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Prehabilitation for patients with mild to moderate frailty undergoing coronary artery and valve surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Eur J Cardiovasc NursSep 8, 2026

This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated a frailty-specific prehabilitation program for adult patients with mild to moderate frailty undergoing elective coronary or valve surgery.

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Addressing frailty in cardiac surgery candidates is crucial, as it can impact surgical outcomes. This study suggests that a structured prehabilitation program may enhance functional capacity and quality of life…

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Clinical ResearchCardiology

Effects of Adding Incentive Spirometry to Hospital-Based Cardiovascular Rehabilitation on Pulmonary Complications, Hospital Length of Stay, and Clinical-Functional Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of adding incentive spirometry to cardiac rehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in 46 patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Physiother Res IntSep 6, 2026Open accessRead summary
Clinical ResearchCardiothoracic Surgery

Rethinking Transfusion Strategies in CABG: Acute Normovolaemic Haemodilution <em>versus</em> Conventional Transfusion: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of acute normovolaemic haemodilution (ANH) compared to conventional transfusion practices in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

J Coll Physicians Surg PakSep 1, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgery

Timing of aneurysm repair and clinical outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review.

This systematic review examined the relationship between timing of aneurysm repair and clinical outcomes in adults with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

J NeurolSep 9, 2026Open accessRead summary
Case ReportCardiology

Subacute aortic dissection presenting as heart failure due to aortic valve insufficiency and right coronary artery dissection.

A patient with subacute thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection presented with progressive dyspnoea due to severe aortic regurgitation, leading to congestive heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.

BMJ Case RepSep 2, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Robotic left lower lobectomy for Stage IB adenocarcinoma with critical exercise capacity.

This video tutorial demonstrates a robotic-assisted left lower lobectomy in a 71-year-old female with critical exercise capacity. Preoperative evaluation revealed a 32 mm cavitated tumour in the left lower lobe.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiology

Successful bridge to heart transplantation in a pediatric patient with biventricular heart failure associated with Barth syndrome: a case report.

A one-year-old boy with Barth syndrome presented in cardiogenic shock due to severe biventricular heart failure. He received emergency biventricular assist device support, with innovative management of the right…

J Artif OrgansSep 8, 2026Open accessRead case
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Tricuspidization of a unicuspid aortic valve in an adolescent using selective single-cusp replacement.

An adolescent with a unicuspid aortic valve exhibiting stenosis and regurgitation underwent a novel tricuspidization procedure.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgSep 8, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchCardiothoracic Surgery

Hospital costs and procedural learning curves of robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated hospital costs and learning curves associated with robotic versus conventional mitral valve surgery.

J Robot SurgSep 2, 2026Open accessRead summary
Clinical ResearchCardiothoracic Surgery

Robotic-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for anatomical lung resection in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

J Robot SurgSep 2, 2026Open accessRead summary
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

David-V Procedure Combined with Zone 2 Arch Replacement for Acute Stanford Type A Dissection.

A 52-year-old man presented with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection, extending from the aortic root to the iliac bifurcation, complicated by severe aortic insufficiency and right lower extremity malperfusion.

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc JSep 2, 2026Open accessRead case
Case ReportCardiology

A Rare Vascular Tangle Unraveled: Multimodal Imaging in Giant Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula.

A 63-year-old woman experienced intermittent palpitations, leading to the discovery of a congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula (CAVF) via transoesophageal echocardiography.

EchocardiographySep 1, 2026Open accessRead case

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