Doing the Numbers—The Costs of Cardiac Surgery Around the World: An Interview With Marcelo Cardarelli

At the 61st STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Watch for more interviews from the meeting in the coming weeks.  

At the 2025 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Emily Farkas spoke with Dr. Marcelo Cardarelli about the costs of cardiac surgery around the world. They discussed highlights from his presentation at the STS meeting, the difference between cost and price, and why cost is different around the world. They also examined how to tackle this issue and provided advice for surgeons who are traveling to other countries to perform cardiothoracic surgery.  

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