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May Issue of ACS Now Available

June 6, 2017 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

This special issue of the ACS is focused on Tricuspid Valve Surgery. With Guest Editors Dr Bettina Pfannmuller and the late Dr Lawrence Cohn, topics of interest include non-functional tricuspid valve disease, innovative solutions for...

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Straight Talk With APPs: Current Hot Topics and Trends in Practice and CT Surgery

June 18, 2020 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

Filmed at the 2020 STS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lisa R. DeGarmo of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston, Texas, moderates a discussion for advanced practice providers....

JANS Article

May Issue of ACS Now Available

June 6, 2017 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

This special issue of the ACS is focused on Tricuspid Valve Surgery. With Guest Editors Dr Bettina Pfannmuller and the late Dr Lawrence Cohn, topics of interest include non-functional tricuspid...

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Pediatric Heart Transplantation Long-Term Survival in Different Age and Diagnostic Groups: Analysis of a National Database

May 22, 2017 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in long-term survival without the influence of early mortality, and to identify factors associated with one-year conditional ten-year survival after heart...

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Left Ventricular Retraining and Double Switch in Patients With Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

March 31, 2017 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CC-TGA) is a complex form of congenital heart disease that may require left ventricular re-training prior to a double switch procedure. This study...

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Multicentre clinical trial experience with the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device: 30-day outcomes

September 7, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

The international multicenter CE Mark clinical trial of the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System included 50 patients. Thirty-day survival was 98%, bleeding and strokes were observed in 30% and...

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Proposing a novel technique to exclude the left ventricle with an assist device: insights from 4-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging

September 7, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

4D flow MRI proves markedly altered flow patterns with flow velocity reduction in the LV cavity, especially around the inflow conduit after experimental left ventricular assist device implantation. As an...

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Optimal results immediately after MitraClip therapy or surgical edge-to-edge repair for functional mitral regurgitation: are they really stable at 4 years?

September 7, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

MitraClip therapy for functional mitral regurgitation (MR) was inferior to surgical repair after 4 years with regard to MR recurrence according to a monocenter study on 143 patients who had...

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Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke After Cardiac Surgery

August 5, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

The authors reviewed the role of mechanical thrombectomy in patients who develop strokes following cardiac surgery in their own center and from the literature. They conclude that mechanical thrombectomy is...

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Tissue valves are preferable for patients with end-stage renal disease: an aggregate meta-analysis

August 5, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

This was a meta-analysis of 15 retrospective studies involving 7123 valve prostheses performed in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The results showed that bleeding complications were significantly higher with...

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A study of the mechanical properties of ePTFE suture used as artificial mitral chordae

August 5, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

This study investigated the mechanical properties of ePTFE sutures used for artificial chordae during mitral valve repair. The study revealed that chordae greater than 3cm in length are associated with...

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The management of the diaphragm during radical surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma

August 3, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

The authors describe their experience with radical resection by either extrapleural pneumonectomy or extended pleurectomy–decortication (EPD) for management of pleural mesothelioma. They present pathologic findings, progression and outcome and discuss...

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The value of surgeon-specific outcome data: results of a questionnaire

August 3, 2016 | CTSNet StaffGold Contributor

The paper summarizes the opinions of cardiac surgeons on data collection and presentation for quality assessment on surgeon-specific and institutional level. The analysis is based on a questionnaire which was...

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