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Researchers at Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department analyzed the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult #cardiac surgery database to review outcomes of surgery after ATAAD between 2017 & 2021. They found high-volume centers had lower operative mortality than low-volume centers. Read in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv…

Don't miss the first ever The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pre-Con focused on all things #aorta! Co-Directed by Ibrahim Sultan George Arnaoutakis Karen M Kim, MD and packed with an all-star lineup of world experts in aortic surgery #AortaEd Register Now: sts.org/2025-sts-annua…

An all-star line-up of aortic surgery experts head up this STS pre-conference symposium (Jan. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles). Register now to gain understanding of the aortic organ and learn practical skills for treating patients with aortic disease at different stages of life.

Thanks to Belinda Rivera-Lebron, MD leadership through > 10 years of PERT and to all the team members. UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute UPMC Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department PACCSM Pitt PACCSM Fellows UPMC Vascular Surgery UPMC Physician Resources

Check out our low-cost simulation model to practice IMA harvest for MIDCAB/TECAB. Now part of the STS Robotics Workshop curriculum. Build yours for just ~$130 with step-by-step video instructions. doi.org/10.1177/155698…

🔥Hot off the press🔥 #AortaEd Read our study just published in Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia showing 🏥teaching status NOT associated with ⬆️☠️ in type B #AorticDissection sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Sarah Yousef Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Julie Phillippi Ibrahim Sultan Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

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🔥Join us in this journey through the life cycle of the newly designated #aortic “organ”, and enhance your ability to provide exceptional care to patients with aortic disease. #AortaEd #STS2025 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) Ibrahim Sultan George Arnaoutakis Karen M Kim, MD

Opening the #STS2025 meeting with STS Aortic Universe. Packed room of attendees understanding how to perfect aortic arch surgery using Thoraflex. #aortaed #cardioed The Society of Thoracic Surgeons George Arnaoutakis Karen M Kim, MD Joshua Grimm Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department

🔥#AorticUniverse #STS2025 Great opportunity for #AorticEd with #aortic experts from all over the world JohnRitterFoundation TheMarfanFoundation Aortic Hope @ADCollab Aortic Dissection US Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust Terumo Aortic Think Aorta @aorta

Retrospective single institution cohort study of #TAVI shows that after TAVI, >moderate paravalvular leak is associated with ⬇️ survival vs none/trace PVL 🔗: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S… Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan @EishanAshwat Catalin Toma, MD Amber Makani UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Intra-annular and supra-annular valves are associated with comparable device performance after #TAVR 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40017835/ UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Michel Pompeu Sá Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Amber Makani Catalin Toma, MD Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan #AorticValveReplacement #AorticValveStenosis #Aorta

🔥Hot off the press: early aortic valve replacement (AVR) in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis significantly reduces all-cause & cardiovascular mortality, plus heart failure hospitalizations, our RCT meta-analysis shows. 📎doi.org/10.1016/j.ijca… 🌍 Great international effort!

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💥Hot off the press in JTCVS #SAVR and #TAVR prove comparable in patients with low-flow, low-gradient (LFLG) aortic stenosis No differences in mortality or HF readmissions jtcvs.org/article/S0022-… Nav Warraich Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department AATS

Retrospective study validates a dose-response association between postop complications and mortality in patients undergoing surgery for acute type A #AorticDissection 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39009336/ Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon Ibrahim Sultan Derek Serna-Gallegos MD @M_Pom AATS UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #JTCVS #ATAAD #Aorta

Observational study of #TAVI for aortic stenosis: significant mitral regurgitation before and after TAVI associated with ⬇️ survival 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39322054/ Ibrahim Sultan Sarah Yousef Michel Pompeu Sá Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Amber Makani The Annals of Thoracic Surgery #AorticStenosis

#AdultCardiac #CME article from Brown et al on Natural History of Mitral Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.008 #AnnalsCME Sarah Yousef Michel Pompeu Sá Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Catalin Toma, MD Amber Makani Ibrahim Sultan

What are the implications of tracheostomy after acute type A aortic dissection repair? Learn about the longitudinal outcomes and factors associated with patients requiring it by reading this #JTCVS Open study published by researchers at Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon…

We are excited to announce the appointment of Arman Kilic, M.D., as the new Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. medicine.musc.edu/departments/su…