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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
September 25, 2023
CTSNet is happy to share a discussion held between premier planners of the upcoming 37th Annual European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) Meeting!
September 21, 2023
This video demonstrates surgical implantation of a Berlin Heart EXCOR in a two-month-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy.
August 31, 2023
In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org and breaking cardiothoracic surgery news and research from around the world.
August 17, 2023
This video shows the case of a ten-month-old infant who presented with cyanosis secondary to complex functional single ventricle in the setting of heterotaxy syndrome and underwent Kawashima procedure as stage I palliation.
August 14, 2023
This video explains how a ruptured sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) obscured the presence of ventricular septal defect (VSD) in a patient, who underwent device closure for the same. The presence of VSD caused hemolysis in the patient in the post procedure period, for which it required surgical removal of the device and closure of the RSOV and VSD.
August 2, 2023
This video demonstrates reconstruction of the right pulmonary artery in a nine-month-old infant with recurrent obstruction and hypoplasia of the right pulmonary artery.
July 24, 2023
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive left atrial myxoma resection using 3D technology.
July 17, 2023
This video demonstrates a repeat sternotomy with David VI valve-sparing aortic root replacement in an eighteen-year-old.