Week report: Feb 13 - 19 2012

17-2:

• The use of pre-operative brain natriuretic peptides as a predictor of adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis         Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 41 (3): 525-534. (Full Text PDF) 

• Intensive Intraoperative Insulin Therapy Versus Conventional Insulin Therapy During Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis         JCVA 2012 (In Press) (Abstract) 

• Update on acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery         J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;143:676-681 (Abstract) 

• Efficacy and safety of enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin during percutaneous coronary intervention: systematic review and meta-analysis         BMJ 2012;344:e553 (Full Text PDF) 

18-2:

• Benefits and risks of using clopidogrel before coronary artery bypass surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;143:665-675.e4 (Abstract) 

19-2:

• On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in high-risk patients: Operative results of a prospective randomized trial (on-off study)   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;143:625-631 (Abstract)