Surgery News

Among octogenarians, patients who underwent CABG had longer survival times compared with age- and sex-matched individuals who did not, researchers reported in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

The Society for Vascular Surgery announced CMS expanded coverage for transcarotid artery revascularization to include standard surgical risk patients within its Vascular Quality Initiative TCAR Surveillance Project.

Michael Bowdish, MD, MS, has been appointed vice chair of the department of cardiac surgery at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, according to a press release.

Jason W. Smith, MD, and Amy Fiedler, MD, have joined the University of California, San Francisco, Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center, according to a press release from the institution.

MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute announced Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD, has been named physician executive director and chairman of cardiac surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, effective Sep. 1, 2022.

ATLANTA — Among patients with ACS and a history of cocaine use, non-Hispanic Black patients were less likely than white patients to receive cardiac catheterization or revascularization, researchers reported.

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation following surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement varies greatly from hospital to hospital, although researchers observed a correlation between participation and treatment strategy.

Tissue regeneration has been achieved in certain parts of the body, but not the heart. That could change if a novel therapeutic derived from messenger RNA succeeds.

One celebrated advance to come from transcatheter aortic valve replacement is the evolution of a multidisciplinary heart team, utilizing skill sets of interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to drive better outcomes for patients.

Patients referred for cardiac rehabilitation sessions experienced similar improvements in clinical outcomes whether the program was in-person, hybrid or virtual, including similar changes in 6-minute walk distance, researchers reported.