Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
This is a detailed video by Professor Tristan Yan demonstrating the left radial artery to left internal mammary artery (LIMA) ‘T’ graft formation, which is an important procedural step, when performing total arterial anaortic off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. This no-touch technique to the ascending aorta minimizes the risk of stroke. A 7-0 prolene…
An eighteen-year-old young man was referred from another heart center with the finding of an aortic pseudoaneurysm following a redo Bentall procedure. The patient’s medical record included two previous cardiac surgeries. In August 2022, he underwent a Bentall procedure due to severe stenosis of the bicuspid aortic valve. Two months later, he underwent a redo…
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Amy Fiedler, a heart transplant surgeon at University of…
This video discusses when and how to perform esophageal lengthening in paraesophageal hernia repair. Determination of intraabdominal esophageal length is a key step in a paraesophageal hernia repair. Ideally, 2.5-3 cm of intraabdominal esophageal length is desired after mediastinal mobilization. A short intraabdominal esophageal length contributes to hernia recurrence. There are several predictive factors for…
This video is a part of CTSNet’s World’s Best Centers for Cardiothoracic Surgery: United States series. View every video in the World’s Best series and stay tuned for more. Watch Professor Lars Svensson demonstrate his technique for valve-sparing aortic root replacement. Along with a step-by-step demonstration of the procedure, Prof. Svensson discusses important tips and…
CTSNet continued its webinar series with ASAIO Journal on March 14, 2024 by enrolling cardiac surgery and heart transplantation professionals to discuss the topic, “Donor Heart Preservation and Resuscitating Marginal Donors: Hot or Cold?” Panelists included Dr. Michael E. Bowdish, Professor and Clinical Chief of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Dr.…
The patient is a thirty-two-year-old man who is a nonsmoker with no prior medical history living in a rural area. He consulted his pneumologist after experiencing dyspnea and hemoptysis. In the chest CT scan, a large hydatic cyst was seen to be taking up most of the right upper lobe. The patient underwent a right…
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. CTSNet Editor Mara Antonoff spoke with Professor Kevin Lobdell about remote patient monitoring in cardiothoracic surgery. Prof. Lobdell…
This is a video by Professor Tristan Yan, who performs a total arterial anaortic off-pump bypass procedure, without manipulating the ascending aorta, which reduces the risk of stroke. He first anastomoses the left radial artery to the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) in an end-to-side fashion, as a “T” graft. Then after performing the LIMA…
This video presents the case of a fifty-nine-year-old man who is a former smoker with no significant comorbidities. He came to the team’s attention in January 2023 with fever and hemoptysis. First, he was treated with an antibiotic therapy and then underwent a CT scan. In the CT scan it was possible to observe a…
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Shanda Blackmon about her new book, The Support Group:…
In this video, an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed initially to locate the perforation and a 24 Fr G-tube was placed before any diversion or resection was performed. The proximal esophagus was then diverted to a spit fistula and the distal esophagus, or proximal stomach, was stapled. The GI system remained in discontinuity until further reconstruction.…
CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Cleveland Clinic cardiothoracic surgery resident Dr. Mujtaba Mubashir. They discussed the upcoming interviews and surgical videos in the series, important news in the CT surgery world, and the future of the specialty. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and…
Patients experiencing altered interventricular conduction delay and congestive heart failure often witness an improved quality of life and enhanced ventricular function through biventricular pacing therapies (1). However, intravascular pacemaker leads can lead to complications such as superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, an infrequent yet significant issue following pacemaker lead implantation. In these instances, the alternative…
CTSNet is shining the spotlight on the best centers for cardiothoracic surgery around the world. First up, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning visited Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Over the next few weeks, look forward to interviews and surgical demonstrations with Drs. Lars Svensson, Faisal Bakaeen, Nicholas Smedira, and more. Disclaimer The information and views…
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Marc Ruel, the president of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society,…
