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Free Subscription 26.10.2026 2 Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 4 BMC Anesthesiol 1 Can J Anaesth 6 Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 5 Circ Cardiovasc Interv 1 Circ Heart Fail 1 Clin Cardiol 4 Heart 1 J Am Coll Cardiol 9 J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1 J Electrocardiol 5 J Heart Lung Transplant 2 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 4 Transplant Proc 2 Transplantation

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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

1. TERADA T, Tokuda Y, Araki Y, Kobayashi A, et al
   Magnesium Administration as a Treatment for Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation following Cardiac Surgery: Safety and Efficacy.
   Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;32.
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2. ONODERA K, Watanabe T, Takei Y, Watanabe Y, et al
   Impact of Intraoperative Fluid Balance on Postoperative Clinical Outcomes after Single-Lung Transplantation.
   Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;32.
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   BMC Anesthesiol

3. CHEN R, Zhang Y, He X, Liu M, et al
   Development and validation of a predictive model for delayed emergence from anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective study.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2026;26:634.
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4. HSIEH KW, Wen CH, Chen CH
   Dexmedetomidine-based opioid-sparing anesthesia in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2026;26:632.
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5. HE M, He L, Zhang J, Xu Y, et al
   Association of preoperative forced vital capacity with prolonged mechanical ventilation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective cohort Study.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2026;26:628.
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6. LUO Y, Li R, Ciren L, Su X, et al
   Postoperative pulmonary complications after high-altitude thoracic surgery requiring one-lung ventilation: a single-centre retrospective cohort study.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2026;26:627.
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   Can J Anaesth

7. SAEED H, Kang S, Uppal V, Ho L, et al
   Pneumothorax rates following cardiac surgery with versus without continuous serratus anterior plane catheters: a secondary analysis of trial data with propensity score matching to a historic cohort.
   Can J Anaesth. 2026 Oct 22. doi: 10.1007/s12630-026-03206.
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   Circ Cardiovasc Imaging

8. HADZIC I, Brendel JM, Mayrhofer T, Jung M, et al
   Deep Learning-Based 3D CT Body Composition Is Associated With Mortality in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
   Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 20:e020106.
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9. MENGESHA B, Giuliani C, Tzimas G, Zanuttini A, et al
   Cardiac Imaging in Clinical Trials of Intervention in Aortic Valve Stenosis.
   Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Apr 7:e018670. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.125.018670
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10. KANSCHIK D, Steinhoff D, Klein K, Lichtenberg A, et al
    Impact of Virtual Reality on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Apr 22:e018922.
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11. SALAM B, Weber M, Sprinkart AM, Nowak S, et al
    Opportunistic CT Fatty Muscle Fraction for Outcome Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair.
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 May 7:e018763. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.125.018763
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12. CHEHAB O, Capasso R, Delgado V, Hahn RT, et al
    Cardiac Imaging in Structural Valve Clinical Trials: Secondary Mitral Regurgitation.
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Sep 29:e018671.
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13. KEEN S, Unai S, Kalahasti V, Schoenhagen P, et al
    Optimal Patient Selection for Aortic Valve and Concomitant Ascending Aortic Procedures: Role of Multimodality Imaging.
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 1:e019448. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.126.019448
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    Circ Cardiovasc Interv

14. ABBOTT JD, Kassis N, Latib A, Shlofmitz RA, et al
    Predictors of Target Lesion Failure in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis: Insights From the AGENT IDE Trial.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026;19:e016289.
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15. O'BRIEN SM, Hammill BG, Bradley MC, Gandotra C, et al
    Linking the TVT Registry to Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Claims: Feasibility, Accuracy, and Implications for Real-World Surveillance Infrastructure.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026;19:e016189.
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16. DOROBANTU DM, Huang Q, Espuny-Pujol F, Brown KL, et al
    Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Septum Survival, Reintervention, and Days in Hospital Through Childhood: Contemporary Outcomes From a National Registry.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Aug 14:e016435.
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17. MAHABADI AA, Rassaf T, Kister T, Schmitz T, et al
    One-Year Outcomes of M-TEER With the PASCAL System in Atrial and Ventricular FMR: Insights From the MiCLASP Postmarket Clinical Follow-Up Study.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Aug 25:e016563.
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18. ISHIHARA T, Dohi T, Sakamoto D, Kida H, et al
    Comparison of Drug-Coated Versus Conventional Balloons for the Side Branches of Bifurcation Lesions: OCVC-BIF Study.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026;19:e016424.
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    Circ Heart Fail

19. WILLIAMS AM, Lima B, Benkert A, Ahmad A, et al
    Donor Heart Preservation at 10 degrees C Outperforms 4-8 degrees C With Improved Early Graft Function in Adult Heart Transplantation: A Vanderbilt and Duke Multicenter Study.
    Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Aug 5:e014240. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.126.014240.
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    Clin Cardiol

20. PUTZ FJ, Spahn J, Kranert PC, Grewe F, et al
    Transcatheter Intervention Is Associated With Visceral Decongestion in Patients With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation.
    Clin Cardiol. 2026;49:e70497.
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    Heart

21. INAN B, Tagliafierro M, Nickles J, Kuno T, et al
    Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients receiving dialysis: risks, outcomes and management.
    Heart. 2026 Oct 23:heartjnl-2026-328856. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328856.
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22. GIBBISON B, Lumley E, O'Cathain A, Angelini GD, et al
    Post-discharge care after adult cardiac surgery: a national survey of UK National Health Service centres.
    Heart. 2026 Oct 22:heartjnl-2026-328810. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328810.
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23. OLIVA A, Liu A, Nicolas J, Sartori S, et al
    Impact of inflammation in patients with controlled standard modifiable risk factors (SMuRFs) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Heart. 2026 Oct 21:heartjnl-2026-328418. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328418.
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24. BLACKMAN J, Francis D, Krahn A, Howard JP, et al
    Operator-level variation in the extensiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome.
    Heart. 2026 Oct 20:heartjnl-2026-328239. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328239.
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    J Am Coll Cardiol

25. FERRAZZI P, Spirito P, Binaco I, Zyrianov A, et al
    Long-Term Outcome of Myectomy Associated With Secondary Mitral Valve Chordal Cutting in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jun 5:S0735-1097(26)06492.
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    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

26. PIWODA A, Batycka-Stachnik D, Sobczyk D
    Early Rehabilitation After High-Risk Cardiac Surgery: A Practical Proceed-Modify-Hold Framework.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Oct 7:S1053-0770(26)00982.
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27. LI H, Li H
    Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Decreases Intraoperative Allogeneic Transfusion in Cyanotic Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Oct 3:S1053-0770(26)00969.
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28. OZDEN O, Yakici AE, Isik E, Kabadayi B, et al
    Association of Enteral Chloral Hydrate with Benzodiazepine Exposure and Delirium After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Before-and-After Cohort Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Oct 2:S1053-0770(26)00971.
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29. BAINBRIDGE D, Li Y
    Changes and Modifications Included in the 2026 Acute Ischemic Stroke Guidelines Relevant to the Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Populations.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Sep 27:S1053-0770(26)00888.
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30. ALNEES M, Abu Hamdeh N, Najajra D, Darwish A, et al
    The Impact of Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation Duration on Visual and Auditory Hallucinations After Cardiac Surgery: Insights from the VAACS Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Sep 15:S1053-0770(26)00875.
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31. FLABOURIS K, Pearson O, Morey K, Hardikar A, et al
    Post-Operative Complications in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Scoping Review.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Sep 24:S1053-0770(26)00891.
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32. DONG C, Zhang S, Gao F
    Interpreting Cardiac Surgery Score-Defined Organ Dysfunction After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Oct 3:S1053-0770(26)00972.
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33. STEPHAN AE, Lichtenstern C, Weigand MA, Busch CJ, et al
    Correlation Between Respiratory Blood Flow Velocity Variation and Dynamic Preload Variables During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Pilot Observational Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Sep 17:S1053-0770(26)00918.
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34. WOEI WS, Wenjie H, Yan J, Woon CY, et al
    Continuous Bilateral Lower-Limb Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Monitoring in Patients on Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Support: A Prospective Feasibility and Physiology Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Sep 21:S1053-0770(26)00923.
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    J Electrocardiol

35. TOMER O, Biton Y, Belhassen B
    Unusual paroxysmal complete atrioventricular block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
    J Electrocardiol. 2026;99:154473.
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    J Heart Lung Transplant

36. BERNHARDT AM, Kanwar MK, Kittleson M, Cowger JA, et al
    Net Prolongation of Life in Advanced Heart Failure: An Intentional Strategy of Durable LVAD Therapy Followed by Heart Transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Mar 13:S1053-2498(26)01770.
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37. KIM DD, Madabhushi A, Margulies KB, Peyster EG, et al
    An integrated clinical-histopathologic prediction model for cardiac allograft rejection: Translating machine learning into clinical risk frameworks.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:1794-1806.
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38. PATEL K, Eagar TN, Ghobrial M, Moore LW, et al
    Single center Automated, Multi-Source deeply Phenotyped Heart Transplant Registry as a template to build tailored data infrastructure.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Jun 3:S1053-2498(26)01930.
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39. AHN DJ, Lyden GR, Attia A, Nakayama T, et al
    Artifactual Declines in Durable LVAD Utilization among Heart Transplant Candidates: Selection Bias in Transplant Registries.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Jun 9:S1053-2498(26)01939.
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40. SCHWARZ EKJ, Kamp JC, Gaedcke S, Werlein C, et al
    Alveolar macrophage activation and polarization signatures in stable lung transplant recipients and chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:1834-1849.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

41. TOUBAT O, Bermudez CA
    Commentary: Despite a promising IMPACT, preemptive impella support in high-risk cardiac surgery is not yet ready for prime time.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Oct 23:S0022-5223(26)01397.
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42. HASSABALLA AS, O'Neill JW, Gregorio PHP, Mazur MZ, et al
    Mid-Term Outcomes for Lung Transplantation in for COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: An Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Oct 19:S0022-5223(26)01384.
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    Transplant Proc

43. RIEDI SA, Crasta D, Quintero G, Saeed S, et al
    Beyond the Coal Mines: Evaluation of Institutional Lung Transplant Outcomes in Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Compared to National Outcomes in Non-Occupational ILD.
    Transplant Proc. 2026;58:1829-1832.
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44. TANES C, Mezochow GA, Brown M, McGinniss JE, et al
    Microbial and Proteomic Signature of Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplants.
    Transplant Proc. 2026;58:1820-1828.
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45. MAJEED A, Kamran Z, Yetmar Z, Mucha S, et al
    Pulmonary Complications in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in the Post-Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Period: Diagnostic Yield of Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Biopsy: A Single-Center Experience.
    Transplant Proc. 2026;58:1861-1868.
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46. EL-ANDARI R, Machhiwala M, Hassanzadeh P, Lam A, et al
    The Role of Immunosuppression in Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: A Systematic Review.
    Transplant Proc. 2026;58:1833-1850.
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    Transplantation

47. FLORES CABEZA E, Estebanez Montiel B, Oliva Navarro J, Cachafeiro Fucinos L, et al
    Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion Safely Preserves the Irreversibility of Death in a Pediatric Porcine DCD Model: Combined Cerebrovascular Doppler and Intracortical EEG Evidence.
    Transplantation. 2026;110:e2317-e2323.
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48. ROSE J, Baker SL, Gunsalus PR, Lehr CJ, et al
    Center-level Variation in Clinical Data Updates for US Lung Transplant Candidates.
    Transplantation. 2026;110:e2308-e2316.
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