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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dianela Perdomo, Rachel Pebworth, Jennifer S Lawton, Ahmet Kilic, Rishindra M Reddy, Elizabeth A David, David D Odell, Stephen C Yang
BACKGROUND: It has been postulated that a possible barrier to pursuing cardiothoracic surgery is a lack of exposure and mentorship during training. In 2006, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons began the "Looking to the Future" Scholarship to expand interest in the field. Undecided trainees with limited exposure were prioritized in the selection process. This report summarizes the career outcomes of general surgery resident and medical student recipients. METHODS: Scholarship recipients and non-recipients (control) were queried in a Google search...
September 20, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Stephen D Waterford, Sari D Holmes, Clifford Eddie Fonner, Diane Alejo, Rawn Salenger, Nadia B Hensley, Michael Mazzeffi, Niv Ad
BACKGROUND: The decision to transfuse is common but varies between centers and surgeons. We studied variables associated with red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in a statewide database. We aimed to understand discrepancies in transfusion rates between hospitals, and to establish whether the hospital itself was a significant variable in transfusion, independent of variables known to affect transfusion of patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures. METHODS: The Maryland Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative is a consortium of centers in the state...
September 20, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Sara Sakowitz, Arjun Verma, Nikhil L Chervu, Peyman Benharash
BACKGROUND: Recent trends in the utilization of expanded criteria donor organs in heart transplantation have not been studied. We assessed center-level variation in acceptance of these allografts and analyzed their post-transplant outcomes. METHODS: Adult (≥18 years) heart transplant recipients between 2011-2022 were identified in the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network database. Expanded criteria allografts were defined using a previously validated risk score...
September 20, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Pedro J Del Nido
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September 19, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Suk Kyung Lim, Chu Hyun Kim, Ki Hong Choi, Joong Hyun Ahn, Young Keun On, Sung Mok Kim, Dong Seop Jeong
BACKGROUND: The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the predominant site of thrombus formation in atrial fibrillation (AF), which is associated with ischemic stroke. This study comparatively evaluates the complete LAA closure rates between LAA clipping and stapled resections. METHODS: A total of 333 patients who underwent thoracoscopic surgery with both pre- and postoperative computed tomography scans were included. Propensity score matching (4:1 ratio) was applied, matching 90 LAA clipping patients with 206 stapled resection patients...
September 19, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Konstantinos Gioutsos, Lasse Ehrenreich, Luis Filipe Azenha, Christopher Siegbert Quapp, Gregor Jan Kocher, Jon Andri Lutz, Stephan Peischl, Patrick Dorn
BACKGROUND: The criteria for chest drain removal following lung resections remain vague and rely on personal experience instead of evidence. Since pleural fluid resorption is proportional to body weight, a weight-related approach seems reasonable. We examined the feasibility of a weight-adjusted fluid output threshold concerning postoperative respiratory complications and the occurrence of symptomatic pleural effusion after chest drain removal. Our secondary objectives were the length of hospital stay and the pain levels before and after chest drain removal...
September 19, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Koray Ak, Ece Çalışan
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 19, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Valerie W Rusch
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September 15, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Jarlath C Bolger, Jonathan C Yeung
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September 15, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Tirone E David
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September 15, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chadrick E Denlinger
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September 15, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Nils Perrin, Walid Ben Ali, Sebastian Ludwig, Alison Duncan, Jessica Weimann, Georg Nickenig, Tetsu Tanaka, Augustin Coisne, Andre Vincentelli, Raj Makkar, John G Webb, Mariama Akodad, David W M Muller, Paul Jansz, Fabien Praz, David Reineke, Mirjam G Wild, Jörg Hausleiter, Sachin S Goel, Paolo Denti, Omar Chehab, Gry Dahle, Stephan Baldus, Hendrik Ruge, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Julien Ternacle, Nicolas Dumonteil, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Michele Flagiello, Thomas Walther, Maurizio Taramasso, Lars Søndergaard, Sabine Bleiziffer, Neil Fam, Joerg Kempfert, Juan F Granada, Gilbert H L Tang, Lenard Conradi, Thomas Modine
BACKGROUND: Whether transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) devices perform similarly with respect to the underlying mitral regurgitation (MR) etiology remains unelucidated yet. The aim of the present analysis was to assess outcomes of TMVR according to the MR underlying etiology among the CHoice of OptImal transCatheter trEatment for Mitral Insufficiency Registry (CHOICE-MI) registry. METHODS: Out of 746 patients, 229 (30.7%) patients underwent TMVR. The study population was subdivided according to primary, secondary or mixed MR...
September 15, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Anton Tomšič, Arend de Weger, Michelle van der Stoel, Robert J M Klautz, Meindert Palmen
BACKGROUND: Real-world evidence supporting the reproducibility and superiority of valve repair over replacement in active mitral valve infective endocarditis is lacking. METHODS: Data from a prospective nationwide database including all cardiac surgical procedures in the Netherlands was used. Adult patients undergoing primary mitral valve intervention who were diagnosed with active infective endocarditis and underwent surgery between 2013 and 2020 were included...
September 13, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Samuel T Kim, Amit Iyengar, Mark R Helmers, Noah Weingarten, David Rekhtman, Cindy Song, Max Shin, Marisa Cevasco, Pavan Atluri
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study was to characterize the impact of the 2018 adult heart allocation policy change on waitlist and post-transplant outcomes of heart retransplantation in the United States. METHODS: All adults listed for heart retransplantation from May 2015 to June 2022 were identified using the United Network for Organ Sharing database. Patients were stratified into eras (era 1 and era 2) based on the heart allocation change on October 18, 2018...
September 12, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Stanley Kalata, Bilawal Singh, Nathan Graham, Zhaohui Fan, Andrew C Chang, William R Lynch, Kiran H Lagisetty, Jules Lin, Jonathan Yeung, Rishindra M Reddy, Elliot Wakeam
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in operative techniques and postoperative care, esophagectomy remains a morbid operation. Leveraging complication epidemiology and the correlation of these complications may improve rescue and refine early recovery pathways. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all esophagectomies performed at a tertiary academic center from 2014-2021 and quantified the timing of the most common complications. Daily incidence values for index complications were calculated and a covariance matrix was created to examine the correlation of the complications with each other...
September 11, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Nicole Bencie, Fabio Savorgnan, Ziyad Binsalamah, Ashraf Resheidat, David F Vener, David Faraoni
BACKGROUND: Postoperative cardiorespiratory arrest (CA) with or without need for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) are among the most significant complications in the early postoperative period of pediatric cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a predictive model of postoperative CA with or without ECPR. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, we reviewed data from patients who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) between July 20, 2020 and December 31, 2021...
September 11, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Connor S Spies, Timothy N Ochoa, Arya Pontula, Chelsea S Harris, Laurie D Snyder, Elizabeth N Pavlisko, Matthew G Hartwig
BACKGROUND: Active primary lung malignancy remains a strong contraindication to lung transplantation (LTx). However, outcomes are unclear for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who undergo LTx. We hypothesize that patients with early stage NSCLC incidentally discovered in the explanted lungs have comparable survival to LTx recipients without incidental cancer identified. METHODS: We performed a single-center retrospective analysis of all LTx recipients from May 2007 to September 2021 with incidental cancer identified in the explanted lungs by pathologist report...
September 11, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Evgeni Gershman, Karam Azem, Philip Heesen, Barak Pertzov, Dror Rosengarten, Elchanan Bruckheimer, Yuri Peysakhovich, Mordechai R Kramer
BACKGROUND: To assess the safety and efficacy of bronchopleural fistulae closure with Amplatzer occluder devices through our experience of over 14 years. METHODS: Retrospective data review of patients from Rabin Medical Center who underwent Amplatzer occluder device placement between March 2007 and September 2021 for bronchopleural fistulae closure. RESULTS: In total, 72 patients had 83 Amplatzer occluder devices implanted for bronchopleural fistulae closure...
September 9, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Justin T Tretter, Diane E Spicer, Jeffrey P Jacobs, James A Quintessenza, Hani K Najm, Robert H Anderson
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 6, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Dominic C Regli, Mark E Pridmore, H Alden Book, Eric J Kuttler, Joseph M Arcidi
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 6, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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