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With Asian Americans being the only racial group whose leading cause of death is #cancer, the first-ever study was published asking questions about the #lungcancer disparity in the demographic. See the article in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon… Les R Becker Puja Gaur Khaitan, MD John F. Lazar
.Paighton Miller from WashU Surgery et al sought to describe contemporary outcomes following high-risk DVS for IE & found that improving outcomes may be associated with earlier surgical intervention before significant disease progression. Read in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv…
Read this crucial #JTCVS Techniques article on LVAD implantation to learn how to optimize pump positioning during lateral approach using TEE guidance and externalized sutures: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc… Nikia Toomey, MD Cassidy Lounsbury Dmitry Yaranov
This week's member spotlight features general #thoracic surgeon Larry Kaiser from Penn Medicine. Read Larry R. Kaiser, MD's bio and learn about how being a resident on the first successful lung transplant impacted his career: aats.org/aats-member-sp…
Can analysis of the tumor microenvironment can create a predictive model for recurrence for patients with grade 3 stage I lung adenocarcinoma? Genomic difference may help. See what researchers from NYU Langone Health found in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv…
Join Jane Yanagawa David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA this month at #ITSOS2024 for a compelling session on what personalized cancer care looks like for patients in underserved areas. Only three weeks left to register for this event focused on #thoracic oncology: events.aats.org/itsos24/regist…