The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Dec 2019
Editorial Retraction Of PublicationCommentary: Collaborative education in surgery.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Dec 2019
Editorial Meta AnalysisIs the era of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting coming for diabetic patients? An updated meta-analysis.
Because of an increased risk of sternal wound complications, the use of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in diabetic patients remains controversial. The objective of the present meta-analysis is to compare the safety and efficacy of single internal thoracic artery and bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in the diabetic population. ⋯ Compared with single internal thoracic artery grafting, bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is associated with enhanced long-term survival among diabetic patients. Skeletonization of bilateral internal thoracic artery is not associated with an increased risk of deep sternal wound infection. Therefore, surgeons should be encouraged to adopt bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in a skeletonized manner more routinely in diabetic patients.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Dec 2019
Comparative StudyThe "thoracic endovascular aortic repair-first" strategy for acute type A dissection with mesenteric malperfusion: Initial results compared with conventional algorithms.
Acute type A dissection with mesenteric malperfusion is a rare but lethal variant of aortic dissection. This study examines outcomes from various treatment algorithms. ⋯ The TEVAR-1st strategy delays central aortic replacement until end-organ ischemia has resolved. This novel paradigm serves as a bridge to decision, and may improve survival compared with conventional treatment strategies in acute type A dissection with mesenteric malperfusion.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Dec 2019
Survival after adjuvant radiation therapy in localized small cell lung cancer treated with complete resection.
To determine whether there is an overall survival (OS) benefit to the addition of thoracic radiation therapy (RT) following R0 resection of pathologic (p) T1 or pT2 N0 M0 small cell lung cancer. ⋯ Although complete resection was accomplished in a minority of patients, for these patients, survival was good. The addition of thoracic RT to complete resection does not appear to confer additional survival benefit.