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Giles Peek
This is the winning video in the 8th Annual Resident Video Competition. Watch the author’s interview with competition judge Marjan Jahangiri. This video describes the authors’ institution’s preferred decannulation technique in the awake, spontaneously breathing...
History The patient was a 23-year-old woman, born with single ventricle physiology (pulmonary atresia, hypoplastic tricuspid valve and hypoplastic right ventricle). She presented to the authors’ hospital with end stage...
This video highlights the use of the Konno procedure to safely expose the root of the aorta in a patient with an aortic root abscess and a history of multiple...
An otherwise healthy 22-year-old male presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of acute appendicitis. His clinical status rapidly deteriorated, requiring mechanical ventilation and vasopressor support. Cardiothoracic surgery was consulted for...
Coronary ostia re-implantation is a key stage of aortic root replacement. Currently, the button technique is the most widespread method, and is considered the standard approach. However, there are still...
