Background Ischemic mitral regurgitation is associated with a substantial risk of death.
Practice guidelines recommend surgery for patients with a severe form of this condition but …

Background In a randomized trial comparing mitral-valve repair with mitral-valve replacement
in patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation, we found no significant difference in …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to test the value of gait speed, a clinical marker
for frailty, to improve the prediction of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients …

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols for perioperative care
can lead to improvements in clinical outcomes and cost savings. This article aims to present …

Background Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that diminishes the potential for functional recovery
after a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (…

Background In a trial comparing coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) alone with CABG
plus mitral-valve repair in patients with moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation, we found no …

Background Ischemic mitral regurgitation is associated with increased mortality and morbidity.
For surgical patients with moderate regurgitation, the benefits of adding mitral-valve repair …

Background— Cardiac surgery risk scores perform poorly in elderly patients, in part because
they do not take into account frailty and disability which are critical determinants of health …

Background Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery is associated with increased rates of death,
complications, and hospitalizations. In patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation who are …

Psychological and psychiatric disorders independently increase the risk of cardiovascular
disease and worsen the prognosis in patients with established cardiovascular lesions. The …