The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Oct 2020
The rapid transformation of cardiac surgery practice in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Insights and clinical strategies from a center at the epicenter.
The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced our cardiac surgery program and hospital to enact drastic measures that has forced us to change how we care for cardiac surgery patients, assist with COVID-19 care, and enable support for the hospital in terms of physical resources, providers, and resident training. ⋯ We recognize that individual programs around the world will eventually face COVID-19 with varying levels of infection burden and different resources, and we hope this document can assist programs to plan for the future.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Oct 2020
Comparative Study Observational StudyOutcomes of different revascularization strategies among patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation.
To compare short- and long-term outcomes of patients hospitalized with non-ST-segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) or unstable angina (UA) who were referred for revascularization by either coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a real-world national cohort. ⋯ In a real-life setting, revascularization by CABG provides excellent long-term outcomes in patients with NSTEMI or UA. The advantage of CABG over PCI was seen only in male patients.