Joseph Dearani, Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, graciously shares a copy of the letter with which he welcomes cardiothoracic surgery residents as they embark on their rotation on his service.
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Professional Affairs
June 26, 2018
Sample size calculations are a necessary prerequisite in the design of clinical studies. Most often, they are encountered in randomized controlled trials. Hickey and colleagues describe the reasoning behind determinations of sample size and illustrate some basic calculations.
June 14, 2018
Filmed at the 2017 EACTS Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, Mara Antonoff of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston moderates a discussion on the role of research for academic career advancement.
June 14, 2018
Antonides and colleagues present fundamental concepts of cost–effectiveness analysis (CEA) and they discuss the interpretation of these analyses.
June 7, 2018
Johnston and colleagues evaluated morbidity and mortality following different cardiac operations at 18 institutions to determine if outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), aortic valve replacement, and mitral valve replacement were correlated within each institution.
June 6, 2018
This article presents an edited video of the speech given by Alfred Blalock at his 1960 birthday celebration.
June 4, 2018
Risk-prediction models are well-known in cardiac surgery—the EuroSCORE and STS models being some of the most recognized. They are used for risk stratification, decision-making, and benchmarking. However, development of these models can be complex and once a model is developed, it is important to validate it.
June 1, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
May 25, 2018
Find it here: The 26th ESTS Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
May 19, 2018
The Thoracic community is ready to gather in Ljubljana this year for the biggest event of purely thoracic surgery interest. The full programme is availabe on the website. Looking forward to learning the latest advancements in General Thoracic Surgery directly from experts from all around the globe!