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This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning interviews Dr. Robert Cerfolio of NYU Langone Health. They discuss the importance of consistent communication at every touch point before surgery to achieve routine day one discharge after lobectomies and day three discharge after cardiac surgery. Dr. Cerfolio also emphasizes the importance of overcoming dogma and embracing the mindset that getting patients home is better for them and safer.Joel then highlights a new CTSNet podcast for residents and trainees, The Atrium hosted by Dr. Alice Copperwheat. In addition, he discusses a cyberattack on London hospitals, the EXPLANT-TAVR registry, the impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch, and a report on cardiac xenotransplantation.He also features a panel discussion of CABG surgery disasters, aortic hemiarch replacement without hypothermic circulatory arrest, and a redo sternotomy with a Bentall's operation in Ghana. Before wrapping up, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery.
JANS Items MentionedTranscatheter Heart Valve Explant With Infective Endocarditis-Associated Prosthesis Failure and Outcomes: The EXPLANT-TAVR International Registry
Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Analysis of the PARTNER Trials
Current Status of Cardiac Xenotransplantation: Report of a Workshop of the German Heart Transplant Centers
CTSNet Content MentionedInternational Coronary Congress 2023: Intraoperative “Disasters” in CABG Surgery
Aortic Hemiarch Replacement Without Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Redo Sternotomy and Bentall's Operation
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This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning interviews Prof. Dawn Jaroszewski. They discuss the latest techniques in pectus excavatum surgery and Prof. Jaroszewski’s recommendations for safe pectus guidelines. She goes on to demonstrate some of her techniques on a chest cavity simulator.In addition, Joel discusses different types of treatment for aortic valve stenosis, robotic thymectomy for thymic tumors, and outcomes based on volume in hospitals performing pediatric cardiac surgery.He also talks about a recent webinar on postoperative complications in cardiac surgery, left innominate vein cannulation for mitral valve surgery, and left main coronary artery atresia repair in an infant. Before saying goodbye, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery.
JANS Items MentionedTranscatheter or Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis 
Robotic Thymectomy in Thymic Tumors: A Multicenter, Nationwide Study 
Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Hospitals Performing Pediatric Cardiac Surgery 
CTSNet Content MentionedPost Operative Complications Following Cardiac Surgery and Their Clinical Impact | ERAS Webinar 
Left Innominate Vein Cannulation for Mitral Valve Surgery 
Left Main Coronary Artery Atresia Repair in an Infant 
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In a new CTSNet podcast for residents and trainees, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat examines essential procedures and pressing topics for early career cardiothoracic surgeons. In her debut episode, Alice speaks with CTSNet Editor in Chief Professor Joel Dunning about the basics of thoracic surgery. They discuss patient positioning, thoracic incision location and technique, and opening and closing techniques. They also debate the increasing popularity of robotic thoracic surgery and the merits of different surgical techniques.The Atrium will air once a month, rotating between clinical and career-focused topics from across the cardiothoracic surgery subspecialties. Stay tuned next month for an episode on vein harvesting.
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This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning interviews Dr. Vince Gaudiani. They discuss his recent video series on CTSNet demonstrating techniques for cerebral protection in cardiac surgery.In addition, Joel discusses a registry analysis of cardiac surgery patients with underlying atrial fibrillation, takeaways from lung cancer surgery trials, and the results of the NOTION-2 TAVR trial.He also talks about a video demonstrating bedside percutaneous ECMO decannulation, an interview with CT surgery giant Dr. J. Donald Hill, and a modified procedure atrial fibrillation using intraoperative 3D epicardial voltage mapping. Before saying goodbye, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery.
JANS Items MentionedSurgical Ablation, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, or Both? Nationwide Registry Analysis of Cardiac Surgery Patients With Underlying Atrial Fibrillation
Sublobar Resection Versus Lobectomy for Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma—Takeaways From Modern Randomized Trials
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Low-Risk Tricuspid or Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis: The NOTION-2 Trial
CTSNet Content MentionedBedside Percutaneous Decannulation of Femoral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With J. Donald HillModified Convergent Procedure for Refractory Atrial Fibrillation Using Intraoperative 3D Epicardial Voltage Mapping
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This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning introduces the new DV5 Intuitive Da Vinci robot. He talks about the benefits of this technology and demonstrates some of its new features.In addition, Joel discusses an assessment of valvular heart disease guidelines across global organizations, using the Commando procedure for anterior mitral annular calcification, and a commentary on the subxiphoid approach for thymic malignancy.He also talks about a video from Prof. Vince Gaudiani’s cerebral protection series on aortic reconstruction, aortic valve repair in a rheumatic heart disease patient, and an interview with the winner of the Resident Video Competition. Before saying goodbye, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery.
JANS Items MentionedSame Evidence, Different Recommendations: A Methodological Assessment of Transatlantic Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease 
Contemporary Experience With the Commando Procedure for Anterior Mitral Annular Calcification 
Commentary: Less Is More in Modified Subxiphoid Approach for Thymic Malignancy 
CTSNet Content MentionedSafe Cerebral Protection: Reoperation Aortic Root and Proximal Arch Reconstruction 
Aortic Valve Repair Using Neocuspidization and the Ozaki Procedure in Children With Rheumatic Heart Disease 
An Interview With John Sadeghi: Winner of the 2023 CTSNet Resident Video Competition 
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This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with physician’s assistant Alan ODonnell about his process for filming and editing exceptional cardiothoracic surgical videos.In addition, Joel discusses the AATS presidential address and a study on the efficacy and safety of a transaortic approach to septal myectomy.He also talks about safe cerebral protection in the frozen elephant trunk procedure, a video demonstrating minimally invasive ascending aorta replacement, and a simplified technique for allograft implantation. Before saying goodbye, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery.
JANS Items MentionedRaison D'être in Turbulent Times: Academics, Legerdemain Surgery, and a Leadership Theorem
Efficacy and Safety of a Transaortic Approach to Midventricular and Apical Septal Myectomy
CTSNet Content MentionedSafe Cerebral Protection: Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure
Ascending Aorta Replacement by Minimally Invasive Technique
Simplified Running Suture Technique for Allograft Implantation in Cases of Aortic Root Abscess
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