This video demonstrates the repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the left side in an 8-year-old boy.
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Congenital
Repair of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage via Bilateral Anterolateral Mini-Thoracotomies
December 19, 2016
December 2, 2016
Jeff Jacobs, Vinay Badhwar, Ivan Crosby, and Thomas Daniel share their stories of surgical volunteerism and how they have assisted cardiothoracic surgical programs abroad.
November 23, 2016
In this single institution retrospective study, the relationship of PA pressure to long-term mortality was assessed in patients undergoing unifocalization for pulmonary atresia with VSD. A mean PA intraoperative pressure > 25mm Hg was associated with worse survival, and was the sole predictor of medium-term death.
November 23, 2016
A single institution experience during 22 years for early repair of complete AV canal defects (CAVCD) is reported. Repair was performed in 159 pts between 8 and 12 weeks of age. Operative mortality was 1.9% and later mortality was 7.7%. 13% required reoperation during long-term follow-up, primarily for left AV valve regurgitation. Left AV valve
November 3, 2016
Joel Dunning interviews the current Editors-in-Chief of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
November 1, 2016
This video demonstrates a slide tracheoplasty for long segment tracheal stenosis in a five-month-old patient.
October 31, 2016
This database study evaluated outcomes of delayed sternal closure for infants undergoing surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass. Delayed closure was associated with a 3-fold increase in infectious complications. Time to closure was associated with an increasing rate of infectious complications. Location of closure (OR, ICU) was not associated with adve
October 25, 2016
This single center review assessed the need for reintervention after pulmonary valve replacement with bioprostheses for congenital heart disease. Most patients had TOF, and most were in their teens or twenties. After correction for age, the Sorin Mitroflow valve required reintervention sooner and more often than the other two valves (Carpentier-Edw
October 20, 2016
In May 2015, a CardioStart International medical team was scheduled to help initiate a cardiac program at Kathmandu University in Nepal, but, in the wake of a devastating earthquake, the team instead assisted with earthquake relief efforts.
October 18, 2016
This video demonstrates how to replace the pulmonary valve in adult patients with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation.