Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, MD @cediazc

Research @UPMC_CTSurgery scholar.google.com/citations?user… Joined July 2024

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AATS @AATSHQ

2 months ago

What are the implications of tracheostomy after acute type A aortic dissection repair? Learn about the longitudinal outcomes and factors associated with patients requiring it by reading this #JTCVS Open study published by researchers at @UPMC_CTSurgery: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon…

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Annals of Surgery @AnnalsofSurgery

2 months ago

Nearly 3 in 4 academic surgeons believe corporatization is harming the mission of surgery. Education and research are sidelined, and burnout is rising. The tripartite model is at risk. journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

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Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery

3 months ago

National Readmissions Database study finds differential association between teaching hospital status and 90-day readmission mortality in patients who underwent #TAVR 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40433130/ @CJCJournals @cediazc @DSGMD @Irsa_Hasan @IbrahimSultanMD @HviUpmc @PittCardiology

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AATS @AATSHQ

4 months ago

The May Issue of #JTCVS is now available. Read the newest #cardiothoracic surgery research to stay up to date. Topics include severe obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and gender, race, and ethnicity in lung cancer clinical trial participation: jtcvs.org/current

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Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, MD @cediazc

4 months ago

Join us at #AATS2025 congenital poster session! Based on a national survey of pediatric cardiac surgery chiefs, we explore RV to PA conduit selection—its variability and key drivers. @AATSHQ @UPMC_CTSurgery @ChildrensPgh @UPMCPhysicianEd

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Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, MD @cediazc

4 months ago

Honored to see our study featured as an Editor’s Choice in the May issue of #JTCVS Read it free until 5/30 #AorticDissection @UPMC_CTSurgery @IbrahimSultanMD @DSGMD @M_Pompeu_Sa_MD @geoarnaoutakis #WilsonSzeto @STS_CTsurgery

AATS @AATSHQ

4 months ago

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Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, MD @cediazc

4 months ago

#AATS2025 Join us at the "Congenital Scientific Session: Adult Congenital Heart Disease"! We'll be discussing how age impacts outcomes and resource utilization in #ACHD undergoing valve replacement in the U.S. @UPMC_CTSurgery @AATSHQ

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Faisal Bakaeen MD @FaisalBakaeen

4 months ago

See you in Seattle @AATSHQ #AATS2025 where many firsts in the field are going to be presented. To list a few: - 1st transcervical robotic AVR -1st RCT of sternotomy vs MICS CABG - Global real-world analysis of long-term outcomes of Ross vs bioprostheses -ZEPIS-SAVR trial 👌🏻

AATS @AATSHQ

5 months ago

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AATS @AATSHQ

4 months ago

Invited Expert Opinion: Single and double root translocation for transposition and malposition of the great arteries or double outlet right ventricle with VSD and LV outflow tract obstruction. Read now in Seminars: doi.org/10.1053/j.pcsu… @juan_lehoux @UPMC_CTSurgery

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Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, MD @cediazc

5 months ago

Collaboration with @stanfordpedcard -@UNALOficial Importance of age at diagnosis of PH in children living at high altitude: Longitudinal follow‐up of 86 patients in Bogota @PulmCirc onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pu…… Gabriel F. Diaz-Rachel Hopper- @Viniciodjperez @PVRI #CardioTwitter

The Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute @PVRI

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Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery

5 months ago

Retrospective cohort study: race and sex disparities in periop resource use, postop outcomes and long-term survival after acute type A #AorticDissection repair 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40209453/ @AmJSurgery @cediazc @DSGMD @sarahyousefmd @JuliePhillippi @IbrahimSultanMD @HviUpmc #ATAAD

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Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, MD @cediazc

8 months ago

Optimization of current resources is needed to improve access to #mentorship in #CTSurgery @CynthiaRangel02 Kristian Punu @JohnTreffalls @LenaETrager @NaimaAlver @ThoracicStudent

Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery

8 months ago

Optimization of current resources is needed to improve access to #mentorship in #CTSurgery @CynthiaRangel02 Kristian Punu @JohnTreffalls @LenaETrager @NaimaAlver @ThoracicStudent

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AATS @AATSHQ

11 months ago

Researchers at @UPMC_CTSurgery analyzed the @STS_CTsurgery adult #cardiac surgery database to review outcomes of surgery after ATAAD between 2017 & 2021. They found high-volume centers had lower operative mortality than low-volume centers. Read in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv…

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Ed Livingston @ehlJAMA

10 months ago

Publicy Funded Research and Clinical Relevance Thinking about today’s tweets-the overlap between 2 concepts I tweeted about became apparent. There is precious little evidence to support much of what we do clinically. The NIH funds few studies that directly inform clinical…

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Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery

2 years ago

Outcomes analysis of the STS adult cardiac surgery database shows low-volume centers treating Acute Type A Aortic Dissection patients are associated with higher failure-to-rescue rates 🔗 jtcvs.org/article/S0022-… @HviUpmc @IbrahimSultanMD @AATSJournals #ATAAD #AorticDissection