2021 CTSNet Editor’s Picks

CTSNet is wrapping up another year of outstanding cardiothoracic content—and looking ahead to 2022. But before we wish you Happy New Year, we took a look back at some of our personal favorites. 

Here is a list of recommended content from throughout 2021 that CTSNet Editor Mark K. Ferguson, M.D. says cardiothoracic surgeons and allied health professionals shouldn’t miss. 

Guest Editor Series 

Lung Cancer Screening—Health Care Disparities 
By Virginia Litle 

Virginia Litle, MD, brought together six video presentations and discussions to broaden our perspectives on disparities regarding the detection and treatment of lung cancer in the United States. 

Clinical Video 

Aortic Root Enlargement Archived Webinar: New Insights, New Techniques 
By Edward Chen, Duke Cameron, Maral Ouzounian, and Bo Yang 

This webinar on aortic root enlargement, presented by a highly esteemed group of presenters and panelists—including Ed Chen, CTSNet President Duke Cameron, Maral Ouzounian, and Bo Yang—explored the issues of patient prosthesis mismatch, the mislabeling of prosthetic valve size, the clinical outcomes of root enlargement, and new techniques for aortic annular/root enlargement.  

CTSNet Podcast Episode 

#14: CTSNet Beat Podcast: CT Training Models, Postop Day 1 Discharge After Lobectomy, and Overview of Anatomy for Robotic Lobectomy 
By Brian Mitzman 

In this episode of The Beat, host Brian Mitzman MD, general thoracic surgeon with the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, focuses on two recent publications and a featured video on CTSNet. 

JANS Articles 

2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Document: Surgical Treatment of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  

A comprehensive update on the evidence on the management of acute aortic syndromes, including IMH.  

2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Surgical Treatment of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  

The AATS expert consensus document provides evidence-based recommendations in the surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection.  

2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease: Developed by the Task Force for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) 

Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 

The updated EACTS and ESC valvular heart disease guidelines (superseding those published in 2017) are focused on acquired valvular heart disease and are oriented towards management of the condition.