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CVSurgery Risk iPhone App
21-July-2010

CVSurgery Risk allows healthcare providers to estimate the risks of surgery based on the STS Database dataset 2.61. This app can be used at the bedside with no need for an Internet connection.

Northwestern University’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute (BCVI) Residency Program Profile
22-June-2010

BCVI offers a 3 year ACGME accredited fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. The complexity and volume of cases at BCVI are extensive.

Thoracic Surgery News
16-June-2010

Thoracic Surgery News is devoted to the news of general thoracic surgery, adult cardiac surgery, transplantation, and congenital heart disease. Published 10 times per year, it is the official newspaper of the AATS. Subscription is complimentary.

New Surgical Technique Videos in Symposia Section
15-June-2010

The videos "Aortic Allograft for Extensive Endocarditis of the Aortic Root" and "How to Trim the Aortic Allograft" by William F. Northrup, MD are sponsored by CryoLife.

Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education 2011 Research Applications
10-June-2010

TSFRE 2011 Research Application cycle is now open. Application Deadline is October 17, 2010 and award announcements will be made in February 2011.

Surgical Implantation of Cardiowest Total Artificial Heart
18-May-2010

A new video of implantation of the CardioWest TAH, a biventricular orthotopic pneumatic pulsatile pump that replaces native ventricles and valves and is approved as a bridge to heart transplatation

International Traveling Fellowship
13-May-2010

The Edward B. Diethrich Vascular Surgical Society Fellowship was established to broaden the educational experience of a cardiac or vascular surgical resident interested in endovascular surgery

CTSNet Wiki Notes Available as iPhone App
21-April-2010

CTSNet Wiki Notes is now available as an application for the iPhone and is available free of charge on the Apple iTunes store

Treatment of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm through left thoracotomy on a “beating” heart
18-March-2010

Patient with a large pseudoaneurysm of the inferior wall of the left ventricle underwent resection of the pseudoaneurysm and reconstruction of the left ventricle while beating heart was maintained

University of California, Davis Medical Center Residency Program Profile
12-March-2010

This program offers close interaction with faculty and a breadth of clinical exposure in the three disciplines of thoracic, adult cardiac, and pediatric cardiac surgery

Sternoclavicular joint obstruction of a gastric conduit ten years after transhiatal esophagectomy and sub-sternal pull-up
02-March-2010

This is a presentation of a post-esophagectomy patient who developed compression of her substernal gastric conduit by the left sternoclavicular joint, necessitating corrective surgery

AATS 90th Annual Meeting Preliminary Program Available
19-February-2010

The 2010 Annual Meeting preliminary program is now available

Implantation of the Heartmate II LVAD
22-January-2010

This new Residents Section video reviews the surgical technique for the implantation of a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device

The University of Toronto Surgery Residency Program Profile
09-December-2009

With training at four large teaching hospitals, the Cardiac Surgery Residency Program at the University of Toronto offers trainees a high-volume, broad clinical experience. 

AATS 90th Annual Meeting
19-November-2009

Registration and housing are now open for the AATS meeting taking place May 1 – 5, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reserve your place now to save!

Reoperative Bentall Procedure and Aortic Arch Replacement
05-November-2009

This video demonstrates the technical aspects involved in a reoperative approach to the aortic root, ascending aorta and aortic arch.

New Horizons
28-October-2009

Organized Chaos

New Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program Profile
02-October-2009

The University of Colorado

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