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The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Awards Inaugural International Fellowships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

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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Bidirectional glenn surgery without palliative pulmonary artery banding in univentricular heart with unrestricted pulmonary flow. Retrospective multicenter experience

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Although pulmonary artery banding (PAB) has been generally acknowledged as an initial palliative treatment for patients having single ventricle (SV) physiology and unrestrictive pulmonary blood flow (UPBF), it.

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Abstract 4143844: Multidisciplinary management of a pregnant patient with advanced systolic heart failure

Circulation

After PAC-guided IV diuresis, anticoagulation transition from enoxaparin to heparin, and twice daily fetal monitoring via non-stress test, a multidisciplinary team, including cardiology, maternal fetal medicine, cardiac anesthesia, and cardiothoracic surgery assembled for the C-section.

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Pre-treatment optimisation with pulmonary rehabilitation of elderly lung cancer patients with frailty for surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Frailty develops as a result of age-related decline in many physiological systems and is associated with increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes following thoracic surgery. We prospectively tested our hypo.

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