Cardiac Surgery

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read AKI-related nephrology news stories in 2024.

AI saves time for pediatric cardiac ICU clinicians by identifying patients who need more attention, according to a presenter at the AIMed24 Annual Meeting.

A nonselective extracorporeal blood purifier connected to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit during nonemergent cardiac surgery may help reduce post-surgical AKI, data show.

Among patients who had cardiac surgery, men were more likely than women to have postoperative atrial fibrillation, but for those with postoperative AF, the mortality risk was greater in women, researchers reported.

Three studies published recently indicate that women who undergo heart surgery are less likely to receive guideline-directed care and more likely to have poor outcomes compared with men.

Women derive more benefits from the same amount aerobic exercise as men, including a lower likelihood of dying from any cause or cardiovascular-specific causes, according to researchers.

G. Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, FESC, long considered a father of interventional cardiology and a mentor to many, died Feb. 16 at age 79 years, the American College of Cardiology announced.

Adults younger than 60 years with severe aortic stenosis are increasingly opting for transcatheter aortic valve replacement despite data suggesting poorer 5-year survival compared with surgical AVR, researchers reported.

Maladaptive proximal tubule cells may play a key role in the long-term effect of AKI, according to data from the Kidney Precision Medicine Project.

A novel deep learning algorithm applied to a single preoperative ECG improved risk prediction for death after cardiac surgery and other inpatient procedures for a large cohort, researchers reported.