This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning pays tribute to the late-cardiac surgeon Albert Starr. He discusses Dr. Starr’s personal and professional life, his accomplishments, and the Starr-Edwards valve.
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Cardiac
December 27, 2024
In this multicenter study, the authors aimed to review patients undergoing surgical intervention for infective endocarditis caused by Cutibacterium acnes and analyze the diagnostic challenges and operative results.
December 27, 2024
This study evaluates the impact of antegrade stenting of the distal arch and proximal descending aorta in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) who underwent nontotal arch procedures. The analysis includes 733 nonsyndromic patients treated between 2005 and 2022, of whom 95 received antegrade stenting.
December 27, 2024
This study investigated the impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) on long-term mortality and reoperation rates over a 15-year follow-up in patients who underwent biologic aortic valve replacement.
December 26, 2024
Variety and innovation were abundant in this year’s cardiac surgery clinical videos. The most popular videos focused on a range of cardiac procedures, from tips and tricks for cardiopulmonary bypass to the world’s first robotic heart transplant. Read on for a glance at each procedure and check out the full CTSNet catalog of cardiac surgical videos.
December 24, 2024
This year, CTSNet published a wide variety of educational content, including interviews, clinical videos, and more. As 2024 comes to an end, CTSNet editors and staff are reflecting on the most-viewed content across CTSNet’s global platform.
December 23, 2024
Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates a long LAD endarterectomy with vein valve removal, calcium clearance, and LIMA to vein patch.
December 20, 2024
At the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) 2024 Annual Conference, physician and engineer Dr. Roderic I. Pettigrew presented “Toward CV Health and Longevity: Perspectives on Microstructure, Flow, and Mechanosensing.”
December 19, 2024
This video, introduced by cardiothoracic pioneer Professor Magdi Yacoub, demonstrates the modified Mustard technique on a three-year-old patient with cyanosis. A hemodynamic catheter showed she had low pressure in the left ventricle and was not suitable for an arterial switch operation. Therefore, the decision was made to proceed with an atrial switch procedure (the modified Mustard procedure).
December 19, 2024
This meta-analysis evaluates the clinical outcomes of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane was conducted, analyzing data from 18 eligible studies published up to December 2022, involving 2,774 patients.