Marek Polomsky

Dr Erkmen presented important data clarifying gender disparities in compensation in CT surgery at the #STS2024 session on the @STS_CTsurgery survey. Women are consistently compensated less than their men counterparts, cents on the man’s dollar. @WomInThoracic @WomenSurgeons

Just Published with @PerksterVT in @cardiacinterv! #Radiation safety must be a priority as the field of interventional cardiology continues to advance!! Special thanks to @HashimHayder and Stephen J. Green, MD for their dedication to this topic! citoday.com/articles/2023-…

ERAS Cardiac has posted Turn Key Order Sets for perioperative best practice. drive.google.com/drive/folders/… #eras #cardiac #perioperative #AATS2023

Congrats to @Abingason for presenting our study of endocarditis trends & surgical outcomes pre and post COVID pandemic at #AATS2023 @UVMLarnerMed @AATSHQ

Congratulations @MaggieInfeld @iamandkrish @KramerWahlberg @NicoleHabelMD plus others from @uvmcards for this great study! @UVMLarnerMed

How do you treat Ventricular Embolization during VIV TMVR? We are pleased to share a case rescued using a 2nd valve in the latest edition of @InvasiveCardiol. bit.ly/3VCNE0K @SachinGoelMD @DrMoritzWvB @MReardon19 @n_kleiman @HMHCardioFellow @MethodistHosp @uvmcards

#OpenAccess Surgeon Strength: Ergonomics and Strength Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Read the full Seminars article by @midairywala, @tomcnguyen, et al: doi.org/10.1053/j.semt… #JTCVS @AATSHQ @tssmn @soreabg #GraphicalAbstract

Congratulations @drsharmatoishi on an insightful paper!👇 To be determined the outcomes in young TAVR patients, especially with BAV

Join Interventional Cardiology teams from @DukeHeartCenter @NYPCUCVI @UVMMedCenter at @theheartorg's Heart of Cardiology #cathlab challenge on December 3rd. Registration link: na.eventscloud.com/website/39863/. We will present two challenging #TAVR cases from @uvmcards. @HarryDauerman

@AndreasRck2 @GilbertTangMD @vonBardelebenRS @modine_thomas @didier_tchetche Would not do this perc as potential access complications would be dire. Agree with all these great points as we too have streamlined the procedure. Where is the procedure performed by everyone? We have started doing it recently in the cath lab. @DrTGupta

Transcarotid #TAVR questions to experts: Do you use percutaneous access? Do you check cerebral circulation on CT before procedure? Do you monitor EEG/INVOS during procedure? @GilbertTangMD @vonBardelebenRS @modine_thomas @didier_tchetche

🆕 ACC/AHA #ClinicalGuidelines provides guidance for clinicians on the Dx, genetic evaluation & family screening, medical therapy, endovascular & surgical Tx, & long-term surveillance of patients w/ #AorticDisease. Get the details in #JACC: bit.ly/3UlEV2I #AortaEd

New Review by @MarkELindsay & colleagues on how advances in our biological understanding of thoracic aortic disease can contribute to strategies to prevent and treat aortic disease | rdcu.be/cWkd3

jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…. “Pedicled” is the opposite of “skeletonized” and “in situ” is the opposite of “free graft”.

"the DSMB recommended halting study enrollment and permanent discontinuation of the study. higher thromboembolic complication rate in participants randomized to apixaban." uh-oh. Not good re PROACT Xi...anyone surprised? @GilbertTangMD @AATSHQ @samsaid75 @GAilawadiMD

Important research presented by @drsharmatoishi at #TCT2022 from @UVMLarnerMed @uvmcards National trends of TAVR vs SAVR: more TAVRs implanted in younger patients

💥My top 10 learning points from the #ESCCongress 2022💥 A thread for cardiologists/general physicians 1) Addition of IV acetazolamide to IV furosemide in AHF results in 46% higher incidence of successful decongestion after 3 days EVIDENCE: ADVOR nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

@jonhagedornmd Yes 4mile run 🏃‍♂️ followed by morning rounds 🤓

Attendings, fellows, residents, med students: did you workout today? 😅🧐

@georgetolisjr @AATSHQ Excellent advice! As I was finishing my training, one of my mentors told me, to focus on safely performing basic operations of CABG, AVR, & MVR, and get a dissection out of the operating room. Foundation for subsequent success. @LMBougioukas

Many trainees approached me at the Boston @AATSHQ meeting and asked for advice about what is the best way to hit the ground running once they graduate. I told them that they should learn how to do a CABG. That is the one procedure that you will be judged on more than any other.

Our #heart has a left and a right atrium, and a left and a right ventricle = 4 chambers. Why not 5, 6 or 7 chambers? Hypothetical Q perhaps, but the embryo actually forms heart muscle beyond the 4 chambers, namely in the systemic and pulmonary veins and the outflow tract. A 🧵

The future of cardiothoracic surgery - so proud of these incredible women I have the privilege of joining the profession with. #AATS2022 @AATSHQ @WomenInThoracic @salem_argaw @JennaAziz1 @KellyCHiga @LMBougioukas