This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the highlights of the 38th EACTS Annual Meeting and reviews several important presentations. He discusses the presentation from engineer Amy Kertok on the interdisciplinary intersection of medicine and technology, and the presidential speech delivered by Franca Melfi on perseverance. He also shares the guidelines that were presented at the meeting, including blood management, perioperative medications, myocardial revascularization and aortic. 

Joel also reviews recent JANS articles on ultrasonic emulsification of severe mitral annular calcification to enable mitral valve repair, the perceval sutureless bioprosthetic aortic valve, impact of radiological follow-up frequency on resected lung cancer, heart transplantation after donation after circulatory death, and more.  

In addition, Joel explores the world's first robotic heart transplant at the King Faisal Hospital in Riyadh, direct cannulation through right anterior mini thoracotomy for aortic valve replacement, an indigenous technique of surgical management in a case of acute on chronic type A and type B aortic dissection, and robotic-assisted left first rib resection. Before closing, he shares upcoming events in CT surgery.  

JANS Items Mentioned 

1.) Ultrasonic Emulsification of Severe Mitral Annular Calcification to Enable Mitral Valve Repair 

2.) The Perceval Sutureless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve: Evolution of Surgical Valve Technology 

3.) Impact of Radiological Follow-Up Frequency on Resected Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis 

4.) Heart Transplantation After Donation After Circulatory Death: Early United States Experience 

5.) Surgical Myocardial Revascularization with a Composite T-graft from the Left Internal Mammary Artery—Comparison of the Great Saphenous Vein with the Radial Artery 

6.) SURgical vs. PERcutaneous ACCESS in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (SU-PER-ACCESS Study) 

7.) Composite End Points and Competing Risks Analysis 

8.) Increased Lung Cancer Recurrence Following Transthoracic Needle Biopsy 

CTSNET Content Mentioned 

1.) The World’s First Robotic Heart Transplant at the King Faisal Hospital in Riyadh  

2.) Direct Cannulation Through Right Anterior Mini Thoracotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement 

3.) An Indigenous Technique of Surgical Management in a Case of Acute on Chronic Type A and Type B Aortic Dissection 

4.) Robotic-Assisted Left First Rib Resection 

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