This cohort study found improved outcomes after cardiac valve or proximal aortic surgery with intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography using national The Society of Thoracic Surgeons data. #pennaorta Emily MacKay Nimesh Desai MD PhD ja.ma/3JeE4eG

Excited to share FAER funded article in-press The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital/surgeon practice pattern predicts Intraoperative TEE. Big thanks to co-authors, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and senior author Nimesh Desai MD PhD. Read the paper: annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-….