Cardiac Complex and High Risk Case Discussions | Recorded at the AATS 106th Annual Meeting

Recorded at the AATS 106th Annual Meeting, this session presents a series of complex and high-risk cardiac surgery cases that highlight the challenges of managing complications, reoperations, and difficult clinical decision-making. Through expert case discussions, faculty examine mitral valve surgery, pulmonary endarterectomy, infective endocarditis, aortic valve disease, radiation-induced heart disease, and thoracoabdominal pathology. Gain practical insights into surgical judgment, complication management, and lessons learned from some of the most demanding scenarios encountered in contemporary cardiac surgery.

This session includes the following presentations: 

  • What Can Go Bad In a Mini Mitral?
  • A Really Bad Pulmonary Endarterectomy
  • How Many Redos for Endocarditis is Enough?
  • 50 Year-Old with Severe AS. Coumadin Not an Option
  • Radiation Heart At Its Worst
  • Thoracoabdominal Gone Bad
  • Are We Adequately Preparing Our Trainees for the Future?
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ABS Accredited CME

    Successful completion of this CME activity, [which includes participation in the evaluation component], enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment] requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 2.00 ABTS Accredited CME
    Successful completion of this CME activity, [which includes participation in the evaluation component], enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment / Patient Safety / Performance in Practice requirements] of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The American Association for Thoracic Surgery designates this for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.00 Participation
Course opens: 
06/08/2026
Course expires: 
04/30/2029
Cost:
$200.00

The planners and faculty for this activity did not have any relevant relationships with ACCME defined ineligible companies to disclose, unless listed here/below. All relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of the activity according to The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

 

Purpose (Desired Learning Outcome) 

Following this activity, learners will enhance their ability to evaluate and manage complex cardiac surgical cases through improved application of advanced operative planning, risk assessment, and clinical decision-making strategies.

ACCME Accreditation Statement

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement 

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Commercial Support
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery received commercial support from the following organizations:

  • Abbott
  • J&J Medtech Heart Recovery
  • W.L. Gore & Associates

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ABS Accredited CME

    Successful completion of this CME activity, [which includes participation in the evaluation component], enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment] requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 2.00 ABTS Accredited CME
    Successful completion of this CME activity, [which includes participation in the evaluation component], enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment / Patient Safety / Performance in Practice requirements] of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The American Association for Thoracic Surgery designates this for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.00 Participation

Price

Cost:
$200.00
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