CTSNet - Special Reports http://www.ctsnet.org Special Reports en-us Copyright 2005 CTSNet support@ctsnet.org CTSNet RSS http://www.ctsnet.org/graphics/logos/organizations/ctsnet_logo_wht195.gif http://www.ctsnet.org 195 50 <![CDATA[High Reliability Organizations and the Cardiothoracic Safety Reporting System (CTSRS): Making Continued Progress in Patient Safety ]]> High Reliability Organizations and the Cardiothoracic Safety Reporting System (CTSRS): Making Continued Progress in Patient Safety

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-10.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:54:00 EDT <![CDATA[Repair of Mitral Valve Prolapse Using Artificial Chordal Replacement]]>

J. Scott Rankin, MD, Ricardo E. Orozco MD, and Calvin A. Burrichter, MD.

Presented at American Heart Association 2007

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article10.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:22:00 EDT <![CDATA[Revascularization for Unprotected Left Main Stem Coronary Artery Stenosis]]> David P. Taggart, MD (HONS), PHD, FRCS, Sanjay Kaul, MD, FACC, William E. Boden, MD, FACC, T. Bruce Ferguson, JR, MD, FACC, Robert A. Guyton, MD, FACC, Michael J. Mack, MD, Paul T. Sergeant, MD, PHD, Richard J. Shemin, MD, FACC, Peter K. Smith, MD, FACC, Salim Yusuf, DPHIL, FRCPC, FRSC, FACC 

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Vol. 51, No. 9, 2008

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-9.html Tue, 27 May 2008 12:01:00 EDT <![CDATA[Invention and Innovation – A New Era for Cardiothoracic Surgeons]]> Invention and Innovation – A New Era for Cardiothoracic Surgeons

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-6.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:23:00 EDT <![CDATA[The Match and Changing Times]]> For 20 years, the Resident Matching Program has served Thoracic Surgery well.  The discipline itself, program directors, and applicants have all benefited from its fair and efficient operation.  However, a recent decline in the size of the applicant pool has caused concern about the stability of the Match.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-5.html Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:32:00 EDT <![CDATA[Alternative Cardiac Therapies: Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering for the Heart]]> Alternative Cardiac Therapies: Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering for the Heart

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-4.html Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:16:00 EDT <![CDATA[In The Path of The Storm]]> In The Path of The Storm

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-3.html Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Recent Advances in Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation]]> Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac rhythm disturbance and its diagnosis carries significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The medical treatment of AF is cumbersome and unsatisfactory, leading to renewed interest in developing alternative treatments for AF.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-1.html Thu, 04 Aug 2005 05:04:00 EDT <![CDATA[Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)]]> SARS! The name leaps out at us as from a horror film. The plague doctor, with his frightening mask, herbs, and camphor during the pneumonic plagues of earlier centuries, symbolizes the terror of victims and caregivers. As the story of SARS unfolded, they were often the same, as caregivers were both the victims and the vectors of disease in the outbreak in Toronto.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-.html Thu, 20 Jan 2005 05:02:00 EST <![CDATA[Information About New AdvaMed Guidelines for Interactions With Health Care Professionals]]> As of January 1st, 2004, AdvaMed has officially enacted a voluntary set of codes for ethical interactions with Health Care professionals.  These codes, based off the PHARMA codes governing Pharmaceutical company interactions with health professionals, have been in development for nearly two years. 

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/specialreports/article-2.html Tue, 11 Jan 2005 05:05:00 EST