In this study by Olive et al, they demonstrate the demographic landscape of current cardiothoracic surgeons and trainees in terms of sex and race/ethnicity, and demonstrate improvement in diversity of trainees and faculty across multiple training pathways over the years.
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Cardiac
August 28, 2021
August 28, 2021
In this article, Loo et al demonstrate in a survey to the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association membership that only approximately 20% of trainees were accurate in estimating surgeon reimbursement, with a demonstrated lack of understanding in how reimbursement models work, despite acknowledgement of its importance.
August 24, 2021
This video shows a left minithoracotomy MIDCAB procedure with an arterial LIMA to LAD coronary bypass.
August 17, 2021
This video demonstrates the Warden procedure technique for the repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the right upper and middle lobar pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava and the cavoatrial junction, via vertical right thoracotomy.
August 13, 2021
In this session we discuss common scenarios where the addition of venous or arterial cannulae to a traditional ECMO configuration may be necessary, and we familiarize the surgeon with the techniques necessary.
August 12, 2021
This study focused on FET proximalization used in combination with four-sites perfusion and results show that these techniques when performed together have the potential to improve patient outcomes in terms of survival and major events.
August 10, 2021
The step-by-step technique on how to perform robotically-assisted bilateral thoracic arteries harvest is herein presented.
August 6, 2021
This study examined data that suggested off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) may carry a higher risk of mortality in the long term than on-pump coronary artery bypass (ONCAB).
August 6, 2021
This study focused on the anatomical evolution of residual aortic dissection after type A repair. To improve long-term outcomes, early demographic and anatomic poor prognostic factors that were identified in this study should be considered for more aggressive treatment at an early phase.
August 3, 2021
Neonatal non-compatible heart transplant in donor circulatory death is shown in this video.