New research presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery examined the lack of diversity seen in this important specialty. 

A research lab led by a veteran cardiothoracic surgeon found that ChatGPT—particularly the GPT-4 model—could 'potentially revolutionize' training in the years ahead. 

The surgeon, who now lives in a different state, has 20 days to respond to allegations made by the Iowa Board of Medicine.

A new laser imaging technology may be able to determine which donor hearts are viable for transplant and which will result in poor outcomes, without the need for coronary angiography or use of contrast agents that can damage an explanted heart.

Patients with pure native AR are often excluded from clinical trials comparing TAVR and SAVR, leading to a lack of clarity when it comes to the proper treatment of this population.

The newly approved valve is the latest addition to Abbott’s Epic surgical valve platform.

LivaNova PLC developed the new cardio-pulmonary system based on feedback from more than 300 perfusionists.

As much as TAVR's popularity has grown in recent years, there are still many instances when a heart team may find that surgery offers the best path forward.