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AATS Appoints Alec Patterson, MD, as Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery AATS Selects David Bobbitt as New CEO
Study Finds Similar Long-Term Outcomes for Mechanically-Ventilated COVID-19 Patients Treated With and Without ECMO Clinically Viable Blood Test for Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Can Vastly Reduce the Need for Routine Surveillance Biopsies Following Heart Transplantation Integrated Cardiothoracic Residency Continues to be Most Challenging Specialty to Match Modifications to ERATS Protocol Significantly Reduces Post-Operative Opioid Usage Multidisciplinary Panel Finds 30-Day Course of VTE Prophylaxis Post-Discharge Improves Outcomes Study Finds Up to 24 Percent of Esophagectomy Patients Can Develop VTE Post-Operatively Low Profile Thoracic Aortic Endograft Device Reduces Complications and Expands Patient Pool Study Suggests Most Mitral Regurgitation Patients Treated With TEER Will Require Mitral Replacement Surgery if Treatment Fails Atrial Fenestration During AVSD Repair is Associated With Increased Mortality Pulmonary Endarterectomy Achieves Excellent Results for Patients with Segmental Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension AATS Foundation Scholarships Shown to Support Success in Academic Surgery Study Finds Heart Transplantation Using Donation After Cardiac Death with NRP Can Increase Organ Availability by 20 Percent
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and AATS Foundation Announce the 'AATS Leading the Way in Lung Cancer Care Initiative'; Strategic Collaboration Established with AstraZeneca
Marc R. Moon Assumes Presidency of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Call for Applications, Co-Editors, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
President's Message
Dr. Marshall Appointed New Editor of Operative Techniques
Vaughn A. Starnes Assumes Presidency of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Trial Shows Promise for Increasing Lung Transplant Patients’ Life Expectancy Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement Can Improve Outcomes in Low-Risk Surgical Patients A New Technique for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Lung Cancer – Ultrasonic Device is Safe and Effective for Lung Vessel Sealing in Minimally Invasive Lobectomy Clinical Trial Concludes Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Can Be Considered for Patients in All Surgical Risk Classes New Model Improves Staging and Risk Predictions for Esophageal Cancer Patients
AATS Statement on Transparency of Clinical Research Data
Call for Applications: Editor, Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
JTCVS Impact Factor Reaches All-Time High Dr. Scott J. Swanson on Prospective, Multi-Center, International Phase 2 Trial Evaluating Ultrasonic Energy for Pulmonary Artery Branch Sealing in VATS Lobectomy Dr. Jonathan C. Yeung on Patient-Derived Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Organoids Recapitulate the Primary Tumor Dr. Varun Puri on A Clinical Nomogram for Predicting Node Positive Disease in Esophageal Cancer Dr. Theodore J. M. Fischlein on Comparison Between Minimally Invasive and Standard Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Multi-Center Propensity Matched Study Dr. Patrick M. McCarthy and Dr. Niv Ad discussing Ten-Year Outcomes Following the Cox-Maze IV Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation Dr. Patrick T. O’Gara and Dr. Niv Ad discussing MitraClip Implantation in Patients with Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation (the COAPT trial): Impact of Effective Regurgitation Orifice Area, Left Ventricular Size and other Variables on MitraClip Response Dr. Eugene H. Blackstone on Effect of Total Arterial Grafting in the Arterial Revascularization Trial
David H. Adams Assumes Presidency
Opioids over-prescribed after hiatal hernia surgery
For patients with esophageal cancer, status of lymph nodes after preoperative therapy determines survival
Practice-Changing Study on Coronary Bypass Surgery
World’s first series of robot-assisted tracheobronchoplasty shows promise for successful treatment of tracheobronchomalacia
Mandatory public reporting of coronary artery bypass grafting associated with better patient outcomes
Surgery soon after clinical staging of non-small cell lung cancer reduces cancer progression and improves likelihood of cure David J. Sugarbaker, 94th AATS President Passes Away
Alyssa Mazurek on Opioid Over-Prescription After Open and Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair
David Nelson on Close Surgical Margins and Risks of Local Treatment Failure after Wedge Resection of Colorectal Pulmonary Metastases
Gorav Ailawadi 1. Impact of Public Reporting on Risk Aversion in Cardiac Surgery and 2. Is Routine Extubation Overnight Safe in Cardiac Surgery Patients.
Harmik Soukiasian on Effects of Time From Completed Clinical Staging to Surgery: Does it Make a Difference in Stage 1 Non-Small Lung Cancer?
Richard Lazzaro on First Series of Minimally Invasive, Robot-Assisted Tracheobronchoplasty with Mesh for Severe Tracheobronchomalacia
Michael Mack, Mario Gaudino, and David Taggert on Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Nasser Altorki on Extent of Lymphadenctomy is Associated with Oncological Efficacy of Sublobar Resection for Lung Cancer Less than or Equal to 2 cm
Shawn Groth on Prognostic Value of Neoadjuvant Treatment Response in Locally Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Stephen Broderick on Operative Experience with Pulmonary Resection following Neoadjuvant Nivolumab in Patients with Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer