Volume 29, Issue 2 (February 2026)

Preoperative Predictors of Right Ventricular Assist Device Requirement After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

Open Access 11 Feb 2026Systematic Review

Preoperative Predictors of Right Ventricular Assist Device Requirement After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

Maria Comanici, Anonna Das, Charlene Camangon, Iffat Zahan, Anton Sabashnikov, Aravinda Page, Espeed Khoshbin, Mohamed Osman, Maria Montegudo-Vela, Nandor Marczin, Hatem Soliman-Aboumarie, Shahzad G. Raja

Heart Surg. Forum 2026, 29(2), 50915; https://doi.org/10.31083/HSF50915

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Clinical Application of Three Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Strategies in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection

Open Access 11 Feb 2026Reply

Clinical Application of Three Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Strategies in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection

Jinzhou Cai, Jia Liu, Yaoguang Feng, Jinhai Xia, Chaoen Luo, Zhengwen Lei

Heart Surg. Forum 2026, 29(2), 48771; https://doi.org/10.31083/HSF48771

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Response to ‘Clinical Application of Three Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Strategies in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection’

Open Access 11 Feb 2026Letter to the Editor

Response to ‘Clinical Application of Three Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Strategies in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection’

Imthiaz Manoly, Zainab Afzal

Heart Surg. Forum 2026, 29(2), 50914; https://doi.org/10.31083/HSF50914

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Prognostic Value of Preoperative Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index for Long-Term Cardiovascular Mortality in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Open Access 9 Feb 2026Article

Prognostic Value of Preoperative Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index for Long-Term Cardiovascular Mortality in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Hailin He, Qi Liu, Qiufeng Liao, Simin Li, Rongxing Bao, Xiaolin Gu, Chongjian Zhang

Heart Surg. Forum 2026, 29(2), 46847; https://doi.org/10.31083/HSF46847

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Atrial Fibrillation Postoperative Cardiac Surgery: A Literature Review of Recurrence, Stroke Risk, and Management Approaches

Open Access 6 Feb 2026Review

Atrial Fibrillation Postoperative Cardiac Surgery: A Literature Review of Recurrence, Stroke Risk, and Management Approaches

Ahmed Osman, François-Adrien Duvauchelle, Amale Ghandour, Oliver Lee, Dominique Shum-Tim

Heart Surg. Forum 2026, 29(2), 50777; https://doi.org/10.31083/HSF50777

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Invasive Versus Echocardiographic Transvalvular Pressure Gradients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Long-Term Retrospective Cohort

Open Access 6 Feb 2026Article

Invasive Versus Echocardiographic Transvalvular Pressure Gradients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Long-Term Retrospective Cohort

James A. Brown, Eishan Ashwat, Michel Pompeu Sá, Andres Martinez Plotnikow, Sarah Yousef, Nishant Agrawal, Dustin Kliner, Catalin Toma, Amber Makani, Yisi Wang, Floyd W. Thoma, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Ibrahim Sultan