Surgery-Saturdays→Removal of an Unusual IVC Tumor through the Right Atrium on Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Arie Blitz MD MBA. via @YouTube #ctsurgery #cardiology #meded

Last Contango in Paris? Dozens of ships laden with natural gas are floating off the coast of Europe, many of them waiting for berths to unload as the continent races to top up storage ahead of a winter without Russian gas via @WSJ.

Does corporate ownership in health care increase costs? In this cohort study published in JAMA, ambulatory surgery centers that contracted with physician management companies lead to substanitally higher payments to anesthesia practitioners.

Healthcare price transparency remains extremely elusive: Hospital rates can vary wildly, depending on your insurance. A Wall Street Journal analysis examined who often ends up with the biggest charges. via @WSJ.

RT @annalsthorsurg: Kindzelski et al on Evolution of Alternative-access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: #TS….

The Mystery of Smell - Harvard Magazine via @AddThis.

The dirty secret: Some hospitals charge as much as 10 times more than others for medical scans, according to the latest study finding wide disparities in prices via @WSJ.

Continued Validation of Statins for Secondary Prevention and Major Adverse Events after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

An incredibly brave pioneer: The Legacy of James McCune Smith—America’s First Black Medical Graduate via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork.

RT @annalsthorsurg: Chowdhury et al on Total Pericardiectomy Using a Modified Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass….

Adherence to guidelines following Type A Aortic Dissection repair is poor, while long-term mortality and reinterventions remain substantial. Further research is needed to determine if guidelines should be modified. via @practiceupdate #TAAD #ATAAD

Steps Per Day and All-Cause Mortality in Middle-Aged Adults | comment: Paul D. Thompson MD via @practiceupdate

Study finds that #CAC scores are not always reliable for ruling out obstructive #CAD, particularly in the young.

Patients often 'orphaned' after aortic dissection—with inadequate surveillance—increasing their risk of complications.

In a post-hoc analysis of patients from the SYNTAX trial, multiple v. single arterial grafting resulted in markedly lower all-cause death at 12.6-year follow-up. Are multi-arterial grafts way underutilized?

Task force: Aspirin not recommended to prevent first MI or stroke

Simplified Method for Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis in the Cardiac Cath Lab: Assessing for Enhanced Ventricular Independence. via @practiceupdate #Pericarditis.

Cytosorbents has released the preliminary data abstracts for the upcoming #eacts2021 meeting on the use of its technology intraoperativbely for sick endocarditis patients. Results appear mixed. #CTSO.

Clinical Outcomes of Skeletonized vs Pedicled Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting Techniques via @practiceupdate.

Effect of Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone vs Placebo on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | comment: Lars W. Andersen MD, MPH, PhD, DMSc via @practiceupdate

A man was having chest pain. Then doctors found a 4-inch piece of cement in his heart. #kyphoplasty via @usatoday.