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    Obesity is an important health problem in cardiac surgery and among patients requiring post-cardiotomy veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). Still, it remains unclear whether these patients are at risk for unfavorable outcomes after post-cardiotomy V-A ECMO. The current study aimed to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI and in-hospital outcomes in this…

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    • BMI NOT associated to in-hospital outcomes in postcardiotomy VA #ECLS: ➡️ > 2K patients, 36 centers from 16 countries ➡️ in-hospital mortality 60.3% ➡️ no significant differences among BMI classes for in-hospital mortality or major adverse events 🖇️ https://t.co/XYhr9XvXHM https://t.co/8xjuzP2J6M

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    In prospective randomized trials at 1 year, transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) provided superior relief of angina, decreased rehospitalizations, and improved exercise times. We evaluated 5-year mortality and angina class in “no-option” patients with diffuse coronary artery disease randomized to TMR or continued medical management.

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    • @djc795 @jspertus @arnoldgehrke @bjcohenmd @hvanspall @ATSandhu @dr_benoy_n_shah @drjohnm @FabienPraz @ThomPilgrim @BashirAlaour @drandrewsharp @iamritu @AugustinCoisne @JGrapsa @MadalinaGarbi @Umair2017 @SachinGoelMD 5 yrs in this study! “The significant angina relief observed 12 months after sole therapy TMR was sustained long term and continued to be superior to that observed for patients maintained on continued medical management alone.” https://t.co/k0yv9CrpWS

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    Social and cultural bias on the part of both patients and health care workers is common in the surgical setting. When bias generates behavior that influences patient care strategies or disrupts operational flow, quality suffers and patient safety is threatened.

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    • What does a strong surgical leader do when a patient's racial/gender bias threatens safety—not only the team's, but the patient's own? https://t.co/bFRekKcYcc @wallace_africa @LorettaEMD @DavidCookeMD @smoffattbruce1 @annalsthorsurg #TheFaceofCTSurgery #ILookLikeaSurgeon https://t.co/vPA4skCc1L

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    Risk and benefit assessment is a cornerstone of surgical decision making. Any intervention entails a certain amount of early risk, which is usually invested with the expectation of a long-term benefit. For example, survival curves of surgical patients are often worse compared with a medical control group in the first few years after the index procedure until curves cross and the benefits of…

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    • The Issues with Risk and Benefit Evaluation for Invasive Treatment of Cardiac Disease https://t.co/FkanAUiNLF via @ToDoenst et al @venkmurthy @DavidLBrownMD @kaulcsmc