Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The role of colchicine for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) following cardiothoracic surgery is not well-established. A literature search was performed to identify studies reporting POAF as an outcome after cardiac or thoracic surgery in adult patients randomized to either colchicine or placebo.

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Cardiothoracic Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes Article 40

DAIC

APRIL 23, 2024

Surgical aortic valve replacement with a stented pericardial bioprosthesis: 5-year outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. Surgical aortic valve replacement with a stented pericardial bioprosthesis: 5-year outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Aug 3;62(3) 10 Klautz RJM, Rao V, Reardon MJ, et al. February 18–21, 2024.

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Aortic valve Aortic Innovation Cardiothoracic 111

DAIC

JUNE 13, 2024

Surgical aortic valve replacement with a stented pericardial bioprosthesis: 5-year outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. Surgical aortic valve replacement with a stented pericardial bioprosthesis: 5-year outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Aug 3;62(3) 10 Klautz RJM, Rao V, Reardon MJ, et al. February 18–21, 2024.

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Aortic valve Aortic Innovation Cardiothoracic 109

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Early Career

APRIL 29, 2024

Yet, as a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in the community, you may be asked to do both cardiac and thoracic surgery. Know your strengths, ensure safe outcomes, and set short-term and long-term goals. As a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in the community, you may seek to have a broad skill set or you may elect to develop a niche.

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Cardiothoracic Inpatient Blog Outpatient 64

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When technical requirements are high, and patient outcomes are critical, opportunities for monitoring and improving surgical skills via objective motion analysis feedback may be particularly beneficial.

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Cardiothoracic Innovation Outcomes 40

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Early Career

JULY 31, 2024

Blog Early Career Participation in STS Workforces KCummings Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:02 All Members Resident / Fellow The STS oversees numerous workforces and councils with various focuses ranging from cardiothoracic clinical practice to databases to education to surgeon wellness.

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Cardiothoracic Academic Education Congenital 59

DAIC

JANUARY 30, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Tue, 01/30/2024 - 20:08 January 30, 2024 — A study of pediatric heart surgery centers across the United States has demonstrated that, when it comes to successful surgery, it’s not just the size of the program that matters in determining quality outcomes. However, a team led by D.

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Pediatrics Research VSD Outcomes 52

Open Heart

APRIL 24, 2023

Methods A nationwide survey was sent to all interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons in the Netherlands, regarding their preferred diagnostic and treatment modality of PPE. Results In total, 46/140 interventional cardiologists and 48/120 cardiothoracic surgeons responded (27/31 contacted centres).

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Cardiothoracic Tricuspid Bicuspid/Mitral Hospital 52

DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

The Center will bring together specialists from across Columbia, combining unmatched procedural skill, world-class imaging, and clinical care from leading experts in heart failure management, cardiothoracic surgery, robotic surgery, and interventional cardiology.

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Global Cardiac Surgery

AUGUST 14, 2018

Today, for the first blog of this series, Global Cardiac Surgery is featuring Ghana, a lower-middle-income country in West Africa with a strong history in the realms of cardiothoracic surgery. In addition, Germany supported Ghana through initial equipment and medical personnel for up to ten years, to train the local workforce.

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Cardiothoracic Open-Heart Surgery Bicuspid/Mitral Congenital Heart Disease 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

JANUARY 19, 2022

This fellowship also will allow Dr. Fiedler and Dr. Folesani to learn novel techniques, adapt innovative technology, and receive training from expert mentors who are dedicated to the highest standards of cardiothoracic surgery. Applications for the 2023 TSF/FFF Fellowship will open this summer. For more information, visit sts.org.

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Cardiothoracic Heart Transplant Allied Health Education 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

JULY 12, 2023

STS advocated for the creation of the PSLRP for more than 10 years and will continue to support loan repayment programs that encourage more students to explore careers in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. This program invests in current and future pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons to meet the growing demand. Ensuring the U.S.

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Pediatrics Cardiothoracic Congenital Heart Disease Education 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the current study, we aimed to report the short- and mid-term outcomes of patients undergoing valve-sparing aortic root reimplantation (VSARR) and our center’s experience with the procedure.

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Aortic Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MARCH 5, 2024

This study aimed to compare hospital and long-term clinical outcomes associated with various treatment methods for Stanford A type aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) to provide a reference for clinical decision-.

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Aortic Outcomes Hospital Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 30, 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of thymoma on neurological outcome of MG patients after thymectomy using the propensity score matching (PSM. Thymoma and myasthenia gravis (MG) interact with each other.

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Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JUNE 26, 2024

We aimed to evaluate the early and mid-term outcomes of patients wi. Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is an alternative technique to obtain the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 30, 2024

We investigated the short-term outcomes. With the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the role of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in elderly patients has been called into question.

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Aortic valve Aortic Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease with high prevalence of thymus disorders, in which, thymectomy is considered one of the therapeutic approaches in improving the patients’ clinical outcomes. Today, th.

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Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 24, 2024

This study describes the outcomes of patients undergoing LT that require massive transfusions as defined by the universal. Lung transplantation (LT) represents a high-risk procedure for end-stage lung diseases.

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Transplant Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JUNE 21, 2024

The question of whether segmentectomy and lobectomy have similar survival outcomes for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a matter of debate.

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Cancer Outcomes 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

AUGUST 27, 2024

This study aims to compare the perioperative outcomes and disease-free survival (DFS) between pneumonectomy after immunochemotherapy and chemotherapy.

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Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Objective This study aims to present the midterm outcomes of surgical correction of the anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). Conclusions Surgical treatment of ALCAPA had an excellent early and midterm outcomes. Results Forty-nine patients (20 boys and 29 girls) underwent ALCAPA repair.

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Pulmonary Outcomes Hospital Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes of compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) after thoracoscopic sympathectomy and explore the risk factors affecting postoperative CH in primary palmar hyperhidrosis(P.

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Risk Factors Outcomes Research 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Early Career

MARCH 15, 2024

Blog The Cost of Changing Jobs KCummings Fri, 03/15/2024 - 14:08 Resident / Fellow Surgeon At some point in their career, nearly every cardiothoracic surgeon will grapple with the decision of whether to remain in their current position or seek opportunities elsewhere. Additionally, being aware of the human bias to resist change is crucial.

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Cardiothoracic Blog Quality of Life Education 69

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Early Career

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Webinar Early Career Journey: The Business of Medicine—How to Successfully Transition from Training to Practice kchalko Fri, 10/20/2023 - 14:04 December 7, 2023 Leaders in cardiothoracic surgery will share valuable information about the transition from training to practice from academic, private practice, and hospital perspectives.

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Private Practice Webinar Academic Cardiothoracic 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

JULY 25, 2023

This next-generation operative Risk Calculator is a powerful user-friendly tool that makes it easier for cardiothoracic surgical teams to assess risk and predict outcomes in real time for the vast majority of adult cardiac surgery procedures,” said STS President Thomas MacGillivray, MD.

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Cardiothoracic Innovation Technology Outcomes 40

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

JANUARY 28, 2024

Predictors of Outcomes: Lower albumin and higher Model for End-Stage Liver Disease scores emerged as novel predictors associated with worse outcomes, highlighting the significance of these factors in the risk assessment for isolated TV surgery. The predicted risk of composite morbidity and mortality was 28.2% for repairs and 26.8%

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This study is designed to investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the short-term outcomes of patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft BMI Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This study aimed to explore whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components are associated with poor outcomes in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) after surgery.

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Aortic Outcomes Research 98

DAIC

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“There are many reasons for the low number of eligible patients,” said Dr. O’Neill, “The main reason is that many patients are not deemed good candidates by their cardiologists or cardiothoracic surgeons to undergo open heart surgery.”

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Heart Failure Open-Heart Surgery Tricuspid Heart Disease 105

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Priorities Preserve and support healthcare research funding for federal agencies : including, but not limited to, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Research Cancer Cardiothoracic Innovation 40

DAIC

MARCH 12, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 03/12/2024 - 16:48 March 12, 2024 — Medtronic plc , a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced two late-breaking data presentations on four-year outcomes from the Evolut Low Risk Trial. mmHg SAVR; p "The Evolut TAVR System continues to demonstrate positive clinical outcomes compared to SAVR.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 8, 2024

Perceval-S has become a reliable and commonly used option in surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) since its first implantation in humans 15 years ago. Despite the fact that this aortic valve has been proven.

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Aortic valve Aortic Outcomes Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Future initiatives should focus on expanding surgical eligibility to the elderly Chinese TAAD patients and optimizing the duration of hospitalization without undermining meaningful clinical outcomes. Trial registration KY20220425-05, April 5th 25 2022.

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Inpatient Aortic Outcomes Hospital 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Removing these barriers would allow surgeons, physicians, hospitals, health systems, and others to conduct longitudinal analyses and gain new insights into long-term outcomes for patients undergoing procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)—the most common operation performed by cardiac surgeons.

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Technology Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Cardiothoracic Aortic valve 40

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

MARCH 2, 2022

Within cardiothoracic surgery, the development of cardiopulmonary bypass in the 1950s was critical for shaping our field with new operations and improved patient outcomes. A cohesive team can help with standardization of the procedure, which will reduce variability and ultimately improve outcomes.

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Technology Blog Cardiothoracic Outcomes 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 12, 2021

We've shown that we can make a major contribution to a national effort that’s much larger than just cardiothoracic surgery.” Gelijns, PhD, a leader in the CTSN Data and Clinical Coordinating Center and also co-director of the International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research at Mount Sinai in New York, New York. “We

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