This content is machine translated StaRT-CABG Study Intensified statin therapy before coronary artery bypass graft surgery? There is evidence that high-dose statin loading before percutaneous coronary revascularization improves outcomes in patients receiving long-term statins. Therefore, the aim of a recent study was to analyze the effects…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cardiac Surgery New developments to reduce surgical trauma One of the main goals of modern cardiac surgery is to reduce surgical trauma. Therefore, intensive research has been conducted in recent years to further develop surgical measures. Out came…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thierry Carrel “There’s a lot of symbolism around the heart”. “I like the combination of craft and intellectual understanding of complex procedures or the technology. Cardiac surgery is a specialty where you treat everyone from infants to elderly patients, so…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cardiac Surgery Humanitarian projects of the Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery at Inselspital Aid projects have a long tradition at the Inselspital in Bern. Often the initiative of an individual is behind it. In the field of cardiac surgery, we have been training…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Introduction Cardiac surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia of all, with a prevalence of 1-2% – over six million people suffer from it in Europe alone.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 2013 in Minneapolis. On the cutting edge of cardiac surgery This year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery was held in Minneapolis. Prof Thierry Carrel presents his personal highlights.
