In this article, Kilcoyne et al discuss the current status of training cardiothoracic surgery trainees in structural heart disease and propose a new core curriculum for training surgeons in structural heart disease.
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Cardiac
February 21, 2021
In this article, Han et al examined the characteristics of aspiring cardiothoracic surgeons recruited from a pool of students interested in matriculating from a North American training program.
February 21, 2021
In this article by the COVEC Study Group, they conducted a EuroELSO international survey investigating the clinical outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
February 18, 2021
A medical student interviews a cardiothoracic surgery fellow about various topics related to cardiothoracic surgery.
February 16, 2021
This Beat episode, hosted by Jessica Luc, MD, covers part two of a two-part discussion on vaccines.
February 16, 2021
This video demonstrates the use of a 3D model to tailor a Dacron patch during surgical ventricular restoration.
February 12, 2021
This study evaluates the importance of of evaluating patient frailty prior to high-risk cardiothoracic operations.
February 10, 2021
In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Niv Ad moderates a discussion on the importance of atrial fibrillation in decision-making in structural heart disease and coronary artery disease.
February 10, 2021
In this CTSNet To Go episode, David Tom Cooke moderates a discussion on innovative curriculum design in cardiothoracic surgery.
February 10, 2021
This week's episode: the status of COVID-19 survivors after ECMO, trial on advanced reperfusion strategies, decrease in adult surgeries, and analysis of robotically-assisted congenital cardiac surgery.