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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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Conservation Measures Reduce Impacts of Heparin Shortage
Massachusetts General Hospital leaders re-examine hospital's heparin protocols to ensure patient safety and preserve unfractionated heparin supply.
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Outcomes of Elective Cardiac Surgery at Mass General Not Affected by Start Time
Intrigued by the debate over the effects of surgical start time, cardiac surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital reviewed their results and found that starting elective cardiac surgery after 3 pm does not adversely affect patient outcomes or hospital costs.
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Risk Factors Identified for Prolonged AF After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Patients scheduled for surgical aortic valve replacement who are older than 65 and have moderate to severe left atrial enlargement are at high risk of prolonged atrial fibrillation and should be considered for prophylactic surgical interventions.
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
Mass General Surgeons Pioneer Transplant Surgery with DCD Donor Hearts
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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
Consider an Aggressive Approach to the Aortic Arch in Adults with Loeys–Dietz Syndrome
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George Tolis, MD
Cardiac Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Prior Sternotomy Linked to Worse Survival After Cardiac Transplantation -
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
Multidisciplinary, Protocolized ECMO Team Substantially Improves In-Hospital Survival -
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
Outcomes of Elective Cardiac Surgery at Mass General Not Affected by Start Time
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