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The CVSA Council includes surgeons, anesthesiologists and scientists interested in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic interventions. Involved in basic science and clinical trials, the council seeks to increase awareness of important issues in cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia, disseminate new knowledge, and encourage use of optimal surgical procedures and anesthetic techniques.
The QCOR Council provides a forum for a multidisciplinary group of volunteers committed to making a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke through improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Members gain insight on how to provide effective, safe, timely, equitable, efficient, and patient-centered care.
AVATAR Results
Victoria Delgado interviews investigator Marko Banovic about the results of the AVATAR trial, which he presented during Scientific Sessions 2021.
BEST-CLI
Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy for Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (BEST-CLI) Trial: Clinical Results
Alik Farber | Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- BEST-CLI trial summary (PPTX)
- Farber Abstract
- Published in NEJM
- AHA News Release: Surgery is best to prevent amputations in certain people with poor leg circulation
- ClinicalTrials ID: NCT02060630
Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy for Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (BEST-CLI) Trial: Quality of Life Analyses
Matthew T Menard | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Menard's Abstract
- BEST-CLI Official website (new window)(link opens in new window)
- AHA News Release: Restored blood flow meant less pain, better quality of life for those with leg artery disease
Science News for Scientific Sessions 2022
STRESS
Steroids to Reduce Systemic Inflammation After Infant Heart Surgery: The STRESS Trial
Kevin D Hill | Duke Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Center, Durham, North Carolina
- STRESS trial data summary slide (PPTX)
- STRESS: Published in NEJM (new window)(link opens in new window)
- ClinicalTrials ID: NCT03229538
- AHA news release: Steroids during surgery may not be helpful for infants having heart bypass
Science News for Scientific Sessions 2022
aMAZE Results
Mina Chung, MD, FHRS discusses the results of the aMAZE trial with principal investigator David J. Wilber, MD, FAHA, FACC, FHRS. The trial examined percutaneous alternatives to the MAZE procedure for persistent AF.
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