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For cardiac surgery patients, post-operative Afib (POAF) is one of the most common complications. Many of the classic cardiac risk factors can influence its development. To learn more about POAF risk factors, visit: https://okt.to/VLhJTa #Cardiology #Afib

At #ESCCongress, Dr David Ferreira shares results from the SCOFF Trial, assessing fasting vs no fasting prior to cardiac catheterization🩺 Tell me more 🔗 https://ow.ly/G2H450TbWIo 👥716 pts randomized to either fasting or no fasting prior to surgery ❌ 🍎 No fasting was non-inferior and superior to fasting prior to cardiac catheterisation surgery for the primary composite outcome of hypotension, hyperglycaemia and aspiration pneumonia. 2️⃣ Secondary outcomes show significantly higher patient satisfaction scores in the no fasting group #Cardiology #SCOFFTrial #ESC24

New Case Report! “Repair of Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm in Post-LVAD Patient” by Sanjay Chaubey, PhD; Parag Kale, MD; Dan Meyer, MD, & Aldo Rafael, MD. Left ventricular assist devices are frequently used in the management of end-stage heart failure, especially given the limited availability of donor hearts. The latest HeartMate 3 LVAD delivers non-physiological continuous flow, although the impact on the aorta is not well established. We highlight a case of aortic aneurysm formation complicated by dissection formation that necessitated high-risk re-operative surgery in a patient post CF-LVAD. More at Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal https://lnkd.in/gQkVPG6U

RAMtastic Revolution in Cardiac Surgery: Prof. Dr. Bakhtiary Performs Totally Endoscopic Aortic Valve Replacement with RAM Technology Dear colleagues, In cardiac surgery, the #RAM technique for totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement is a game-changer. Developed by LSI SOLUTIONS® and performed in this video by Prof. Dr. Farhad Bakhtiary, this minimally invasive method allows for faster recovery and quicker return to daily activities. Prof. Dr. Farhad Bakhtiary's expertise in using the #RAM Technology highlights its potential to significantly reduce postoperative pain and complications. Embracing this technique can enhance patient care and improve surgical outcomes. RAMtastic health to all!

Join Aortic Hope and Aortic Athletes tomorrow evening on Aortic Hope's YouTube channel as they present Dr. Alan Braverman for a discussion about exercise and Aortic Disease. Come join Aortic Hope & Aortic Athletes as they present: "I Had Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: Can I Still Exercise?" by Dr Alan Braverman. Jack Crowe will be your host on January, 16th at 7pm EST on AHTV, Aortic Hope's YouTube channel. https://lnkd.in/e2gjX2Z7 Dr. Braverman has international expertise in heritable and genetic aortic and vascular conditions, including Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, non=syndromic heritable thoracic disease, aortic dissection and bicuspid aortic valve disease/aortopathy. He serves as Director of the Marfan Syndrome and Aortopathy Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. As the Alumni Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases and Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division of the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, he frequently publishes on exercise and aortic disease. *Please remember any information shared during this live event is not to be used in place of your own physician's recommendations but instead as a talking point in your future conversations. #aortaed #AorticHope #AorticDisease #AorticDiseaseAwareness #AorticAneurysm #AorticDissection #AHTV

An important piece of evidence that must resonate through the heart-teams when deciding a strategy of non-elderly patients with aortic valve disease!! SAVR after TAVI is a risky surgery, with 10x higher mortality than primary SAVR! At least 3x higher mortality than TAVI ViV after surgery! Take home message? If You expect a second procedure in the lifelong patient management, surgery should be first!! And secondly, we will encounter post-TAVI patients mooore and moore. For the good, and for the bad...

This study developed a predictive model for perioperative myocardial injury (PMI) using hybrid feature selection (FS) methods in patients undergoing noncoronary cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Conducted at Fuwai Hospital, China, the retrospective study included 1130 patients, with an overall PMI incidence of 20.3%. #CardiacSurgery #FeatureSelection #LogisticRegression #MachineLearning

Are you a medical student applying into Integrative #CTSurgery Programs this year? Learn about the 2024-2025 Interview cycle, and attend the Joint THORACIC SURGERY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION & Thoracic Medical Student Association webinar! #MedEd #Match2025

5,457 Operations after TAVR 2,972 (54.5%) SAVR 2,485 (45.5%) non-SAVR STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database 2012 to 2023 Stroke 4.5% Mortality 15.5% Marked increase in TAVR Explant and SAVR since Low Risk TAVR Approval🔥 SAVR after TAVR fastest growing adult cardiac operation🔥

Just published at MMCTS, our video tutorial on complex cardiac surgery reoperations! We aim to share our systematic preoperative list of special considerations when facing high-risk cardiac operations (case individualization, assessment of re-sternotomy cardiac/vascular injury, preoperative imaging, cannulation and perfusion strategies, organ preservation, etc).