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Smidt Heart Institute Opens Aortic Surveillance Clinic

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Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute's new Aortic Surveillance Clinic will monitor patients with aortic aneurysms (illustrated here) or enlarged aortas. Through the Aortic Surveillance Clinic, we offer reassurance that they are being carefully and closely monitored and that proper therapy, including surgery, will be offered if needed.”

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Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Tops 5,000 TAVR Procedures

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Morristown Medical Center’s Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute’s structural heart program recently reported it has reached a significant milestone of performing over 5,000 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures, the first in New Jersey and among the first to accomplish this in the United States. million people.

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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

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The conference, healthcare’s leading scientific and educational convening specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, has a rich history of showcasing clinical trials with a strong foundation of detailed methodology and trusted data collection governed by ethical clinical principles.

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Cardiovascular Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital Wins Highest Quality National Ratings from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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It uses a three-star scale (3=better than expected, 2=as expected, 1=worse than expected) to rate institutions across five common cardiovascular procedures: coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); aortic valve replacement (AVR); AVR and CABG; mitral valve replacement/repair (MVRR); and MVRR and CABG.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

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24: Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials (Session 402) Saturday, April 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. ET Murphy Ballroom 4 ACC.24 24 planners note that attendees can gain insights from key clinical trials presented at ACC.24

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AISAP’s CARDIO AI-powered Diagnostic Assessment Software Receives FDA Clearance

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The platform also offers telemedicine, cloud computing and education tools. Standalone performance for significant major valve disease pathology (aortic stenosis and regurgitation and mitral and tricuspid regurgitation) had a 93 percent sensitivity and 93 percent specificity.

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Abstract 4148073: Expect the Unexpected: Type A Aortic Dissection in Pregnant Patient with Marfan Syndrome

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Case Description:A 26 yo woman with Marfan Syndrome (MFS,FBN1), ectopia lentis, aortic dilation and no family history of MFS or aortic dissection was evaluated for preconception counseling. She was asymptomatic, and the size of her aortic root (~4cm) and ascending aorta (~3.5cm) had been stable for over 5 years.

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