This video presents the clinical case of atrial septal defect patch repair via right axillary minithoracotomy with central cannulation for CPB and induced artificial ventricular fibrillation.
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Congenital
June 3, 2022
A multidisciplinary team within Norton Children’s Heart Institute performed what the institute says is a medical first for the United States: implantation of a tiny pacemaker into a 28-week-old infant born premature with congenital structural heart defects and complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB) that led to a slow heart rate.
May 24, 2022
The CTSNet Resident Video Competition continues to be a highlight for the cardiothoracic surgery online community. CTSNet is excited to announce the winner of the 2021 competition, Dr. Julia Coughlin.
May 3, 2022
Lack of prioritization of simulation activities is commonly reported by trainees for a variety of reasons, including time constraints and perceived translational benefit.
April 27, 2022
This video shows one surgeon’s technique of an en bloc double root translocation in an infant with d-TGA, VSD, PS, and LVOTO.
April 20, 2022
Operating on newborns can be stressful and difficult. This clinical video demonstrates the technique of transapical resection of a left ventricular rhabdomyoma in a one-day old neonate.
April 19, 2022
Repair of bridging bronchus and tracheal stenosis, which is often associated with left pulmonary artery sling, ventricular septal defects, and aortic coarctation, can be performed safely in the neonatal age group. This video demonstrates one such case.
April 18, 2022
Surgical procedures on newborns can be challenging. This video shows a case with an arterial switch combined with a Mee procedure for an intramural left main coronary artery as well as a repair of aortic coarctation and arch hypoplasia.
April 12, 2022
Alagille syndrome and liver dysfunction can be tricky for surgeons to deal with. This video shows a fifteen-month-old patient who underwent extensive bilateral branch pulmonary arterioplasties to relieve her suprasystemic right ventricular pressure.
April 9, 2022
This study from the Canadian Ross Registry evaluated 466 consecutive patients who underwent a Ross procedure using a decellularized cryopreserved pulmonary homograft and evaluated for pulmonary homograft dysfunction.