Surgery and Anesthesia

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Science News

Sex Differences in Peripheral Vascular Disease Circulation | Mar 11, 2025
2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Circulation | Feb 27, 2025
Principles for the Future of Biomedical Research in the United States and Optimizing the National Institutes of Health Circulation | Feb 19, 2025
ICHOM Standard Set for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes | Feb 17, 2025
Clinical Management and Transplant Considerations in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease Circulation: Heart Failure | Dec 09, 2024

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Journals

Nrf3-Mediated Mitochondrial Superoxide Promotes Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis and Impairs Cardiac Functions by Suppressing Pitx2 Mar 18, 2025 | Circulation
Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in China: Same, but Different Mar 18, 2025 | Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Cost-Effectiveness of Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Chinese Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Mar 18, 2025 | Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Hydrochlorothiazide Is America's Most Popular Thiazide, But Should It Be? Mar 17, 2025 | Journal of the American Heart Association
Withdrawal of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure and Improved Ejection Fraction Mar 17, 2025 | Circulation

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Save the dates now for #AHA25

November 7–10, 2025
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | New Orleans, Louisiana
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New: FOUR days of programming for everyone
We are rolling out the red carpet just for you! Mark your calendar for the biggest cardiovascular event of the year: AHA's Scientific Sessions 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana, from November 7–10, 2025. That's four FULL days of programming for every specialty, every career level. Meet your colleagues and make new discoveries with us this fall. General Abstract Submission starts April 9, 2025!
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Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia
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.
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Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
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.
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