A technique video on neoaortic valve repair with a subannular ring for complex trileaflet prolapse following an arterial switch operation.
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Congenital
July 23, 2024
July 22, 2024
The autologous innominate vein was used as a substitute for pulmonary arteries in an infant with pulmonary atresia, VSD, and complete absence of pulmonary arteries. This is a summary of the procedure and two subsequent operations on that patient, during eight years of follow up.
July 18, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Enoch Akowuah and the cardiac surgery team operating in Ghana as they visit the James Cook University Hospital in England. They discuss mission trips in Ghana, the training that is involved, and the impact the program has.
July 18, 2024
Pectus defects are a group of congenital conditions found in approximately 1 in 250 people, where the sternum is depressed back toward the spine (excavatum), protrudes forward (carinatum) or, more rarely, is a mixture of both (arcuatum or mixed defects).
July 17, 2024
CTSNet Senior Editor Jill Ley spoke with Dr. Jonathan W. Haft about his presentation on determining brain death in ECMO patients.
July 11, 2024
This is a video from the late Dr. James Tweddell demonstrating his surgical technique for repairing patients with complete, balanced atrioventricular septal defects.
Presentations on Diversity at Cardiothoracic Surgery Meetings: An Interview With Marianna Papageorge
July 9, 2024
Dr. Papageorge’s study aimed to determine if the values of DEI-focused surgeons are aligning with their scholarly activities.
July 9, 2024
July 5, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Albert Jauregui Abularach about his work as a pioneer in robotic lung transplantation.
June 28, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the recently published MARS 2 trial, an AATS consensus document on management of subsolid lung nodules, and the long-term outcomes of permanent pacemaker implantation.