In this article, the authors demonstrate a novel technique of antegrade cardioplegia decannulation using the Cor-Knot system with phenomenal video and description on their case series. This technique has great utility in cases where closing the cardioplegia cannulation site can be challenging in minimally invasive video-assisted cardiac surgery.
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Thoracic
September 12, 2020
September 9, 2020
This video demonstrates the tubeless subxiphoid multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic approach for thymectomy.
September 3, 2020
Learn about the CTSNet Resident Video Competition process and discover tips first-hand from the past winners.
September 1, 2020
Mara Antonoff interviews Yolonda Colson about the many accomplishments of her career, and Dr Colson provides valuable advice for younger members of the specialty.
August 28, 2020
The life and role of cardiothoracic surgical care practitioners during COVID-19 is discussed in this webinar session.
August 20, 2020
The present article is a digital health primer for cardiothoracic surgeons that reviews the role of data integration, processing, modelling, monitoring, and more on the future of cardiothoracic surgery.
August 19, 2020
The authors present a novel surgical treatment of a complex dialysis-dependent pediatric patient by transposing the left jugular vein to the right jugular vein when faced with left innominate vein occlusion refractory to attempts of transcatheter recanalization.
August 18, 2020
Jill Ley, Doa El-Ansary, Katijjahbe Mohd, Jenny Adams, Susan Triano, and Richard Gach discuss the origin of sternal precautions, the variability in how they are defined, and recent randomized research.
August 13, 2020
This video provides a contemplative and educational lecture on the keys to happiness in a competitive surgical career.
August 12, 2020
The authors demonstrate the technique of robotic-assisted bilobectomy with pericardial resection and reconstruction in patient with locally advanced lung cancer.