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In May 2024, 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 2024 videos in the coming weeks. At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Tomas Holubec presented…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. A 37-year-old female patient was found to have a 7 mm pure ground-glass opacity (GGO) in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe. After one year of follow-up, the nodule had increased to 1 cm…
Percutaneous femoral venous cannulation is an essential skill for cardiac surgeons, particularly useful prior to redo sternotomy, minimal access valve surgery, ECMO, and for venous drainage during open thoracoabdominal aneurysm repairs. This technique avoids the need for surgical cutdown and reduces the associated groin complications, such as infection or lymphocele. It is crucial to follow certain…
The patient was a 2-year-old, 12.8-kilogram girl who had the typical features of Scimitar Syndrome (SS) with a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) and a hypoplastic right lung. She also had pulmonary hypertension and an atrial septal defect (ASD). She had previously undergone transcatheter coil occlusion of systemic aortopulmonary collaterals and device closure of…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Carinal reconstruction remains a technically challenging procedure for thoracic surgeons due to the complexity of airway resection and management. It is typically performed in the setting of tumor resection affecting the carina and distal trachea. …
In May 2024, 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 2024 videos in the coming weeks. At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Marco Di Eusanio…
Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy has emerged as a treatment option for advanced lung cancer (1). There has been concern about the technical difficulty of pulmonary resection due to inflammatory changes in vascular structures, loss of tissue planes, and vascular fragility following chemoimmunotherapy; however, reports have demonstrated the safety and feasibility of resection following neoadjuvant treatment (2, 3).…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Objective The goal was to perform a beating-heart closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) with a two-layer patch attached to the right atrium. Methods This technique is indicated for the repair of any type of…
A 38-year-old male with hypoplastic left heart syndrome underwent the initial three palliations, with a final intra-atrial conduit Fontan. He presented with desaturation and liver dysfunction, and it was noted that his Fontan conduit was quite small (12 mm) and calcified. Options included combined liver/heart transplantation or replacement of his Fontan conduit. Due to his…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. The authors demonstrate a quadruple valve replacement in a patient with carcinoid heart disease causing severe regurgitation of all four heart valves and poor left ventricular (LV) function. To date, only 11 quadruple valve replacements…
In May 2024, 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 2024 videos in the coming weeks. At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, T. Sloane Guy…
This contemporary video demonstrates the step-by-step process of placing a pigtail catheter to treat both pneumothorax and effusion. The authors break the placement of a pigtail catheter into eight steps, with a real-world narrated demonstration. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and…
CTSNet continued its webinar series partnership with the ASAIO Journal on November 14, 2024, by enrolling cardiac surgery and heart failure professionals engaged to discuss the topic, “Non-LVAD and Non-CRT Device Options in Heart Failure.” Panelists included Amit N. Vora, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, of Yale University, and Ulrich P. Jorde, MD, of Montefiore Health…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Aortic valve prostheses always result in some degree of transvalvular gradient. With the increasing use of bioprostheses in younger patients, a new concern has arisen in index surgery, implanting the largest possible prosthesis. When the risk…
This much-watch discussion is the ultimate video in Vince Gaudiani’s mitral valve repair series. In this video, cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Vince Gaudiani and Dr. Leonard Lee, Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, examine the anatomy and physiology of the mitral valve in…
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Enoch Akowuah about the challenges facing cardiothoracic surgery. They discuss the importance of clinical trials, the best aortic valve replacement technique, and the vision for the future of cardiothoracic surgery. They also discuss how to improve the specialty, what changes are needed in training, and the great part…
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