The authors present a case of acute aortic dissection in a patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome type II, complicated by multiple blood antibodies.
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Cardiac
May 11, 2017
With the 50th birthday of CABG, the New England Journal of Medicine published this nice article on the history and development of CABG.
May 11, 2017
I was moved by this editorial on global health matters in a daily British newspaper by an academic medical colleague, written in response to anticipated changes in the leadership of the World Health Organisation. It is perhaps time for us surgeons to augment our administrative participation in global healthcare.
May 10, 2017
David Taggart of John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom, considers the evidence for the best second choice conduit for CABG after the left internal mammary.
May 8, 2017
In this video, the fourth in a seven-part series, Tristan Yan demonstrates how to perform a proximal annular anastomosis using the "French Cuff" technique to ensure absolute hemostasis.
May 6, 2017
He went to Stanford University and got the surgery. Shortly after, Coleman said he wanted to play football again.
“Right after surgery, I put two and two together,” Coleman said. “If I’m fixed, I can play football again, right?”
May 6, 2017
Two European physicians attempting to attend the American Association for Thoracic Surgery meeting in Boston last weekend -- the organization's Centennial -- were turned away by U.S. Customs agents because of their recent travel to certain Middle Eastern countries.
May 4, 2017
Malcolm Dalrymple-Hay of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, United Kingdom, discusses the practicalities of setting up a surgical program for lone atrial fibrillation.
May 2, 2017
This video demonstrates the periareolar approach to mitral valve repair in a 52-year-old patient with A2 prolapse and severe, symptomatic mitral regurgitation.
May 1, 2017
In this video, the third in a seven-part series, Tristan Yan demonstrates how the proximal ascending aortic aneurysm is removed and the coronary buttons are prepared.