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2021 CTSNet Editor’s Picks

December 28, 2021 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor…

CTSNet is wrapping up another year of outstanding cardiothoracic content—and looking ahead to 2022. But before we wish you Happy New Year, we took a look back at some of our personal favorites. Here is...

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Sybil: A Validated Deep Learning Model to Predict Future Lung Cancer Risk From a Single Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography

April 19, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This study used lung cancer screening trial low dose CT scans to develop a model (Sybil) that predicts the likelihood of development of a lung cancer within the next year....

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A Single-Institutional Experience with 36 Children Smaller Than 5 Kilograms Supported with the Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) over 12 Years: Comparison of Patients with Biventricular versus Functionally Univentricular Circulation

March 28, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In a study meant to review outcomes in patients less than 5 kg supported by the Berlin Heart pulsatile ventricular assist device (VAD), it was found that the device is...

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Outcomes of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

February 28, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) carries an increased risk of infective endocarditis. This study used data from the Pediatric Health Information System for the period 2010–2020. Ninety-eight hospital admissions for...

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Ten-Year Outcomes of Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Department of Veterans Affairs

April 14, 2022 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This 10-year follow-up of the ROBY study reports on the primary end points of all-cause death and the composite of death or revascularization among 2203 patients randomized to off-pump or...

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Prediction of Response to Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Patients With Non-small-cell Lung Cancer by Electronic Nose Analysis of Exhaled Breath

September 20, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. In this study, breath prophiles were collected from 143 patients and a single biomarker profile was created that detected...

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Unprofessional Behavior by Surgeons and Surgical Complications in Their Patients

September 19, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Using coworker reports of unprofessional behavior as a metric, surgeons’ complication rates were assessed. Compared to surgeons with no reports, the complication rate for surgeons with 1-3 reports was increased...

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Effect of Targeting Mean Arterial Pressure During Cardiopulmonary Bypass by Monitoring Cerebral Autoregulation on Postsurgical Delirium Among Older Patients

September 19, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this randomized trial, the authors studied the use of cerebral autoregulation monitoring to target mean arterial pressure during CPB. The outcome of interest was postopertive delirium. The incidence of...

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Why Doctors Kill Themselves

September 7, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Posting of a still-relevant TED video regarding the high number of suicides among physicians, a world-wide problem that relates in part to training and working conditions.

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Most Promising’ Cardioprotective Strategy Ends Up a Bust

September 3, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Remote ischemic preconditioning did not influence 12-month survival or readmission rates in a randomized trial involving more than 5,400 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention after ST-segment elevation MI.

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Improving Heart Muscle Function

August 31, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The growth and replication of cardiomyocytes derived from stem cells is insufficient to permit regeneration of functioning heart tissue. In this study, the authors used stem cell-derived epicardial cells to...

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Surgical Smoke Exposure in Operating Room Personnel

August 31, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This review details the risks of surgical smoke exposure, which include lung injury and cancer. The level of risk has yet to be determined. Most operating rooms do not require...

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Minimizing Permanent Pacemaker Following Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

August 29, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Using an approach that minimizes valve depth relative to the membranous septum, the authors reduced the need for permanent pacemaker placement to a reliable and predictable 3% compared to the...

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