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This video demonstrates a left lower lobectomy in a sixty-seven-year-old man with a history of smoking, COPD, and ischemic cardiopathy. which was discovered After a first episode of hemoptysis, a pulmonary epidermoid carcinoma was discovered and staged T4N0. The patient was first addressed and treated by chemo-immunotherapy before being restaffed and led to surgery. In…
At the 2023 EACTS 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 congenital editor Prof. Sameh Said spoke with Dr. Hani Najm, the Chair of Pediatric and Congenital Heart…
In a number of patients with ischemic heart disease, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the method of choice. Some studies and meta-analyses have shown benefits of bimammary coronary artery bypass grafting (BIMA), including better long-term survival, lower hospital mortality, cerebrovascular accidents, and need for revascularization. When both ITAs are used, the skeletonized technique appears…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Improved understanding of risks associated with coronary anomalies, including myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death, have led to renewed enthusiasm for operative intervention to restore optimal perfusion and mitigate risk of future events. Advances in…
CTSNet is excited to announce the winner of the 2023 Innovation Video Competition, Prof. Ahmad Ali Amirghofran. His submission, “Tricuspid Valve Replacement with the Right Atrial Appendage Valve: The First Report,” he demonstrates how his team’s experience with the use of the right atrial appendage for pulmonary valve position led them to design a technique…
In this recording from the 2023 Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece conference, Dr. Christina Chrysohoou, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the University of Athens, discusses tailoring TEER to individual patients who are in heart failure. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of…
Use of the right atrial appendage to reconstruct the pulmonary valve (PV) in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) requiring a transannular patch has been recently introduced in conjunction with bovine pericardial patch with good short and midterm results. This video presents two ToF repairs using the right atrial appendage and autologous pericardium for right…
This video demonstrates the first European use of a new cordless energy device, the Sonicision by Medtronic. It is a cordless, lightweight, ultrasonic device that can be used for a combination of sharp and blunt dissection. It can also be used to seal vessels, including small branches of the pulmonary artery. The operation performed in…
The technique in this video demonstrates how to implant a leaflet apparatus into any conduit type. This includes conduits not previously demonstrated, such as ring-reinforced ePTFE and sinus of Valsalva conduits. Utilizing this technique, the cost of one conduit is $828 – $1,033 compared to commercially available conduits, which cost $4,995 – $12,500. Advantages of…
In the second session of this series of webinars, CTSNet hosted a discussion on, “Advanced Aortic Root Surgery—Series 2,” in collaboration with Getinge. The webinar was broadcasted to a live audience on December 6, 2023. The panel featured moderator Laurent De Kerchove (Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc), speaker James Anderson (HCA North Texas Division), and speaker Tomas…
This video presents a fifty-six-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital with ten days of bilateral upper quadrant pain that was intermittently sharp without radiation with associated decreased appetite and exertional chest pain. A routine CT scan of the chest was obtained, which demonstrated a Morgagni hernia with concern for ventricular compression. The patient…
In this recording from the 2023 Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece conference, Dr. Konstantinos Koulogiannis, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Morristown Medical Center in new Jersey, USA, discusses M-TEER technology maturation and how it enables treatment of most anatomies. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the…
This video presents the case of a Ross procedure performed on a seven-year-old girl who presented with dyspnea upon exertion. The patient had been diagnosed at the age of six months to with congenital aortic stenosis. She had previously undergone a balloon aortic valvotomy at the age of six months but was discovered to have…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Various surgical techniques have been used for aortic arch repair, and hypothermic circulatory arrest with adjunctive cerebral protection strategy is the standard practice today. However, morbidity and mortality remain significant for both non-dissection and dissection…
At the 2023 EACTS 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 Dr. David Waller about the MARS-2 mesothelioma clinical trial. They…
Constrictive pericarditis results from chronic fibrous thickening, and occasionally calcified adherence of the pericardium. The inelastic constriction of the pericardium impairs ventricular filling, resulting in increased filling pressures and decreased cardiac output (1). Surgical pericardiectomy is the preferred treatment for constrictive pericarditis and is usually performed via median sternotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass or lateral thoracotomy…
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