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Is the performance of locally manufactured mechanical valve prostheses relevant for modern cardiac surgery, in which mechanical valve replacement has become a rarity? This question comes to mind reading the article in this issue of the Journal demonstrating equal outcomes of the TTK Chitra tilting disk mechanical heart valve prostheses in comparison to the SJM bi‐leaflet blockbuster. The evidence...
Background
A neurocognitive decline is an undesirable event that can be observed in patients after cardiac surgery. It has been related to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Minor embolic or hyperinflammatory mechanisms are thought to be responsible. In this issue of the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, the neurocognitive decline was observed in 22 of 30 patients after cardiac surgery with CPB....
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