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Featured
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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Driving Pig Organ Xenotransplantation Towards Clinical Trials
Massachusetts General Hospital research is driving improved results in preclinical xenotransplantation models, paving the way for future human clinical trials.
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Training for Critical Care Cardiology Through Critical Care Medicine Fellowships
David M. Dudzinski, MD, JD, director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, and colleagues recently proposed how faculty can design critical care medicine (CCM) fellowships that benefit trainees in critical care cardiology (CCC)—and what CCC trainees should consider before choosing a CCM fellowship.
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Treating Pericardial Disease
Recurring pericardial disease can be debilitating to patients, and an operation to completely remove the pericardium may be necessary. Thor Sundt, MD, co-director of the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, explains how the center treats relapsing pericarditis and, in some cases, even cures the disease.
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
Ex Vivo Perfusion and Transplantation of Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death Is Safe and Effective
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David M. Dudzinski, MD
Intensive Care Cardiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Associate Editor, Case Records of the MGH
Recent Article
Training for Critical Care Cardiology Through Critical Care Medicine Fellowships
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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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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
Director of Lung Transplantation in the Division of Cardiac Surgery
Recent Article
TCS–VAD Better Than ECMO for Acute Support Before Heart Transplantation
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Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH
Cardiac Surgeon, Co-Director, Heart Valve Program, Quality Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Recent Article
Review: Optimal Anticoagulation After Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement
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Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Co-Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Director, Cardiac Surgery Clinical Service, Mass General Brigham
Recent Article
Treating Pericardial Disease
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
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