The first-ever expert statement on reducing perioperative stroke risk in this setting underscores the imperative for a team strategy bringing multidisciplinary expertise to bear.
New Staff Surgeon Explains His Affinity for the Aorta and Why He Stayed on After Residency
A reputation of fearlessness toward difficult cases drew Dr. Patrick Vargo here, and collegiality is what made him stay. In this Q&A, the young cardiac surgeon also outlines his clinical and research interests around aortic disease.
Cardiothoracic Surgical Outcomes: What Steady Improvements Add Up to Over Time
Don’t doubt that continuous quality improvement matters. An internal analysis shows that our steady improvements in cardiothoracic surgical mortality have saved about 1,500 patient lives over the past 10 years.
Early-Career Cardiac Surgeon Finds a Place to Pair Patient Experience With Research Innovation
One of our newest cardiac surgeons shares how he found his surgical passion and how he’s connecting it with doctoral studies in machine learning to try to enhance risk prediction for his patients.
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What Drew One Young Cardiothoracic Surgeon to Cleveland Clinic
High-level mentorship and chances to apply his statistical training were part of what drew Dr. Daniel Burns here. But a key factor was having broad enough experience with all surgical approaches to easily be objective with patients about their options.
For Success in Mitral Valve Repair, Follow These 10 Commandments
Repair is feasible in over 95% cases of mitral valve prolapse and yields better outcomes than replacement, provided that these best practices are followed.
In CABG with Bilateral ITAs, Tailor Target Vessel Choice to Myocardial Mass
An objective means for quantifying the myocardial mass supplied by each potential arterial target could optimize long-term survival in coronary bypass surgery, a large cohort study suggests.
Should Patients Who Inject Drugs Be Offered Repeat Valve Replacements for Endocarditis?
At Cleveland Clinic, we generally operate on these patients if they are healthy enough to withstand the surgery and deemed treatable for their addiction disease. Our cardiac surgeons explain why.
New Guidelines Provide First-Ever Blueprint for Enhancing Recovery After Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery has joined the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) movement with the publication of new evidence-based guidelines offering standardized approaches to optimize outcomes.
Opioid Use in Cardiac Surgery Patients: No Effect on Deaths, but Complications Spike
The proportion of U.S. cardiac surgery patients with a history of opioid use disorder surged ninefold from 1998 to 2013, a national cohort study shows. Here’s how opioid use impacted surgical outcomes.