A most comprehensive practice guideline, relevant not only to surgeons involved in VA ECMO, but also all cardiac and thoracic colleagues and perioperative clinicians.
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Cardiac
April 16, 2021
April 15, 2021
In the special April issue of JACC Imaging focusing on secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR), a number of articles on outcomes after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) are reported. Specifically, the concept of proportionate vs disproportionate SMR was explored.
April 13, 2021
The “Y” Incision/Rectangular Patch technique is used to enlarge the aortic annulus by 4 valve sizes without violating the adjacent structure of the aortic root.
April 6, 2021
Left ventricular outflow tract aneurysm compressed the left main coronary artery and was repaired with CABG to LAD.
April 5, 2021
The authors present a modified sleeve operation. Since 2006, they have performed 180 procedure valve sparing procedures in this way.
March 9, 2021
In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Mara Antonoff moderates a discussion on maintaining physical health to prevent burnout in cardiothoracic surgery.
March 9, 2021
This Beat episode discusses the new ISMICS guidelines on TAVI versus SAVR, STS podcasts, the Mitral Foundation website, a new study on atezolizumab, and a UK National database comparison of outcomes between NHS hospitals and private hospitals with the author Umberto Benedetto.
February 26, 2021
Dr. Marc Gerdisch is the chief of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery and surgical director of the Heart Valve Center at Franciscan Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, and an associate clinical professor of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago.
February 26, 2021
This article describes midterm results of the Dissected Aorta Repair Through Stent Implantation trial.
February 26, 2021
This study looks at the relationship between failure to rescue and patient frailty after cardiovascular surgery.