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We are excited to announce the beta version of the AQG Adult Cardiac Risk Calculator, which provides predictions across all cardiac procedures. Explore the features and share your feedback via the chat tool: riskcalculator.aatsqualityga…
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Pope Leo XIV's doctors announced on Saturday morning that Pope Leo XIV is fit to be discharged from Gemelli Hospital.
In a statement from the Holy See Press Office, Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora said the Pope underwent blood tests and a chest X-ray in the morning, which confirm that his clinical condition allows for him to leave hospital.
The Holy See Press Office said he will return to the Vatican on Saturday afternoon and pray the Angelus on Sunday from the window of the papal apartment.
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The AATS is pleased to announce Scott A. LeMaire, MD, has been appointed the 11th Editor-in-Chief of the #JTCVS journal family. @scottlemaire @GeisingerRsrch @GeisingerCwlth will begin his new position January 1. View the full press release announcement: hubs.la/Q04Bl63f0
Encouraging updates on Pope Leo’s recovery! His Holiness is eating, drinking, and even conducted a private mass.
He underwent Single-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)—a groundbreaking, minimally invasive procedure pioneered… 🧵
Who inspire me every day.
Please join in keeping Pope Leo in your prayers as he continues to heal. Let’s also take a moment to honor surgeon-scientists like Dr. Rocco, whose innovation is transforming lung cancer treatment and improving survivability in our lifetime.
by Dr. Gaetano Rocco at @MSKCancerCenter. Instead of cutting open the sternum, surgeons navigate instruments through a single, tiny opening between the ribs. This procedure is performed worldwide by less than 2% of thoracic surgeons. Dr. Rocco is one of the @AATSHQ surgeons…
Please join with me in praying for Pope Leo’s full recovery.
Here is some helpful context on his diagnosis and why there is a lot of reason for hope:
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We can tame one of the deadliest remaining cancers if proper research funding is invested. I am confident of this because of the progress made in just the last decade.
⚕️Thanks in great part to the research, treatments, and clinical education developed by @AATSHQ thoracic surgical oncologists I am privileged to work with every day, lung cancer is evolving into a treatable condition.
📈The Outlook: Thanks to these medical advances, if reports from the Vatican are accurate about his early-stage diagnosis, the 5-year survival rate for this condition is now around 80%-90%. Just 10 years ago, even for an early Stage 1 diagnosis like this, that was closer to 60%.
💉Modern Treatments: Over the last decade, cancer researchers including surgeons have made incredible strides in the fight against lung cancer. Today, treatments often include neoadjuvant therapy (medication or immunotherapy given before surgery to shrink the tumor)…
the body gets plenty of oxygen. A person can live a full, normal life with four lobes… or even just one lung.
🫁The Surgery: He underwent a lobectomy—the surgical removal of one section (a lobe) of the lung. Humans have five lung lobes total (three on the right, two on the left). The lungs are remarkably adaptable, and after healing, the remaining tissue expands to ensure…
🩺The Diagnosis: Pope Leo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer that historically has been very difficult to treat.
