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April saw a wide variety of content published on CTSNet. Popular articles published this month include two videos from Dr. Tristan Yan’s off-pump CABG series, important news in CT surgery, and a... More
July 11, 2023
This video is an illustration of the Nikaidoh operation, also referred to as aortic translocation repair, which has largely replaced the Rastelli operation for the indication of d-transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis.
July 5, 2023
This video presents the author’s technique for harvesting the right gastroepiploic artery in coronary artery bypass grafting.
July 4, 2023
This video shows the authors’ technique for resection of a left atrial tumor combined with right middle lobectomy in a twenty-two-year-old man.
June 27, 2023
In this video, surgeons demonstrate a Vouhe procedure on a patient with anomalous left coronary artery origin from the right coronary sinus.
June 26, 2023
This video demonstrates transcatheter mitral valve replacement with the Tendyne transapical system.
June 21, 2023
This video discusses the surgical treatment of a very rare cardiac hydatid cyst with right intraventricular extension.
June 19, 2023
This case report presents the first procedure of a successful implantation of a rapid deployment aortic valve over a mechanical bileaflet valve.
June 14, 2023
In this interview, conducted by CTSNet Global Senior Editor Emily Farkas at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, surgeon-scientist Loretta Erhunmwunsee shares stories and strategies for creating cross-cultural connections to understand patients’ needs, goals, and appropriate care.
June 12, 2023
This video shows a quick, safe, and reproducible technique for percutaneous SVC cannulation without using dilators, and decannulation without using manual compression.
June 6, 2023
This video showcases a successful posterior postinfarction ventricular septal defect closure parachuting two composite handmade patches through the aortic valve and the tricuspid valve—without performing a left ventriculotomy.