CTSNet is excited to announce that "Arterial Switch Operation and Mee Procedure" by Alan O'Donnell won first place in the 2019 Innovation Award Video Competition.
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March 13, 2020
March 13, 2020
The optimal approach for repair of tetralogy of Fallot in symptomatic neonates was assessed comparing complete repair to staged repair. Greater early morbidity was associated with complete repair, but long-term outcomes regarding neurocognitive development need to be assessed in both groups.
March 4, 2020
This video demonstrates an atypical slide tracheoplasty with cardiopulmonary bypass on a patient with congenital tracheal stenosis and a bronchus suis.
March 2, 2020
The authors present a biatrial approach for TAPVC using superior and lateral approach for dissecting the confluence end to end to form a wide venoatrial anastomosis.
February 28, 2020
Using a German congenital heart defects registry, analyses were performed to identify risk factors for death and reintervention in patients who underwent correction of TGV with VSD and LVOTO. The median follow-up was 15 years. At least five different types of corrective operations were performed.
February 25, 2020
Drs M. Blair Marshall, Virginia Litle, Andrea Wolf, and Mara Antonoff discuss the importance of having a support network, the joy they get from their careers and their families, and their own experiences in combining motherhood with cardiothoracic surgery.
February 25, 2020
Drs Joel Dunning, Dawn Jaroszewski, and Daniel Miller discuss the benefits that the Nuss procedure provides for patients and the criteria that they use to select patients as candidates for surgery. The panelists consider both the cosmetic and impairment aspects of pectus excavatum, and the best approaches for a stable surgical repair.
February 25, 2020
Drs Amy Fiedler, Elizabeth Stephens, Hugh Auchincloss, Gregory Pattakos, and Kristin Sell-Dottin share their tips and tricks for thriving during residency and fellowship, and discuss the different training pathways available to cardiothoracic surgery residents, identifying mentors, and how to balance clinical responsibilities with research.
February 24, 2020
In 2014, Edwards Lifescience launched an ambitious philanthropic initiative called Every Heartbeat Matters (EHM) with the goal of impacting the global burden of heart valve disease through the education, screening and treatment of 1 million underserved people by 2020.
February 19, 2020
Six billion people worldwide lack access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgical care when needed. This article provides an overview and call to action for all stakeholders to start with global cardiac surgery research in order to map the global disparities and hold countries accountable for the existing gaps in cardiac care.