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UrduA late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements provide significant long-term survival benefits for patients aged 60 and younger compared to bioprosthetic valves.
Tag: cardiothoracic surgeon
Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss AFib, Aortic Dissections
During National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month throughout September and Aortic Disease Awareness Week, Sept.19-26, Smidt Heart Institute cardiologists and surgeons are available to speak with journalists about these common heart conditions.
Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD, Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Thomas MacGillivray, MD, has been elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. MacGillivray is the physician executive director of Cardiac Surgery at MedStar Health and chairman of Cardiac Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Abeel Mangi Named Chair of Cardiac Surgery for MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute is pleased to announce that Abeel A. Mangi, MD, has joined its leadership team as the MedStar Health System Chair of Cardiac Surgery.
Patient with aortic aneurysm benefits from innovative, minimally invasive procedure
When Rodolfo Sandoval was told he would need to undergo open surgery to repair his thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm, he hesitated. At 73 years old, he was worried about the recovery process for a major, invasive procedure. Then COVID-19 arrived and he made the decision that he would only consider the surgery if it became a life or death situation.