Background Atrial fibrillation after thoracic surgery is frequent and increases morbidity and
mortality. A number of trials have investigated medical prophylaxis for the prevention of atrial …

Background: The value of fractional flow reserve (FFR) evaluation of coronary artery
stenosis in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is uncertain, and stenosis assessments …

Background Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with either extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation or Impella has shown potential as a salvage therapy for patients with refractory …

Aims In refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with prolonged whole-body
ischaemia, global tissue injury proceeds even after establishment of circulation with …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and associated
with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. AF surgery is widely used for rhythm control of …

Abstract Objectives To investigate Stone Heart Syndrome (SHS) as consequence of
prolonged ischemic arrest in an experimental study on pigs in regards to onset of SHS and …

Objective To investigate the impact of invasive functional guidance for coronary artery
bypass graft surgery (CABG) on graft failure. Background Data on the impact of fractional …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of acute kidney injury on transition to chronic kidney
disease after cardiac surgery, and to determine frequency of incident chronic kidney disease …

Objective To describe characteristics of patients admitted with refractory cardiac arrest for
possible extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) and gain insight into the …

Background Heart failure due to myocardial infarction (MI) involves fibrosis driven by
epicardium‐derived cells (EPDCs) and cardiac fibroblasts, but strategies to inhibit and …