News tagged with journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery


Study questions the relevance of SCIP benchmarks among CABG patients

Cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks ...

Surgery created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Task force recommends new lung cancer screening guidelines

A lung screening and surveillance task force, established by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and led by medical professionals from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), is strongly recommending new guidelines ...

Surgery created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests atrial fibrillation should be surgically treated when performing cardiac surgery

A recent study conducted by Northwestern Medicine® researchers published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, reveals that patients with an abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib ...

Cardiology created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Washington University surgeons successfully use artificial lung in toddler

Two-year-old Owen Stark came to St. Louis Children's Hospital in the summer of 2010 near death from heart failure and dangerously high blood pressure in his lungs.

Other created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast