Recorded via Google Hangouts, Joel Dunning and Ahmad Al Khaddour discuss the current state of cardiothoracic surgery in Syria.
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Cardiac
August 13, 2015
August 12, 2015
Arie Blitz of the McAllen Heart Hospital, Texas, takes an in-depth look at extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
August 12, 2015
A single institution retrospectively reviewed the correlation of preoperative serum albumin level with outcomes after LVAD implantation from 2006 to 2014. A lower albumin level was associated with a significant increase in postop renal failure and prolonged hospitalization, but not overall short-term and long-term survival.
August 10, 2015
This video demonstrates the author’s technique for re-operation on type A aortic dissection.
August 6, 2015
Filmed at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, a panel of experts discusses how the heart team should respond to cardiac arrests that occur after cardiac surgery.
August 6, 2015
This retrospective analysis of the BTT continuous flow (CF) LVAD experience from Harefield Hospital addresses the question: "What are the predictors of the requirement for an RVAD at the time of LVAD implantation?" Of the 152 patients included in the study, 23% underwent RVAD implantation.
August 3, 2015
In this manuscript the authors describe their findings in a retrospective review of prospectively obtained 5-year follow up data on 353 patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the CoreValve prosthesis in 8 Italian centres.Transfemoral access was used in 317 patients (89.8%); in the rest of the patients in whom the tran
July 30, 2015
Joel Dunning moderates a discussion on the subxiphoid approach in cardiac and general thoracic surgery with Mark Levinson, Chia Chaun Liu, and Takashi Suda.
July 29, 2015
The University of Virginia group retrospectively analyzed all non-emergent cardiac cases performed at their center from 2008 to 2013, and separated the nonemergent cases into two groups: "Early start" cases had an incision time before 3 PM, and "late start" cases, after 3 PM.
July 28, 2015
This article offers a much needed comprehensive overview of temporary pacing strategies specific to cardiac surgical patients.