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Congenital

October 17, 2016
This video shows a uniportal lobectomy in a 14-month-old patient with a left side congenital pulmonary airway malformation.
October 14, 2016
Kirklin/Ashburn Fellowship offers an unparalleled learning and research experience with respect to congenital heart disease using advanced statistical methods.
October 13, 2016
In an interview with Joel Dunning, Emily Farkas discusses her humanitarian work, including a recent surgical mission to Nepal.
October 11, 2016
This video demonstrates a “split-graft technique” for heart transplant following a hybrid bridge to transplantation approach in a neonate with an underlying diagnosis of aortic atresia and hypoplastic arch.
October 3, 2016
This video demonstrates a VATS repair of a Bochdalek hernia in a 46-year-old man.
October 2, 2016
Ruben Osnabrugge interviews EACTS Secretary General and CTSNet President Pieter Kappetein about the highlights of the 2016 EACTS Annual Meeting.
September 27, 2016
This retrospective study evaluated whether a systemic-PA shunt in infants with TOF facilitated enlargement of the pulmonary valve annulus (PVA).  Placement of a shunt was the only factor associated with PVA growth.  This knowledge may affect how repair is staged with an eye towards avoiding a transannular patch.
September 27, 2016
MRI assessment of cerebral blood flow and calculated cerebral oxygen delivery were compared between neonates with congenital heart disease and normal controls.   Although cerebral blood flow was similar between the groups, oxygen delivery was over 30% lower in neonates with congenital heart disease, primarily because of arterial desaturation.
September 27, 2016
This erudite publication by Dr. Engelman explores the alphabet soup of the new payment models already upon us and sure to be central to our future.  If you are not well-versed in acronyms such as MACRA, MIPS, BPCI and so forth, this is a must-read.  Dr.
September 26, 2016
The authors present the case of a complex mediastinal bronchogenic cyst that was excised through a right VATS approach.

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