In this article from Innovations, the authors highlight 7 pillars of key advice in performing the frozen elephant trunk separated by the following key areas:
1. Treatment of complex aortic pathologies with frozen elephant trunk
2. Frozen elephant trunk in acute aortic dissections
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Vascular
July 11, 2022
There could be some translational value for cardiovascular surgical practice from this prospective cardiovascular health study. The mechanistic link warrants further investigation and interpretation.
July 6, 2022
Over the last few weeks, we rounded up the most popular cardiac and thoracic videos published so far this year. Now it’s the vascular specialty’s turn!
July 1, 2022
This is an interesting, well-written account of pooled results of two medium-size RCTs . It would be interesting to see a third arm of optimum medical therapy in follow-up studies ...
June 30, 2022
Australian cardiothoracic surgeon Nikki Stamp recalls instances where she faced explicit discrimination for being a woman in the surgical field. She mentions the mistreatment of women in terms of job placement, work culture, and bullying. After years of dealing with pervasive sexism, she became an industry whistleblower.
June 30, 2022
Analysis of the Arterial Revascularization Trial indicated that multiple arterial grafting was linked to lower mortality in the ten years after CABG in diabetic patients when compared with the single arterial grafting approach.
June 27, 2022
The case of median arcuate ligament (MAL) release in a patient who developed MAL syndrome following motorcycle trauma seventeen years prior.
June 23, 2022
A Columbia University cardiologist calls out a lack of diversity in respected medical journal editorial boards. His analysis demonstrates that as of October 2020, of fifty-one editorial board members at the New England Journal of Medicine, just one was Black and one was Hispanic, four were East Asian, and two were South Asian.
June 23, 2022
As a child, this CT surgeon in-training wore the toy stethoscope her father gave her and followed his instruction to practice stitches on a banana. He noticed her attention to details, and picked up on her potential. Fast forward to a recent memorable moment at Washington University in St. Louis when they performed their first heart surgery together.
June 23, 2022
This scientific statement is a granular contribution to a major cardiovascular issue, illuminating nuances of the "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) FDA designation. One would expect the relevant Thoracic Associations in North America and Europe to contribute to this debate.