
G C Hughes
@gchadhughesmd
Professor and Chief, Section of Aortic Disease
Dept. of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Family man, Power lifter, Sports Dad
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https://www.dukehealth.org/find-doctors-physicians/g-chad-hughes-iv-md 03-05-2015 03:35:14
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“Little by Little, One Travels Far” — Branched Endografting: An Incremental Improvement in the Management of TBAD How does the concept of "Aggregation of Marginal Gains" relate to surgery? Read on to find out. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #aortaed DukeCTSurgery Duke Surgery

Excellent discussion of physician modified endografts (PMEG) in the management of chronic TAAAs at #STSA2024 Duke Surgery G C Hughes


Thanks to UMN Cardiothoracic Surgery for the invitation to speak about #savr vs #tavr decision making. Great conference--learned a lot & made many new friends, which is all you can ask for 🙌👏 #Bakken2024 #UMNsurgery #UMNProud DukeCTSurgery Duke Center for Aortic Disease Duke Surgery Duke Heart


Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Duke Center for Aortic Disease! 🦃✨ #Gratitude #Thanksgiving #Teamwork #PatientCare #DukeHealth Duke Surgery Duke Vascular DukeCTSurgery Duke Heart Duke Cardiology


Belated thanks to Joseph Coselli, MD Marc Moon BCM_Surgery for the opportunity to participate in an amazing meeting. Many, many highlights but esp enjoyed talk by the legendary O.H. "Bud" Frazier about DeBakey yrs & innovation incl this quote DukeCTSurgery Duke Surgery Duke Center for Aortic Disease



📢 New Research Alert from Duke Center for Aortic Disease! Even hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) lasting less than 20 minutes can lead to cognitive deficits in ~40% of patients. 🧠 🔬 Insights from the GOT ICE trial highlight the need to re-evaluate what is "safe" during aortic arch surgery.



💪💪Strong work by I-6 DukeCTSurgery resident Neel Prabhu 👋👋

New research in #JTCVS Open: Clamshell thoracosternotomy for single-stage repair of select aortic arch pathologie from surgeons at DukeCTSurgery. They found this approach to be safe. Read the details of their conclusion: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon… Neel Prabhu G C Hughes


Excited to Join AATS 105th Annual Meeting AATS in Seattle! #AATS2025 Don’t miss Duke Aortic Center at the Following Late Breaking and Clinical Sessions! DukeCTSurgery Duke Surgery Duke Health G C Hughes



🆕 New from Duke Center for Aortic Disease: Our latest study in Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports (Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports) highlights a critical driver of TAVR mortality—failure to rescue (FTR): National TAVR mortality rates vary significantly across centers, despite comparable rates of


Let’s continue to improve #AorticAwareness - Unmet need: 50% increased death w/ malperfusion in Acute proximal dissection John J. Kelly, MD William L. Patrick Joe Bavaria, MD Maral Ouzounian T. Brett Reece G C Hughes Eric E. Roselli Karen M Kim, MD Ourania Preventza Nimesh Desai MD PhD #AortaEd

The Undervalued Medical Power of Muscle medscape.com/viewarticle/un… medscape.com/viewarticle/un… Good review of why you - and your patients - should prioritize strength training over cardio. Never too old to start. Andy Baker Starting Strength

#EditorsChoice Adham Makarem, MD, MPH, Arminder Singh Jassar et al: Enrollment data from TITAN:SvS suggests patient and geographic characteristics, rather than aortic size, appear to drive decision-making regarding the initial treatment strategy for ATAAs. Read more👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.atho…


Duke Center for Aortic Disease research 📢 New in JTCVS Open: 2-year results from a nested sub-study of the Gore TBE multicenter trial show excellent outcomes using the Gore TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis for isolated descending thoracic aortic lesions requiring zone 2 repair—100% technical

