#7: CTSNet Beat Podcast: Focus on New RCTs

In this Beat episode, hosted by Joel Dunning of the James Cook University Hospital, UK, current topics include the mitraclip MR repair study by Pat McCarthy, Easy-AS study, MARS-2 trial, study on segmentectomy vs. lobectomy, lawsuits against surgical stapler manufactures, MAVRIC trial, and the UK mini mitral trial. For more information on this episode's topics, links are provided:

Mitraclip MR repair study by Pat McCarthy
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04198870

Easy AS Study
https://www.leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/themes/cardiovascular/novel-cardiovascular-therapeutic-interventions/easy-as/

MARS-2 trial
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial/a-trial-looking-at-surgery-for-mesothelioma-mars-2

CALGB study 140503 on segmentectomy versus lobectomy
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30442588/

Lawsuits against surgical stapler manufacturers
https://www.druganddevicewatch.com/2020/05/15/lawsuits-surge-surgical-stapler-manufacturers/

MAVRIC trial by Mr Enoch Akowuah
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31097171/

UK Mini Mitral trial by Mr Enoch Akowuah
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/cardiothoracic-services/cardiothoracic-research/uk-mini-mitral-trial/