In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Professor Pieter Kappetein, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Erasmus Medical Center and Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Medtronic, about the future of revascularization.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Dr. Kappetein Background
04:19 Getting Into Research
05:36 Work Balance
06:35 Industry Role in Career
09:30 Status of Revascularization
12:20 SYNTAX Trial
13:40 EXCEL Trial
15:54 AHA Guidelines & Heart Teams
18:59 Heart Teams
21:15 Future of Revascularization
24:10 Hybrid Approaches
25:55 Advice for Surgery Training
They discuss the history of revascularization, the SYNTAX trial, the EXCEL trial, and the new American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. They also explore the Heart Team approach and what’s on the horizon in this important surgery specialty.
The Atrium is a monthly podcast presenting clinical and career-focused topics for residents and early career professionals across all cardiothoracic surgery subspecialties. Watch for next month’s episode on segmentectomy with thoracic surgeon Dr. Agathe Seguin-Givelet.
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