Cardiovascular Surgery

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and surgical valve replacements.

In Memoriam: Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, TAVR Pioneer
The DAIC team has learned of the passing of Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, heralded as the man who pioneered the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in 2002, as well as the first ...
Jennifer Romano, MD, Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
January 29, 2024 — Jennifer C. Romano, MD, a congenital heart surgeon at Congenital Heart Center/C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, and the Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the ...
UMMC Issues Statement on Passing of Man Who Received Second Pig Heart Transplant, Mourns Loss of Remarkable Patient, Scientist, Navy Veteran
November 2, 2023 — The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) released a statement on the passing of a patient with terminal heart disease who received the world’s second genetically-modified ...
UM Medicine Faculty-Scientists and Clinicians Perform Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient with End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease
September 25, 2023 — After world’s first successful transplant in 2022, also performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), this groundbreaking transplant team performed second pig ...

Abbott announced the first patient has been enrolled in the ENVISION investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial.

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Abbott Announces First Procedures in ENVISION Trial of Navitor TAVI System to Treat Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis

March 25, 2024 — Abbott announced the first patient has been enrolled in the ENVISION investigational device exemption ...

March 25, 2024

Company also elevates Jeff O’Donnell, Sr. to executive chairman and moves polymer processing in-house to new local manufacturing facility as it reaches critical inflection point

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

PECA Labs Receives Expanded CE Mark for exGraft Family of Vascular Grafts, Allowing for Expandability Designed to Match Growth or Help Avoid Restenosis

March 20, 2024 — PECA Labs, a medical device company reimagining the field of vascular grafts and valves with durable ...

March 20, 2024

The first mitral valve replacement using the made in India SSi Mantra Surgical Robotic System was successfully performed at the Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Bengaluru, India

News | Robotic Systems

SS Innovations’ SSi Mantra Surgical Robotic System used to perform Mitral Valve Replacement

March 18, 2024 — SS Innovations International, Inc., a developer of innovative surgical robotic technologies dedicated ...

March 18, 2024

VahatiCor, Inc., a med tech company dedicated to helping patients with persistent ischemic heart disease, has announced the treatment of the first patient with the A-FLUX Reducer System, a treatment for patients with angina or chest pain.

News | Cardiovascular Business

VahatiCor, Inc. Announces Treatment of First Patient with the A-FLUX Reducer System Innovation for Patients Suffering from Angina Due to Persistent Ischemic Heart Disease

March 11, 2024 — VahatiCor, Inc., a med tech company dedicated to helping patients with persistent ischemic heart ...

March 11, 2024

The academic medical centers earned distinguished three-star ratings from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for their patient care and outcomes in adult cardiac surgery

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University and Jersey Shore University Medical Centers Again Ranked Among the Elite Hospitals in North America for Open Heart Surgery

February 26, 2024 — Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center ...

February 26, 2024

The DAIC team has learned of the passing of Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, heralded as the man who pioneered the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in 2002

Feature | Cardiovascular Surgery

In Memoriam: Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, TAVR Pioneer

The DAIC team has learned of the passing of Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, heralded as the man who pioneered the first transca ...

February 23, 2024

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Director of Aortic Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and the Mount Sinai Randall B. Griepp, MD Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was named as the new President of the Heart Valve Society

News | Cardiovascular Business

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Named President of the Heart Valve Society

February 22, 2024 — Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Director of Aortic Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and the Mou ...

February 22, 2024

Study Reveals Nuances in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Quality Metrics

News | STS

New Research Finds Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

January 30, 2024 — A study of pediatric heart surgery centers across the United States has demonstrated that, when it ...

January 30, 2024

A new study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, examines the ongoing controversy surrounding the choice between multi-arterial grafting (MAG) and single arterial grafting (SAG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary revascularization

News | STS

New Research Highlights Superior Long-Term Survival with Multi-Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Over Single Arterial Grafting

January 29, 2024 — A new study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas ...

January 29, 2024

Researchers uncover critical factors for improved patient safety in lung cancer resection– An analysis of the STS general thoracic surgery database

News | Pulmonary Embolism

Breakthrough Research Identifies Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer

January 29, 2024 — In patients who undergo pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a major potential postoperative ...

January 29, 2024

Despite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under age 65 with severe aortic stenosis, many hospitals are still opting for a nonsurgical approach in patients under 60—possibly with poorer survival rates

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes

January 29, 2024 — Despite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under ...

January 29, 2024

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released late-breaking research scheduled for presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting taking place January 27 - 29 in San Antonio

News | STS

STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

January 29, 2024 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released late-breaking research scheduled for presentation at ...

January 29, 2024

Jennifer C. Romano, MD, is the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 60-year history

News | STS

Jennifer Romano, MD, Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

January 29, 2024 — Jennifer C. Romano, MD, a congenital heart surgeon at Congenital Heart Center/C. S. Mott Children's ...

January 29, 2024

The Smidt Heart Institute recently received CAROL Act funding to study the connection between ventricular arrhythmias-abnormal heartbeats that start in the heart’s two lower chambers-and an elevated risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with mitral valve disease

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Spotlight on Advancements in Mitral Valve Repair, Research

You may not know Carol Barr, but in the future, she could save your life.

Barr’s death at 39 from sudden cardiac ...

January 24, 2024

Webinar addresses driving efficiency while maintaining diagnostic performance.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

SPONSORED CONTENT: Webinar on Applying SMART-CT Results to Daily Clinical Practice

HeartFlow Webinar

HeartFlow is offering a free webinar based on a recent study that measured the ability of the of its roadmap ...

January 15, 2024