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In a new Comment article, Michael Ibrahim and colleagues argue that strategies that replicate the living aortic valve’s biological sophistication are likely to translate into optimal long-term outcomes ($) nature.com/articles/s4156…

Excellent #ACHD study in this issue JACC Journals Ross surgery as a 2nd procedure after initial aortic valve repair assoc. with improved survival and freedom from re-operation compared with Ross as primary procedure Ari Cedars Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD Article: onlinejacc.org/content/76/13/…

Our Editorial in this week's JACC Journals. The #Rossprocedure shows excellent results as a redo surgery in this study by Edward Buratto et al. "Reconstructive valve surgery with the patient's own living tissue continues to be an aspirational goal for all young patients".

So truly honored and humbled to be named the inaugural Randall B. Griepp Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery today. Dr. Griepp was a true pioneer, a sublime surgeon and a passionate scientist. I hope to live up to his legacy. Congrats to my fellow awardees! Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dr. William Cohn The Texas Heart Institute presents the Bigelow Lecture in Cardiac Surgery on "Fostering a Culture of Physician Innovation in Cardiac Surgery" at #CCCongress Love the highlight of #GlobalCardiacSurgery technique as basis for innovation to reduce costs & even improve outcomes!

We are happy to announce our first CSCS Monthly Virtual Lecture Series lead by our Trainee Rep Dr. Abigail White and Workforce Taskforce lead Saurabh Gupta, MD MSc FRCSC. Our first lecture will be held today at 8PM EST. Dr. Michael Moon will be speaking on the subject of #TEVAR. Registration open!

#OnThisDay in 1983 Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub performed the UK’s first heart & lung #transplant. At Harefield Hospital transplant unit we see lives transformed by #OrganDonation. We are proud to carry on his legacy through pioneering work in heart & lung transplantation 🫀🫁 #NHS

It was a real privilege to listen to his talk at the 2019 CCC Meeting. A very inspiring speech that summarizes why cardiac surgery is so wonderful and transformative #cardiacsurgery #CCCongress

"POU is a challenge after open aortic surgery and can have longer term impacts on healthcare payments and emergency room visits in the 6 months after surgery" Important study The Annals of Thoracic Surgery by Dr. Clement Joe Canner Caitlin Hicks MD, MS et al. #TSSMN Read here: annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

An often underestimated problem with real long-term consequences for patients.

Mariano Camporrotondo @RichardWhitloc2 Patrick Myers Michel Pompeu Sá Fred Wu, MD 🫀 吳明杰 Elizabeth Stephens, MD, PhD Hans-Joachim Schäfers A definite misalignment between evidence and recommendations. In expert centers, the Ross is equally safe but provides better late outcomes than prosthetic AVR. Likewise, TAVR in 65+ as a class I LOE A based on 1 year data in patients >70y is also a misalignment.

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Barrett Williams, 10-year-old, is thriving after Ross Procedure repairs his congenital aortic valve condition. "We could not have been more thankful to have two of the world’s best Ross surgeons with Barrett that day," says Barrett's parents: mshs.co/qZ #HeartMonth

#VisualAbstract from Bozso et al #CME article on Midterm Outcomes of the Dissected Aorta Repair Through Stent Implantation Trial: ow.ly/NJol50DK6Et #TSSMN #AnnalsImages Michael Chu Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD Maral Ouzounian ping Rakesh C. Arora Edward Bender, MD Arie Blitz, MD, MBA Maral Ouzounian

Nice editorial JACC Journals by Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD on this Ross procedure paper

Another very important Ross study! Notably these data come from 10 centers and a larger # of surgeons. Dating back to ‘88, overall op mortality is 1% and late results are excellent! This is the accompanying editorial I wrote with C. Warnes and R. Nishimura from the Mayo Clinic