
Ed Percy
@edwardpercy5
Father | MD, MSc | Cardiac Surgeon
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21-11-2018 17:18:25
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A new study reveals a 5-year survival rate of 93% for patients undergoing low-risk isolated #SAVR. The study, published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, reviewed 42,586 patients at 981 cardiac surgery sites using evidence from #STSNationalDatabase and #CDCgov's NDI. bit.ly/3Q3vKDg


"To our knowledge, this procedure 💉 was one of the first 10 to 15 entirely percutaneous endovascular aortic arch repairs done 🌎 worldwide." Read about an exceptionally complex total arch repair by Darren Schneider, MD Nimesh Desai MD PhD Kendall Lawrence et al. here ➡️ spr.ly/6012ueZQE


Thank you Aortic Association ! Truly one of the best meetings I have been to. Innovative program, deep discussions, novel techniques, and a beautiful location. Looking forward to 2025!


Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD, has been named as the Director of the Penn Aorta Center. This appointment represents a well-deserved recognition of Nimesh Desai MD PhD’s exceptional contributions to the field of aortic surgery & his remarkable achievements throughout his illustrious career.



Newsflash! #AorticDissection survivor Bill Vinovich, 63, will referee Super Bowl 2024 - showing the great outcomes that are possible when we #THINKAORTA, make a prompt diagnosis & transfer the patient to a specialist centre for surgery. Congrats Bill :-) Think Aorta US #aortaed


Hope you enjoy this read into the exciting history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery, current trends, and what innovations lie on the horizon! #CABG #CardioTwitter Faisal Bakaeen MD rmmj.org.il/issues/61/1707…




1 in 3 pts with new-onset post-operative #AF after Cardiac Surgery will have AF recurrence within 1 yr of surgery, if monitored with an implantable loop recorder. What this means for the long-term management of these patients is unclear. New in International Journal of Cardiology shorturl.at/fuzC0



We're excited about the 6th N. American Aortic Valve Repair Symposium on 9/6-9/7 in Philly! Register to attend, submit an abstract, or apply for a scholarship! Don't miss it! TSRA The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Nimesh Desai MD PhD Aortic Valve Repair Symposium Jason Han Details: aovalverepairsymposium.com

Congrats Fadi Hage and co-authors on this MA/SR to drill down further on Total Arch vs Hemi for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Sets the stage for the upcoming #HEADSTART RCT! Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative Maral Ouzounian Jehangir Appoo, MD, FRCSC cjcopen.ca/article/S2589-…


We are proud to announce that Dr Marc Pelletier (Marc Pelletier) will be the next Chief of Cardiac Surgery Yale Cardiac Surgery . Yale School of Medicine Yale Cardiology Yale Thoracic Surgery Yale Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Yale Surgery medicine.yale.edu/surgery/news-a…

Congratulations to Chase Brown, MD, MS on performing his 100th robotic #CABG surgery! The milestone was achieved in under two years, with zero deaths, leading the way for safer and more efficient care. #CardioRobotics #MedTech


🔥Hot off the press🔥 Read our paper in JAHA about #BIO4LIFE for lifetime management of #AorticValve disease ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11… #StructuralHeart #TAVR #TAVI #SAVR #ViVTAVR 💥Jordan Bloom Arminder Singh Jassar #NathanielLanger #NilayPatel Mass General Heart Mass General Brigham


Congrats 6 talented 🇨🇦 MD students - 7K for summer research with 🇨🇦 heart surgeons… thanks to donors who pitched in additional support 🙏🙏🚀🚀 Dr. Derrick Tam Gianluigi Bisleri, MD Jessica Forcillo Ed Percy CSCS Johnson & Johnson MedTech Unity Health Toronto Temerty Medicine AATS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
