January 28, 2025

Medicare Study Compares LVRS, EBV Outcomes

"Medicare beneficiaries who undergo EBV present with fewer comorbidities, but after risk adjustment they have higher mortality and procedure-related morbidity than those undergoing LVRS," finds study of 3,219 patients comparing contemporary surgical outcomes.

January 28, 2025

Surgeon Preference Reframes CABG Arterial Grafting Outcomes

Medicare analysis of 1M+ CABG procedures challenges conventional wisdom on multi-arterial grafting survival benefits when accounting for surgeon preference patterns.

January 27, 2025

Long-term Mortality Decreases With Mechanical AVRs Under 60

"With national clinical evidence from over 100,000 patients...the signal of the survival benefit of mechanical valves starts at age 65 but is most clear at age 60 or younger," challenging current trends toward bioprosthetic valves in younger patients.

January 27, 2025

Ross Procedure Shows 90% Survival at 20 Years

"Freedom from re-intervention was 91% at 10 years and 87% at 20 years," reports long-term study of 252 patients who underwent Ross procedure for aortic valve disease.