Cameron Lind

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Woman Becomes First Patient to Undergo Combined Heart Pump Implant and Pig Kidney Transplant

May 2, 2024 | Cameron Lind

A fifty-four-year-old woman became the first person to simultaneously receive a gene-edited pig kidney transplant and mechanical heart valve implantation. Surgeons performed the heart pump procedure first before performing the transplant days later. Due to...

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CTSNet’s 10 Most Popular Articles of April 2024

April 30, 2024 | Cameron Lind

April saw a wide variety of content published on CTSNet. Popular articles published this month include two videos from Dr. Tristan Yan’s off-pump CABG series, important news in CT surgery,...

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Abiomed Recalls Labeling for Left-Sided Impella Pumps: FDA

April 3, 2024 | Cameron Lind

The device manufacturer Abiomed has issued a recall, issued Class I by the FDA, for its left-sided heart pumps due to cases in which the pump catheter has perforated the...

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CTSNet’s 10 Most Popular Articles of February 2024

February 29, 2024 | Cameron Lind

February was a busy month for CTSNet. This month’s list of top 10 content includes an orthotopic heart transplant, recorded sessions from the London Core Review Cardiothoracic Surgery Course, JANS...

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Alain Cribier’s Death Mourned, His Legacy Celebrated Around the World

February 21, 2024 | Cameron Lind

Dr. Alan Cribier, well known for completing the first TAVI procedure in 2002, has passed away at the age of 79. The French surgeon successfully implanted the first percutaneous aortic...

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CT Surgery Needs Universal Policies for Pregnancy and Family Leave, Survey Shows

February 8, 2024 | Cameron Lind

New survey data presented at the STS annual meeting showed that female cardiothoracic surgeons have fewer children and are more likely to face infertility than their male colleagues, along with...

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Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: A Joint Consensus Statement by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Cardiac Society, ERAS International Society, and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

February 1, 2024 | Cameron Lind

In this joint statement, ERAS and STS present a list of potential program elements, literature review, and a consensus on ERAS clinical practice. The statement is an update to the...

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Multiarterial Grafting in CABG Triumphs Again in Large Database Study

February 1, 2024 | Cameron Lind

In findings presented at the STS annual meeting, the ten-year data showed the survival benefit of multi- over single-arterial grafting in all but patients who are severely obese. The...

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Visit the CTSNet Career Center

January 22, 2024 | Cameron Lind

The CTSNet Career Center is the premier resource to connect career opportunities with qualified cardiothoracic professionals. Learn the top three tools to use on the CTSNet Career Center to help...

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Editors’ Picks: CTSNet’s Top Content of 2023

December 29, 2023 | Joel Dunning

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As CTSNet wraps up another year of outstanding cardiothoracic content, our editors looked back over the year and chose some of their favorites. From interviews with big names in CT...

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CTSNet’s Top 5 Thoracic Procedure Videos of 2023

December 28, 2023 | Cameron Lind

Variety and innovation were abundant in this year’s thoracic surgery clinical videos. The most popular videos focused on a range of thoracic procedures, from 3D technology for segmentectomy to Nissen...

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CTSNet’s Top 5 Cardiac and Congenital Procedure Videos of 2023

December 27, 2023 | Cameron Lind

This year, adult cardiac and congenital submissions to CTSNet spanned a variety of fascinating procedures, from an efficient technique for aortic hemiarch replacement to a novel method for ventricular septal...

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Most Popular CTSNet Content of 2023—By Category

December 26, 2023 | Cameron Lind

This year, CTSNet published a variety of educational content, including interviews, clinical videos, and more. We are closing out another year with a roundup of the top-viewed content published on...