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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
November 14, 2022
This video shows the cone repair technique for a severe form of Ebstein’s anomaly with significant posterior leaflet deficiency, requiring autologous pericardium patch enlargement.
November 8, 2022
This video demonstrates the interdigitating technique for repair of aortic coarctation and arch hypoplasia through a median sternotomy in a neonate.
October 28, 2022
A roundup of CTSNet's top content from October 2022.
October 25, 2022
This video shows technique of subaortic membrane resection via cosmetic right axillary thoracotomy.
October 18, 2022
Preventing chronic pulmonary insufficiency has been a challenge in Tetralogy of Fallot repair, but this video demonstrates a novel technique of creating a valve for the right ventricular outflow tract from the right atrial appendage in order to remedy this problem.
October 6, 2022
This video shows the authors’ technique of minimally invasive ASD closure in children with tips for easy exposure and description of potential pitfalls.
October 4, 2022
In anticipation of the 36th Annual European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) Meeting, CTSNet met with two representatives of the association. Dr. Rafael Sádaba Sagredo, secretary general and chair of the EACTS Education Committee, joined the discussion alongside Dr.
September 30, 2022
A roundup of the most popular CTSNet articles from September 2022.
September 27, 2022
This video shows the technique of double annular enlargement for aortic and mitral valve replacement in a fifteen-year-old boy. The principle of the procedure is based on combined extended Manouguian and Guiraudon incisions to provide adequate enlargement of both aortic and mitral annuli.
August 25, 2022
This is a surgical technique video of Dr. James Tweddell’s operative management of a patient with simple transposition.