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Mashup Score: 4End-of-Life Issues in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices - 10 month(s) ago
Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) can be used as either short-term (ie, bridge) or long-term (ie, destination) therapies. In the latter instance, discussion with the patient about end of life with an LVAD is necessary. Important issues at end of life for these patients range from aggressive symptom management to quality-of-life and ethical dilemmas. Multiple members of the multidisciplinary…
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Mashup Score: 0Evidence and Practicality of Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit: A New Skill Set for the Intensivist - 10 month(s) ago
Over the past few decades, ultrasonography has become an increasingly popular method of imaging in various clinical settings, from rapid assessment of patients who are critically ill to real-time visualization of invasive procedures. This increasing utility of ultrasonography can be largely contributed to its ability to visualize blood vessels and organs with little to no risk for the patient,…
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Mashup Score: 0The James T. Willerson, MD, Editor's Choice Award - 10 month(s) ago
In 2021, The Texas Heart Institute Board of Trustees created the James T. Willerson, MD, Editor’s Choice Award to honor his standards for excellence in research and scientific publishing. That year, 3 groups of authors whose articles were published in The Texas Heart Institute Journal received an award.Going forward, 2 primary authors will be recognized annually for their work on a Clinical…
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Mashup Score: 0In Memoriam: Michael R. Nihill, MBBS (1936–2023) - 10 month(s) ago
On February 10, 2023, Dr Michael Nihill passed away peacefully at the age of 87 years. Those who were lucky enough to know him knew he was truly one of a kind.Born in 1936 in Haberfield, Australia, Dr Nihill completed his medical degree, internship, and pediatric residency in Sydney and then traveled to London, England, to work as a postgraduate student in internal medicine. Reflecting on this…
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Mashup Score: 0Pivotal Changes at The Texas Heart Institute Journal: Open Access, Creative Commons Licenses, and Article Processing Charges - 10 month(s) ago
During the last decade, advancements in the scientific publication industry led to strategic business improvements at The Texas Heart Institute Journal, beginning with online-only publication in 2014. Seven years later, we began continuous publication, a model that enables articles to be published within 6 weeks of acceptance.As governance of the industry and best practices continue to evolve,…
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Mashup Score: 0Managing Transfusion Service Quality - 10 month(s) ago
Context.—Providing blood products for transfusions is a complex process subject to errors both within and outside the transfusion service. Transfusion-related errors can have grave consequences for the patient undergoing transfusion. As with many processes performed within health care systems, there is an expectation of error-free practice. Although this is an unobtainable goal, a focused…
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Mashup Score: 1Arterial Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Who, When, and Why - 10 month(s) ago
When selecting conduits for coronary artery bypass, long-term patency, survival benefit, and patient factors such as coronary atherosclerotic burden and comorbid conditions are the primary influences on surgical decision-making (Fig. 1). Previous studies have shown that multiple arterial conduits offer a survival benefit,1 but the observational design of this work makes the findings subject to…
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Mashup Score: 1The Past, Present, and Future of Complex Aortic Intervention - 10 month(s) ago
Albert Einstein once said, “The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”So much of what is done with complex aortic surgical interventions is a direct outgrowth of what has been done, what is being done, and what is intended to be accomplished.The first successful aortic aneurysm repair was performed by Dr Charles Dubost in 1951; he replaced an…
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Mashup Score: 0Leveraging Innovation to Mitigate Risk During Heart Surgery - 10 month(s) ago
Innovation is not necessarily about the “next big thing” according to Mehta.1 Instead, innovation can occur by combining existing technologies, developing small ideas that compound, or evolving to address problems that have arisen from previous innovations that yielded unpredictable consequences. Innovation in the field of cardiovascular surgery is no different. As the field becomes progressively…
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Mitral and tricuspid valvular disease have been managed surgically; however, multiple transcatheter technologies have diversified the therapeutic arsenal and expanded the number of patients eligible for treatment. These new technologies and active trials currently being performed at The Texas Heart Institute will be highlighted.Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with MitraClip (Abbott…
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