Cardiac surgery team brings pediatric cardiac surgery innovation and research to STS Annual Meeting - Children's National

The division of pediatric cardiac surgery at Children's National Hospital had a record number of oral and poster presentations at the 62^nd Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting. The STS Annual Meeting is one of the most preeminent education events for both adult and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery.

Children's National presentations:

Posters

• Outcomes of Ross Procedure using Freestanding Technique versus Ross Inclusion Technique: A Single Surgeon Experience, Yves d'Udekem, MD, PhD
• After the Lateral Tunnel Fontan, the Intra-atrial Channel Grows and Remains Pulsatile, Expanding in Systole, Muhammed Ikbal Aydin, MD
• Tricuspid Valve Repair with Annular Base Patch Leaflet Augmentation in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Muhammed Ikbal Aydin, MD
• Recurrence Risk in Subaortic Stenosis: A Comparative Study of Primary and Secondary Lesions, Aybala Tongut, MD
• Incomplete AVSD: Subtype-Specific Risk Factors and Outcomes Over Two Decades, Aybala Tongut, MD
• Unroofing Versus Reimplantation Surgical Techniques for Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries Yield Similar Outcomes, Manan Desai, MD
• Implementation of Elective Exit Angiography after Pediatric Repair of Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Artery, Manan Desai, MD

Oral abstracts

• Longitudinal Assessment of Laryngeal Ultrasound for Vocal Fold Screening in Pediatrics Post Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lauren Praiss
• Vocal Cord Palsy in Neonates and Infants after Cardiac Surgery Carries Significant Burden of Care, Aybala Tongut, MD
• Relationship between Timing of Surgery and Procedure-Specific Outcomes in Neonatal Congenital Heart Surgery, Syed Bukhari, MD
• Comparative Study of Long-term Outcomes in Infants Undergoing RVOT Reconstruction using Femoral Vein, Pulmonary and Aortic Homograft Conduits, Manan Desai, MD
• Salvage Left Main Coronary Artery Reimplantation During Arterial Switch Operation, Muhammed Ikbal Aydin, MD

The society's meeting theme, Teaching for Tomorrow Together, celebrated STS's dedication to innovation, training the next generation and moving the specialty forward through collaboration and community. This theme aligns closely with the collaborative approach to clinical care, research and education embraced by the Children's National Heart and Lung Center, leading to the launch of a pediatric cardiac research hub called the Heart Research Institute at Children's National Hospital.