1 - A Milestone in Cardiac Care: The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation

Alvaro Perazzo; Samuel Padovani Steffen; Fábio Antonio Gaiotto; Ronaldo Honorato Barros Santos; Fabio Biscegli Jatene; Roberto Lorusso

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20240991

2 - Postoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index and Fibrinogen Could Well Predict Poor Prognosis of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Patients After Surgery

Jia-Wen Hu; Tao Shi

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20220185

3 - Lactate and Lactate Clearance Are Predictive Factors for Mortality in Patients with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Tamer Aksoy; Ahmet Hulisi Arslan; Murat Ugur; Hasim Ustunsoy

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230091

4 - Difference Between Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time and Aortic Cross-Clamping Time as a Predictor of Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Fabiano Gonçalves Jucá; Fabiane Letícia de Freitas; Maxim Goncharov; Daniella de Lima Pes; Maria Eduarda Coimbra Jucá; Luís Roberto Palma Dallan; Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa; Fabio B. Jatene; Omar Asdrúbal Vilca Mejia

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230104

5 - Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese Patients: A Propensity-Matched Study

Federico Cammertoni; Piergiorgio Bruno; Natalia Pavone; Marialisa Nesta; Giovanni Alfonso Chiariello; Maria Grandinetti; Serena D’Avino; Valerio Sanesi; Denise D’Errico; Massimo Massetti

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230159

6 - The Effect of Aortic Angulation on Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Adem Aktan; Muhammed Demir; Tuncay Güzel; Mehmet Zülküf Karahan; Burhan Aslan; Raif Kılıç; Serhat Günlü; Bayram Arslan; Mehmet Özbek; Faruk Ertaş

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20220436

7 - Feasibility of Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy in Patients with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - An Ambispective Analysis

Ralf Felix Trauzeddel; Michael Nordine; Giovanni B. Fucini; Michael Sander; Henryk Dreger; Karl Stangl; Sascha Treskatsch; Marit Habicher

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20220470

8 - Predicting the Need for Blood Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: A Comparison between Machine Learning Algorithms and Established Risk Scores in the Brazilian Population

Cristiano Berardo Carneiro da Cunha; Tiago Andrade Lima; Diogo Luiz de Magalhães Ferraz; Igor Tiago Correia Silva; Matheus Kennedy Dionisio Santiago; Gabrielle Ribeiro Sena; Verônica Soares Monteiro; Lívia Barbosa Andrade

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230212

9 - The Association Between Ascending Aortic and Left Ventricular Dimensions in Patients After Aortic Valve Replacement

Ingrid Schusterova; Panagiotis Artemiou; Ivo Gasparovic; Tibor Poruban; Marianna Barbierik Vachalcova; Karolina Angela Sieradzka; Silvia Gurbalova; Pavol Zenuch

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230221

10 - Incremental Ramp Load Protocol to Assess Inspiratory Muscle Endurance in Healthy Individuals: Comparison with Incremental Step Loading Protocol

Guilherme de Souza Areias; Alexandre Fenley; Luan Rodrigues Santiago; Alessandra Choqueta de Toledo Arruda; Rodrigo Boemo Jaenisch; Solange Guizilini; Michel Silva Reis

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230231

11 - Association Between Body Mass Index, Obesity, and Clinical Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Brazil: An Analysis of One Year of Follow-up of BYPASS Registry Patients

Rodrigo Santin Ramos; Isadora Salvador Rocco; Marcela Viceconte; José Amalth do Espírito Santo; Otavio Berwanger; Renato Hideo Nakagawa Santos; Renato Abdala Karam Kalil; Fabio B. Jatene; Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti; Alexandre Cabral Zilli; Walace de Souza Pimentel; Nelson Américo Hossne; João Nelson Rodrigues Branco; Renata Trimer; Paulo Roberto Barbora Evora; Walter J. Gomes; Solange Guizilin

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230133

12 - Hemostasis Using Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Jun-Ping Li; Yan Li; Bing Li; Chang-He Bian; Feng Zhao

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230076

13 - Reflections Upon 55 Years of the First Human Heart Transplant in Brazil

Noedir Antonio Groppo Stolf

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230208

14 - Official Scientific Statement from the Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery - The 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization and the 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for Chronic Coronary Disease

Nelson A. Hossne; Luís Roberto Palma Dallan; Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa; Henrique Murad; Walter José Gomes

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20240990

15 - Global Cardiac Surgery in Brazil: A Call to Action

Matheus Daniel Faleiro; Miguel Godeiro Fernandez; Kawanna Izabella Buzzo Feitosa; Dominique Vervoort

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230408

16 - Cryoablation Catheter Used in the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation May Treat Chest Tube Pain: Engin Technique

Mesut Engin; Ufuk Aydın; Ahmet Kağan AS; Yusuf Ata; Senol Yavuz

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230354

17 - Tricuspid Apparatus Detachment for Exposure of Ventricular Septal Defect: A Justified Approach?

Rahul Bhushan; Vijay Grover

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230202

18 - Use of Different Cardioplegia Solutions in Heart Valve Surgery

Mesut Engin; Bişar Amaç; Mustafa Abanoz

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230368

19 - ERRATUM

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;39(2):e20230212e