This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Vinay Badhwar, the current vice president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), about his groundbreaking achievement in combining robotic aortic valve replacement (AVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a single small incision. They discuss the background and premise of this technique, the process of taking this technique from an idea to performing it on a patient, differences between this approach and other cardiac approaches, and the future of cardiac surgery. They also explore the first operation performed using this technique in immense detail with visuals of the procedure.  

Joel also highlights recent JANS articles on multisociety endorsement of the 2024 European guideline recommendations on coronary revascularization and bioprosthetic vs mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients 40-75 years. He also reviews short- and long-term outcomes of lung transplantation from brain death vs circulatory death donors and intracavitary cisplatin-fibrin followed by irradiation improved tumor control compared to the single treatments in a mesothelioma rat model. 

In addition, Joel explores a Dacron graft double inversion for ascending aorta surgery, a redo mitral valve surgery with previous aortic valve replacement, and a right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm causing right ventricular tract obstruction. Before closing, he highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.  

JANS Items Mentioned 

1.) Multisociety Endorsement of the 2024 European Guideline Recommendations on Coronary Revascularization 

2.) Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients 40-75 Years 

3.) Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Lung Transplantation From Brain Death vs. Circulatory Death Donors: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies 

4.) Intracavitary Cisplatin-Fibrin Followed by Irradiation Improved Tumor Control Compared to the Single Treatments in a Mesothelioma Rat Model 

CTSNET Content Mentioned 

1.) Dacron Graft Double Inversion for Ascending Aorta Surgery 

2.) Redo Mitral Valve Surgery With Previous Aortic Valve Replacement 

3.) Right Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Causing Right Ventricular Tract Obstruction 

Other Items Mentioned 

1.) CTSNet Career Center

2.) CTSNet Events Calendar 

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