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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

DAIC

As cardiothoracic surgery continues to evolve, STS has responded by adding new risk models to guide treatment decisions and benchmark performance,” said STS President Jennifer C. The STS leveraged contemporary data from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database to develop risk models for surgical tricuspid repair and replacement.

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Tricuspidization: repair of a quadricuspid aortic valve

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is rare. However, to repair a quadricuspid aortic valve is not as easy to realize as in bicuspid aortic valve. The surgical design is crucial to rebuild the stable structure.

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Mastering Valve Surgery Techniques

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

More than 100 cardiothoracic surgeons, fellows, residents, and advanced practice providers participated in the 2024 STS Mastering Valve Surgery Workshop in Chicago on Sept 20-21.

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STS Annual Meeting Late-Breaking Research: 2023 STS/AATS Joint Expert Consensus Document on the Management of the Small Aortic Root

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

The Society’s mission is to enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality patient care through education, research, and advocacy.

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2023 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

The STS 2023 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that will provide cardiothoracic surgery coders, surgeons, and all billing professionals with the latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting cardiothoracic surgical practices. STS Members receive a discount!

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Taskforce Develops New Standards to Monitor Adults with Heart Valve Disease

DAIC

Patients with aortic/mitral/tricuspid valve disease or root/ascending aorta >40 mm were included as soon as they were diagnosed with heart valve disease. Highlights include: Due to the aging population and improvement in diagnostic strategies, the prevalence of heart valve disease is expected to double by 2040 and triple by 2060.As

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A Child with Blunt Trauma

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Blunt cardiac injury my result in : 1) Acute myocardial rupture with tamponade 2) Valve rupture (tricuspid, aortic, mitral) 3) Coronary thrombosis or dissection (and thus Acute MI) from direct coronary blunt injury 4) Dysrhythmias of all kinds. She was pulseless, with a narrow complex tachycardia on the monitor.