CV Basics
This specialty focuses on surgical treatment of the heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular Surgery
This is the personality trait that makes CV surgeons excel in emergencies: staying _____
Calm (or Composed)
This product helps support clotting regardless of the patients coagulation profile
Vistaseal
What city in the US was the first open-heart surgery performed at?
Philadelphia
Who's at a higher risk at a younger age to develop some form of CVD?
Males
The most common cardiovascular procedure worldwide
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
Adults aged ___ have some form of CVD
65+
This product is classified as the ideal wound closure system in cardiac surgery to limiting surgical site infection
Who performed the first successful CABG?
Dr. Goetz
Expected number of CV related deaths by 2030
23M
Minimally invasive and robotic CV surgeries began gaining traction in this decade
Early 2000s
Which of the following is NOT typically part of a CV patient profile: Advanced age, Obesity, Frequent sports injuries, Diabetes
Frequent sports injuries
What product continues to remain the gold standard for CABGs
Dr. Barnard was the first to successfully perform this surgery
First heart transplant
1.8M
What is a TAVR?
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
The findings in Dr. Gunga's study demonstrated Prineo reduced SSIs by what percentage?
50%
Everpoint compared to stainless steel needles:
__ sharper
__ stronger
__ more bend resistant
70% sharper
38% stronger
121% more bend resistant
This product launched in 2011
Everpoint
This US region has some of the highest rates of heart disease
Southeast
True or False: CV surgery is declining in importance due to non-surgical therapies
False
How long did Dr. Salazar state he currently spends on ways to ensure proper hemostasis in his surgeries?
10 mins
What percentage of CV patients experience disruptive bleeding in surgery
44%
What year did Prolene launch?
1969
What is our EPA growth opportunity number in adjunctive hemostats in CV
$690M