Common carotid artery cannulation can provide antegrade blood flow to the whole body during cardiopulmonary bypass, as well as maintain cerebral perfusion even at the time of arch exclusion or repair.
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Vascular
March 19, 2018
March 19, 2018
Kepez and colleagues retrospectively evaluated the incidence of coronary artery-pulmonary artery collaterals in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
March 15, 2018
The EJCTS and ICVTS are publishing a series of Statistical Primers to help clinicians perform and interpret research. Although Kaplan-Meier analyses are standard in the cardiothoracic surgical literature, there are several pitfalls that should be kept in mind.
March 5, 2018
Physicians are at high risk for burnout, physical disability, and financial deprivation after investing time and money in obtaining their training. This article highlights how physicians can maintain their health and positive outlook to enable them to continue helping others.
March 3, 2018
This brief synopsis of an article published in Cell describes how certain skin microorganisms interact beneficially with the host to accelerate wound healing.
March 1, 2018
This Stanford group retrospectively reviewed their experience over a 10-year period with 293 patients who underwent either limited aortic root repair or root replacement.
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February 28, 2018
The EJCTS and ICVTS are publishing a series of Statistical Primers to help clinicians perform and interpret research. In the first series of primers, Buccheri and coauthors provide a conceptual framework for conducting, interpreting, and critically evaluating meta-analyses.
February 24, 2018
An alarming list of some crazy things our colleagues have done in the recent past.
February 21, 2018
A well-written, brief, pessimistic editorial on the loss of surgeon autonomy in innovation.
February 18, 2018
An interesting article describing the interface between medical 3D printing and art. It briefly outlines current and future applications, and it also describes constraints to the use of this technology.