Ross procedure in neonates and infants: A valuable operation with defined limits. Read the full #JTCVS article by Cleveland, Starnes, et al: doi.org/10.1053/j.semt… AATS CTSurgSocMedNetwork #RossProcedure #AorticValve #Hypoplastic #AorticArch #CongenitalHeart #CardioTwitter #SoMe4Surgery

Our February '23 issue is now online! Make sure to check out February's Editor's Choice for featured content in this issue personally selected by EIC Jo Chikwe, who highlights their important findings.

Over the last 10 years, the #CRISPR toolbox and its applications have profoundly changed biological research, enabling advances through applications in plants, animals, and humans. A new #ScienceReview highlights a decade of the technology: scim.ag/1e0 @doudna_lab

Most comprehensive & detailed analysis of #mitral #valve #surgery for DMR in USA to date: - very low-risk in all age groups - ≥90% chance of valve repair This is the new bar for surgical and transcatheter treatment of degenerative MR. JACC Journals The Annals of Thoracic Surgery #TEER #TMVR

With the increase in #ACHD population, read this important editorial on how to manage Fontan failure 💗 : heart.bmj.com/content/108/22…

Timing of reintervention influences survival and resource utilization following first-stage palliation of single ventricle heart disease. Read the full #JTCVS article by Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH, Nathan, et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… Watch the AATS 2022 presentation: bit.ly/3DRUB8a

What is the operative risk for mitral valve repair in primary MR? In this #JACC piece, Drs. Vinay Badhwar, Habib, et al work to answer this question w/ crucial findings in surgical risk assessment & understanding for #CardioTwitter clinicians everywhere bit.ly/3IuGw35

Lower SES predicts greater resource utilization and worse transplant-free survival following the Norwood operation. #AHAJournals Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH ahajrnls.org/3Tiy9ex

#AATS2023 🏆Presidential Recognition: Prognostic Utility of a Novel Risk Prediction Model of 1-Year Mortality in Pts Surviving to Discharge Following Surgery for Cong or Acq Heart Disease. #JTCVS article by Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH, Nathan, et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… Boston Children's

#AATS2023 Natural History of Aortic Root Dilatation and Pathologic Aortic Regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot and its Morphological Variants. Read the #JTCVS article by Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH, Nathan et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… #CHD #TetralogyofFallot AATS CTSurgSocMedNetwork Boston Children's

Influence of intraoperative residual lesions and timing of #ECMO on outcomes following first-stage palliation of single-ventricle heart disease. Read the full #JTCVS article by Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH, Nathan, et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… #CHD AATS CTSurgSocMedNetwork

A new procedure for donating hearts and other organs is saving lives. But for some, it challenges the definition of death. Learn more in this News from Science feature: scim.ag/2I5

In a randomized trial, survival at 6 months after transplantation with hearts donated after circulatory death was noninferior to that with hearts donated after brain death. nej.md/3qskWps #cardiology

Expert consensus The Annals of Thoracic Surgery on #CHD of the aortic root: anatomy, imaging and nomenclature annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-… Clear understanding and communication is paramount for those undergoing #aorticsurgery DR. Hani Najm Jeff Jacobs Rohit loomba Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Eric E. Roselli

Natural History of Truncal Root Dilatation and Truncal Valve Regurgitation in Truncus Arteriosus bit.ly/44fnGVu Presented @ #STS2023 | Funded by Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award The Annals of Thoracic Surgery CTSurgSocMedNetwork The Society of Thoracic Surgeons #CHD #AortaEd @BCHPostDoc @BCH_HeartCenter

Current state of Donation after Circulatory Death recovery strategy in heart transplantation #innovationinhearttransplant #expandthedonorpool #AHAJournals ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Symmetric bicuspidizing repair for patients with congenital aortic or truncal valve disease. Read the full JTCVS article by Chiu, Baird, et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… 📽️ Watch the full video: tinyurl.com/ehw2y2tp #aorticvalverepair #JTCVS AATS CTSurgSocMedNetwork Mujeeb Zubair, MD

Natural history of aortic root dilatation and pathologic aortic regurgitation in tetralogy of Fallot and its morphological variants. Read the JTCVS article by Sengupta, Nathan, et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… #JTCVS AATS Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH

Root dilatation in transposition of the great arteries relative to the normal population persists for up to 40 years following the arterial switch operation. bit.ly/3vICIXV #JACC #CardioX Aditya Sengupta, MD, MPH

#JACCCaseReports Imaging Vignette: Here's a case of circumflex aorta causing persistent respiratory distress in a 9-year-old boy who had previously undergone vascular ring division and multiple aortopexies. bit.ly/3Ql69Hg #cvSurg