Andrew B. Goldstone

TL;DR: The authors use quantitative methods to analyze a collection of 21,367 scholarly articles in literary studies from 1889 to 2013. But they do not claim to provide a definitive or objective perspective on disciplinary history; instead, their approach, like the related methods of content analysis in the social sciences, allows them to pursue nuanced interpretations of the language of many texts at once.

TL;DR: TEVAR should be considered the first line for repair of intact descending thoracic aortic aneurysms in Medicare beneficiaries after open surgical repair, and mean survival was superior for TEVAR.

TL;DR: Operative and long-term mortality were substantially reduced in patients with acute type A aortic dissection who were rerouted to high-volume hospitals, and policy makers should evaluate the feasibility and benefits of regionalizing the surgical treatment of acute types A and B aorta dissection.

TL;DR: Endothelial cells migrate into the apical thrombus early after resection, develop into functional arteries, and precede cardiomyocyte ingrowth during mammalian heart regeneration, emphasizing the importance of expeditious angiogenesis required for neomyogenesis.

TL;DR: Surgeons should consider lowering their threshold for using arterial grafts, and the radial artery may be the preferred second conduit, which is associated with significantly lower mortality and fewer cardiovascular events.