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The "Thymic Tumors" program was led by chairpersons Maninder Kalkat, Jayanta Nandi, and Aman Coonar. View the recording of this session!
March 29, 2016
Joseph Sabik of the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, considers whether the SYNTAX trial changed cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery practice in the United States.
March 24, 2016
Rene Petersen of Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, considers whether VATS lobectomy has become the prevailing standard of care.
March 23, 2016
Robert Bartlett, Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, presents an informative talk on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
March 2, 2016
Friedrich Mohr of the Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany, discusses his 18 years of experience performing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
February 29, 2016
This video illustrates complete pericardial leaflet replacement via the Ozaki method, using tissue-engineered bovine pericardium as the leaflet substitute.
February 18, 2016
This video demonstrates the surgical repair of transposition of the great arteries with absent pulmonary valve in an infant, using a technique for pulmonary artery reduction/retrenchment.
February 8, 2016
This video shows a primary inferior cavopulmonary connection with an extracardiac conduit as an alternative treatment for an infant unsuitable for the bidirectional Glenn.
January 21, 2016
In a debate filmed at the 2015 SCTS Annual Meeting in Manchester, United Kingdom, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr and Francis Wells offer different perspectives on how best to treat non-complex degenerative mitral valve disease.
January 6, 2016
Michael Acker of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, gives an in-depth talk on the current state of temporary mechanical circulatory support practices in the United States.
December 15, 2015
In this video, Tirone David gives an invited talk during the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting Postgraduate Program in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.