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Outcomes analysis of the STS adult cardiac surgery database shows low-volume centers treating Acute Type A Aortic Dissection patients are associated with higher failure-to-rescue rates 🔗 jtcvs.org/article/S0022-… UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Ibrahim Sultan AATS Journals #ATAAD #AorticDissection

Researchers at Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department analyzed the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult #cardiac surgery database to review outcomes of surgery after ATAAD between 2017 & 2021. They found high-volume centers had lower operative mortality than low-volume centers. Read in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv…

Publicy Funded Research and Clinical Relevance Thinking about today’s tweets-the overlap between 2 concepts I tweeted about became apparent. There is precious little evidence to support much of what we do clinically. The NIH funds few studies that directly inform clinical

Optimization of current resources is needed to improve access to #mentorship in #CTSurgery Cynthia Rangel Kristian Punu John Treffalls, MD Lena E. Trager, MD Naima Alver TSMA

Retrospective cohort study: race and sex disparities in periop resource use, postop outcomes and long-term survival after acute type A #AorticDissection repair 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40209453/ AmJSurgery Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Sarah Yousef Julie Phillippi Ibrahim Sultan UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #ATAAD

Collaboration with Stanford Pediatric Cardiology -Universidad Nacional de Colombia Importance of age at diagnosis of PH in children living at high altitude: Longitudinal follow‐up of 86 patients in Bogota Pulmonary Circulation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pu…… Gabriel F. Diaz-Rachel Hopper- Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD FAHA FCCP ATSF The Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute #CardioTwitter

Invited Expert Opinion: Single and double root translocation for transposition and malposition of the great arteries or double outlet right ventricle with VSD and LV outflow tract obstruction. Read now in Seminars: doi.org/10.1053/j.pcsu… Juan Lehoux Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department

See you in Seattle AATS #AATS2025 where many firsts in the field are going to be presented. To list a few: - 1st transcervical robotic AVR -1st RCT of sternotomy vs MICS CABG - Global real-world analysis of long-term outcomes of Ross vs bioprostheses -ZEPIS-SAVR trial 👌🏻

#AATS2025 Join us at the "Congenital Scientific Session: Adult Congenital Heart Disease"! We'll be discussing how age impacts outcomes and resource utilization in #ACHD undergoing valve replacement in the U.S. Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department AATS

Honored to see our study featured as an Editor’s Choice in the May issue of #JTCVS Read it free until 5/30 #AorticDissection Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Ibrahim Sultan Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Michel Pompeu Sá George Arnaoutakis #WilsonSzeto The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Join us at #AATS2025 congenital poster session! Based on a national survey of pediatric cardiac surgery chiefs, we explore RV to PA conduit selection—its variability and key drivers. AATS Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC Physician Resources

The May Issue of #JTCVS is now available. Read the newest #cardiothoracic surgery research to stay up to date. Topics include severe obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and gender, race, and ethnicity in lung cancer clinical trial participation: jtcvs.org/current

National Readmissions Database study finds differential association between teaching hospital status and 90-day readmission mortality in patients who underwent #TAVR 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40433130/ CJC Journals Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Irsa Hasan Ibrahim Sultan UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Pitt Cardiology