For student coming onto #cardiacsurgery: here’s a primer on cardiopulmonary bypass I usually give between rounds and incision You won’t pass perfusion boards from this 🧵but hopefully you’ll feel more oriented at the table. #cardiotwitter #surged #meded #CTSurgery

I thought this was worth sharing. I have only encountered this once. For a lack of a better term, I am going to call this a MAComa = liquefaction necrosis of mitral annular calcifications. #cardiotwitter Valva Mitralis

Sad and exceedingly Rare Case of Intracranial Fetus-in-Fetu with three "Parasitic Twins" located in the Brain Parenchyma.

Almost 4 decades ago, Andreas Gruentzig described "the ideal catheter" to me. He foresaw the development of FFR, hi-pressure balloons, aspiration catheters, stents, & more. His thoughts on physiologic measurement both during & post-procedure are thought-provoking. #AngioHistory

Scientists Imperial College London could save thousands of heart patient's lives. Working with the @theBHF, they have developed beating heart patches which could restore the muscle strength lost after a heart attack (2019) :bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…

Aortic root aneurysm seen during open heart surgery kazi ferdous h/t @BrownHospMed #MedEd #Medtwitter #FOAMed

Today’s bedtime reading. The 35 year old male patient was originally implanted 7 years ago with a HVAD as a bridge to transplantation. Last year the patient developed pump thrombosis on 3 occasions. Therefore, the pump was exchanged to HeartMate 3 LVAS.

Important to be familiar with instrument names. I know different names used depending on Geography. Anyone do a North American version for me? #SurgEd #CoreSurgicalTraining #BasicSurgicalSkills

Great day The Royal College of Surgeons of England delivering the first cardiothoracic anatomy workshop for the CT trainees… Great faculty and very interested CT trainees! Looking forward to our second workshop in May! #surgery #Cardiotwitter #cardiothracic #Training #futuresurgeons

It's time trauma meetings inspire and educate future orthopedic surgeons. Excited to present my poster at the ASiT 47th Annual Conference. ASiT MedAll share.medall.org/posters/b8c1ef…

@MrNathanTyson NTCCTS

Aortic surgeons Ourania Preventza, Alice Le Huu, and Joseph Coselli, MD publish a step-by-step description of their valve-sparing aortic root replacement technique, with illustrations by Scott Weldon, and intraoperative photographs. Op Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg bit.ly/3Jw58aY

FDA approves first cell therapy for type 1 diabetes bit.ly/3CZU6Ie

🧵regarding some techniques for reloading the needle holder for the next suture throw. In particular: the methods for doing this one-handed (without your forceps), why you would want to be able to do this, how to do it, and how to adjust the needle without grabbing it. (1/ )

The youngest heart transplant performed was on a newborn 6 days old! These tiny hearts can be as small as a walnut, with blood vessels measuring just a few millimeters in diameter. Take a look at the image below showcasing a pediatric heart transplant.

Another brilliant PAR Course at Hull Suture Centre, a great set of delegates had two days full of hands on practice. Many thanks and congratulations to all involved in making it such a great course to be a part of. David O'Regan 💚💙 BBASS Hullsurgicalskills Abbott

Had such an enlightening time, learnt so much, thank you!

Have you ever seen spinal cord ? ? See how pure and beautiful it looks Gods perfect creation - No machine can match it Isnt it Beautiful?? Cervical spinal cord tumor was removed with excellent outvome The Innovation | Medicine Dr Ihab Suliman 🩺DR.STRANGE🩺

We are pleased to share our recent case series on Charcot Spine Arthropathy, a rare and progressive spinal condition associated with neuropathic degeneration. Published in Spinal Cord (Spinal Cord Series and Cases) with Springer Nature. #CharcotSpine #CSA" rdcu.be/enkbZ