Jessica Luc

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The Seven Pillars of Techniques to Treat and Repair Tricuspid Endocarditis

November 26, 2024 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, the authors detail the seven pillars for successful management of tricuspid valve endocarditis. Surgical indications for tricuspid valve endocarditis include heart failure, uncontrolled infection, and septic emboli risk. Surgical techniques may vary,...

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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...

Video

Resident Corner: How to Make the Most of One’s Training and Successfully Transition to Practice

December 16, 2020 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor…

Leanne Harling, MD, of the Imperial College, London, UK, and Jessica Luc, MD, of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, moderate a discussion on the global experience of how...

Podcast

#5: CTSNet Beat Podcast: A Focus Review of COVID-19 and Cardiothoracic Surgery

November 17, 2020 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

This Beat episode, featuring Dr Jessica Luc, cardiovascular surgery resident from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, as the host, discussing highlights from the CTSNet COVID-19 portal, including the...

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Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Disparities in US Cardiovascular Trials in More Than 230,000 Patients

November 16, 2020 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this important article published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery by Drs. Preventza et al, they report on the sex, racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular trials in the...

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Virtual Conference Taskforce: Recommendations for Hosting a Virtual Surgical Meeting

November 16, 2020 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

This article from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Virtual Conference Taskforce provides recommendations applicable to all virtual meetings and beyond with focused dicscussion on timezones, diversity/inclusion and how to optimize...

Video

Exploit the Internet and Be a Shining Star

October 30, 2020 | Edward Bender…

Filmed at the 2020 STS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Edward M. Bender of Stanford University in California, USA, moderates a discussion on how the internet plays a role...

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STS 2019 Workforce Report: Ad Hoc Analysis of Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery

October 19, 2020 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Drs Ceppa et al provide an ad hoc analysis of women in cardiothoracic surgery from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2019 workforce report.

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Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection With Malperfusion via Endovascular Fenestration/Stenting

October 18, 2020 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Drs Norton et al performed a single institution retrospective analysis of outcomes of 182 patients with acute type B...

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Updates on Indications for TEVAR in Type B Aortic Dissection

October 18, 2020 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Drs Malaisrie and Mehta discuss updates on the indications for TEVAR in type B aortic dissection with comparison of the guidelines from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons,...

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