Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhD is the medical director of the Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany, and an International Director of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Learn more about his amazing career in cardiothoracic surgery.
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Education
October 7, 2013
This study of 389 pts receiving a continuous flow LVAD evaluated the risk of thromoembolic (TE)complications associated with preop AF. TE occured in 25% of pts; freedom from TE at 2 years was 46% in those with AF and 72% in those without AF (p<0.001). AF did not affect late survival.
October 7, 2013
Dr. Jose Luis Pomar, EACTS President, discusses the highlights of the 2013 EACTS Annual Meeting taking place from October 5 - 9 in Vienna, Austria.
August 7, 2013
Thoracoscopic segmentectomy may be an excellent, minimally-invasive option for patients with small lung cancers or limited cardiopulmonary reserve.
August 7, 2013
CTSNet hosted a very lively Video Roundtable discussion at the recent 2013 STS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, on issues surrounding the two major minimally invasive techniques for removing parts of the lung.
February 12, 2013
Dr. Joerg Seeburger from the Heart Center, Leipzig University, leads a discussion on novel ideas in cardiac surgery and how to advance the specialty in the future.
February 12, 2013
At EACTS 2012 in Barcelona, Dr. Joel Dunning led a discussion on second generation TAVI valves, transapical closure devices, transaortic TAVI, transapical mitral repair, and many more issues.
January 23, 2013
Christian Schreiber, from Munich, leads a discussion on the highlights of the EACTS 2012 conference in Barcelona with regard to congenital surgery.
April 1, 2012
April 1st 2012 is the 20th Anniversary of VATS lobectomy at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Twenty years ago, Dr. William Walker performed a left upper lobectomy using a 3-port approach standing in the posterior position. Now approaching his thousandth operation, he discusses his first VATS lobectomy and his current techniques.
February 14, 2012
Professor Stuart Jamieson has performed over 2600 pulmonary thromboendarterectomies–more than the rest of the world combined. He has trained most of the surgeons who perform this technique. In this interview he describes the way he performs this technique, who is suitable, and also talks about emergency pulmonary embolectomy.