Outcomes analysis shows that cumulative incidence of major aortic events is higher in patients with recurrent vs. initial acute type A aortic dissection
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How lucky are we at Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department? Pittsburgh heart surgery legend Dr. Venkat Machiraju being introduced by Dr. Pyong Yoon for todays Grand Rounds

Low-dose heparin (75u/kg) strategy for intra-op VAECMO during 🫁 transplant is a game changer: 39 consecutive transplants with a mean of 0 RBCs transfused!!! 🙌👏

First translational real-world experience data from cutting edge lung cancer technology from UPMC on the podium at #AATS2024 AATS UPMC_CTSurgery

Check out Eishan Ashwat’s poster at #AATS2024 !! A case series on the occurrence of acute aortic dissection following TAVR ❗️🔥 AATS
You can find all the posters in the exhibit hall 🙏 Ibrahim Sultan Michel Pompeu Sá Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Congenital cardiac surgery fellow Laura Seese gives an invited talk at the AATS ethics forum at #AATS2024 Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department

Fellow Michael Massey presenting research on left atrial strain and outcomes in lung transplant recipients Pitt Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine #SCA2024 #AATS2024

Chief of thoracic surgery Dr. Ryan Levy discusses a recent large study on #POEM at #AATS2024 ⁦⁦AATS⁩

Our chief Kathirvel Subramaniam presenting on current concepts in ❤️ and 🫁 donor management at#SCA2024 Pitt Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists | SCA

#PittMed student Pooja Tallapaneni and Pitt Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine fellow Voke Chuba present work showing adverse outcomes in noncardiac surgery patients with diastolic dysfunction & significant disparities assoc. w/ race and socioeconomic status #SCA2024

Presenting now: Long-term Outcomes after Recurrent Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissection: Insights from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection. Ogami, Sultan, et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… #JTCVS #AATS2024

George Arnaoutakis Joseph Coselli, MD Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Kim Eagle Ibrahim Sultan

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Revisiting #TAVR vs #SAVR trials

#StructuralHeart 🫀

Xander Jacquemyn Filip Rega Philippe Pibarot Labo Dr Clavel Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan

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Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute KU Leuven University Laval IUCPQ-ULaval

Presenting now: Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis. Jacquemyn, Sultan, et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… #JTCVS #AATS2024

Xander Jacquemyn Michel Pompeu Sá Filip Rega Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Philippe Pibarot Ibrahim Sultan UZ Leuven

Our centers experience in over 1,000 robotic bronchoscopies presented at #AATS2024 AATS Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department

Our Pitt Cardiology UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Fellows are getting ready for the big day tomorrow! Come check out the Volunteer Fair starting at 11 am at UPMC Presbyterian!!

We welcomed Ami Bhatt, MD Chief Innovation Officer at the American College of Cardiology, this morning. She presented on “A Commitment to Collaborative Intelligence in Cardiovascular Care” katie berlacher Samir Saba Arvind Hoskoppal, MD American College of Cardiology Pitt Cardiology UPMC Physician Resources

Our panel including Chinmay Patel, Sandeep Jain, @kliner412@saba_sf3 Virginia Singla, Hemal Gada, and Matthew Suffoletto presenting a live LAAO case at #HVS2024 Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department
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Live Sandeep Jain presenting on “Advancements in LAAO: What does the Future Hold?” at #HVS2024 Pitt Cardiology UPMC Physician Resources

Don’t miss Stephen Waterford speaking on “When Treating Valvular Heart Disease: Don’t Forget about AFIB and the Left Atrial Appendage” live now at #HVS2024 Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC Physician Resources