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In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani discusses with Dr. Paul Shuttleworth how they set up a bypass circuit for aortic cases, in which hypothermic blood is perfused to the brain while the body is kept normothermic throughout the aortic surgery. They have been implementing this technique since 2007, and in this video, they explain the…
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. The authors present the case of a 66-year-old male who reported peripheral edema over the past month. He was admitted to a primary healthcare hospital, where transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a pericardial effusion and…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, Coronary Arterial Anomalies—Pediatric and Adult Congenital. CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh Said invited both pediatric and adult cardiac surgeons from around the world to contribute clinical videos on various coronary arterial anomalies and different surgical techniques that are used to manage them. Among the various procedures…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, Coronary Arterial Anomalies—Pediatric and Adult Congenital. CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh Said invited both pediatric and adult cardiac surgeons from around the world to contribute clinical videos on various coronary arterial anomalies and different surgical techniques that are used to manage them. Coronary arteries supplying the heart typically…
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. A 23-year-old man presented with chest pain, fever, and a dry cough lasting more than two months. His chest X-ray, CT scan, and chest ultrasound showed a left loculated empyema with complex separations. All…
Porcelain aorta, characterized by extensive circumferential or near circumferential calcification of the ascending aorta, poses a significant risk for embolic events during conventional cardiac surgery requiring aortic cannulation, cross-clamping, and cardioplegia (1). Surgical options include off-pump techniques, alternative perfusion strategies, and transcatheter approaches (2). Beating heart surgery is another alternative with favorable morbidity and mortality…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, Coronary Arterial Anomalies—Pediatric and Adult Congenital. CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh Said invited both pediatric and adult cardiac surgeons from around the world to contribute clinical videos on various coronary arterial anomalies and different surgical techniques that are used to manage them. Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries…
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. The advantages of multiarterial grafting and aortic bypass are well known; however, their adoption remains low, even in high-volume centers. To date, there is a large amount of data supporting short- and long-term benefits of…
The Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club is dedicated to raising global awareness of the benefits of endoscopic cardiac surgery among patients, surgeons, and industry partners. Stay tuned for more ECSC videos in the coming weeks. At the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2023, Dr. Niv Ad, a cardiac surgeon at the Adventist Health system in Maryland…
Currently in its 32nd year, the Birmingham Review Course is the longest-running course in the cardiothoracic specialty. The 2025 course promises an immersive learning experience featuring didactic lectures and interactive seminars on cardiac and thoracic topics, along with opportunities to engage with an international faculty. The 2025 Birmingham Review Course will take place from September…
In May 2025, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery brought together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss and share knowledge on minimally invasive techniques. Watch for more ISMICS 2025 videos in the coming weeks. At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. John…
The patient was a 72-year-old female who presented with exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed rheumatic changes involving both the aortic and mitral valves, with findings of severe aortic stenosis and moderate mitral regurgitation. The patient was positioned supine with a pillow placed behind her back to elevate the chest, and the right arm was lowered…
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This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. Preoperative Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Pre-procedure intraoperative TEE revealed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 50 percent, severe aortic regurgitation, large vegetations on the aortic valve and the tricuspid valve, and a communicating abscess between the…
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates his closure technique for an upper ministernotomy. He frequently employs this approach with a femoral venous cannula and often also uses a femoral arterial cannula. This technique is applicable for a range of aortic and mitral operations. However, it is important to understand how to close the sternotomy…
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. The patient was a 43-year-old male with no past medical history who developed persistent dyspnea after a viral illness. Workup was notable for an elevated left hemidiaphragm on chest X-ray. After a trial of conservative…
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