In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Professor Pieter Kappetein, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Erasmus Medical Center and Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Medtronic, about the future of revascularization.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:47 Dr. Kappetein Background

04:19 Getting Into Research

05:36 Work Balance

06:35 Industry Role in Career

09:30 Status of Revascularization

12:20 SYNTAX Trial

13:40 EXCEL Trial

15:54 AHA Guidelines & Heart Teams

18:59 Heart Teams

21:15 Future of Revascularization

24:10 Hybrid Approaches

25:55 Advice for Surgery Training

They discuss the history of revascularization, the SYNTAX trial, the EXCEL trial, and the new American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. They also explore the Heart Team approach and what’s on the horizon in this important surgery specialty.   

The Atrium is a monthly podcast presenting clinical and career-focused topics for residents and early career professionals across all cardiothoracic surgery subspecialties. Watch for next month’s episode on segmentectomy with thoracic surgeon Dr. Agathe Seguin-Givelet.

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