Where are they now? An analysis of integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency applicants.

Changes in cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) workforce trends have affected training paradigms to include the establishment of integrated six-year CTS residency (I6) programs. This study aimed to determine commitment of selected I6 program applicants to the specialty. Internal archives at a single institution were accessed to identify applicants interviewed for an I6 position from 2014 to 2016.

Surgical and Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy: Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement.

Background: We aimed to examine trends in the utilization and reimbursement of surgical and transcatheter mitral valve therapies and their changing relationship.

Methods: A query of administrative data on US Medicare beneficiaries undergoing mitral valve therapy was conducted from 2015 to 2020 using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Part B National Summary Data File. Inflation adjustment was to the 2020 Consumer Price Index.

Innovative Approach to Manage Transcatheter Aortic Valve Embolization.

We describe the case of a patient with an ascending aortic aneurysm who underwent valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation, which was complicated by valve embolization. After a multidisciplinary discussion and an innovative approach, the free-floating embolized valve was anchored securely in the aortic arch with an uncovered aortic endovascular stent. ().