#EditorsChoice Practice Guidelines developed by congenital cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, and intensivists to address key questions, incl. indications for intervention, thoracotomy vs sternotomy approach, cerebral protection, & repair techniques👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.atho…

Self-expanding and balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valves have comparable survival following valve-in-valve TAVR 🔗: ajconline.org/article/S0002-… American Journal of Cardiology Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Ibrahim Sultan Michel Pompeu Sá Sarah Yousef Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Irsa Hasan UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #TAVR #SAVR

Assessing the impact of mitral regurgitation on outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39322054/ UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Sarah Yousef Michel Pompeu Sá Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan @dkliner412 Catalin Toma, MD Amber Makani #MitralRegurgitation #TAVI

Excellent work by Sarah Yousef and colleagues Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Ibrahim Sultan Derek Serna-Gallegos MD

🔥Hot off the press🔥 If you want to have an overview of the current state of #TAVI #TAVR #explant, read our paper just published in the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery annalscts.com/article/view/1… Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Asishana Osho, MD, MPH Jordan Bloom Ibrahim Sultan Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department MGH CT Surgery Residency Program

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…

Congratulations to Dr. Bryant Fisher, recipient of the Allan Callow Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology! This award is named after #ISACB’s first President and is given to promising early career investigators. ISACB

🔥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

We're hosting a webinar with EACTS on the most current arrhythmia management. Panelists will talk about the new 2024 ESC/EACTS AF Surgical Guidelines, hybrid AF therapy, unilateral VATS based hybrid ablation, and more. Register to join us 12/4 at 8am ET: aats.org/events/aats-ea…

Postop renal failure related to acute type A #AorticDissection is associated with morbidity and mortality but is not predictive of chronic kidney disease 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39681215/ #CKD Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Michel Pompeu Sá Julie Phillippi Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Annals of Vascular Surgery

Out now in #JTCVS Open: Our external validation of the GERAADA score for mortality risk prediction in acute type A aortic dissection! #AortaEd #AorticDissection jtcvsopen.org/article/S2666-… AATS Ibrahim Sultan Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute UPMC Physician Resources

Despite ⬇️ survival during postop year 1 among type A #AorticDissection repair pts >75yo, operative mortality & late survival were similar across each group 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39749715/ UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Sage Journals Sarah Yousef Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Julie Phillippi Ibrahim Sultan

Funded positions in Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Training now available! To learn more or to submit an application: ctsurgery.pitt.edu/education-trai… Application deadline: April 1, 2025 Trainee appointments begin July 1, 2025 #NHLBI #T32 #TrainingGrant

A team at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Heart Institute & the Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly shared details on a case of Ebstein's anomaly & a variant involving anterior leaflet displacement. This approach showcases our pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons' expertise: go.upmc.com/40646WRZC

In this letter to the editor, PA真人 福运象财神 新利 盛博体育 梭哈 双色球预测 九体育 鱼虾蟹 responds with considerations regarding intervention threshold in neonates and infants with coarctation. #theannalsofthoracicsurgery bit.ly/4gU0Ppq

🚨Final Reminder🚨 We are excited to invite you to our Breakfast Round Table Discussion at STS. Date: January 25, 2025 Time: 7:15 - 8:15 AM Location: The Hub – Large Theater RSVP at forms.gle/JWeLj8he8BPGxh… Tables will be broken down into general thoracic, adult cardiac,

Live in 3 days! 💥 Look forward to discussing how to develop a career in cardiothoracic research with #EJCTS Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Matthias Siepe. Thanks to the EACTS Pre-Trainee Committee for the invitation! 🗓️ 30 January 2025 ⏰ 18:00–18:50 CET / 12:00–12:50 EST 🔗 Find out

Calling all Med Students! 🚨 Submit your research today to our 4th Annual TSMA Research Competition🫀🫁! Top 3 abstracts will receive the Ibrahim Sultan Med Student Research Prize in CT Surgery, with the 3 finalists also advancing to AATS to present their work in-person! TSMA

Congratulations to #DannyChu on this well-deserved achievement! Continuing our strong tradition of leadership in #SUS, Dr. Chu is stepping into the footsteps of our esteemed faculty like #HenryBahnson, #RichardSimmons, #TimothyBilliar, #GeorgeGittes, #DavidGeller, and #AllanTsung

STS members and the public are invited to submit comments on a clinical practice guideline concerning pulmonary valve replacement in Tetralogy of Fallot. Comments due July 16. #congenital European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association ow.ly/76Oj50WmZan