• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Aim: The executive summary of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions coronary artery …

Aim The guideline for coronary artery revascularization replaces the 2011 coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and the 2011 and 2015 percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines …

Hidden in Plain Sight Diagnostic algorithms and practice guidelines that adjust or “correct”
their outputs on the basis of a patient's race or ethnicity guide decisions in ways that may …

Background The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) uses statistical models to create risk-
adjusted performance metrics for Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) participants …

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database is one of the longest-standing,
largest, and most highly regarded clinical data registries in health care. It serves as the …

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database is the most mature and
comprehensive database in cardiac surgery and one of the most respected clinical data …

The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) published the “Guidelines for elective percutaneous
coronary intervention [PCI] in patients with stable coronary disease” in 2000. In 2006 …

Background Risk estimation for surgical intervention is an essential component of heart
team shared decision-making. However, current mitral valve (MV) surgery risk models used …

Importance Predicting postoperative complications has the potential to inform shared
decisions regarding the appropriateness of surgical procedures, targeted risk-reduction …