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Meeting Coverage

STS

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection

Surgeons debate the right standard for lymph node dissection in lung cancer

STS over a photo of Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX

Latest STS Meeting Coverage

CABG Surgeons Link Multi-Arterial Grafts to Patient Longevity

Short of a definitive trial, MAG proponents make do with national registry data

January 31, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons

STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking

January 30, 2024
Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeries

Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures

January 29, 2024
Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery

Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest

January 29, 2024
Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib

Society strongly endorses concomitant LAA occlusion during cardiac surgery

January 28, 2024
Now, a Surgical Risk Model Tailored to Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Novel calculator offers better estimates of operative mortality

January 24, 2023
Heart Surgery Outcomes During COVID Similarly Worrisome for Rich and Poor Patients

Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged

January 24, 2023
Bypass Surgery for Multivessel CAD Reaffirmed in Newer Data

Surgeons fire back at downgrading of CABG in recent guidelines

January 23, 2023
Change Coming for Bloated Congenital Heart Surgeon Workforce

Subspecialty seeks to reinvigorate congenital heart training, early careers

January 23, 2023
When Surgeons Clamp Down on Opioids After Cardiac Operations

Pain control feasible even when dropping to zero opioids

January 22, 2023
More Evidence for Prehab Before Cardiac Surgery

One center's initial experience suggests good perioperative results

February 2, 2022
Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: Go for the Pediatric Specialists?

Study suggests worse outcomes at adult centers with expertise in other heart surgeries

January 31, 2022
Donor Hearts Can Withstand Longer Ischemic Times

Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds

January 31, 2022
More Headway in Taking Acute Aortic Dissections Straight to the OR

Shorter waits, better survival at one center

January 30, 2022