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Overcoming the Odds with Expert Fetal Cardiology Care: Zeke and Zane’s Story

Conquering CHD

JANUARY 17, 2025

Seeing two brothers have HLHS is extremely rare and even more rare is how differently the condition presented in each child, says Childrens Hospital Colorado cardiothoracic surgeon Max Mitchell, MD, who performed the procedures on Zane and advised on Zekes care. Consistently ranked in the top 10 pediatric cardiology programs by U.S.

Heart Transplant

Heart Transplant Transplant Open-Heart Surgery Nursing

Pediatric Specialists May Receive $100,000 in Student Loan Forgiveness

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

JULY 12, 2023

citizen, national, or permanent resident; meet educational and credential requirements; and either be employed or begin training as a pediatric specialist at a PSLRP-approved site serving a medically underserved area or population. This program invests in current and future pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons to meet the growing demand.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Cardiothoracic Congenital Heart Disease Education

Congenital and Pediatric Care

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Congenital and Pediatric Care gtrainyte Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:14 Scroll to top STS recognizes the important role of congenital and pediatric specialists. Children with this condition require specialized care that demands a dedicated team of skilled congenital and pediatric thoracic surgeons.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Congenital Cardiothoracic Medicaid

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Impact of nitric oxide via cardiopulmonary bypass on pediatric heart surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 18, 2024

The impact of nitric oxide (NO) administered via cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on pediatric heart surgery remains controversial. The objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive systematic review and m.

Pediatrics

New Research Finds Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

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. There are also underperforming high-volume programs.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Research VSD Outcomes

Aneurysm and subacute type a aortic dissection, in a pediatric patient with aortopathy

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Aortic dissection in pediatrics is an extremely rare condition, which is generally related to predisposing factors such as connective tissue disorders, congenital heart disease and systemic arterial hypertensi.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Congenital Heart Disease Aortic Aneurysm

Anesthesia management experience for pediatric day-case PDA ligation under thoracoscopy assisted by a robot: a retrospective study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

DECEMBER 18, 2023

To summarize the anesthesia management experience for pediatric day-case patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation under robot-assisted thoracoscopy and explore the key points of anesthesia management for this p.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Research

Endovascular treatment under laparotomy with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate in a pediatric traumatic aortic injury: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 11, 2025

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) guidelines recommend thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for blunt traumatic aortic injuries (BTAI) in adults, especially BTAI grades II to IV. TEVAR is increasin.

Aortic

Aortic Pediatrics

Computed tomography-guided microwave ablation therapy for pediatric adrenal neuroblastoma with lung nodule a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 7, 2025

Solid lung lesions are common in clinical practice, and percutaneous thermal ablation has been shown to be an effective treatment for these lesions. While computed tomography (CT)-guided microwave ablation (MW.

Ablation

Ablation Pediatrics

Egyptian experience with aortic valve repair using Ozaki procedure in adult and pediatric patients

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 11, 2025

to document the Egyptian experience with Ozaki procedure in adults and children and compare the clinical outcomes of the procedure to that of aortic valve replacement (AVRc) in adult patients.

Aortic valve

Aortic valve Aortic Pediatrics Document

Coral reef aorta: a rare form of obstruction of the ascending aorta in adolescent with aortopathy- case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While intraluminal obstruction due to heavy calcification is seen in older populations, it is not described in pediatr. Supra aortic obstruction in children is uncommon and is seen in certain unique conditions.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Aortic

Successful mediastinal teratoma resection in a child by assisted VATS: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is widely used for thoracic lesions in pediatric patients. VATS is also applied to pediatric mediastinal tumors if there is no adhesion or invasion between the tumor and.

Pediatrics

Left ventricular fibromas in pediatric patients: a case series and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 3, 2025

Cardiac fibromas are rare benign primary tumors of the heart; nearly one-third of affected patients are less than 1 year old, and only 15% of patients develop this disease in adulthood. Here, we report three c.

Pediatrics

Annals Short Reports

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

MAY 5, 2023

Each collection includes articles, expert commentary, case reports, and more in categories like Aorta, Congenital & Pediatric, Education & Professional Development, Mediastinum & Esophagus, and Perioperative & Critical Care. On the Short Reports homepage , scroll to Collections and click on a topic heading.

Article

Article Cardiothoracic Education Congenital

Feasibility of epicardial implantation of medtronic 3830 lead in a pediatric patient : case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 19, 2024

High-grade atrioventricular block is the primary reason for epicardial permanent pacemaker implantation during the perioperative period in patients with congenital heart disease. Due to the smaller diameter of.

Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital Heart Disease Pediatrics Pacemaker Congenital

Partial cardiopulmonary bypass through left thoracotomy for coarctation repair in children

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JUNE 21, 2024

A left thoracotomy approach is anatomically appropriate for childhood aortic coarctation; however, the pediatric femoral arteriovenous diameters are too small for cardiopulmonary bypass cannulation. We aimed t.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Aortic Research

ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

JANUARY 27, 2021

Press Release ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients January 30, 2021 jbagley Wed, 01/27/2021 - 16:12 Study shows multidisciplinary pediatric care improves patient outcomes and experiences **A recorded press briefing featuring this research is available.**

Congenital

Congenital ICU Research Cardiothoracic

A Child with Blunt Trauma

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2012

A cardiothoracic surgeon was called and together they found a 2 mm hole in the LV high in the circumflex distribution (corresponds to the STE in aVL) with a large amount of surrounding thinned, necrotic muscle. She was pulseless, with a narrow complex tachycardia on the monitor. In the ED, ultrasound showed hemopericardium with tamponade.

Dysrhythmia

Dysrhythmia Biomarkers Echocardiogram Ultrasound

Championing Change: Celebrating Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) Women Faculty

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

MARCH 8, 2024

However, women remain concentrated in certain specialties (pediatrics and women’s specialties) and are less likely to be promoted to healthcare leadership roles. Dr. Lala-Trindade serves as the director of Heart Failure Research and leads the Data Coordinating Center for the NHLBI Cardiothoracic Surgery Network.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rehabilitation Academic Diabetes Research

Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

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 (..)

Research

Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital

Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

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 (..)

Research

Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital

Overcoming the Odds with Expert Fetal Cardiology Care: Zeke and Zane’s Story

Pediatric Specialists May Receive $100,000 in Student Loan Forgiveness

Congenital and Pediatric Care

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Impact of nitric oxide via cardiopulmonary bypass on pediatric heart surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

New Research Finds Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Aneurysm and subacute type a aortic dissection, in a pediatric patient with aortopathy

Anesthesia management experience for pediatric day-case PDA ligation under thoracoscopy assisted by a robot: a retrospective study

Endovascular treatment under laparotomy with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate in a pediatric traumatic aortic injury: a case report

Computed tomography-guided microwave ablation therapy for pediatric adrenal neuroblastoma with lung nodule a case report

Egyptian experience with aortic valve repair using Ozaki procedure in adult and pediatric patients

Coral reef aorta: a rare form of obstruction of the ascending aorta in adolescent with aortopathy- case report

Successful mediastinal teratoma resection in a child by assisted VATS: a case report

Left ventricular fibromas in pediatric patients: a case series and review of the literature

Annals Short Reports

Feasibility of epicardial implantation of medtronic 3830 lead in a pediatric patient : case report

Partial cardiopulmonary bypass through left thoracotomy for coarctation repair in children

ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients

A Child with Blunt Trauma

Championing Change: Celebrating Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) Women Faculty

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Published Research

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