Denton Cooley, founder of the Texas Heart Institute, was the first US surgeon to perform a heart transplant and implant an artificial heart. He discusses his incredible career with Mohamad Bashir in a new CTSNet interview.
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Cardiac
August 18, 2015
This paper is now one of the largest meta-analyses performed to compare off and on pump CABG. It demonstrates comparable outcomes between the two groups.
August 16, 2015
The authors investigate the safety of minimally invasive Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (MA-TAVR) and its learning curve. MA-TAVR was performed by a team consisting of a cardiologist and cardiac surgeon. The patient was teated in a catheterization laboratory under conscious sedation.
August 14, 2015
This is an observational outcome study for the comparative effectiveness of SAVR–TAVR procedures for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis at 93 Italian centers.
August 14, 2015
Edward Bender reviews a new iBook from the cardiac surgery team at the University of Washington. Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Primer is a comprehensive resource for CT surgeons and allied health personnel.
August 14, 2015
The Texas Heart Institute reports its experience with 27 patients with prior continuous flow LVADs who had undergone varying degrees of device explantation. Although the numbers are small, the explantation methods ranged from near-complete device removal to driveline transection and removal.
August 13, 2015
Recorded via Google Hangouts, Joel Dunning and Ahmad Al Khaddour discuss the current state of cardiothoracic surgery in Syria.
August 12, 2015
Arie Blitz of the McAllen Heart Hospital, Texas, takes an in-depth look at extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
August 12, 2015
A single institution retrospectively reviewed the correlation of preoperative serum albumin level with outcomes after LVAD implantation from 2006 to 2014. A lower albumin level was associated with a significant increase in postop renal failure and prolonged hospitalization, but not overall short-term and long-term survival.
August 10, 2015
This video demonstrates the author’s technique for re-operation on type A aortic dissection.