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A 38-year-old male with hypoplastic left heart syndrome underwent all three stages of palliation as a child. He presented with a small and calcified Fontan conduit. The decision was made to convert... More
December 16, 2019
This video demonstrates how Dr David Morales implants a HeartMate 3™ and the various strategies used to manage the technical challenges of implanting the device in a 10-year-old, 26.7 kg, patient.
December 4, 2019
This video demonstrates the conventional repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection supracardiac type with low volume crystalloid cardioplegia.
November 25, 2019
This video demonstrates the orthotopic heart transplant in a 17-month-old infant with cardiomyopathy.
November 21, 2019
Filmed at the 2019 EACTS Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, Patrck O. Myers moderates a discussion on the different options for managing the aortic valve in children.
November 13, 2019
The authors report the case of a 50-year-old woman suffering from lymphoblastic leukemia, developing left upper lobe aspergilloma during aplastic chemotherapy, and presenting partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection of the left upper lobe, who submitted to pulmonary resection.
November 11, 2019
In this video, the authors present the surgical management of a neonate with dilated cardiomyopathy.
November 4, 2019
This video demonstrates Dr James Tweddell's surgical management of a neonatal patient with a double outlet right ventricle with subpulmonary ventricular septal defect (Taussig-Bing anomaly), d-malposed great vessels, and severely hypoplastic aortic arch.
October 28, 2019
The authors present the resection of a rare isolated atrial leiomyosarcoma in an adolescent patient.
October 7, 2019
The authors present the case of an adult woman with a severe aortic coarctation who received an extra-anatomical aortic bypass prior to a neurosurgical procedure in order to ensure organ perfusion during surgery.
September 30, 2019
This video demonstrates the central patch technique, an alternative approach to the repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects.