The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Oct 2023
A machine learning approach for predicting complications in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
To use machine learning to predict rupture, dissection, and all-cause mortality for patients with descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in an effort to improve on diameter-based surgical intervention criteria. ⋯ This study provides surgeons with a more accurate, machine learning-based, risk-stratification metric to predict complications for patients with descending aortic aneurysms.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Oct 2023
Infective endocarditis after surgical aortic or mitral valve replacement: A nationwide population-based study.
Evidence regarding the incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis and its association with the use of mechanical or biologic prosthetic valves is limited. ⋯ In this nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study, biologic prosthesis use was associated with a greater risk of IE during follow-up compared with mechanical valve use. However, mechanical valve use was associated with a greater risk of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic complications.