to: S A M Nashef, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom, sam.nashef@nhs.net Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Jason Ali Jason Ali Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad226, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad226 Published: 05 June 2023 Article history Received: 22 May 2023 Accepted: 02 June 2023 Published: 05 June 2023

One size does not fit all.

Journal Article Accepted manuscript One size does not fit all Get access Christian P Brizard Christian P Brizard Cardiac Surgery Department, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Corresponding author: Christian P. Brizard. Cardiac surgery department. Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington road, Parkville, 3052, Victoria, Australia christian.brizard@rch.org.au phone +61 3 9345 5200 fax + 61 3 9345 6386 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad214, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad214 Published: 12 June 2023 Article history Received: 25 April 2023 Accepted: 11 June 2023 Published: 12 June 2023

Reply to zhou et al.

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Reply to zhou et al Get access Daisuke Ueda, Daisuke Ueda Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Yasuhiro Tsutani, Yasuhiro Tsutani Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Morihito Okada Morihito Okada Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan Corresponding author: Morihito Okada, Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. Email: morihito1217@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad195, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad195 Published: 25 May 2023 Article history Received: 08 March 2023 Accepted: 24 May 2023 Published: 25 May 2023

Surgery for aberrant origin of coronary arteries from the aorta: questions that remain and how we may find the answers.

Journal Article Surgery for aberrant origin of coronary arteries from the aorta: questions that remain and how we may find the answers Get access Mark Hazekamp Mark Hazekamp Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands Corresponding author. Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Kinderhartcentrum D6-26, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, Netherlands. Tel: +31-715262348; e-mail: m.g.hazekamp@lumc.nl (M. Hazekamp). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3150-5007 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2023, ezad176, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad176 Published: 04 May 2023 Article history Received: 13 April 2023 Published: 04 May 2023 Corrected and typeset: 18 May 2023

Congenital heart disease plus infective endocarditis: complexity squared, but what is the outcome?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Congenital heart disease plus infective endocarditis: complexity squared, but what is the outcome? Get access Floris Heinen, MD, Floris Heinen, MD Department of Cardiology, Haga Hospital, the Hague, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Wilco Tanis, MD, PhD, Wilco Tanis, MD, PhD Department of Cardiology, Haga Hospital, the Hague, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Ryan Accord, MD, Ryan Accord, MD Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Joost van Melle, MD, PhD Joost van Melle, MD, PhD Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Corresponding author: Joost van Melle, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands. Email: j.p.van.melle@umcg.nl Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad185, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad185 Published: 11 May 2023 Article history Received: 25 April 2023 Accepted: 30 April 2023 Published: 11 May 2023

Atrial fibrillation after surgical aortic valve replacement: the dark side of safe procedure.

Journal Article Atrial fibrillation after surgical aortic valve replacement: the dark side of safe procedure Get access Lorenzo Giovannico, Lorenzo Giovannico Cardiac Surgery Unit, Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione e Rigenerativa Area Jonica (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Tomaso Bottio, Tomaso Bottio Cardiac Surgery Unit, Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione e Rigenerativa Area Jonica (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy Corresponding author. Cardiac Surgery Unit, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari, Italy. Tel: +39 335328307; e-mail: tomaso.bottio@uniba.it; tbottio@gmail.com (T. Bottio). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-2983 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Aldo Domenico Milano Aldo Domenico Milano Cardiac Surgery Unit, Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione e Rigenerativa Area Jonica (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2023, ezad177, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad177 Published: 02 May 2023 Article history Received: 19 April 2023 Accepted: 29 April 2023 Published: 02 May 2023 Corrected and typeset: 12 May 2023

Ventricular assist device in children with dilated cardiomyopathy as a bridge to recovery-can we know this at the time of implantation?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Ventricular assist device in children with dilated cardiomyopathy as a bridge to recovery—can we know this at the time of implantation? Get access Katarzyna Januszewska, MD PhD Katarzyna Januszewska, MD PhD Department of Cardiac Surgery, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital—Research Institute, Łódź, Poland Corresponding author: Katarzyna Januszewska MD PhD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital—Research Institute, Rzgowska 281/289, 93-338 Łódź, Poland. Tel.: +48 42 271 1452, E-mail: mijanusz@cyf-kr.edu.pl Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad197, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad197 Published: 12 May 2023 Article history Received: 22 March 2023 Revision received: 02 May 2023 Accepted: 11 May 2023 Published: 12 May 2023

Editorial comment: ‘no time to die’—myocardial injury, troponins and long-term prognosis

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Editorial comment: ‘No time to die’ – myocardial injury, troponins and long-term prognosis Get access Sebastian Cymorek, MD, Sebastian Cymorek, MD Department of Thoracic- and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart & Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Matthias Thielmann, MD, PhD Matthias Thielmann, MD, PhD Department of Thoracic- and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart & Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany Corresponding author: Professor Matthias Thielmann, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Centre, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122 Essen, Germany, Tel. +49-201-723-8-4908 | Fax. +49-201-723-5451, matthias.thielmann@uni-due.de Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad187, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad187 Published: 10 May 2023 Article history Received: 25 April 2023 Accepted: 30 April 2023 Published: 10 May 2023

Intramural haematoma of the ascending aorta-pragmatic management over evidence-based decisions?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript IMH of the Ascending Aorta—Pragmatic Management over Evidence-based decisions? Get access Christoph A Nienaber, MD, PhD, Christoph A Nienaber, MD, PhD Cardiology and Aortic Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, SW3 6NPNational Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London Corresponding to: Prof Christoph A. Nienaber. Cardiology and Aortic Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals; Imperial College London, London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom. C.Nienaber@rbht.nhs.uk Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Xun Yuan, MBBS, MMED Xun Yuan, MBBS, MMED Cardiology and Aortic Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, SW3 6NPNational Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad184, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad184 Published: 10 May 2023 Article history Received: 25 April 2023 Accepted: 30 April 2023 Published: 10 May 2023

Is Levosimendan a Good Weapon in Preserving Right Ventricle Function after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation or Not?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Is Levosimendan a Good Weapon in Preserving Right Ventricle Function after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation or Not? Get access Sinan Sabit Kocabeyoglu Sinan Sabit Kocabeyoglu Assoc Prof, Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Corresponding Author: Sinan Sabit Kocabeyoglu, MD, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 06800 Bilkent/Ankara, Turkey. Phone: +90 552 60 00 Fax: +90 312 310 03 78 E-mail:s4126k@yahoo.com.tr Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad166, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad166 Published: 25 April 2023 Article history Received: 12 April 2023 Accepted: 23 April 2023 Published: 25 April 2023

The clinical German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) score: go and see your patient!

Journal Article Accepted manuscript The clinical German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) score: Go and see your patient! Get access Maximilian Luehr, MD, PhD Maximilian Luehr, MD, PhD Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center of the University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany Corresponding author: Maximilian Luehr, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center of the University Hospital, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany Phone: +49 (0)221 478 32405 Fax: +49 (0) 221 478 32509 E-mail: maximilian.luehr@uk-koeln.de Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad169, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad169 Published: 22 April 2023 Article history Received: 16 April 2023 Accepted: 21 April 2023 Published: 22 April 2023

To keep a balance, we must keep moving.

Journal Article Accepted manuscript To keep a balance, we must keep moving Get access Kenji Minatoya, MD, PhD Kenji Minatoya, MD, PhD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan TEL: +81-75-751-3780 FAX: +81-75-751-3098 Email: minatoya@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad150, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad150 Published: 19 April 2023 Article history Received: 06 April 2023 Accepted: 18 April 2023 Published: 19 April 2023

Adding concomitant aortic root replacement to total arch repair with frozen elephant trunk: the more the better?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Adding concomitant aortic root replacement to total arch repair with frozen elephant trunk: the more the better? Get access Erik Beckmann, MD Erik Beckmann, MD Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital Corresponding author: Erik Beckmann, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 920 East 28th St, Suite 400, Minneapolis 55407, MN, United States of America, Telephone: +1 612 863 3900, Email: erik.beckmann@allina.com Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad107, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad107 Published: 11 April 2023 Article history Received: 09 March 2023 Accepted: 07 April 2023 Published: 11 April 2023

Building Bridges to Longevity: The Value of Composite Bridge Grafting.

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Building Bridges to Longevity: The Value of Composite Bridge Grafting Get access Hristo Kirov, Hristo Kirov Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Torsten Doenst Torsten Doenst Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany Address for correspondence: Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany. ph: +49-3641-932-2901 fax: +49-3641-932-2902. email: doenst@med.uni-jena.de Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad153, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad153 Published: 21 April 2023 Article history Received: 24 March 2023 Accepted: 20 April 2023 Published: 21 April 2023

Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation: A Powerful BUT Still Undervalued Resource To Overcome Donor Shortage.

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation: A Powerful BUT Still Undervalued Resource To Overcome Donor Shortage Get access Paula Moreno, Paula Moreno Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation UnitGroup for the Study of Thoracic Neoplasms and Lung Transplantation, IMIBIC (Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Paula Moreno, MD, PhD, Thoracic surgery and lung transplantation Unit. University Hospital Reina Sofia. Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n. 14004. Córdoba. Spain. Tel:+34 957010445, Email: pmoreno39@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Antonio Álvarez Antonio Álvarez Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation UnitGroup for the Study of Thoracic Neoplasms and Lung Transplantation, IMIBIC (Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad081, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad081 Published: 16 March 2023 Article history Received: 24 February 2023 Accepted: 01 March 2023 Published: 16 March 2023

Pulmonary Surgical Apgar Score in clinical practice: how far we can go and how we can go further?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Pulmonary Surgical Apgar Score in clinical practice: how far we can go and how we can go further? Get access Tian Jiang, Tian Jiang Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaKey Laboratory of Lung Inflammation and Injury, Shanghai, China Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Lijie Tan Lijie Tan Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaKey Laboratory of Lung Inflammation and Injury, Shanghai, China Correspondence author: #Prof. Lijie Tan, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. Tel: +86-13681972151; Fax: +86-21-64041990; email: tan.lijie@zs-hospital.sh.cn Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad092, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad092 Published: 13 March 2023 Article history Received: 01 March 2023 Accepted: 07 March 2023 Published: 13 March 2023

From Leonardo to the Valsalva graft: the physics behind valve-sparing aortic root replacement.

Journal Article Accepted manuscript From Leonardo to the Valsalva graft: the physics behind valve-sparing aortic root replacement Get access Giacomo Murana, MD, PhD, Giacomo Murana, MD, PhD Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Department, IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Corresponding author: Dr. Giacomo Murana, Cardiac Surgery Department, IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Tel: 0039 051 2143361 Fax: 0039 051 345990. e-mail: g.murana@hotmail.com; giacomo.murana@aosp.bo.it Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Davide Pacini, MD, PhD Davide Pacini, MD, PhD Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Department, IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di BolognaDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad094, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad094 Published: 13 March 2023 Article history Received: 06 March 2023 Accepted: 11 March 2023 Published: 13 March 2023

Twenty-year experience of aortic valve reimplantation using the Valsalva graft: a successful technique with well-made device!

The introduction of the aortic valve (AV) reimplantation, also called David procedure, by David and Feindel in 1992 have placed a milestone for AV sparing [1]. This, one of the most 2 important valve-sparing aortic root replacement operations became the standard technique for patients with aortic root aneurysm with or without AV regurgitation with excellent short- and long-term results [2]. Over the years, the surgical technique of AV reimplantation has evolved significantly from the originally described technique aiming to mimic the anatomical form of the aortic root. Many modifications, including the ‘so-called’ David I–V operations, using different techniques such as plication stitches to create pseudo-/neo-sinuses [3, 4], 2 cylindrical grafts [5] or even special anatomically designed bulged grafts [6] have been described. In this issue of the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chirichilli et al. describe their 20-year-long experience with AV reimplantation using the Gelweave Valsalva graft Vascutek Ltd, Terumo Company (Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK) in 265 patients with aortic root aneurysm with or without AV regurgitation [7]. This device has been designed and invented by the senior author of the current article De Paulis [6] at the end of the last millennium and implemented in the routine practise at the beginning of 2000. The presented study belongs to the largest published cohorts describing AV reimplantation with this graft. The early- and long-term outcomes (mean of 7.1 years) are excellent. The overall survival at 15 years was 87.6 ± 3.4% and freedom from cardiac death was excellent and stable at 99.6 ± 0.4% up to 15 years. Freedom from recurrent AR ≥moderate and freedom from reoperation remained stable up to 15 years at 92.2 ± 2.1% and 95.9 ± 1.6%, respectively. In addition, the incidence of infective endocarditis, thromboembolism and haemorrhage was extremely low. Importantly, a clear message that can be derived from this paper is that David procedure using this particular graft is an excellent and durable option for the surgical treatment of the patients with aortic root aneurysm with or without AV regurgitation. The authors also report that long-term results might have improved after the implementation of routine performance of AV analysis with calliper.

Risk stratification in acute type A aortic dissection: angle or elongation-2 sides of the same coin?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Risk stratification in acute type A aortic dissection: angle or elongation – two sides of the same coin? Get access Konstantin von Aspern, MD, PhD, Konstantin von Aspern, MD, PhD Department for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinic left of the Weser (Klinikum Links der Weser), Bremen, Germany Corresponding author: Konstantin von Aspern, MD, PhD, Klinikum Links der Weser, Senator-Weßling-Straße 1, 28277 Bremen, Germany. Email: Konstantin.vonAspern@gesundheitnord.de, Tel.: +49 (0) 421-879-4819 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Jens Garbade, MD, PhD Jens Garbade, MD, PhD Department for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinic left of the Weser (Klinikum Links der Weser), Bremen, Germany Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezad052, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad052 Published: 14 February 2023 Article history Received: 06 February 2023 Accepted: 10 February 2023 Published: 14 February 2023