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AATS Quality Gateway

AQG is a modern registry that uses a machine learning algorithm with real-time risk adjustment to better improve patient care for cardiothoracic surgeons.

Featured Publications on AQG

21st Century Risk Algorithm

Development of American Association for Thoracic Surgery Quality Gateway outcome models, analytics, and visualizations for quality assurance, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hemant Ishwaran, PhD, and Eugene H. Blackstone, MD (March 2025).

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AQG Case Study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Linda DiPaola, BA, Benjamin P. Kramer, DO, MS, Hemant Ishwaran, PhD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD (March 2025).

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106th Annual Meeting Presentations

Contemporary Results of Operations for Mitral Regurgitation Caused by Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: The AATS Adult Quality Gateway

Next-Generation Databases to Audit ERAS Components and Outcomes

A Novel Perioperative Mortality Calculator for Newborn Surgery: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Quality Gateway Congenital Initiative

Beyond the Quality Initiative: AQG as a Research Resource

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American Association for Thoracic Surgery Quality Gateway Procedure Outcomes Models for General Thoracic Surgery Quality Assurance

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