Mary Lou Mayer

TL;DR: Strategies for rate control and rhythm control to treat postoperative atrial fibrillation were associated with equal numbers of days of hospitalization, similar complication rates, and similarly low rates of persistent atrialfibrillation 60 days after onset.

TL;DR: Nearly 1 of 5 patients who undergo cardiac operations require readmission, an outcome with significant health and economic implications, and management practices to avert in-hospital infections, reduce postoperative arrhythmias, and avoid volume overload offer important targets for quality improvement.

TL;DR: Glucose levels <180 mg/dL are associated with better outcomes in most patients, but worse outcomes in patients with diabetes with a history of prior insulin use, which supports further investigation of a stratified approach to the management of patients with stress-induced postoperative hyperglycemia based on prior diabetes status.

TL;DR: Women with SIMR displayed different echocardiographic features and experienced higher mortality and worse QOL after MV surgery than men, and there were no significant differences in the degree of reverse LV remodeling between sexes.