Jessica Luc

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Five-Year Outcomes After Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement With a Novel Tissue Bioprosthesis

December 12, 2024 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

This article examines the results of the COMMENCE trial, which evaluated the safety and effectiveness of surgical aortic valve replacement using RESILIA tissue valves during a five-year period in patients with native bicuspid aortic valves,...

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Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Long-Term Outcomes After Aortic Valve Replacement

December 27, 2024 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

This study investigated the impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) on long-term mortality and reoperation rates over a 15-year follow-up in patients who underwent biologic aortic valve replacement. A total of...

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Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Patient-Level Data

December 19, 2024 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

This meta-analysis evaluates the clinical outcomes of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane was conducted,...

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Five-Year Outcomes After Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement With a Novel Tissue Bioprosthesis

December 12, 2024 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

This article examines the results of the COMMENCE trial, which evaluated the safety and effectiveness of surgical aortic valve replacement using RESILIA tissue valves during a five-year period in patients...

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Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Isolated Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

November 26, 2024 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

This study compared outcomes between patients undergoing valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (ViV TAVR) and redo surgical aortic valve replacement (redo SAVR) using a retrospective analysis of institutional databases, which...

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Resection and Replacement of Thoracic Aortic Graft Infections

July 12, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Dr. Sandhu et al. review their 22-year experience in managing patients with thoracic aortic graft infection. They demonstrate that this infection is highly morbid and requires prompt...

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Five-Year Outcomes With Conformable GORE® TAG® Endoprosthesis Used in Traumatic Aortic Transections

July 12, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Dr. Farber et al. describe the acceptable five year outcomes of using the Conformable GORE® TAG® thoracic endoprosthesis (CTAG) device (W.L. Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, AZ) for...

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A Standardized Minimal Opioid Prescription Post-Thoracic Surgery Provides Adequate Pain Control

July 12, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Dr. Skelhorne-Gross et al. discuss the utility of a standardized minimal opioid pain prescription post minimally invasive thoracic surgery to limit postoperative opioid prescriptions. They provided patients...

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Multi-Institutional Analysis of 200 COVID-19 Patients Treated With ECMO: Outcomes and Trends

July 12, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Jacobs et al. provide a multi-institutional outcomes review of 200 consecutive patients with confirmed COVID-19 supported with ECMO. The mean time on ECMO was 15 days with...

Podcast

CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Marc Ruel

March 9, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor…

In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Jessica Luc of the University of British Columbia in Canada interviews Marc Ruel of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute about his pioneering...

Podcast

CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Nontechnical Skills for Cardiothoracic Surgery

February 24, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor…

In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Jessica G. Y. Luc of the University of British Columbia moderates a discussion on nontechnical skills for cardiothoracic surgery. She is joined by...

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CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Exploit the Internet and Be a Shining Star

February 24, 2021 | Edward Bender…

In this CTSNet To Go episode, Edward M. Bender of Stanford University in California, USA, moderates a discussion on how the internet plays a role in establishing and growing cardiothoracic...

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The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Propensity-Matched Studies

February 21, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Thourani et al present the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in low- and intermediate-risk patients:...

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