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In 2022, CMC was named one of America's 50 best hospitals for cardiac surgery, according to Healthgrades, which connects patients with doctors.
The STS National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. The Database has four components—the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD), the General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD), the Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD), and the Intermacs Database—and now houses more than 7.5 million surgical records.
In addition to star ratings, Healthgrades recognizes facilities for America's 50,100, and 250 Best Hospitals, Specialty Excellence Awards, Outstanding Patient Experience, and Patient Safety. [23] The hospital quality awards bestowed by Healthgrades are intended to help patients make an informed choice about where to get treated. [24]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 47 (5): 862–7. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu267. PMID 24994756. Ruel M, Shariff M, Lapierre H, Goyal N, Sohmer B, McGinn J. Final Results of the Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Angiographic Graft Patency Study. 93rd American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, [1] and ...
In 2017, Stanford Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 9th-best hospital out of 5,462 medical centers in the United States, and third in the West Coast after the UCSF Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Center. [8] As of 2018, Stanford received high rankings in the following specialties: [9]
The development of cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass techniques has reduced the mortality rates of these surgeries to relatively low ranks. For instance, repairs of congenital heart defects are currently estimated to have 4–6% mortality rates. [19] [20] A major concern with cardiac surgery is the incidence of neurological damage.
Adams is a cardiac surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, specializing in mitral valve repair.He is the author of over 800 publications (as of April 2020), [8] holds three patents (Patent number 7.959.673, 6.660.265 and 6.540.781) and is recognized as a leading surgeon scientist and medical expert, serving on the Editorial Boards of several medical journals, including the Annals of ...