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Cardiac Surgery Trials Group

Aortic valve replacement

Aortic valve replacement is the second most common type of heart surgery performed in the UK. Professor Taggart describes what the surgery involves.

David Taggart

Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery

Main interests

All aspects of cardiovascular surgery
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Off-pump CABG
Arterial revascularisation.

Research interests

Clinical trials, particularly related to CABG. This includes use of arteries, CABG without the bypass machine and a new stent for vein grafts.

I have recently been appointed by the Royal College of Surgeons of England as the lead for cardiothoracic research in the UK. In 2010 I was elected President of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain. Most recently I have been part of the collaborative effort that has brought about the ESC/EACTS joint guidelines on Myocardial Revascularisation.

Recent publications

Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality in Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass Surgery: A Meta-analysis.
Journal article

Gaudino M. et al, (2020), JAMA Intern Med
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Long-Term Risk of Stroke After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
Journal article

Benedetto U. et al, (2020), Circulation, 142, 1320 - 1329
Sex-related differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery-A patient-level pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: rationale and study protocol.
Journal article

Gaudino M. et al, (2020), J Card Surg
PCI or CABG for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease.
Journal article

Taggart DP. and Gaudino M., (2020), N Engl J Med, 383
Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal article

Gaudino M. et al, (2020), JAMA, 324, 179 - 187

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