Clinical Decision-Making

Podcast
#62: STS Summer Series: Clinical Research in VHD during COVID: Adapting to a Dynamic and Multifaceted Pandemic

They discuss the effects of the pandemic on research infrastructure, impediments to patient follow-ups and data collection, potential shifts in collaborative trial development guided by the FDA, and new techniques in post-market surveillance.

1 hr. 12 min.

Podcast
#61: STS Summer Series: Economic Impact of COVID and Implications for the Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery

At a time when cardiothoracic surgeons face 7%-8% cuts in Medicare reimbursement, they talked about the financial strain that COVID has had on staffing and salaries, how cardiothoracic surgeons quickly adapted to their roles on the front lines, the potential need for surgeons to begin rebuilding their referral networks, and the positive accelerated development of telemedicine opportunities.

59 min.

Blog
Cardiothoracic Surgeons Offer Compassion, Perseverance, and Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dr. Vinod H. Thourani describes how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting cardiothoracic surgeons and their patients and how the specialty is uniquely equipped to handle the high-intensity work of actively managing COVID-19 patients.

May 4, 2020

4 min read

Vinod H. Thourani, MD

Video
Future of Mitral Valve Surgery

Managing and treating mitral valve disease have both changed radically over the past few years and now include transcatheter as well as surgical approaches. What does the future hold for mitral valve repair and replacement? During the most recent STS Annual Meeting, Vinod Thourani, MD, asked that question of Steven F. Bolling, MD, Gorav Ailawadi, MD, and Wilson Y. Szeto, MD. They also discussed new tools and technologies, making sure that cardiothoracic surgeons are involved on the care team, and training with transcatheter techniques.

21 min.

Podcast
#54: The Future of Mitral Valve Repair

What does the future hold for mitral valve repair and replacement?

21 min.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery Podcast - Beyond the Abstract

Podcast
#52: Beyond the Abstract: COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies

Dr. Daniel J. Boffa joins Dr. Thomas K. Varghese to talk about the guidance provided by representatives from multiple cancer, surgical, and research organizations for triaging patients with thoracic malignancies.

27 min.

Resource
Resource Utilization Tool for Cardiac Surgery

Apr 2, 2020

Blog
COVID-19: The US Perspective

Dr. T. Sloane Guy describes how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospitals and patients in the US and what it means for the cardiothoracic surgery specialty.

Mar 19, 2020

5 min read

T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA

Blog
COVID-19: the Hong Kong Perspective

Dr. Alan D. L. Sihoe offers an international perspective on COVID-19 and shares his personal experience and thoughts on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Hong Kong and what it means for the rest of the world.

Mar 19, 2020

7 min read

Alan D. L. Sihoe, MBBChir, MA

Blog
The ISCHEMIA Trial

Dr. Thomas E. MacGillivray explains how the ISCHEMIA trial does not negate or even contradict the multiple previous clinical trials demonstrating the superiority of surgical revascularization over medical therapy (or PCI) in patients with specific anatomic patterns of coronary artery disease.

Nov 16, 2019

5 min read

Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD

Blog
Volume-Outcome Relationships for Mitral Valve Surgery

The article "Surgical Volume Matters When It Comes to Repair of Primary MR" highlights a presentation from Dr. Vinay Badhwar at TCT 2019 that showed the volume of mitral valve repair or replacement at both the hospital and surgeon levels was inversely related to the success of the mitral valve repair rate. Dr. James R. Edgerton describes the article, what it means for the cardiothoracic surgery specialty, and his view on the topic of a volume-outcome relationship in mitral valve surgery.

Sep 28, 2019

5 min read

James R. Edgerton, MD

Blog
How Unprofessional Surgeon Behavior May Impact Patient Complications

Surgeons with a higher number of unprofessional behavior reports also had a significant increase in their patients' 30-day operative complication rates.

Jun 19, 2019

4 min read

Todd K. Rosengart, MD

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