This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning highlights the Diego Gonzalez Rivas Foundation mobile surgical unit on its first trip to Accra, Ghana. He discusses the different surgeries that were performed on the first day in this mobile unit and how the mobile hospital will travel throughout Africa offering minimally invasive surgery to those who cannot afford thoracic surgery.  

He also discusses a cross-sectional study on structural heart training experiences, long-term durability of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, mechanical versus biological mitral valve replacement, and a paradigm change in surgical management of the apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 

In addition, Joel discusses robotic bilateral internal mammary artery dissection, total arterial revascularization for multivessel coronary artery disease, and another installment in Dr. Tristan Yan’s aortic repair series focused on mini-access branch-first total arch replacement and the frozen elephant trunk procedure. Before saying goodbye, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery. 

JANS Items Mentioned

Cross-Sectional Study on Structural Heart Training Experiences in Cardiothoracic Residency Programs

Long Term Durability of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Young Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis  

Mechanical Versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights From Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates 

Commentary: A Paradigm Change in Surgical Management of the Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy to Avoid Heart Transplantation 

CTSNet Content Mentioned

Robotic Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Dissection  

Total Arterial Revascularization for Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease 

Deep Dive Into Aortic Surgery: Mini-Access Branch-First Total Arch Replacement and Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure 

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