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Journal and News Scan
April 15, 2021
Submitted by: Emily Farkas
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' most recent Practice Survey was executed in the fall of 2019, the results of which were discussed at their 2020 annual meeting. Women in Thoracic Surgery, in conjunction with STS, reviewed those results, with a focus on female respondents. Women remain a significantly small subset of the cardiothoracic workforce.
April 9, 2021
Submitted by: Catherine Joyce
Patients who undergo eTCPC and ieTCPC appear to have excellent clinical outcomes, suggesting that ieTCPC may be a good option for TCPC cases with anatomical complexity.
April 9, 2021
Submitted by: Catherine Joyce
This investigation studied the effectiveness of methylene blue (MB) for vasoplegia in LVAD recipients and found that clinical outcomes did not improve after LVAD implantation.
April 9, 2021
Submitted by: Edward Savage
This review nicely summarizes the recommendations for antithrombotic therapy in the setting of acute coronary syndromes. In a section relevant to cardiac surgeons, they suggest that patients who undergo CABG surgery in the setting of an acute coronary syndrome should be similarly treated with dual antiplatelet therapy.
April 2, 2021
Submitted by: Catherine Joyce
This analysis presents the impact of chronic kidney disease on patients undergoing TAVI or SAVR procedures.
April 2, 2021
Submitted by: Catherine Joyce
This study analyzes the medication Ketorolac when used for acute kidney injury or bleeding after surgery.
March 26, 2021
Submitted by: Wei-Guo Ma
On Friday, March 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System to be used to treat pediatric and adult patients with a native or surgically-repaired right ventricular outflow tract who have severe pulmonary valve regurgitation.
March 25, 2021
Submitted by: Emily Robinson
This study analyzes surgery versus chemoradiation for esophageal cancer in older patients.
March 25, 2021
Submitted by: Emily Robinson
Holmgren et al. report the long-term outcome of aortic valve replacement patients for bicuspid or tricuspid aortic valve pathologies within a Swedish cohort. In their analysis, patients with bicuspid valve morphology showed an independent association with improved outcome, even matching the general population´s prognosis.
March 15, 2021
Submitted by: Emily Robinson
Amirghofran et al. present a cohort of 21 patients receiving repair of tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) by a new surgical technique using autologous right atrial appendage tissue as a pulmonary valve substitute. This technique was proven feasible with good mid-term results and valve function in patients undergoing ToF repair requiring a PA valve substitute.