Description

This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the recently published MARS 2 trial, an AATS consensus document on management of subsolid lung nodules, and the long-term outcomes of permanent pacemaker implantation.

Joel also talks about videos demonstrating the commando procedure for endocarditis, a new aortic surgery video from Prof. Tristan Yan, and a demonstration of aortic and pulmonary homograft harvesting. Before wrapping up, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery.

JANS Items Mentioned

Extended Pleurectomy Decortication and Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone for Pleural Mesothelioma (MARS 2): A Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial 

The 2023 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Management of Subsolid Lung Nodules 

Permanent Pacemaker Implantation and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Concomitant Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery 

CTSNet Content Mentioned

Commando Procedure in a Patient With Aortic and Mitral Valve Prostheses: Fourth Intervention for Bacterial Endocarditis 

Deep Dive Into Aortic Surgery: Visceral Pericardium—A Forgotten Layer 
 
Harvesting Aortic and Pulmonary Homograft Valves From the Human Cadaveric Heart 
 
Other Items Mentioned

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