This video is part of a series demonstrating cardiothoracic surgery performed by left-handed surgeons. This video shows a left-handed cannulation.
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Cardiac
May 15, 2014
The researchers performed a systematic review to look at outcomes and complications associated with transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects (VSD). This analysis suggests that transcatheter device closure of VSD is safe and yields good results.
May 15, 2014
We are all dissapointed to see that a study that looked at 783 patients from the chianti region over 10 years that looked at resveratrol metabolites showed no health benefits for high intake of this mtabolite of chocolate and wine
May 9, 2014
The FRANCE 2 investigators have developed a scoring system to predict the risk of in-hospital or 30-day mortality for patients undergoing TAVI. There were 3833 TAVIs used for development and validation of the scoring system with the majority of patients receiving an Edwards Sapien prosthesis.
May 8, 2014
An interesting case that raises the question of the need for anticoagulation in patients treated with a transcatheter valve in valve in mitral position
May 7, 2014
At the culmination of years of formal training, cardiothoracic surgery residents are faced with the reality of entering individual practice. Making this transition smoothly, the value of early mentorship, and other pearls are discussed in this roundtable discussion, which was filmed at the 2014 STS Annual Meeting.
May 7, 2014
Patients undergoing catheterization and possible PCI have a poor understanding of the procedures and the attendant benefits/risks. This study investigated the use of a standard consent process compared to a web-based audio-visual presentation. Both processes resulted in similar improvements in patient comprehension, but the web-based process result
May 7, 2014
A transitional care program was instituted for CABG patients to improve care continuity after hospital discharge. The composite outcome was a combination of hospital readmission and death. Among 169 pts who entered the program compared to 232 control patients, program participation was the only independent predictor of improved outcome. The incide
May 6, 2014
Appropriate management of functional ischemic MR at the time of CABG is unknown. This study randomized 31 patients with moderate functional ischemic MR to CABG alone or in combination with ring annuloplasty. Moderate differences in outcomes were evident at 3 months, but at 12 months the groups were similar in LVEF and MR improvement.
May 6, 2014
This video is part of a series demonstrating cardiothoracic surgery performed by left-handed surgeons. This video shows a left-handed PDA distal anastomosis.