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Thoracic Surgery jobs in "Chief Of Thoracic Oncology - Brand New Academic Cancer Center" - OK
Fri, 13 May 2011 12:15:44 -0600
Chief of Thoracic Oncology Clinical prestige, ahead-of-the-curve technology and an unrivaled team environment await you at The University of Oklahoma Medical Center. This summer, The Peggy
Thoracic Surgery jobs in "Mississippi medical facility seeks Cardiothoracic Surgeon" - MS
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:44 -0600
Job 9505340-0042 This Mississippi facility is in need of a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to assist with locum tenens coverage needs. The facility is willing to license qualified candidate. To learn more, give

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Study: Video-assisted surgery, CT lung cancer screening go hand-in-hand - Health Imaging
Wed, 16 May 2012 20:13:36 -0000
Study: Video-assisted surgery, CT lung cancer screening go hand-in-handHealth ImagingLung cancer screening with low-dose CT appears to boost the use of minimally invasive thoracic surgery, underscoring the importance of coupling CT screening programs with a dedicated video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) program, according to an ...Video-assisted thoracic surgery valuable tool in lung cancer screeningEurekAlert (press release)Lung lining cells 'can improve cancer diagnosis'ZenopaMolecular biomarkers in the lungs may be an additional predictive technique ...News-Medical.netall 26 news articles »
Symposium Touts Benefits of Lung Sparing P/D Surgery for Mesothelioma Patients - Asbestos.com
Fri, 18 May 2012 02:26:57 -0000
Asbestos.comSymposium Touts Benefits of Lung Sparing P/D Surgery for Mesothelioma PatientsAsbestos.comThoracic surgeon Robert Cameron, MD, used his second annual Symposium for Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma last week in Los Angeles, California, as a forum to lobby again for a less-radical approach to treating patients.
Simulation of thoracoscopic surgery using 3-dimensional tailor-made virtual lung - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Mon, 14 May 2012 15:47:13 -0000
Simulation of thoracoscopic surgery using 3-dimensional tailor-made virtual lungThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryTheir efforts are not only very important in contributing to the education of young thoracic surgeons but are also of help to senior surgeons educating young surgeons. It is important to practice the steps involved in thoracoscopic surgery on one ...and more »
Three stars for Willis-Knighton - KTBS
Thu, 17 May 2012 19:47:56 -0000
Three stars for Willis-KnightonKTBSThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded the Willis-Knighton Heart & Vascular Institute at Willis-Knighton Medical Center with its “3 star” rating for quality of cardiac surgery. This widely recognized comprehensive rating system is the gold ...
The heart of the matter - Tampa Bay Business Journal
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:08:06 -0000
The heart of the matterTampa Bay Business Journal2, which involved a multidisciplinary team of non-invasive cardiologists, interventional cardiologists and cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons. From left are Dr. Douglas Spriggs, interventional cardiologist, , nurse Warren Perry, scrub tech, ...
Face of heart surgery leaving Pocono Medical Center - Pocono Record
Thu, 10 May 2012 04:03:30 -0000
Face of heart surgery leaving Pocono Medical CenterPocono RecordBy Howard Frank Cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Nche Zama, the face of Pocono Medical Center's ESSA Heart and Vascular Institute, will be leaving the hospital. His resignation as medical director of the cardiothoracic surgery program becomes ...and more »

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - current issue

Successful use of a military haemostatic agent in patients undergoing extracorporeal circulatory assistance and delayed sternal closure
Muzzi, L., Tommasino, G., Tucci, E., Neri, E. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:07:55 -0700
We report the successful control of bleeding in two patients who underwent post-cardiotomy extracorporeal circulatory support (ECMO) and then developed life-threatening bleeding due to severe coagulopathy. After the failure of conventional techniques, bleeding control was achieved using Celox™ Gauze (MedTrade Products Ltd, Cheshire, UK) packed on the sternal edges and pericardial cavity.
eComment. Activated recombinant factor VII in intractable bleeding after cardiac surgery
Hajj-Chahine, J. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:07:55 -0700

Unidirectional valved patch closure of ventricular septal defects with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
Talwar, S., Choudhary, S. K., Garg, S., Saxena, A., Ramakrishnan, S., Kothari, S. S., Juneja, R., Airan, B. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:07:55 -0700
Delayed presentation of ventricular septal defect (VSD) is common in developing countries. Such patients often have severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which increases post-operative morbidity and mortality. To address these problems, we used our technique of unidirectional valved patch (UVP) for closure of VSD. Between January 2006 and December 2010, 17 patients (age 2–23 years, median 9 years) with a large VSD and severe PAH underwent VSD closure with UVP. Pre-operative mean indexed pulmonary vascular resistance (PVRI) was 10.9 ± 2.2 Wood units and mean pre-operative systemic saturation was 93.4 ± 2.6%. Shunt was bidirectional in 15 patients and predominantly right to left in two. After VSD closure, intra-operative transoesophageal echocardiography revealed a right to left shunt across the patch in three patients 2, 7 and 9 years of age who had pre-operative PVRI of 9.5, 9.8 and 11.1 Wood units, respectively. There were no in-hospital deaths and all patients had uneventful recovery. Mean follow-up was 30 ± 14.7 months and all patients are well without cyanosis. Echocardiography showed no shunt across the patch and all have systemic saturation >95%. We conclude that UVP is a promising technique in patients with large VSD and severe PAH.
eComment. An oval-shaped unidirectional check-valved patch for treating ventricular septal defects
Ugurlucan, M., Arslan, A. H., Yildiz, Y., Cicek, S. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:07:55 -0700

eComment. Ventricular septal defect correction in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension
Bockeria, L. A., Gorbachevsky, S. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:07:55 -0700

eComment. Unidirectional flap valve patch closure of ventricular septal defects
Novick, W. M., Molloy, F. J., Lazorhyshynets, V. V., Di Sessa, T. G. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:07:56 -0700


The Annals of Thoracic Surgery current issue

Totally Endoscopic Quadruple Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Is Feasible Using Robotic Technology [CASE REPORTS]
Bonatti, J., Wehman, B., de Biasi, A. R., Jeudy, J., Griffith, B., Lehr, E. J. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:08:42 -0700
Multivessel robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting is currently under development. Quadruple totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass has so far not been reported. A 75-year-old patient with multivessel coronary artery disease underwent daVinci Si–assisted completely endoscopic placement of a left internal mammary artery bypass to the left anterior descending artery and construction of a right internal mammary artery Y-graft off the left internal mammary artery to the posterior descending artery. The left internal mammary artery was also connected to a diagonal branch as a sequential graft. The obtuse marginal branch was revascularized using an endoscopically harvested vein graft originating from the left axillary artery.
A Rapid Structural Degeneration of a Porcine Mitral Valve [CASE REPORTS]
Miura, T., Hazama, S., Iwasaki, K., Izumi, K., Matsukuma, S., Eishi, K. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:08:42 -0700
A 73-year-old woman underwent both mitral and aortic valve replacements with porcine heart valve prostheses because of severe mitral regurgitation and severe aortic regurgitation. Ten months after surgery, maximal flow velocity of the aortic valve reached 4.6 m/sec and moderate mitral regurgitation was detected. Repeated mitral and aortic valve replacements with mechanical heart valves were performed. The excised mitral valve showed thinning of the 3 cusps, and 2 of them were perforated. There was pannus overgrowth on the flow surface of the porcine aortic valve. Histologic examination of the excised mitral valve revealed marked inflammatory changes with macrophages.
Synchronous Presentation of Cardiac and Abdominal Paragangliomas [CASE REPORTS]
Marshall, L., Shah, P., Yeung, S., Mundy, J. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:08:42 -0700
A 28-year-old male presenting with a hypertensive crisis was found to have synchronous right atrial and retrocaval masses. Serum normetadrenaline was elevated in keeping with functional paragangliomas. After preoperative optimization both masses were successfully excised, including a saphenous vein graft to the right coronary artery. Serum catecholamines returned to the normal range postoperatively and all antihypertensive therapy was ceased.

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