Single institution retrospective study shows that esophageal diversion ensures safe control of esophageal crises, with favorable long-term survival despite high anastomotic leak rate after reconstruction.🔗: @yosuzukimd @AATSHQ #JTCVS #Esophagectomy

10-year experience w/#MechanicalValve conduits for aortic root replacement shows 30d mortality rate of 6.9% and stroke rate of 3.7%, comparable to other centers.🔗: @danial_ahmad93 @sarahyousefmd @DSGMD.@DavidKaczoro @Irsa_Hasan @IbrahimSultanMD @HviUpmc

Real-world experience shows translatability and clinical utility of using intraoperative molecular imaging with pafolacianine for lesion visualization in lung cancer.🔗: @AATSHQ @najabshir #JTCVS #JTCVSTech #VATS #pafolacianine #LungCancer

Incision length in #Robotic #CardiacSurgery linked to obesity, procedure type, surgical technical problems, conversion to sternotomy, procedure time.🔗: @rdeitz_md @faazash @NicholasHessMD @KDufendachMD @DavidKaczoro @IbrahimSultanMD @HviUpmc @FrontiersIn

Mid-term reassessment following 2018 heart allocation system change shows success in ⬆️ waitlist survival and maintaining post #transplant survival rates.🔗: @Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @DavidKaczoro @GavHick @PittSurgery @PittCardiology @CircHF @UNOSNews

Retrospective review of over 500 patients shows reoperative fundoplication after failed antireflux surgery can be performed with favorable outcomes.🔗: @zhang_dongning @AATSHQ #JTCVS #GERD #BenignEsophagus #MinimallyInvasiveSurgery #Fundoplication

Observational study of #TAVI for aortic stenosis: significant mitral regurgitation before and after TAVI associated with ⬇️ survival.🔗: @IbrahimSultanMD @sarahyousefmd @M_Pompeu_Sa_MD @danial_ahmad93 @DSGMD @Amber_MakaniMD @annalsthorsurg #AorticStenosis

Congratulations to our T32 Scholars, Dr. Marissa Matto and Dr. Veenah Stoll, on a job well done presenting at the Western Thoracic Surgical Association’s 51st Annual Meeting!.@WTSA_Surgery @ChildrensPgh #WTSA #T32 #Research #SurgeonScientist

Registry study explores differences in exercise capacity b/w extracardiac conduit & lateral tunnel #Fontan; ECC performed better on exercise capacity parameters but w/implications of limited clinical value.🔗: @LauraSeese_MD @MDPIOpenAccess @ChildrensPgh

Significant tricuspid regurgitation before #TAVI is associated with poor outcomes post TAVI; 12% of cohort had >/=moderate TR 1 year after TAVI.🔗: @sarahyousefmd @danial_ahmad93 @Amber_MakaniMD @Irsa_Hasan @DSGMD @IbrahimSultanMD @AmericanHeart

Case series demonstrates that total robotic resection of superior sulcus tumors appears to be feasible and safe.🔗📹: @yosuzukimd @Doctor_Chigo @annalsthorsurg #CaseSeries #ShortReports #RoboticSurgery

Single institution retrospective study shows that in patients with cT1N0M0 large-cell neuroendocrine cancer, sublobar resection may be inferior to lobectomy in long-term locoregional disease control.🔗: @yosuzukimd @annalsthorsurg #LCNEC #ShortReports

Congratulations to our resident @AndreaAmabileMD on receiving the 2025 TSF/STS Coronary Conference Scholarship! 🏅 Pictured here with @STS_CTsurgery President Dr. @JoeSabik and STS Coronary Course Director Dr. @RuelMarc1 at #STSCoronary2025 🫀

RT @HviUpmc: Today we had the pleasure to host Dr. Nasser Altorki as our visiting professor for our annual Henry T. Bahnson Lecture. Thank….

RT @AndreaAmabileMD: Enjoyed presenting our experience with totally endoscopic #robotic myocardial bridge unroofing today at #STSCoronary20….

RT @AndreaAmabileMD: Honored to see our work in #robotic cardiac surgery selected for presentation at the 2025 @socroboticsurg Annual Meeti….

RT @atscommunity: Microplastics are a hot topic, but what do we know about how they affect the body? Expert Adam Soloff, PhD, of the UPMC H….

Minimally invasive and #robotic approaches to #LVAD implantation: evolving techniques 🫀 An expert review by Nick Hess, Martin Winter, @AndreaAmabileMD, @faazash, Dr. Kaczorowski and Dr. Bonatti 👉🏻

Congratulations to Dr. Yeahwa Hong, newly elected President of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs for Young Innovators (ASAIOfyi) for the 2025-27 term!.@HviUpmc @UPMCPhysicianEd @Yeahwa_Hong @PittCardiology @UPMCnews @UPMC @PittSurgery @ASAIO8 #ASAIO2025

@HviUpmc @UPMCPhysicianEd @Yeahwa_Hong @AnderDorken @PittCardiology @UPMCnews @UPMC @GavHick @PittSurgery @ASAIO8.