CTSNet presents a recording of the recent Edwards Lifesciences webinar presented in collaboration with CTSNet, “Contemporary Insights on Minimally Invasive Surgery.”
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Cardiac
April 12, 2024
This video demonstrates the surgical technique of radial artery to posterior descending artery anastomosis during anaortic off-pump coronary artery grafting.
April 11, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the recent recall of Abiomed Impella left-sided heart pumps with special guest and heart failure expert Ashraf Abou El Ela.
April 10, 2024
This report presents trends and outcomes of cardiac surgery following initial transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database was queried for all adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery after a previously placed TAVR between January 2012 and March 2023.
April 10, 2024
In preclinical studies, microplastics and nanoplastics have been found to be a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, there is a lack of clinical evidence that this risk extends to humans. The authors conducted a prospective, multicenter, observational study involving patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.
April 10, 2024
Watch Dr. Nicholas G. Smedira, surgical director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Cleveland Clinic, discuss the key components of a successful septal myectomy and demonstrate his technique.
April 9, 2024
This video focuses on surgical therapy of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, starting from the complex anatomical substratum, with detailed examples and accurate imaging to highlight all the targets and pitfalls in the surgical treatment of this pathology.
April 8, 2024
This webinar discusses the evidence supporting the Ross procedure and discusses the author's surgical technique.
April 5, 2024
In this video, we demonstrate an off-pump RA to OM anastomosis performed with a side-to-side technique.
April 4, 2024
In the 50th episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC Joel Dunning discusses work–life balance in CT surgery, outcomes following redo mitral valve surgery, and two new interviews before closing with a shoutout to Shanda Blackmon.