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#80: Beyond the Abstract: STS 2021 and Recommendations for Hosting a Virtual Surgical Meeting

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

JANUARY 18, 2021

Podcast #80: Beyond the Abstract: STS 2021 and Recommendations for Hosting a Virtual Surgical Meeting Hosted by Thomas K. The authors share some of the exciting and innovative features planned for STS 2021—which are expected to be unlike anything the cardiothoracic surgery specialty has seen to date. Varghese Jr.,

Best Practices

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Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes

DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2024

By 2021 almost half of patients younger than 60 years were receiving TAVR rather than SAVR. From a pool of 37,011 patients, the study identified 2,360 patients under the age of 60 years who underwent these procedures, with 22% receiving TAVR and 78% SAVR. While the 30-day mortality rates were similar (0.2% for SAVR vs. 0.4%

Aortic valve

Aortic valve TAVR Aortic Outcomes

The Annals Recognizes Reviewers of the Year

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

DECEMBER 27, 2021

STS News, Winter 2022 — Year after year, manuscript after manuscript, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery continues to rely on the valuable contributions and hard work of its peer reviewers—who in 2021, reviewed approximately 2,500 submissions. The best reviewers can take a manuscript from good to great.

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Prognostic impact of surgery on thymic malignancies with concurrent or previous extrathymic malignancies: a retrospective analysis from 1998 to 2021

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 15, 2025

There is limited research on the impact of surgery on the cancer-specific survival (CSS) of patients with malignant thymoma and concurrent or previous extrathymic malignancies (PMTEMs). This retrospective anal.

Cancer

Cancer Research

Descriptive analysis of therapeutic outcomes between thoracoscopic and transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients from 2011 to 2021

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease with high prevalence of thymus disorders, in which, thymectomy is considered one of the therapeutic approaches in improving the patients’ clinical outcomes. Today, th.

Outcomes

Outcomes Research

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Awards Inaugural International Fellowships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

JANUARY 19, 2022

The TSF/FFF Fellowship—established in 2021—will help fund international travel and living expenses, allowing the awardees to continue their education outside of their home countries. So if you want to have exposure to something that is brand new, you may have to go to Europe to do that.

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The Annals Reviewers of the Year

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

JANUARY 9, 2021

The Annals Reviewers of the Year gtrainyte Sat, 01/09/2021 - 12:10 Now in its fourth year, the Reviewer of the Year award is announced annually to recognize an outstanding peer reviewer for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

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Congenital Critical Care Cardiothoracic Hospital

New Legislation Speeds Progress on Patient Access to New Technologies

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Society’s mission is to advance cardiothoracic surgeons’ delivery of the highest quality patient care through collaboration, education, research, and advocacy. About the STS National Database The STS National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons.

Technology

Technology Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Cardiothoracic Aortic valve

ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

JANUARY 27, 2021

Press Release ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients January 30, 2021 jbagley Wed, 01/27/2021 - 16:12 Study shows multidisciplinary pediatric care improves patient outcomes and experiences **A recorded press briefing featuring this research is available.**

Congenital

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The efficacy of the 4-hook needle localization for pulmonary ground glass nodules: a single-center retrospective analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MARCH 5, 2025

Methods From November 1, 2021, to May 31, 2024, 194 patients were diagnosed with one or more GGNs by computed tomography (CT) scan and underwent preoperative CT-guided 4-hook needle localization followed by video-assisted thoracoscope surgery (VATS) wedge resection, segmentectomy or lobectomy.

Pulmonary

Pulmonary Hemorrhage Research

The Evolving Computed Tomography Market

DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

A 2021 study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging focused on cardiac imaging trends over a decade. “Standardized terminology allows for consistency in communication across all members of the imaging community and will assist with clinical care and multicenter trials.”

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Cardiac Surgeons Lead Critical COVID-19 Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 12, 2021

We've shown that we can make a major contribution to a national effort that’s much larger than just cardiothoracic surgery.” We want to be bigger, better, faster, stronger,” he said. ### Read the full story in the spring 2021 issue of STS News. Smith, MD, a CTSN principal investigator from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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COVID-19 Research Cardiothoracic Public Health

Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date Jacob Raphael Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024 Joseph Sabik Multi-Arterial versus Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten Year Follow-up of One Million (..)

Research

Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital

Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Program Designations Access and Publications (A&P) 1 Participant User File (PUF) 2 Task Force on Funded Research (TFR) 3 Special Projects 4 Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date William Keeling 2 National Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery October 2023 Jake (..)

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Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital

#80: Beyond the Abstract: STS 2021 and Recommendations for Hosting a Virtual Surgical Meeting

Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes

The Annals Recognizes Reviewers of the Year

Webinars

Prognostic impact of surgery on thymic malignancies with concurrent or previous extrathymic malignancies: a retrospective analysis from 1998 to 2021

Descriptive analysis of therapeutic outcomes between thoracoscopic and transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients from 2011 to 2021

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Awards Inaugural International Fellowships

The Annals Reviewers of the Year

New Legislation Speeds Progress on Patient Access to New Technologies

ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients

The efficacy of the 4-hook needle localization for pulmonary ground glass nodules: a single-center retrospective analysis

The Evolving Computed Tomography Market

Cardiac Surgeons Lead Critical COVID-19 Research

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Published Research

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