Conferences are a fantastic opportunity for trainees to learn, share their research, network, and more. But, overall financial barriers substantial, limiting participation of those from lesser-funded institutions or #LMICs. Our 🫀 analysis Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports: annalsthoracicsurgeryshortrep.org/article/S2772-…

Our August #CME activities are now online! Follow along today for August’s featured #AnnalsCME articles, and access August and previous months’ #CME activities here: annalsthoracicsurgery.org/cme/home 🫀

#AdultCardiac #CME article from Benjamin Shou et al on Impact of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Bridging Duration on Lung Transplant Outcomes: doi.org/10.1016/j.atho… #AnnalsCME Emily Larson Sung-Min Cho Andrew Kalra Errol L. Bush, MD, FACS

#Congenital #CME article from Fawwaz R. Shaw et al on Mitral Valve Replacement in Infants and Children: Five-Year Outcomes of the HALO Clinical Trial: doi.org/10.1016/j.atho… #AnnalsCME

#CTAnesthesiology #CME article from Bakhtiyar et al on Heart Transplantation After Donation After Circulatory Death: Early United States Experience: doi.org/10.1016/j.atho… #AnnalsCME SSB, MD, MBE @sarasakowitz UCLA CORE Lab

#GeneralThoracic #CME article from @hamzarshaidat et al on Incidence and Management of Cardiothoracic Relevant Extrapulmonary Findings Found on Low-Dose Computed Tomography: doi.org/10.1016/j.atho… #AnnalsCME Luke Meredith, MD Julie A. Barta, MD Olugbenga Okusanya MD

Exciting work The Annals of Thoracic Surgery regarding US 🇺🇸 experience with DCD ❤️ transplant demonstrating ⬆️ use of DCD hearts and similar 3 year survival when compared to DBD cohorts. Change is now.. embrace it and expand the donor pool! annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Our September 2024 issue is now online👇 annalsthoracicsurgery.org/current

Faculty from the Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh recently published a study in the The Annals of Thoracic Surgery detailing their selection process for the Rastelli and Nikaidoh operations in treating patients with transposition of TGA complicated by LVOTO. go.upmc.com/3018Mkcb2

Read the article from Elliot Servais, MD, FACS and coauthors: doi.org/10.1016/j.atho…

‼️ read this invited review‼️. The change in 🫀 allocation policy in 2018 has dramatically impacted the landscape of the field The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Bridge to Transplantation: Policies Impact Practices - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

#EditorsChoice Kang et al find for terminal anastomosis to the RCA territory in Y-composite graft–based CABG, the presence of competitive flow on early angiography was associated with graft occlusion of the terminal anastomosis at 1 year. Read more👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.atho…

#EditorsChoice Headrick Jr, Miller, and coauthors find AI software can supplement practitioners, help diagnose lung cancer earlier, save lives, and generate value-based revenue for the hospital. Read more 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.atho… #VisualAbstract Mitch Parker