Joel Dunning interviews the current Editors-in-Chief of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
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Cardiac
November 1, 2016
An interesting case series of cardiotoxicity of modern chemotherapy attempting to elucidate mechanisms of heart failure.
October 31, 2016
This video shows a unique case of an intramyocardial hydatid cyst of the left ventricle, along with a pulmonary hydatid cyst, in a 38-year-old female patient.
October 31, 2016
This single institution study evalated the effect of prosthesis choice on regression of LV mass after AVR in patients with AS. The St.
October 31, 2016
This single institution study explored the frequency and time course of failure of mitral valve repair for MR caused by prolapse using longitudinal echocardiography. Recurrent MR developed in 49 (5.7%) patients at a mean of 3.1 years; 6 had prolapse and 43 did not. Severe MS occurred in 3. Reoperation was performed in 21 patients, and was most c
October 31, 2016
This single institution retrospective study evaluated outcomes of valve replacement for degenerated bioprosthetic aortic valves comparing surgical AVR (SAVR) to transcatheter valve-in-valve procedures (TViV). Patients were matched into 2 groups of 22 according to STS risk scores. Operative mortality, stroke rate, and 3-year survival were similar b
October 27, 2016
Gabriele Di Giammarco of University G D’Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Italy, discusses the importance of intraoperative graft verification in CABG procedures to improve patency outcomes.
October 26, 2016
This video shows a left VATS procedure for pseudo-chylopericardium and the insertion of an indwelling left pleural catheter through two 10 mm ports.
October 25, 2016
In this video, the authors show the resolution of two mechanical complications of myocardial infarction in the same patient.
October 24, 2016
One-hundred eleven patients who underwent surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection without preoperative malperfusion are analyzed for outcome with regard to arterial cannulation site, route of cerebral perfusion and surgeon’s specific experience. Potential biases are discussed.