In this month’s episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Emily Farkas about median sternotomy.
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Cardiac
August 20, 2024
The authors introduce a beating heart implant in the setting of donor recovery utilizing ex vivo heart perfusion, which can potentially improve primary graft dysfunction rates by eliminating a second cardiac arrest.
August 19, 2024
This is a full explanation of the anatomy and physiology of the mitral valve by Dr. Vince Gaudiani.
August 19, 2024
This is the introductory video to Vince Gaudiani‘s series exploring mitral valve repair.
August 16, 2024
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting 2024, Professor Timo Weimar presented "Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic AF Ablation." In his presentation, he discussed access limitations in minimally invasive surgery and the fact that access needs to follow optimal therapy to deliver the acceptable current standard of care.
August 15, 2024
CTSNet Board Member Marjan Jahangiri spoke with Amine Mazine about the utilization and outcomes of the Ross procedure in North America.
August 15, 2024
Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) causes more than 60 percent of congestive heart failure cases, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Myocardial revascularization is vital for patients with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) and an ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 35 percent, aiming to improve survival rates and quality of life.
August 15, 2024
Recent percutaneous revascularization of unprotected left main disease has generated a debate about the outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) disease.
August 15, 2024
Robotic surgical platforms in mitral valve surgeries are an established technique, but their use in congenital heart surgery is limited. This video demonstrates a case of partial atrioventricular canal defect (PAVCD) repair using a DaVinci X surgical robot.
August 15, 2024
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC Joel Dunning highlights the Diego Gonzalez Rivas Foundation mobile surgery unit operating in Ghana. He discusses the different surgeries that were performed on the first day in this mobile hospital and how the unit will travel throughout Africa offering minimally invasive surgery free of charge.