AF remains largely undertreated whether concomitant with structural indications or lone. It’s our duty, as surgeons, to look for and expand the treatment options pool. This is our newest experience:

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AATS Journals AATS
AtrialFib_US Atrial Fibrillation

So proud to have contributed a little to your academic mentoring and now call you a colleague Benjamin Shou.
The future is yours ! 🫀🫁

TSMA TSRA Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS Johns Hopkins Medicine Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery

A true giant and enabler of one of the most disruptive “game changers” in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS EACTS American Heart Association American College of Cardiology

Data is everything !

Annals Animated (February 2024) youtu.be/GB3W8X_xo4E?si… via YouTube

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos Tsuyoshi Kaneko Karen M Kim, MD Ovidio García The Annals of Thoracic Surgery TSRA TSMA

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

bit.ly/STSafib
#afib #ablation #laao

☀️ is setting over SAT and #STS2024 . Knowledge was shared, friends were made, mentorships renewed, collaborations established, miles were 🏃🏻‍♂️. A year of Zoom, emails, abstracts & spreadsheets and fun w/u all👇🏻
See you next year in LA !
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Karen M Kim, MD Michele Rush

It was amazing to see so many #WashUCardiothoracic alumni presenting research, serving as moderators, and discussants, as well as instructing surgeons during courses in San Antonio for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons's #STS2024 . We're so proud of everything they've accomplished!

Hands-on course faculty on annular root enlargement with master surgeon Bo Yang today at Somali Tech Summit !
Karen M Kim, MD Puja Kachroo Tsuyoshi Kaneko Michele Rush Marc Moon The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Here is a true future superstar of our specialty ! The 2024 recipient TSDA Benson R. Wilcox Award: Andrea Amabile, MD
Continue to make us proud 🇮🇹🏆
#STS2024
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Karen M Kim, MD Michele Rush Gianluca Torregrossa AISNA (Italian Surgeons in North America)

Crunch time to #STS2024 ! Looking forward to meeting and learning from friends and colleagues from all over the world. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Karen M Kim, MD HelenMari Merritt Genore Tom C. Nguyen, MD Tsuyoshi Kaneko Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos Ibrahim Sultan Michele Rush

#STS2024 Chair Karen M Kim, MD hopes you'll join her in San Antonio next month! The STS Annual Meeting will offer groundbreaking research, best practices, hands-on learning, thought leadership & networking. Register now (and book your hotel stay by Jan. 2): bit.ly/3FxvgR8

So much fun to be hosted by my favorite iHeartRadio and talk about Atrial Fibrillation, from Cox-maze all the way to Robotic Hybrid Ablation. Well beyond 100 cases now and it wouldn’t be possible without such a wonderful team !

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Lively closing session on newer insights and approaches to atrial fibrillation at #EACTS2023 ! Privileged for the opportunity to present our work. We'll continue to push the limits together. Dominique Vervoort Bil Kirmani Mateo Marín-Cuartas Florentine_Kleemann Paola K. Montanhesi Miia Lehtinen EACTS

Excited about heading to Vienna for #EACTS2023 and present our experience with Robotic Hybrid Ablation of Long-Standing Atrial Fibrillation ! Looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues from all over the world. Dominique Vervoort Mateo Marín-Cuartas Gianluca Torregrossa EACTS Alfonso Agnino Cardiochirurgo