CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Jessica Hungate about her novel pericardial patch for mitral valve replacement in the setting of mitral annular calcification (MAC), as demonstrated in “The Mitral Patch Technique for Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC).”
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2024 Innovation Video Competition
January 17, 2025
December 19, 2024
This video, introduced by cardiothoracic pioneer Professor Magdi Yacoub, demonstrates the modified Mustard technique on a three-year-old patient with cyanosis. A hemodynamic catheter showed she had low pressure in the left ventricle and was not suitable for an arterial switch operation. Therefore, the decision was made to proceed with an atrial switch procedure (the modified Mustard procedure).
December 12, 2024
This video demonstrates a single leaflet neocuspidization technique for a destroyed aortic valve leaflet due to infective endocarditis in a patient with adult congenital heart disease. This technique not only gives the advantage of maximal preservation of normal native tissue of the aortic valve complex but also avoids the use of a prosthetic valve and its related complications, particularly in females of childbearing age.
December 11, 2024
This video demonstrates a uniportal non-intubateed video-assisted thoracic surgery (NI-VATS) thoracic sympathectomy, which represents a significant advancement in the surgical management of primary hyperhidrosis. This technique realizes the benefits of minimally invasive surgery, including reduced complications and faster recovery times, making it a superior option for suitable candidates.
December 5, 2024
This video demonstrates a single-port thoracoscopic RS3 segmentectomy via the periareolar approach in a 37-year-old female patient with a 7 mm pure ground-glass opacity in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe.
December 2, 2024
A step-by-step, innovative surgical tutorial on performing a robotic-assisted carinal reconstruction using only cross-table ventilation.
November 27, 2024
The authors performed a beating-heart closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) with a two-layer patch attached to the right atrium. This technique is indicated for repairing any type of secundum atrial septal defects, which are not often considered amenable to transcatheter closure and are referred for surgery.
November 25, 2024
The authors demonstrate a quadruple valve replacement in a patient with carcinoid heart disease affecting all four heart valves.
November 20, 2024
For most surgeons, aortic annulus enlargement is considered too expensive to justify implanting a prosthesis that is only one size larger, and as a result, it is rarely used. This video demonstrates the surgical enlargement of the aortic annulus using a balloon catheter, which is a simple and innovative technique that combines the knowledge and experience of both TAVR and SAVR. This method allows for the implantation of a larger prosthesis without increasing surgical time or the risk of bleeding.
November 12, 2024
The author’s technique is a simple and innovative additional strategy for avoiding a bronchopleural fistula (BPF). The method of buttressing the bronchial stump in lung resections is easily available and is not associated with any side effects.