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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.
Risk Calculator
The Risk Calculator is a specialized tool for predicting patient-specific risks for cardiac surgery based on advanced machine learning models and comprehensive clinical data from the AATS Quality Gateway program.
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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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From Data to Decisions: Leveraging the AATS Quality Gateway (AQG) Database for Predictive Insights in Cardiothoracic Quality
Edward Soltesz
Cleveland Clinic
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The New AQG Thoracic Registry: Development of a Modern Registry and Early Pilot Results
Nicholas Wang, PhD
Senior Data Architect, AATS Quality Gateway
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Comparing AQG to Legacy Database: Insights from Data Quality Administrator
Nicole Arcaro DNP, RN, CNL, CNE
Cleveland Clinic
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Leveraging AQG for Predictive Insights into Re-operative Double Valve Surgery
Haytham Elgharably
Cleveland Clinic
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AQG: General Thoracic Surgery Quality Database and Procedural Risk Models for the 21st Century
Sudish Murthy
Cleveland Clinic
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AQG: Power and Limitations of Virtual Twins in Quality Assurance: The Case of Low Ejection Fraction
Edward Soltesz
Cleveland Clinic
AATS Quality Gateway; A surgeon case study of its application in adult cardiac surgery for quality assurance
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)
AQG BY THE NUMBERS
Number of Patients: 63,977
Number of Cases: 64,871
Active Sites: 22
AATS Quality Gateway Sites
Join the AQG
The AQG Adult Cardiac Registry was launched in May 2025 and is currently available for purchase.
The AQG Thoracic Registry was launched for pilot testing in April 2025 and will be ready for all institutions to utilize in early 2026. If you would like to learn more about the Thoracic pilot, please contact us. There are incentives for early participation.