Derek Brinster

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Hemi-Commando Procedure for Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis

June 29, 2026 | Scarlett Tohme…

A 74-year-old male with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and a previous transcatheter bioprosthetic aortic valve of less than one year presented to an outside facility with repetitive embolic phenomenon to the lower extremities, requiring...

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Robotic-Assisted Left Internal Mammary Harvest With the Robotic Harmonic Scalpel​

March 4, 2026 | BTejada2029…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Robotic-assisted mammary dissection is routinely performed using either monopolar or...

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Branch-First Arch Replacement: How to Do It

November 13, 2025 | Omar Jarral…

Branch-first arch replacement is a method for aortic arch repair that allows for continuous brain and organ perfusion. It theoretically has the potential for improved outcomes by reducing or avoiding...

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Anomalous Origin of the RCA—Tailoring the Operative Strategy in Complex Aortic Pathology

August 21, 2025 | Omar Jarral…

This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. The anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA)...

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Percutaneous Femoral Venous Cannulation—How to Do It

December 4, 2024 | Omar Jarral…

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...

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BVF and Mitral Valve-in-Valve with Surgical Resection of Mitral Prosthetic Valve Leaflets with Mitral SURPLUS

September 19, 2023 | Luigi Pirelli…

Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve (ViV) is emerging as an alternative to surgery in patients with degenerated mitral valve bioprosthesis. One of the most common exclusion criteria for mitral ViV is left...

Podcast

CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Surgical Management of Acute Aortic Dissections: Tricks and Tips to Simplify the Operation

January 27, 2021 | Konstadinos Plestis…

In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Guest Editor Konstadinos A. Plestis and his panelists discuss the seven clinical videos of his recent Guest Editor Series: Surgical Management of Acute...

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Surgical Management of Acute Aortic Dissections: Tricks and Tips to Simplify the Operation

December 18, 2020 | Konstadinos Plestis…

CTSNet hosted a live event on December 10 on the current Guest Editor Series topic “Surgical Management of Acute Aortic Dissections: Tricks and Tips to Simplify the Operation.” This series,...

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A Simplified Approach to Managing Acute Aortic Dissection: Tips and Tricks

December 1, 2020 | Jonathan Hemli…

The treatment of acute Type I aortic dissection is an essential life-saving operation. This case presentation demonstrates one of the many methods to facilitate reconstruction, with narration offering tips and...

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The “One Stop Aortic Shop”: Single-Stage Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta With Concomitant Root Aneurysm and Bicuspid Valve

October 20, 2020 | Derek Brinster…

Coarctation of the aorta is often associated with bicuspid valve disease and aortopathy. This video demonstrates the techniques required to treat all of the pathologies in a single stage with...

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“Sandwich” Frozen Elephant Trunk and Left Axillary Cannulation Facilitates Repair of Ruptured Aortic Arch and Descending Aorta

July 30, 2020 | Jonathan Hemli…

The authors present the surgical management of an emergent, ruptured, chronically dissected aortic arch aneurysm. The surgical reconstruction was facilitated by the use of left axillary artery cannulation, the utilization...

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Adult Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis: Modified Three-Patch Aortic Root Reconstruction

April 2, 2019 | Derek Brinster…

Supravalvular aortic stenosis is usually diagnosed and corrected in childhood. An adult patient with Williams syndrome presented with shortness of breath and was found to have severe supravalvular aortic stenosis...

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Homograft With Bovine Pericardial Tube

January 15, 2019 | Derek Brinster

This video demonstrates a technique of complex aortic reconstruction in bacterial endocarditis. The patient had a previous aortic valve replacement for native valve endocarditis, then a subsequent aortic root with...

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