Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, a panel of allied health providers discuss how ensure a team response to emergencies following cardiac surgery.
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Vascular
January 10, 2017
A comprehensive discussion on an important parameter for cardiologists and surgeons dealing with congenital and structural / valve disease, as applicable to the systemic circulation
December 27, 2016
The authors report on their findings an ongoing Japanese multicentre prospective registry. They evaluate outcomes in 478 patients undergoing transfemoral TAVI and treated with percutaneous puncture using an expandable sheath, Edwards Sapien XTprosthesis and a Perclose ProGlide system.
November 29, 2016
This video demonstrates a repair of Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man.
November 23, 2016
A single institution experience is reported for outcomes of aortic allograft use in 353 pts undergoing 92 subcoronary and 261 root replacements. Hospital mortality was 5.9%. Mean follow-up was 12 years, during which time 113 pts died. 20-year survival was 41%. 117 pts required valve-related reoperations. Long-term mortality was related to LV dil
November 15, 2016
This editor hastes to submit to JANS this manuscript on the 5 year follow -up of the ART trial. It is guaranteed to be widely cited, probably hotly debated and certainly a disappointment to many of us!
November 3, 2016
Joel Dunning interviews the current Editors-in-Chief of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
October 2, 2016
Ruben Osnabrugge interviews EACTS Secretary General and CTSNet President Pieter Kappetein about the highlights of the 2016 EACTS Annual Meeting.
September 27, 2016
The Duke group analyzed their group of patients undergoing proximal aortic operations during a 9-year period (n=869) to determine the incidence and etiology of reintervention on the aorta during follow-up.
September 27, 2016
This erudite publication by Dr. Engelman explores the alphabet soup of the new payment models already upon us and sure to be central to our future. If you are not well-versed in acronyms such as MACRA, MIPS, BPCI and so forth, this is a must-read. Dr.