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The patient is a twenty-two-year-old man. He presented to the outpatient clinic with complaints of severe back ache for six months along with weight loss. The pain was partially responsive to analgesics. He gave a history of Pott’s Spine for which he received anti-tuberculous treatment (ATT) for twelve months in 2018. On examination, the patient…
March saw some superstar content on CTSNet. The most popular videos last month included a two-part heart transplant demonstration, lung transplant news, a heart valve procedure roundup, and more. 1. Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using Bicaval Technique Part 1: Recipient CardiectomyBy Suguru Ohira, David Spielvogel, Masashi Kai The month’s top article is one of a two-part…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world. Current Status of Tricuspid Valve Treatment…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world. This video shows a step-by-step approach…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world. In this video, the authors present…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world. LVOT obstruction after TMVI has very…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world. In this video, transcatheter mitral valve…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is…
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will the Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world. Since the first transcatheter aortic…
In the newest entry into the CTSNet Guest Editor Series collection, “20 Years After First TAVI: Will the Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves?” Gry Dahle, MD, PhD presents a curated collection of videos on the history, current challenges, and future advances of transcatheter valve replacement. You can learn more about Dr. Dahle…
Gry Dahle, MD, PhD, is a consultant working in department of cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Oslo University Hospital in Norway. She is a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) pioneer and implemented TAVI in Oslo University Hospital. Dr. Dahle is the executive secretary for ISMICS and the Editorial Board of Innovators. She is the chair…
Complex chest and lung infections with bronchial fistula are life-threatening situations with a mortality rate of up to 20 percent. If medical treatment fails, these patients require aggressive surgical procedures to heal. Transposition of the omentum is a valuable option in these complex cases with aggressive infection involving the pleural space, with or without a…
Growing up, Dr. Penelope Adinku’s parents always encouraged her and her sisters to fearlessly pursue their dreams. Today, Dr. Adinku is Ghana’s first female cardiothoracic surgeon. She began her position at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana in April 2022, where her special interests include pediatric cardiac surgery. Dr. Adinku…
A sixty-three-year-old man with a complex history, including a prior mechanical Cabrol procedure and subsequent total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk, presented to an outside hospital with a fever. CT imaging revealed a graft infection. The patient was transferred for further management, and after a multidisciplinary discussion, the decision was made to…
One of the most frequent and feared complications of sequential diamond-shaped coronary anastomoses is the so-called seagull deformity, which causes a turbulence flow within the graft and the risk of clot formation. In this video, the authors discuss strategy to avoid this complication as well as the strategy to address it in case the seagull…
Although they are not as common as other thoracic surgeries, esophageal procedures are an important part of every thoracic surgeon’s repertoire. These five popular videos from CTSNet demonstrate different techniques for esophagectomy, hiatal hernia repair, and more. Do you have a favorite esophageal procedure video on CTSNet? Let us know in the comments. 1. The…
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