DAIC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The academic medical centers received three-star ratings in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and isolated mitral valve replacement and repair (MVRR) surgeries. The rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant.

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Open-Heart Surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Hospital Academic 105

DAIC

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This is really the first valve that can be delivered via catheter where previously open-heart surgery was the only option for patients healthy enough to undergo the procedure,” said Brian O’Neill, M.D. director of Interventional and Structural Heart Research at Henry Ford Hospital.

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Heart Failure Open-Heart Surgery Tricuspid Heart Disease 105

Global Cardiac Surgery

AUGUST 14, 2018

Today, for the first blog of this series, Global Cardiac Surgery is featuring Ghana, a lower-middle-income country in West Africa with a strong history in the realms of cardiothoracic surgery. In addition, Germany supported Ghana through initial equipment and medical personnel for up to ten years, to train the local workforce.

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Cardiothoracic Open-Heart Surgery Bicuspid/Mitral Congenital Heart Disease 52

DAIC

MARCH 12, 2024

The Medtronic Evolut TAVR platform includes devices less invasive than traditional open-heart surgery for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. “At Cohen , MD, MSc, Director of Clinical and Outcomes Research at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation , Director of Academic Affairs at St.

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