Early and mid-term outcomes after aortic valve intervention in patients with previous stentless or stented bioprostheses

Limited data are available concerning comparative outcomes of redo aortic valve interventions, including surgery after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with either stented or stentless bioprostheses. We investig…  Read More

Surgical and perioperative management of flail chest with titanium plates: a French cohort series from a thoracic referral center

The development of titanium claw plates has made rib osteosynthesis easy to achieve and led to a renewed interest for this surgery. We report the management of patients referred to the intensive care unit (ICU…  Read More

Human cytomegalovirus-encoded microRNAs expression profile in plasma of patients with aortic dissection

Aortic dissection (AD) is a rare disease with high mortality for which no effective diagnostic biomarkers are available. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is an important cause of the occurrence and progr…  Read More

Gender-related differences on outcome following transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR): a systematic review and meta-analysis

The effect of gender on patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MR) undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) remains to be defined. The aim of the present study is a comprehensive meta-analysis of…  Read More

Chylothorax and chylopericardial tamponade following lobectomy and lymphadenectomy: a rare presentation

Although postoperative chylothorax following lung cancer surgery is rare, it is a recognized complication in 0.25–3% of patients. However, cases of cardiac tamponade caused by chylopericardium after lung cance…  Read More