Week report: Jan 22-29 2012

25-1:

• Mitral Valve Repair With Artificial Chordae: A Review of Its History, Technical Details, Long-Term Results, and Pathology         
  Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:684-691 (Abstract) 

26-1:

• Comparison of the EuroSCORE and Cardiac Anesthesia Risk Evaluation (CARE) score for risk-adjusted mortality analysis in cardiac surgery   European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 41 (2012) 307–313 (Full text PDF) 

27-1:

• Intra-operative conversion is a cause of masked mortality in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a meta-analysis   European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 41 (2012) 291–299 (Full text PDF) 

• Prospectively defined indicators to improve the safety and quality of care for critically ill patients: a report from the Task Force on Safety and Quality of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)   Intensive Care Medicine 2012 Online first (Abstract) 

28-1:

• Evaluation of Aspirin's Effect on Platelet Function Early After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting   JCVA 2012 Online First (Abstract)