MAG vs SAG in CABG: 10-Year Follow-up of 1 Million Patients | Annals Animated (April 2024)
In this study, the authors evaluated more than 1 million patients at more than 1100 US centers undergoing isolated coronary artery ...
ThoracicSurgeons
DTAAs & TAAA Repairs: The STS ACSD Analysis | Annals Animated (December 2024)
In this study, authors evaluate national outcomes of open and endovascular aortic repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Pulmonary Surgical Margins for Metastatic Osteosarcoma | Annals Animated (March 2025)
While metastasectomy is often used for local disease control, the influence of pulmonary resection margin length on outcomes for ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Choosing Wisely: Cardiothoracic Surgery Tests and Treatments to Question
In 2013, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons participated in the Choosing Wisely campaign by releasing a list of specific tests and ...
ThoracicSurgeons
ORE for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery | Annals Animated (September 2024)
This Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis compares outcomes of patients from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Effect of Preoperative Clopidogrel on Outcomes of Isolated CABG | Annals Animated (November 2024)
This analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database investigated risks and optimal timing for coronary artery bypass ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Celebrating 30 Years of Women in Thoracic Surgery
Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS) celebrates 30 years. 4 doctors gather to discuss the history of the WTS, barriers for women, ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Factors Associated With PPM Placement After TV Operations | Annals Animated (February 2025)
In this study, authors investigated contemporary rates of and risk factors for permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation after ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Procedure-Specific Center Volume & Mortality After Infantile CHS | Annals Animated (September 2023)
This video summary illustrates findings from “Procedure-Specific Center Volume and Mortality After Infantile Congenital Heart ...
ThoracicSurgeons
STS ACSD: 2023 Update on Procedure Data & Research | Annals Animated (February 2024)
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) is one of the largest and most comprehensive ...
ThoracicSurgeons
[Wikipedia] The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is a peer-reviewed medical journal that was established in 1965. It covers the fields of pulmonary ...
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STS Intermacs Database Risk Model for dLVAD Implantation | Annals Animated (April 2025)
In this study, authors developed a 90-day mortality risk model using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs registry. Authors ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Expanded Criteria Donor Heart Allograft Utilization | Annals Animated (December 2023)
This video summary illustrates findings from “Expanded Criteria Donor Heart Allograft Utilization: National Trends and Outcomes” ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Surgical Plan Modifications After VR Planning in Segmentectomies | Annals Animated (May 2023)
In this video summary, findings from “Essential Surgical Plan Modifications After Virtual Reality Planning in 50 Consecutive ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Wearable Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring Device for Detection of POAF | Annals Animated (October 2023)
This video summary presents findings from “Wearable Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring Device for Detection of Postoperative Atrial ...
ThoracicSurgeons
#10, S1 The 2024 Best Papers in Thoracic Surgery
What were the most practice-changing thoracic surgery papers of 2024? In this episode of Thinking Thoracic, Dr. Linda Martin, ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Multidisciplinary Management & Resectability of stage IIA-III NSCLC | Annals Animated (January 2025)
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on Thoracic Surgery assembled a multidisciplinary expert panel composed of ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Long-term Outcomes & Anticoagulation in MV Surgery – STS ACSD| Annals Animated (November 2023)
This video summary depicts findings from “Long-term Outcomes and Anticoagulation in Mitral Valve Surgery—A Report From The ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Comparison Between Electronic & Traditional Chest Drainage Systems | Annals Animated (July 2023)
In this video summary, findings from “Comparison Between Electronic and Traditional Chest Drainage Systems: A Multicenter ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Blackmon Social media for thoracic surgeons
Lectures from the 2017 General Thoracic Surgery Club Meeting.
Mark Allen
Surgical Ablation of AF During CABG in Medicare Beneficiaries | Annals Animated (October 2025)
Use of concomitant surgical ablation during isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with preexisting atrial ...
ThoracicSurgeons
John Handy, M.D., Hon.D., Providence Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Handy is the director of Providence Thoracic Surgery Program and the co-director of Providence Thoracic Oncology Program.
Providence Oregon
Renal Failure in Type A Aortic Dissection Repair | Annals Animated (June 2025)
In this study, authors identify predictors of acute renal failure (ARF) after acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) and its ...
ThoracicSurgeons
M.E.G.A.: Make Evidence Great Again -- Domenico Pagano, MD, FRCS(C-Th), FETCS
The Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, was ...
ThoracicSurgeons
1121 ssRAB Biopsies: Diagnostic Yield & Surgical Implications | Annals Animated November 2025
This study evaluated a single institution's experience using shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) for the ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Survival After SAVR in Low-Risk Patients | Annals Animated (January 2024)
The rising use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in low-risk patients necessitates an evaluation of ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Clinical Challenges in Thoracic Surgery: Robotic Segmentectomy - Lessons From 30 Years in the OR ...
In this Thoracic Surgery episode of Behind the Knife we enjoy a conversation with world-renowned thoracic surgeon and educator ...
Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Training in robotic thoracic surgery—the European way
For more detail, please visit http://www.annalscts.com/article/view/16558/16909 The increasing demand for robot-assisted ...
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS)
Open, VATS & Robotic Lobectomy for Stage II-IIIA NSCLC | Annals Animated (January 2023)
This video—the first in a new digital "Annals Animated" series from The Annals of Thoracic Surgery—shares findings from a study ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Dr.Romano - On Surgeon Wellness
ThoracicSurgeons
Meet the Editorial Board: Douglas J. Mathisen, MD
Dr. Douglas J. Mathisen, MD (Deputy Editor, Public Policy) discusses the initiative to develop a health policy-related forum within ...
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Joseph E. Bavaria Presidential Address
Monday, January 23, 2017 -- At The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Houston, TX, STS President Joseph E.
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CT Surgery's Role in TAVR
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released the results from a new survey on surgeon involvement in transcatheter aortic ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index after Resection: Alessandro Brunelli, MD
We are proud to introduce our “Author Interviews” video series for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Subscribe to our YouTube ...
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Annals Celebrates “Peer Review Week”: Research Integrity and Priorities (September 22, 2022)
In this STS webinar—scheduled during Peer Review Week (Sept 19-23)—"The Annals of Thoracic Surgery" Editor-in-Chief ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Meet the Editorial Board: George L. Hicks Jr., MD
Dr. George L. Hicks, Jr. (Editorial Board Member) advises new authors to choose topics that interest them, discusses exciting ...
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Age-Stratified SAVR for Aortic Stenosis | Annals Animated (August 2024)
In recent societal guidelines, the management of aortic stenosis has evolved to stratification by age. In this report—the 2024 ...
ThoracicSurgeons
Mortality Trends in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD
In this installment of our “Author Interviews” video series for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Jeffrey P. Jacobs (St. Petersburg, ...
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Restricted Albumin Utilization Is Safe and Cost Effective in Cardiac ICUs: Joseph Rabin, MD
In this installment of our “Author Interviews” video series for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Joseph Rabin (Baltimore, MD) ...
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NCRI 2009: Video assisted thoracic surgery in lung cancer and chest reconstruction.
Aman S. Coonar describes his work on video assisted thoracic surgery in lung cancer and his chest reconstruction work using ...
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Open Surgical Repair, Gold Standard for Aortic Arch Pathology: Vishal Khullar, MS, MCh
In this installment of our “Author Interviews” video series for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Vishal Khullar (Cleveland, OH) ...
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Redo Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Rana O. Afifi, MD
In this installment of our “Author Interviews” video series for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Rana O. Afifi (Houston, TX) ...
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