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First Minimally-invasive Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in New England Performed at Mass General
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital recently became the first team in New England to perform a transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a non-calcified mitral valve.
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Surgical Training Model Is Safe Despite Older Surgical Patients With More Complications
Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Resident Training Model is deemed safe, even as its average surgical patient is older and has more complications.
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Concomitant surgical LAAC should be considered at time of open cardiac surgery, particularly among those in AF
A meta-analysis by Mass General Hospital researchers addresses growing interest in LAAC performed as a prophylactic surgical procedure concomitant with other cardiac surgical procedures.
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Prior Sternotomy Linked to Worse Survival After Cardiac Transplantation
A history of sternotomy is a risk factor for worse survival after cardiac transplantation, cardiac surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital determined after reviewing nationwide data.
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Innovations in Treating Complex Aortic Arch Disease
Specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital's Thoracic Aortic Center treat aortic arch disease and study new methods of endovascular repair.
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Heart Transplantation in Patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Proves Successful
Adding to the increasing success of heart transplantation in patients with connective tissue disorders, cardiac surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital published the first reported case of a successful heart transplantation in an individual with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
Cardiac Surgery contributors
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David A. D'Alessandro, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices, Member of Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Prior Sternotomy Linked to Worse Survival After Cardiac Transplantation
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David M. Dudzinski, MD
Co-Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Recent Article
The Future of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
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Duke E. Cameron, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Recent Article
Concomitant surgical LAAC should be considered at time of open cardiac surgery, particularly among those in AF
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George Tolis, MD
Cardiac Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
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Ignacio Inglessis-Azuaje, MD
Director Adult Congenital Heart Disease Interventions
Recent Article
Study Explores Novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement -
Jonathan James Passeri, MD
Co-Director, Heart Valve Program, Director, Interventional Echocardiography
Recent Article
Study Explores Novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement -
Mauricio A. Villavicencio-Theoduloz, MD
Recent Article
Prior Sternotomy Linked to Worse Survival After Cardiac Transplantation -
Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH
Cardiac Surgeon, Co-Director, Heart Valve Program, Quality Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Recent Article
Prior Sternotomy Linked to Worse Survival After Cardiac Transplantation
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Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Recent Article
Improving the Safety of Vena Caval Thrombectomy in Kidney Cancer with Tumor Thrombus Team Approach
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