Pacemaker implantation following tricuspid valve annuloplasty
Ragnarsson S, Taha A, Nielsen S, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Mörtsell D, Sjögren J, Jeppsson A, Martinsson A. Pacemaker implantation following tricuspid valve annuloplasty. JTCVS Open 2023, 16: 276-289. PMID: 38204629, PMCID: PMC10775064, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPermanent pacemaker implantationPacemaker implantationPermanent pacemakerTricuspid annuloplastyRisk factorsLong-term survivalCumulative incidenceConcomitant mitral valve surgeryMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsWorse long-term survivalLong-term mortality riskMultivariable logistic regression modelMandatory national registryPermanent pacemaker rateAdverse cardiovascular eventsIndependent risk factorMultivariable Cox regressionMitral valve surgeryLow-volume centersTricuspid valve annuloplastyLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular eventsValve surgeryExact incidenceHeart failureOutcomes of patients with advanced liver disease undergoing cardiac surgery
Pétursson I, Amabile A, Degife E, Morrison A, Waldron C, Bin Mahmood S, Ragnarsson S, Krane M, Geirsson A. Outcomes of patients with advanced liver disease undergoing cardiac surgery. JTCVS Open 2023, 16: 532-539. PMID: 38204635, PMCID: PMC10774984, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced liver diseaseCTP class ALiver diseaseCardiac surgeryLogistic regression analysisInferior outcomesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreMultivariate logistic regression analysisCTP class BPugh class ALiver Disease scoreOutcomes of patientsPeripheral vascular diseaseRegression analysisClass AClass BChild-TurcotteHospital mortalityPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsRenal failureIndependent predictorsFemale sexVascular diseaseRisk factors