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Surgery or Surveillance for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Clinical Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy
We aimed to evaluate the role of esophagectomy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with clinically complete response (cCR) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Data of patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who achieved cCR after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy between October 2008 and September 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. The criteria for cCR include: (1) tumor resolution on computed tomography, (2) maximum standardized uptake value decrement>35% on positron-emission tomography-computed tomography scan, and (3) a negative endoscopic biopsy result. (Source: Seminars in Thora...
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - June 9, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ying-Che Ting, Po-Kuei Hsu, Hui-Shan Chen, Chih-Hung Lin, Cheng-Yen Chuang, Han-Shui Hsu, Chung-Ping Hsu Tags: THORACIC –Original Submission Source Type: research

Mid-term outcomes of primary arterial switch operation for Taussig-Bing anomaly
To identify risk factors associated with mortality and reintervention on primary arterial switch operation for Taussig-Bing anomaly in 225 cases over a 16-year period. From 2002 to 2017, 225 children with Taussig-Bing anomaly received a primary arterial switch operation at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center. Perioperative data and follow-up results were collected. Univariate and multivariable analysis was used to explore risk factors associated with early mortality. The competing risk analysis was used to identify risk factors related to reintervention. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - June 9, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mingjun GU, Jie HU, Wei DONG, Wen ZHANG, Qi JIANG, Renjie HU, Yifan ZHU, Hongbin ZHU, Haibo ZHANG Tags: CONGENITAL – Original Submission Source Type: research

Association of 3-Year All-Cause Mortality and Peak Wall Stresses of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Veterans
Risk of aortic dissection in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms is not sufficiently captured by size-based metrics. From a biomechanical perspective, dissection may be initiated when wall stress exceeds wall strength. Our objective was to assess the association between aneurysm peak wall stresses and 3-year all-cause mortality. Finite element analysis was performed in 273 veterans with chest computed tomography for surveillance of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms. Three-dimensional geometries were reconstructed and models developed accounting for pre-stress geometries. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - June 8, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Siavash Zamirpour, Yue Xuan, Zhongjie Wang, Axel Gomez, Michael D. Hope, Joseph Leach, Dimitrios Mitsouras, David A. Saloner, Julius M. Guccione, Liang Ge, Elaine E. Tseng Tags: ADULT – Original Submission Source Type: research

Introduction to mini-series on PVR
Pulmonary valve replacement is one of the most common congenital cardiac surgical procedures undertaken in the pediatric and adult population. The last few years have witnessed an explosive growth in options to manage abnormalities in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), while at the same time, the most basic principles of management continue to remain the same. An update on the status of pulmonary valve replacement is germane to surgeons caring for this patient population. This edition of the journal will be dedicated to pulmonary valve replacement and will present outstanding original manuscripts in this area. (So...
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 31, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: S. Ram Kumar Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

AATS 2021 Annual Meeting
A Simplified Approach to Predicting Reintervention in the Arterial Switch Operation (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
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Commentary: Recurrence Rates of Esophageal Cancer and Geographic Considerations –An Underappreciated Intersection
Recurrence following esophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus remains a vexing problem, affecting up to nearly half of all patients.1-3 In this issue of Seminars, Yang et al.4 examine patterns of recurrence following robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). They corroborate previous reports, suggesting that MIE is at least oncologically equivalent to traditional open surgery. They also confirm recurrence rates that unfortunately leave substantial room for improvement. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 26, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Paul J. Speicher Tags: THORACIC –Commentary Source Type: research

Commentary: Recurrence rates of esophageal cancer and geographic considerations – an underappreciated intersection
Recurrence following esophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus remains a vexing problem, affecting up to nearly half of all patients.1-3 In this issue of Seminars, Yang et al4 examine patterns of recurrence following robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). They corroborate previous reports, suggesting that MIE is at least oncologically equivalent to traditional open surgery. They also confirm recurrence rates that unfortunately leave substantial room for improvement. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 26, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Paul J. Speicher Tags: THORACIC - Commentary Source Type: research

Reverse Fragility Index in Negative Cardiac Procedural Randomized Controlled Trials
Clinical guidelines for cardiovascular diseases rely on data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs).1,2 As such, analyzing the quality of evidence generated from these trials represents a clinical priority. The reverse fragility index (rFI) evaluates the robustness of negative RCTs by calculating the number of event conversions required to change their interpretation.3 This investigation sought to analyze the rFI values in negative RCTs comparing surgical and catheter-based cardiac procedures, and to investigate the association of rFI with statistical design, funding source, journal impact factor (IF), or sample size. (S...
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 26, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nitish K. Dhingra, Allen Li, Grace Lee, Roger Kou, Derrick Y. Tam, Gianluigi Bisleri, Bobby Yanagawa Tags: ADULT - Brief Research Report Source Type: research

Competitive Flow in Vein Composite Grafts Based on the Left Internal Thoracic Artery: Early and 1-Year Angiographic Analyses
We assessed the incidence of competitive flow with early postoperative angiograms in patients who received a “no-touch” saphenous vein (NT SV) composite graft and reexamined the status of competitive flow at 1-year. Early postoperative angiograms were performed in 806 patients who underwent myocardial revascularization using a NT SV Y-composite graft based on the in situ left internal thoracic artery ( LITA). Competitive conduit flow was observed in 102 distal anastomoses (102/3039[3.4%] anastomoses) of 94 patients (94/806[11.7%]; NT SV competitive flow in 74 and LITA competitive flow in 20). (Source: Seminars in Thora...
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 19, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Min-Seok Kim, Seong Wook Hwang, Ki-Bong Kim Tags: ADULT – Original Submission Source Type: research

Optimal Management of Mitral Regurgitation Due to Ruptured Mitral Chordae Tendineae in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
In this study, we investigated the management and late outcome of operation for mitral regurgitation (MR) due to ruptured chordae tendineae in patients with HCM. We analyzed 49 consecutive patients with HCM and MR due to ruptured mitral valve chordae. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 19, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Eglal A. Ahmed, Hartzell V. Schaff, Jeffrey B. Geske, Alexander T. Lee, Katherine S. King, Joseph A. Dearani, Rick A. Nishimura, Steve R. Ommen Source Type: research

Outcomes of mitral valve repair in children with infective endocarditis: a single-center experience
This study investigated the long-term outcomes of mitral valve repair in children with IE. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 17, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Damien M. Wu, Edward Buratto, Antonia Schulz, Michael Z.L. Zhu, Yaroslav Ivanov, Shuta Ishigami, Christian P. Brizard, Igor E. Konstantinov Tags: CONGENITAL - Original Submission Source Type: research