The best abstracts in a variety of adult cardiac topics.

*Unless otherwise noted, speakers have nothing to disclose.

Moderators

Marc Gerdisch (Commercial Relationships: Atricure: Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant; CorMatrix Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant; CryoLife: Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant; Zimmer Biomet: Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant)

Steven Bolling

Presentations:

1. Decade-long Trends and Outcomes of Surgical Re-exploration Following Cardiac Operations in the United States - Zachary Tran

2. Trends in Pulmonary Artery Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Disease: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis - Curtis Bergquist

3. Contemporary Impact of Postoperative Infections on Readmissions and Resource Use in Elective Cardiac Surgery - Joseph Hadaya

4. Early Re-Exploration for Bleeding Leads to Improved Outcome in Cardiac Surgery - Pathik Aravind

5. Pericardiectomy in Mediastinal Radiation-Associated Constrictive Pericarditis - Siddharth Pahwa

6. Impact of Coronary Artery Revascularization Technique on Postoperative Stroke: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database - Mehrdad Ghoreishi