Bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) offer advantages over mechanical valves but are limited by long-term degeneration and calcification. This study...

The safety and efficacy of prophylactic corticosteroid administration during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery have undergone extensive and...

The safety and efficacy of prophylactic corticosteroid administration during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery have undergone extensive and...

In the era of minimally invasive valve surgery (MIVS), automated titanium fasteners such as Cor Knot®, have reduced aortic-cross...

CONCLUSIONS: The experimental model of TAA using a bovine pericardial patch and a sequential clamping technique provided a stable...