International Collaboration Sets Stage for Better Lung Cancer Surgery Outcomes December 30, 2014 Medicare CT Screening Coverage Can Make This the Most Effective Lung Cancer Awareness Month Ever November 3, 2014 Aortic Valve Replacement Appears Safe, Effective in Very Elderly Patients October 31, 2014 Clinical Practice Guidelines Address Multimodality Treatment for Esophageal Cancer October 31, 2014 Non-Traditional Donor Lungs Appear Safe for Transplant October 1, 2014 Strict Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery May Not Be Necessary October 1, 2014 Call Widens for Medicare CT Lung Cancer Screening Coverage September 29, 2014 Skin Cells Can Be Engineered Into Pulmonary Valves for Pediatric Patients September 2, 2014 Lung Cancer Community Applauds Latest Research Confirming Life-Saving Benefits of LC Early Detection in High-Risk Population September 2, 2014 Statins May Improve Wound Healing Following Cardiac Surgery July 31, 2014 Postoperative AFib Increases Risk of Mortality, Hospital Readmission July 31, 2014 Institute of Medicine Releases Important Report on the Future of Graduate Medical Education July 29, 2014 Congress Shows Strong Support for Medicare Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening June 4, 2014 Diabetes Linked With Worse Long-Term Outcomes Following Heart Surgery May 29, 2014 Four Professional Societies Publish Recommendations to Guide Minimally Invasive Valve Therapy Programs for Heart Patients May 14, 2014 Home Health Care Visits after Heart Surgery Significantly Reduce Risk of Readmission, Death May 1, 2014 Patients Still Unclear About Risks, Benefits of Heart Procedures Even After Multimedia Presentations May 1, 2014 Hospital Readmission Rates Not a Reliable Measure of Hospital Quality in Cardiac Surgical Care April 1, 2014 Leading Medical Organizations Call on CMS to Provide Full Medicare Coverage for CT Lung Cancer Screening March 13, 2014 Unique Database Collaboration Will Enable Improved Care for Heart and Lung Surgery Patients March 11, 2014 Donor Lungs from Heavy Smokers Appear Safe for Transplantation February 27, 2014 Tooth Extraction Prior to Cardiac Surgery May Increase Risk of Adverse Outcomes February 27, 2014 Exhaled Breath May Help Identify Early Lung Cancer January 28, 2014 Availability of Transcatheter Repair of Aortic Stenosis Benefits Patients January 28, 2014 Long-term Survival Possible for Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients January 28, 2014 G. Alexander Patterson Earns Bakken Scientific Achievement Award January 28, 2014 David Fullerton Named President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons January 27, 2014 STS Recognizes Douglas J. Mathisen for Significant Contributions, Leadership January 27, 2014 Decreasing Need for Blood Transfusion During Aortic Valve Replacement Can Help Reduce Complications, Costs January 2, 2014 Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Advantageous for Some Very Elderly Patients January 2, 2014