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Abstract 4145425: Patient-Facing Smartphone Application for Perioperative Cardiothoracic Surgery Care Improves Readmission Rates and Patient Satisfaction

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4145425-A4145425, November 12, 2024. Patients were also administered an in-person satisfaction survey at 14 days post-op with responses recorded.Results:App users (n=392) and non-users (n=334) with median age 67 years underwent cardiothoracic surgery between May 29, 2023 and February 2, 2024.

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Taskforce Develops New Standards to Monitor Adults with Heart Valve Disease

DAIC

tim.hodson Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:41 Feb. 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 Writing group members and their disclosures are listed in the manuscript.

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Del Nido cardioplegia versus cold blood cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The clinical outcomes including mechanical ventilation time, intensive care unit stay time, hospital stay time, postoperative stroke, postoperative new-onset atrial fibrillation, postoperative heart failure requiring intra-aortic balloon pump mechanical circulation support, and in-hospital mortality of both are comparable.

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How to Put Survival After Cardiothoracic Interventions in the General Population Context: A Case-Based Practical Guideline to Calculate Cumulative Matched-General-Population Survival

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Observed patient survival after cardiothoracic interventions should ideally be placed in the context of matched-general-population survival. female; median age, 48.5 interquartile range, 42.754.0] years) were included.

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Feature | Bridging the Gender Gap in Heart Health: Women’s Specialized Clinics

American College of Cardiology

The result, she says, is improved outcomes, including reductions in hospitalizations and re-admissions. Bond's program incorporates experts in interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure and other subspecialties in cardiology. Circulation. Circulation. Circulation.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

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 (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

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 (..)