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STS
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged
Surgeons fire back at downgrading of CABG in recent guidelines
Subspecialty seeks to reinvigorate congenital heart training, early careers
Pain control feasible even when dropping to zero opioids
One center's initial experience suggests good perioperative results
Study suggests worse outcomes at adult centers with expertise in other heart surgeries
Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds
Shorter waits, better survival at one center
Learning curve holds strong in CABG technique
Zero structural valve deterioration at 5 Years in the COMMENCE study
A debate on what stopping scans would do to health systems, patients
Small registry highlights need to analyze survivors' longitudinal functional status
Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes
Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI