Variations in Perioperative Thromboprophylaxis Practices: Do the Guidelines Need a Closer Look?

Background: In 2022, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) published joint guidelines regarding the timing, duration, and choice of agent for perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for thoracic cancer patients. Now, 1 year after their release, we looked to assess practices and general adherence to these recommendations.

Methods: We conducted a survey among board-certified/board-eligible thoracic surgeons in the United States, between July and October 2023.

MicroRNA-mediated regulation of Ferroptosis: Implications for disease pathogenesis and therapeutic interventions.

Ferroptosis, a form of iron-dependent regulated cell death, is characterized by the accumulation of lipid peroxides and distinctive morphological features. Moreover, the reduction of intracellular antioxidant enzyme expression or activity, specifically glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) results in activation of the endogenous pathway of ferroptosis. In this review, we aimed to explore the intricate interplay between microRNAs (miRNAs) and ferroptosis, shedding light on its implications in various disease pathologies.

Editorial diversity correlates with journal impact factor and author diversity in cardiothoracic surgery.

Introduction: While there are no widely accepted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) metrics for journals, geographic and sex diversity across a journal's editorial board may provide a surrogate measure of its commitment to DEI. We explored the association between journal quality and DEI metrics for cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) journals and investigated whether editorial diversity correlates with diversity across published articles.

Methods: We collected the following data for 30 CTS journals: country of publication (categorized by income level), journal quality metrics (citation-based metrics, e.

Improved Composite Hydrogel for Bioengineered Tracheal Graft Demonstrates Effective Early Angiogenesis.

: Collagen-agarose hydrogel blends currently used in tracheal graft bioengineering contain relatively high concentrations of collagen to withstand mechanical stresses associated with native trachea function (e.g., breathing).