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Philippe Dartevelle of Marie-Lannelongue Hospital and Paris-Sud University, Paris, France discusses the complex topic of tracheal substitution. Professor Dartevelle also provides a detailed description of how to use a forearm free flap for tracheal replacement. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for…
Introduction In this video, the authors demonstrate how to replace the pulmonary valve in adult patients with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation (PVR). Most of these adult congenital heart disease patients underwent Tetralogy of Fallot repair in childhood. The transannular patch technique was used to relieve the obstruction at the level of the annulus, which lead…
A 14-month-old female patient (full term, normal vaginal delivery) was diagnosed antenatally with left side congenital pulmonary airway malformation. The postnatal workup, including chest CTA, showed left lower lobe (LLL) congenital pulmonary airway malformation and arterial supply of the LLL from a large artery arising directly from the descending aorta. A uniportal thoracoscopic lobectomy of…
The Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS) Data Center has been the academic research engine for the CHSS for over 30 years. It provides high-quality, evidence-based analyses of the surgical management and longitudinal outcomes of patients with important forms congenital heart disease. The Data Center originated as an effort to overcome the challenges related to the…
“I’ve found a way to craft my career so that I can spend as much time as possible doing humanitarian mission work. It’s been an important focus for me. I feel like it is the way my professional and personal fulfillment can overlap,” Emily Farkas says in an interview with Joel Dunning, which was filmed…
Gianni Angelini of Imperial College, London, UK, considers the evidence for single versus multiple arterial grafts in coronary bypass surgery. Professor Angelini discusses why saphenous vein remains the second conduit of choice in the majority of cases worldwide. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2015 Annual Meeting of…
Technique A 3.2 kg male neonate was delivered with the diagnosis of aortic atresia, ventricular septal defect, balanced ventricles, hypoplastic ascending aorta (1.5 mm), and severe hypoplastic aortic arch. On day two he underwent bilateral pulmonary banding. Twelve hours later he collapsed and was resuscitated with ECMO (neck vessels cannulation). The ductus was stented prior…
In this video, the authors present a robot-assisted lingula-sparing left upper lobectomy, using segmental plane identification with near-infrared fluorescence imaging. During this procedure, the arterial and venous vasculature, along with the bronchial segments to the apico-posterior and anterior segments of the left upper lobe, are identified and divided. Once the upper divisions have been devascularized,…
Niv Ad of the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, discusses his approach to the cryosurgical Cox Maze procedure. Dr. Ad shares the procedural steps and clinical data. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain…
Correct graft sizing requires an intrinsic understanding of normal aortic valve anatomy and the role of the functional aortic annulus. Yet sizing methods have generated significant controversy amongst surgeons. Mohamad Bashir of Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom, moderates a panel discussion on this complex topic that was filmed at the 2016 Aortic Valve Repair…
Complementary to a previous video describing repair of a right Bochdalek hernia, this video explains how to deal with a left one. The patient was a 46-year-old male who was very fit, but noticed deterioration in his level of stamina. He also noticed increasing shortness of breath lying flat. His spirometry was normal, but there…
Ruben Osnabrugge interviews EACTS Secretary General and CTSNet President Pieter Kappetein about the highlights of the 2016 EACTS Annual Meeting.
View an SCTS and Bupa patient resource explaining what to expect the first three days after cardiac surgery. Click below to view the full patient guide. This patient resource is provided by SCTS and Bupa.
David Taggart of the University of Oxford, UK, argues that CABG remains the best therapy for coronary artery disease. Professor Taggart provides a detailed review of the current evidence and trial data. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in…
This video shows a robotic right lower lobectomy utilizing a subxiphoid approach for the assistant port and specimen removal. This approach also used four robotic ports: one 5 mm posterior port, two 8 mm arm ports, and one 12 mm camera port. The large specimen was removed via the subxiphoid incision, which eliminated the need…
Involvement of the mitroaortic curtain as a complication of infective endocarditis constitutes a serious medical condition. Extensive surgical debridement and mitroaortic curtain reconstruction is required in order to eradicate the infection. The fact that most of affected patients have had previous valve replacements brings additional challenges regarding optimal surgical exposure of the mitral valve annulus.…
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