Honored to represent @uabmedicine@UABCVI as a faculty member in this year's @TerumoAortic Fellows' course. Great discussions and connections made! Thank you @MarviTariq for presenting a few of our complex cases and huge saves! π«πͺ
Excellent @TerumoAortic CT Fellows lab with @RootGal210 as faculty (discussing management of aortic arch including hybrid and extended replacement in TAAD) and @MarviTariq presenting @UABCVI cases (anomalous LVA and multi limb malperfusion saves by @RootGal210) #whyUABCT
UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Sasha Still, M.D., has successfully performed the first robotic-assisted aortic valve replacement in the state of Alabama.
Learn more about the procedure here: https://t.co/qVFHlnlU4Q.
74 yo F w COPD, BSA 1.38 admitted with 4.7cm ascending, 7cm descending aneurysm, aberrant RSCA.
S/p total arch with thoraflex @TerumoAortic, ligation RSCA + R ax bypass. ACP via RCCA as Y-config inflow with RAx
S/p TEVAR ext + CA coiling @HawkeyeBJP
Doing well, neuro intact!
Congratulations to my extraordinary @UABHeersink medical students, Ahmad Hakim & Isabella Baker. Excellent presentations on our great institutional outcomes. They perform at a resident level! Bravo ππ
#UABatASC2026@UABSurgery@UABCVI@uabctsresidency
ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME may trigger allergic rxn to mammal-based products such as heparin, tissue valves, gelatin-containing items.
Read about our caseπ€―=>
Intraop Anaphylaxis in the Setting of Undiagnosed Alpha-Gal Syndrome https://t.co/AdLoEUu9NE
@JACCJournals@UABCVI@uabmedicine
Took patient s/p AVR (87') to OR in shock for ruptured ATAAD. Underwent redo arch/tissue bentall due to severe tissue destruction.
Saved patient (π₯³) and explanted a piece of history, the @Medtronic Hall valve!! Completely gorgeous device. Honored!
https://t.co/yjnBk7Hhrh