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Comparing TAVR and SAVR in Medicare Beneficiaries with Aortic Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

Hunter Mehaffey, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon from West Virginia University, will examine results comparing two treatment options Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Medicare Beneficiaries with Aortic Stenosis and Significant Coronary Disease. During the Top Adult Cardiac Surgery Abstracts session on Sunday, Jan.

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Surgeon Preference Impacts Survival Outcomes Analyses for CABG Patients

DAIC

Medicare beneficiaries who underwent CABG from 2001 to 2019. They noted that because their analysis was focused on the Medicare population, the cohort was limited to older patients. the data and outcomes from the STS Database specialty registries provide true national benchmarks for clinical outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery.

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

DAIC

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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Surgeon Preference Factors into Survival Outcomes Analyses for Multi- and Single-Arterial Bypass Grafting

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

A study presented this week at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting explores findings in more than a million US Medicare beneficiaries who underwent CABG from 2001 to 2019. They noted that because their analysis was focused on the Medicare population, the cohort was limited to older patients.

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The Evolving Computed Tomography Market

DAIC

A 2021 study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging focused on cardiac imaging trends over a decade. Data was pulled from 2010–2019 Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary (PSPS) files obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Halpern, MD, and Vijay M.

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New Legislation Speeds Progress on Patient Access to New Technologies

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

The linkage also would allow registries to continue providing critical information for approval and coverage of innovative medical interventions and preserve the government’s authority to authorize Medicare Coverage with Evidence Development (CED). For more, visit acc.org.

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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 (..)