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The authors wish to highlight their technique for performing a Bentall procedure in cases of acute Type A aortic dissection. As mentioned in the video narrative, this technique is not suitable for all cases, and the standard deep hypothermic circulatory arrest approach remains the preferred method for cases where the head and neck vessels or…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. A 60-year-old female with a significant history of CREST syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a brief history of smoking presented to the emergency department after a fall from a bicycle. She was noted to…
Introduction Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is an effective but complex procedure for treating chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease. Learning to perform PTE is crucial for cardiothoracic surgeons in training; however, the exposure and depth of the dissection plane can make this arduous. Technical descriptions of PTE often rely on text or poor-quality media that were not intended…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. The patient was a 38-year-old male with a history of tension pneumothorax 10 years prior, initially managed outside the authors’ center with the insertion of an intercostal tube (ICT). A second ICT was later inserted, and…
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates his technique for aortic valve replacement with a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD) and an ascending aortic replacement. The patient had a 48 mm ascending aorta and severe aortic stenosis with stenosis of the LAD. Initially, the LIMA was anastomosed to a…
This video demonstrates the Gaudiani technique for aortic valve replacement in a cadaveric porcine specimen. The aortotomy was made, and the valve excision and suture placement are shown with advice on using pledgeted sutures and where to place them. A bioprosthesis was placed, and a single layer of 3-0 Prolene was used to close the aorta.…
In this session from the 2024 London Core Review Cardiothoracic Surgery Course, Dr. Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran discusses minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCABG) with a focus on total arterial approaches. He examines off-pump total arterial revascularization (TAR), the use of a single internal mammary artery (SIMA) along with saphenous vein grafts (SVG), bilateral internal…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. The patient was a 2.4 kg neonate diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The Birmingham technique of arch reconstruction in Stage I palliation aims to simplify the process of arch reconstruction during the Norwood procedure. This…
A 68-year-old male presented with chest pain and breathlessness on exertion during the preceding 10 days. He had undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) the previous year and had a history of hypertension (HTN) and hypothyroidism, with no history of fever. Preoperative evaluation, including a CT coronary angiogram,…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. An 81-year-old female patient was admitted for surgical treatment of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the right lower lobe for which a minimally invasive resection of segment 10 was indicated. Bleeding occurred during the…
In this new CTSNet President’s Series, Dr. Husam Balkhy, president of ISMICS, showcases cutting-edge, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures from the University of Chicago. Watch for more videos in this series coming soon. Introduction This video presents a robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary bypass (TECAB) procedure involving a single vessel, specifically, the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to…
The authors present a case of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect repair with coronary artery bypass grafting performed via minimally invasive access—a left anterior minithoracotomy through the fourth intercostal space. Closure of the ventricular septal defect (VSD) was performed using the infarct exclusion technique with xenopericardium, as introduced by David in 1987 (1). A 68-year-old…
This video describes Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s technique for a standard aortic valve replacement. The patient was a 69-year-old man with severe bicuspid aortic valve stenosis. To begin, femoral vein cannulation and direct aortic cannulation were performed. The aorta was then opened, the valve was removed, and a 27mm Edwards bioprosthesis was used to replace the…
This video introduces the aortic valve replacement series and includes a discussion of the rationale for aortic valve enlargement. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review our full disclaimer page here.
CTSNet recently partnered with Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) Women in General Thoracic Surgery (WGTS) Committee to host the second annual three-part webinar series, “Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery—Advancement Through Collaboration. In Part 1 of this series, experts reviewed the last 12-18 months of presentations and publications on…
In this session from the 2024 London Core Review Cardiothoracic Surgery Course, Dr. Tirone David discusses the surgical treatments of aortic root aneurysms. He examines the anatomy of the aortic root and thoracic aorta, the pathology of the aortic root and ascending aorta, primary and secondary aortic root aneurysms, and aortic root aneurysms associated with…
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