This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning dives into the best resources available for cardiothoracic surgery professionals. He highlights key websites, including The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), and CTSNet, offering valuable insights into each platform’s offerings. Joel also explores some lesser known yet valuable resources, such as the American Heart Association (AHA), YouTube, Vimeo, and Doximity. Additionally, he discusses the groundbreaking achievement of the world’s first robotic cardiac telesurgery, performed by Sudhir Srivastava of SS Innovations.
Joel also reviews recent JANS articles on the presentation and outcomes of women and men undergoing surgery for degenerative mitral regurgitation, surgical aortic annulus enlargement with a balloon catheter, lung transplant outcomes in recipients of advanced age, and the impact of three-dimensional imaging and printing on septal myectomy results.
In addition, Joel explores a mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease through an upper hemisternotomy, an inclusion Ross procedure with hemiarch repair using antegrade cerebral perfusion, and an interview with Dr. Ali Dodge-Khatami on minimal invasive repairs of congenital heart defects. Before closing, he highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.
JANS Items Mentioned
2.) Dealing With the Aortic Annulus: Surgical Aortic Annulus Enlargement With a Balloon Catheter
3.) Lung Transplant Outcomes in Recipients of Advanced Age: Are Two Always Better Than One?
CTSNET Content Mentioned
1.) A Mitral Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Heart Disease Through an Upper Hemisternotomy
3.) Minimal Invasive Repairs of Congenital Heart Defects: An Interview With Ali Dodge-Khatami
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