Simulator Teaching of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Complications: A Prospective, Randomized Study.

Objective: Complications of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are rare, but life-threatening events that need prompt and rehearsed actions involving a team. This is not adequately taught to cardiothoracic surgical trainees. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of cardiothoracic trainees required to manage these events after simulation-based vs.

A Survey of Cardiothoracic Surgical Training in the United Kingdom: Realities of a 6-Year Integrated Training Program.

Background: In recent years, cardiothoracic (CT) surgical training has faced several challenges, including a reduction in working hours and trainees favoring shorter training programs. We carried out a national survey in the United Kingdom (UK) to assess the CT 6-year training program.

Methods: All CT trainees in the UK (n = 121) were sent an online survey.

Aspergillus endocarditis: a case of near complete left ventricular outflow obstruction.

A 60-year old woman presented with dyspnoea and fatigue. She was frail and cachectic (BMI 17.5) with a pancytopenia.

Surgical aortic-valve replacement with a transcatheter implant.

We describe a bailout procedure when surgical aortic-valve replacement was not possible due to severe calcification of the ascending aorta and the root and a very small annulus. A 21-mm CoreValve Revalving prosthesis was inserted via the aortotomy in the presence of a mitral prosthesis.