Cardiothoracic Surgery

10/17/2023

Nominations are due Friday, October 27, for the Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Award. Nominate an exemplary clinician and surgeon, leader, educator, mentor, advocate. STS and Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS) will honor recipients at a special awards breakfast during STS 2024 in January. Learn more: bit.ly/46hV0wq

10/17/2023

Do NOT miss the ELSO neonatal & pediatric virtual training course:
🖥 self-paced course (25 recorded online lectures) to allow practitioners to develop, strengthen, refine clinical skills related to ECMO care and improve confidence in working with children on an ECMO circuit.
🖥 live case study series + Q&A session with select members of the course faculty, moderated by Giles Peek on November 6, 2023
🔗 bit.ly/ELSOAcademy
Completion of the course will comply with Step 1 requirements for the ELSO - Neonatal & Pediatrics ECMO Certification Exam (E-NPEC), designed to reflect a global standard in foundational ECMO education for neonatal & pediatric practitioners!
🎯 Target audience: the entire team! physicians, nurses, perfusionists, respiratory therapists... CME: Available upon completion.
📬 Need additional information? email ecmotraining@elso.org

10/17/2023

https://www.tctmd.com/news/surgeons-support-proposed-changes-left-main-cad-guidelines

The controversy over the guidelines has lost steam with the newly proposed downgrade for PCI, says one surgeon.

09/25/2023

https://www.sts.org/2024-extraordinary-women-cardiothoracic-surgery-award?_cldee=ldC5fpKYE6YfD-w3W43tU5XvpqglHDdn9DkySOKaboZRNp3REpUJv2fM_p3npfsM&recipientid=contact-dccd0591fb5ae511a0e8f4ce4686c194-0ea03c8ad53f4e30a61959c3c95f5d66&esid=ee38fe8a-2e57-ee11-be6e-6045bdd7307d

Nominations being sought for the 2024 STS Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Award

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09/01/2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36040710/

A nice review on outcomes with the Cox Maze vs Pulmonary Vein Isolation for atrial fibrillation with concomitant mitral valve surgery by Davorin Sef

From the conclusion: "Concomitant Cox-Maze in AF patients undergoing MV surgery is associated with better mid-term freedom from AF when compared to PVI with comparable mid-term survival."

Concomitant Cox-Maze in AF patients undergoing MV surgery is associated with better mid-term freedom from AF when compared to PVI with comparable mid-term survival. Large observational studies suggest that there might be a mid-term survival benefit among patients after concomitant Cox-Maze. Further....

09/01/2023

"Colchicine does not significantly reduce perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) or myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery"

Colchicine does not significantly reduce perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) or myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

09/01/2023

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.123.029553

Although likely inferred already by structural heart teams, more concrete data showing that patients with low flow, low gradient aortic stenosis who present with mitral regurgitation have worse outcomes.

Background There is little evidence about the prognostic role of mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with low‐flow, low‐gradient aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

08/17/2023

Study out of UNC on lung transplant outcomes in patients who had COVID-19 related lung disease.

"Among 195 patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who underwent lung transplants, 1-, 6-, and 12-month overall survival rates were 99%, 95%, and 88%. For 190 patients who had COVID-19-related pulmonary fibrosis, survival rates were 96%, 92%, and 84%, respectively."
-Medpage Today

This cohort study evaluates overall survival and graft failure rates following lung transplant among patients with irreversible lung injury.

08/13/2023

https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/structural-heart-disease/abbott-pulls-trifecta-heart-valves-market-due-early-deterioration

The FDA sent notice today that Abbott is pulling the Trifecta aortic surgical heart valve off the U.S. market due to the risk of early structural valve deterioration in less than 5 years.

08/11/2023

🚨 in thoracic emergencies, narrative review of current evidence:
📄 description & classification of thoracic emergencies
🫁 mediastinal mass
🫁 tracheobronchial emergencies
🫁 chest trauma & parenchymal injuries
🩸 thoracic penetrating injuries & hemorrhagic shock
🩸 aortic injuries
🫁 blunt thoracic trauma
🫀 cardiac trauma & traumatic cardiac arrest
💣 combat injuries
🔥 burn injuries
✅ benefits of in patients
‼️ limitations of ECLS in trauma patients
Free open access
🖇️ https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/74016/html

02/22/2023

Hands on robotics training.

Train in a realistic, thoracic robotics simulation environment and hone your skills in lung segmentectomies and robotic bronchoscopy. Register by March 8 for reduced rates, then join our expert faculty for 2 days in April for hands-on learning. (14 CME credits available) bit.ly/STSroboticthoracic

02/22/2023

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2801203?guestAccessKey=475d7069-5995-46a2-82f0-b1681339448f&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=etoc&utm_term=022123

Patients with sepsis-induced hypotension resuscitated in the first 24 hours with lower volumes of intravenous fluid and greater vasopressor use were about as likely to survive as patients treated with higher intravenous fluid volumes prioritized over vasopressors. The trial results, reported in the....

01/26/2023

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/datascopegetinge-recalls-cardiosave-hybrid-and-rescue-intra-aortic-balloon-pumps-iabp-risk-blood-may

Recall of Cardiosave Hybrid IABP and the Cardiosave Rescue IABP

Blood may enter the Cardiosave IABP through a damaged balloon catheter, causing pump shut-down, or patient exposure to helium or cross-contaminated blood

11/09/2022

11/09/2022

Join us TOMORROW, November 9, 7:00PM –8:00PM ET, for a live Congenital Webinar- Residual Lesions and Complications: Little Things Add Up to a Lot.
Learn more: http://ow.ly/VWVW50LxLZH

11/09/2022

https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(21)00064-3/fulltext #%20

Interesting modification to the Dor Fundoplication described here:

A 180-degree anterior (Dor) fundoplication is usually paired with an esophagogastric myotomy in the surgical treatment of achalasia. The traditional technique, however, is not easily reversible and the ex*****on is variable. This study examined a simplified ‘‘3-stitch’’ Dor fundoplication th...