Andrew Vekstein, M.D.

A groundbreaking moment at Duke! A young father from Graham, NC, becomes the second person in the world to receive a BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. bit.ly/3BwIoqT

Meet Donavon Harbison, the second person in the world to receive a new type of titanium artificial heart, & second type of artificial heart technology Duke helped to pioneer. More: duke.is/r/png5 @dukeheartcenter | @DukeCTsurgery | @DukeHrtFailure | @DukeU | @Bivacor

.@AndrewVekstein et al on Selective Sinus Replacement for Aortic Root Aneurysm: Durable Approach in Selected Patients: doi.org/10.1016/j.atho… #AnnalsImages @GChadHughesMD @ehweissler @RyanPlichtaMD @JacobNiall @DukeAortic

Editors’ Insights: Many would think a transcatheter mitral valve repair program might cause a reduction in surgical cases, but new research suggests it can improve surgical outcomes without reducing volumes – what do you think? bit.ly/3YAXySs #JACC #TMVR #vhdMR #TEER

A great example of collaboration between Cardiac Surgeons and Cardiologists. When evaluated for both TEER and Surgical MVr, patients benefit. @A_Lowenstern @DCRINews

@DCRINews @BadhwarVinay @VinodThourani @djc795 @psorajja @kashishgoelmd @colinbarkerMD @DukeCardiology

How does the initiation of a TEER program affect surgical mitral valve repair? @JACCJournals 🔹No significant change in volume 🔹Improved short- & long-term survival after surgery Proud of this collaboration: @A_Lowenstern @DukeCTSurgery @DukeHeartCenter jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Our @STS_CTsurgery paper comparing US News hospital rankings with STS heart surgery outcomes is published today! ...on the same day @harvardmed withdraws from US News 🔹Perhaps hospitals should follow suit? @DukeCTSurgery @DukeSurgery @DCRINews sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

cell.com/cell-stem-cell… Online today in @CellStemCell we find regeneration-associated enhancers of #zebrafish origin (called TREEs) can be used in AAVs to localize delivery of a payload to mammalian heart attack sites. Can focus a regeneration response and improve heart function.

Congratulations to @sgworrell @linden_philip and team on this thought provoking paper on the potential impacts of DM on pathologic complete response. Unique way to utilize the @STS_CTsurgery GTSD! authors.elsevier.com/c/1fjBwovKZfl7

@CWojnarski @ehweissler @RyanPlichtaMD @JacobNiall

Proud to share our work on Selective Sinus Replacement (hemi-Yacoub operation). Carefully selecting patients with pre-op imaging and intra-op measurements yields durable mid-term results analyzed in mixed-effect models. @DukeAortic @GChadHughesMD authors.elsevier.com/c/1fkLFovKZfSu

A team at Duke Health has performed what is believed to be the world’s first partial #hearttransplant, with the living arteries & valves from a freshly donated heart fused onto a patient’s existing heart. corporate.dukehealth.org/news/duke-heal… @DukeHeartCenter | @DukeCTSurgery | @DukeSurgery

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Congratulations to Dr. Riad, @JoeSabik and team on this important publication in HRO2. Leveraging the STS Database with CMS Linkage, this study sets the stage for the currently enrolling PACeS Trial through the @CTSN16 @AskDrMarc.

Part of the @DukeCTSurgery cohort on Day 0 of #AATS2022! @bzwisch @triplevalve @RanneyDave @MuathBishawi @AndrewVekstein and Dr Glower @DukeSurgery @DukeHeartCenter @AATSHQ #AorticSymposium #MitralConclave #AATSBackTogether @DukeAortic

@CWojnarski @soraya_voigtMD @sehalpern5 @ojawitzMD @ehweissler @Jatin_AnandMD @vigneshr11

The culmination of years of work by @JulieDoberne and the entire @DukeAortic team to define and explore RF's for Stent Graft-Induced Wall Injury (SAWI). @GChadHughesMD authors.elsevier.com/c/1f0rRovKZdTU

This was a fun one to write! ✍️#sciencewriting

So grateful to have @sanjayvdesai as @DCRINews fellows’ visiting professor, sharing his insights on education, mentorship and problem solving @AndrewVekstein @VishalNRao @kellyarps @aepetersMD @krychtiukmd @KenTaylorDPT @SanaAlkhatib9