This video demonstrates the successful use of a coronary stentectomy and endarterectomy in a 54-year-old woman with in-stent restenosis in eight drug-eluting stents in the LAD. This case emphasizes intraoperative techniques and postoperative care to prevent ischemia and thrombosis.
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Cardiac
November 15, 2024
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, President Nikolaus Bonaros presented “A Piece Is Missing in the Jigsaw.”
November 14, 2024
This is a single-center, retrospective case-cohort analysis that assessed the impact of rigid-plate fixation and an enhanced recovery protocol on postoperative outcomes following median sternotomy. The analysis included 608 patients, with a mean age of 66 years, of whom 59 percent underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.
November 14, 2024
This single-center study investigated the long-term outcomes of patients aged 60 years old or less with low complexity coronary anatomy with equivalent indication for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
November 14, 2024
This study investigated the true incidence and risk factors for prolonged pleural effusion/chylothorax (PPE/C) following pediatric cardiac surgery, as well as its impact on other postoperative outcomes.
November 14, 2024
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning had the opportunity to speak with Professor Enoch Akowuah about challenges facing cardiothoracic surgery.
November 11, 2024
This video presents a clinical case of a 44-year-old man with severe respiratory failure and septic shock secondary to streptococcus pyogenes pneumonia. The authors describe a transfer technique from femoro-jugular veno-venous ECMO to veno-pulmonary ECMO with the ProtekDuo cannula.
November 8, 2024
At the Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Technologies International Society 2024 conference, Dr. Klaus Gorlinger delivered a presentation on “POC Bleeding Management in Cardiovascular Surgery.”
November 7, 2024
When a surgery is well planned and the correct sequence of steps is followed, harvesting a skeletonized bilateral mammary artery through a minithoracotomy can be accomplished safely with good outcomes. This video is a step-by-step demonstration of how to harvest a skeletonized BIMA in MIDCAB. It placed third in the CTSNet 2024 Innovation Video Competition.
November 7, 2024
Aortic stenosis is the most prevalent valvular heart condition necessitating surgical intervention, with full sternotomy (FS) traditionally being the standard approach for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).