Highlights of July issue of ICTVS journal

The new online-only issue of ICTVS journal is published now. Matthias Siepe, Editor-in-Chief, and EACTS invites you to read and share the following selection of recently published articles:

Statistical primer: basics of survival analysis for the cardiothoracic surgeon.
Author: Daniel J.F.M. Thuijs et al.

Surgical repair of atrioventricular septal defects: incidence and mode of failure of the left atrioventricular valve.
Author: Thierry Bové et al.

Risk factors for spinal cord ischaemia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
Author: Toshifumi Hiraoka et al.

Extracorporeal resuscitation as a further modifier of clinical outcome in patients with left ventricular assist device implantation and Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support level 1.
Author: Edis Ljajikj et al.

Acute exercise is not cardioprotective and may induce apoptotic signalling in heart surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Author: Benedikte T. Smenes et al.