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This introductory video describes the Gaudiani technique of cerebral perfusion at hypothermia, while the body is kept normothermic, for major aortic cases. Another video demonstrates repair of Type A... More
October 15, 2020
Filmed at the 2020 STS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jessica G. Y. Luc moderates a discussion on nontechnical skills for cardiothoracic surgery.
October 13, 2020
The authors describe the percutaneous impella LD explantation technique.
October 8, 2020
This video demonstrates an endoscopic technique to repair the leaking mitral valve via the areola margin of the right nipple.
October 6, 2020
The authors discuss their use of bilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps based on the thoraco-acromial pedicle to manage sternal wound dehiscence in 42 patients from 2003 – 2019.
September 29, 2020
This case video describes how to perform simultaneous mitral and tricuspid valve-in-valve via the transapical approach.
September 28, 2020
This video demonstrates a Konno-Rastan aortoventriculoplasty for aortic valve replacement in an adult with previous mediastinal irradiation.
September 25, 2020
CTSNet livestreamed select sessions from the Birmingham Review Course on September 18, 2020, covering topics in the cardiothoracic specialty.
September 24, 2020
On Thursday, Sept. 17th, CTSNet hosted a live event that included nurse-driven strategies for optimizing cardiac ICU resource utilization and patient safety, enabling effective integration into clinical workflow, and outcomes improvement.
September 22, 2020
The authors present the surgical video of a left venricular fibroma excision.
September 17, 2020
This video shows the simple realization of minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation models, starting from a traditional system.