Cardiac Surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery includes coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), heart valve repair or replacement, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement, heart transplant, assisting in minimally invasive transcatheter valve structural heart procedures such as TAVR, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, septal myectomy, surgical ablation for arrhythmias, and reconstruction of the heart in congenial heart disease cases. 

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FDA has now cleared more than 1,000 AI models, including many in cardiology

Cardiology is the medical speciality with the second most FDA clearances overall. 

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Surgery outperforms PCI in NSTEMI patients with multivessel CAD

CABG was associated with a 41% lower risk of long-term mortality than PCI in a new study of more than 57,000 patients. The full analysis was published in European Heart Journal.

Semaglutide linked to ‘significant and consistent’ benefits for heart bypass surgery patients

The popular GLP-1 receptor agonist appears to help limit adverse events and new-onset diabetes in patients with a history of CABG. Researchers shared the full study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

From left to right: Sunita Ferns, MD; Mark Plunkett, MD; Harma Turbendian, MD. Images courtesy of OSF Healthcare.

History made: Young child treated with new heart device for very first time

A care team in Illinois has performed the first heart procedure of its kind on a two-year-old patient diagnosed with Brugada syndrome. 

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SAVR outperforms TAVR in patients with bicuspid aortic valves

BAV patients are often excluded from TAVR trials, creating uncertainty about the best way to treat that population when aortic valve replacement is required. To learn more, researchers tracked CMS data from 2018 to 2022, presenting their findings in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Surgeons in Houston have performed the world’s first successful human implant of BiVACOR’s Total Artificial Heart (TAH) technology. The procedure was completed July 9, 2024, at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. It was part of an early feasibility study (EFS) first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) back in December 2023.

‘Incredibly rewarding’: FDA expands total artificial heart study after early success

An additional 15 patients will now receive BiVacor's titanium total artificial heart technology as they wait for a permanent transplant.

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs can lead to significant improvements in patient outcomes after cardiac surgery, including shorter lengths of stay and reduced readmission rates, according to the experience of one North Carolina health system. The team at Atrium Health’s Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute launched the Atrium Health Perfect Care Initiative in 2018 as a way to provide consistent, high-quality care for patients following major heart procedures.

How one health system reduced lengths of stay, slashed readmissions after heart surgery

Remote patient monitoring helps clinicians track heart patients as they recover from major operations. One surgeon described the technology as a "game-changer," highlighting the confidence patients feel when they have "an extra set of eyes on them."  

Back in October 2024, heart surgeons with the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute in Morgantown, West Virginia, performed the world’s first robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass (RAVCAB) procedure. Now, the team behind that historic surgery has shared its full story for the first time, publishing an in-depth look at the procedure in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, an official journal from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.[1]

Heart surgeons detail world’s first robotic heart procedure of its kind

The care team behind the very first robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery has written about the experience in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. The group discussed the development of the technique, how the patient was chosen for treatment and other key details.

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