Twin Transformation in Cardiothoracic Surgery: The Convergence of Digital Innovation and Sustainability
Twin transformation offers a coherent and forward-looking framework for the future evolution of cardiothoracic surgery, demonstrating that digital innovation and sustainability can be synergistic rather than competing goals. While significant challenges remain-including high implementation costs, limited long-term data, and fragmented regulatory frameworks-integrating digital health technologies with sustainable practices represents a promising pathway toward high-quality, efficient, and environmentally responsible cardiothoracic care.
Authors
- Andreas Maniatopoulos
- Κωνσταντίνος Νικολακόπουλος (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5682-8769)
- Manfred Dahm
- Vasileios Leivaditis
- Francesk Mulita
- Charalampia Pylarinou
- Ioannis Panagiotopoulos
- Efstratios Koletsis
- Spyros Papadoulas
- Anastasios Sepetis
Institutions
- Democritus University of Thrace (GR)
- University of Patras (GR)
- General University Hospital of Patras (GR)
- Westpfalz Klinikum (DE)
- University of West Attica (GR)
- KAT General Hospital of Attica (GR)
- Hippocration General Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd13030122
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00