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Cardiovascular Toxicity in Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

The field of cardio-oncology has expanded over the past 2 decades to address the ever-increasing issues related to cardiovascular disease in patients with cancer and survivors.

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Effects of respiratory sarcopenia on the postoperative course in elderly lung cancer patient: a retrospective study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Recently, sarcopenia has been linked to unfavorable outcomes in various surgical procedures, including lung cancer surgery. This study aimed to investigate the impact of respiratory sarcopenia (RS) on postoper.

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Patients Who Received Ross Procedure Demonstrate Excellent Survival Rates after 20 Years

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

We wanted to examine our outcomes, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that the freedom from re-intervention was 91% at 10 years and 87% at 20 years. at 5,10,15 and 20 years respectively, the researchers reported. Congenital All Members Clinical Decision-Making Patient Outcomes Quality Improvement at 5 years, 94.3%

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

DAIC

milla1cf Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:00 January 29, 2024 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released late-breaking research scheduled for presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting taking place January 27 - 29 in San Antonio. They note a substantial increase in the frequency of these surgeries, emphasizing the importance of understanding outcomes.

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Surgeon Preference Impacts Survival Outcomes Analyses for CABG Patients

DAIC

The researchers found that patients who received multi-arterial grafting (MAG) had improved survival over those who received single-arterial grafting (SAG), supporting findings from prior retrospective studies. A study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting explores findings in more than a million U.S.

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Survival of men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and adrenal-permissive HSD3B1 inheritance

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

BACKGROUND Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) is androgen dependent, and its treatment includes androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with gonadal testosterone suppression.

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Top Specialties in Fellowship Programs and What They Offer: An In-depth Look for Medical Professionals

ADN Center of Excellence

Their expertise also opens doors to leadership roles in the healthcare industry, contributing to research, patient care, and the development of new interventional techniques. Graduates may also join academic institutions as instructors or engage in research to advance thoracic and cardiovascular surgical methods.

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