This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Anders Jeppsson, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, about his paper on “Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone After Coronary Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome,” published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:54 Ghana Mission Trip
06:23 JANS 1, Pig-to-Human Transplant
08:08 JANS 2, CABG Acute Type A AD
10:06 JANS 3, Chylothorax Lymph Node Management
11:22 JANS 4, ICU Resternotomy Adoption
13:38 JANS 5, Octogenarians Repair vs MV Surgery
15:10 Career Center
15:31 Video 1, MVR Patent Bilateral IMammary Grafts
16:36 Video 2, Repeat RA Thoracotomy
17:39 Video 3, Vascular Injuries in Robotics
19:12 Dr. Jeppsson Interview
33:30 EACTS 2025 & Upcoming Events
They began by providing an overview of the study, including the reason for conducting it, the expansion of the study to other Nordic countries, and its results. They also discuss the funding for the research and the recruitment process. Additionally, they cover dual antiplatelet therapy and compare this study with similar research. Finally, they explore registry-based studies and future research on ticagrelor and aspirin, or aspirin alone, following coronary surgery for acute coronary syndrome.
Joel also highlights recent JANS articles exploring whether protective coronary artery bypass grafting improves surgical outcomes in acute type A aortic dissection with coronary ostial involvement, the association of chylothorax with aggressiveness of lymph node management during pulmonary resection, if intensive care unit resternotomy should be practiced in all facilities that perform cardiac surgery, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair vs mitral valve surgery in octogenarians, and research using pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation into a brain-dead recipient.
In addition, Joel explores robotic mitral valve replacement in a patient with patent bilateral internal mammary grafts, repeat right axillary thoracotomy as a safe and feasible approach for repair of recurrent LAVVR after previous AVSD repair, and handling vascular injuries in robotic thoracic surgery. Before closing, Joel highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.
JANS Items Mentioned
5.) Pig-to-Human Lung Xenotransplantation Into a Brain-Dead Recipient
CTSNet Content Mentioned
Other Items Mentioned
1.) Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone After Coronary Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome
2.) Perfecting TAVR Removal | Skills Sharpening With Vince Gaudian
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