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Systematic Review
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Effects of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting on early and late mortality in the treatment of post-infarction mechanical complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients
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Surgical treatment of post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes
Keynote Lecture Series
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Triple patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture
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Mitral valve repair in papillary muscle rupture
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Sutureless repair techniques for post-infarction left ventricular free wall rupture
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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: the niche of post-infarction mechanical complications
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Post-infarction ventricular septal rupture
Featured Articles
Editorial
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Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications
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Diameter-based decision making in bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy: is it time to expand our perspective?
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Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?
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Impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications
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The aortic team and bicuspid aortic valve patients
Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture
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Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device
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Managing and repairing ventricular free-wall rupture: the triple-patch technique
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Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture
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The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture