Timothy J. Gardner

TL;DR: Replacement provided a more durable correction of mitral regurgitation, but there was no significant between-group difference in clinical outcomes.

TL;DR: In patients with moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation, the addition of mitral-valve repair to CABG did not result in a higher degree of left ventricular reverse remodeling, and at 1 year this trial did not show a clinically meaningful advantage.

TL;DR: In this large multinational trial among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, perioperative supplementation with n-3-PUFAs, compared with placebo, did not reduce the risk of postoperative AF.

TL;DR: The AHA Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee concluded that only an extremely small number of cases of infective endocarditis might be prevented by antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures even if such prophyleactic therapy were 100% effective.

TL;DR: This study provides evidence of bias in the open review of abstracts, favoring authors from the United States, English-speaking countries outside theUnited States, and prestigious academic institutions, and blinded review at least partially reduced reviewer bias.