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In this CTSNet series, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang presents innovative, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures for a variety of conditions. Stay tuned for more series videos in the coming weeks. The authors present the case of a 59-year-old female patient with a history of three embolic strokes during four years, with the last two occurring while on oral anticoagulation…
The minimally invasive approach for pediatric cardiac surgery is increasingly advocated. This video demonstrates how the authors use the right vertical axillary incision to perform repair of severe supravalvar aortic stenosis. To their knowledge, there is no report of minimally invasive supravalvar aortic stenosis repair in the literature (1). The patient was a 5-year-old boy,…
In March 2025, the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland held its annual meeting, bringing together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss the latest advancements in technologies and techniques. Watch for more SCTS 2025 videos in the coming weeks. At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain…
This video covers the fundamental concepts, surgical technique, and experiences related to the first totally tissue-engineered valve intended for tricuspid replacement, known as the CorTricuspid ECM valve. This valve exemplifies the main concept of tissue engineering, which aims to regenerate organs using biomaterials as scaffolds that enable cells to grow into new tissue. The basic…
At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Jill Ley spoke with Dr. Alice Copperwheat, a resident surgical trainee at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham; Ms. Cristina…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the standard of care in multiple fields of surgery; however, its clinical use in thoracic surgery remains limited. Given the extremely variable lymphatic drainage in the chest and the prevalence…
In this CTSNet series, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang presents innovative, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures for a variety of conditions. Stay tuned for more series videos in the coming weeks. The authors present the case of a 62-year-old female patient who was incidentally diagnosed with a left atrial myxoma during a routine coronary compute tomography angiography (CTA) study. The…
A 28-year-old female, a known case of congenital heart disease, presented with dyspnea on exertion and increased fatigability over two months. Clinical examination revealed a harsh ejection systolic murmur (Grade 4/6) at the left upper sternal border radiating to the infraclavicular region, accompanied by a palpable thrill. Initial echocardiography confirmed a double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV) with…
This video features a patient who needed a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and a graft to the posterior descending artery (PDA). Due to the patient’s weight and height, 110kg and 5 feet 5 inches, selecting an appropriately sized valve was crucial. The aortic incision was continued…
This video describes how to perform a left ventricular outflow tract enlargement in a pig model. A Hemashield velour Dacron graft was fashioned after making an incision into the annulus. Dr. Gaudiani demonstrated how to open the annulus between the left and noncoronary cusps, then placed the patch into this space. The patch was clipped to the…
In this CTSNet series, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang presents innovative, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures for a variety of conditions. Stay tuned for more series videos in the coming weeks. The authors present the case of a totally endoscopic repair of Barlow’s disease with complete annuloplasty. The case involved a 62-year-old male with Barlow’s disease, as shown on the…
At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, Dr. Alice Copperwheat spoke with Jorge Mascaro, professor of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, about Type B aortic dissection.…
In March 2025, the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland held its annual meeting, bringing together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss the latest advancements in technologies and techniques. Watch for more SCTS 2025 videos in the coming weeks. At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain…
Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is a frequent reintervention following initial surgical repair for various congenital cardiac pathologies. As a result of early surgical interventions for conditions such as tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), double outlet right ventricle (DORV), and ventricular septal defect with pulmonary atresia (VSD with PA), the rate of survival for these cases has…
Aortobronchial fistula is a rare complication of aortic surgery that has high mortality if left untreated. These fistulas are more common in the descending aorta; however, there are a few referrals in the literature following aortic valve replacement (AVR). In this case, the patient developed an aortobronchial fistula following minimally invasive AVR and reduction aortoplasty.…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Coronary artery aneurysms are observed in up to 5 percent of patients undergoing coronary angiography (1). While most coronary artery aneurysms remain asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally during coronary angiography or computed tomography, clinical symptoms may…
