Within the limitations of a meta-analysis, a useful work advancing that PCI may have a hitherto masked or hidden mortality
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Minimally Invasive
October 26, 2020
October 14, 2020
Joel Dunning and Shanda Blackmon discuss safety in minimally invasive general thoracic surgery.
October 8, 2020
This video demonstrates an endoscopic technique to repair the leaking mitral valve via the areola margin of the right nipple.
October 7, 2020
This clinical video demonstrates the minimally invasive Pectus UP implant/Intervention, a novel approach for pectus excavatum repair.
September 21, 2020
In this article, the authors present a novel no-touch saphenous vein harvesting technique with preservation of the perivascular tissue with use of the harvester (MAQUET Getinge Group, Getinge AB, Göteborg, Sweden).
September 15, 2020
An open-access large metanalysis on the utility and risks of antiplatelets after PCI. Of note, mortality was not a primary endpoint. The message is that long dual antiplatelet use is an exchange between avoidance of myocardial events and serious bleeding.
The novel oral anticoagulants may enter the arena soon..
September 12, 2020
In this article, the authors demonstrate a novel technique of antegrade cardioplegia decannulation using the Cor-Knot system with phenomenal video and description on their case series. This technique has great utility in cases where closing the cardioplegia cannulation site can be challenging in minimally invasive video-assisted cardiac surgery.
September 7, 2020
Patients with aneurysms 7 cm or greater demonstrated a higher probability of survival when treated immediately, compared to delayed repair, for patients under 80 years of age.
An interesting attempt to construct a decision tool for aortic aneurysms.
September 1, 2020
In this video, the authors describe their endoscopic technique to perform ascending aorta replacement.
August 20, 2020
In this article, Dr. Bethencourt outlines eight key strategies for successful robotic heart startups and how to initiate a new robotic program at one's institution.