This methodology manual is the result of a collaboration between the governing bodies of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) to present a comprehensive pathway for creating multidisciplinary
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October 31, 2024
This study investigates racial and ethnic disparities in representation and salary among academic cardiothoracic surgeons in the United States. The authors analyzed data from the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) from 2021 and 2022.
October 1, 2024
A detailed account of one surgeon’s unique experience as a trainee in the field of cardiothoracic surgery in West Africa.
September 12, 2024
These guidelines, issued by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), address the management of the aortic organ.
September 28, 2023
A new survey found that sexual misconduct across the surgical profession is widely experienced in the United Kingdom. Nearly 90 percent of women and 80 percent of men reported having personally witnessed sexual harassment. Nearly 29 percent of woman reported having been victims of assault in the workplace.
June 14, 2023
In this interview, conducted by CTSNet Global Senior Editor Emily Farkas at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, surgeon-scientist Loretta Erhunmwunsee shares stories and strategies for creating cross-cultural connections to understand patients’ needs, goals, and appropriate care.
June 8, 2023
Through the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), a group of Italian doctors and nurses traveled to the Gaza Strip to perform cardiac surgery on a group of ten children with congenital heart disease.
June 8, 2023
A study in the United States found that disparities regarding race, socioeconomic status, and rural location result in lack of access to a thoracic surgeon for an esophagectomy. Patients in the study underwent elective esophagectomy for esophageal or gastric cardia cancer, Barrett esophagus, or achalasia.
May 8, 2023
This article presents a tier-based framework with proposed benchmarks for the development of quality pediatric and congenital heart disease care in resource-limited settings. This was achieved by identifying the most common barriers to care and using a literature review method to determine the most effective solutions.
April 21, 2023
ROMA-Women is an offshoot of the original ROMA CABG trial designed to address the lack of women in surgical studies, and therefore the lack of guideline-directed surgical care for women patients. Women make up less than one third of participants in cardiac trials, yet they make up roughly half of annual cardiac deaths in the US annually.