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 Aortic Dissections: Tricks and Tips...
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...
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,...
A 45-year-old male hypertension presented with severe chest and back pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a type A aortic dissection extending into the abdominal aorta. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated...
A 53-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease, status postcoronary artery bypass grafting x3 with left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery, saphenous...
A 65-year-old man, who had a previous type A aortic dissection in 2011, developed a pseudoaneurysm at the proximal and distal aortic anastomoses of this prior ascending aortic repair. At...
Minimally invasive valve sparing aortic root replacement in a patient with Marfan syndrome is feasible and provides an excellent outcome in a young patient. Preoperative computed tomography of the chest...
Case Presentation A 70-year-old woman presented with a symptomatic aortic aneurysm and mild-to-moderate central aortic regurgitation. Preoperative CT-C showed enlargement of her ascending and descending aorta and her aortic arch....
For young patients with aortic valve endocarditis, preserving the native aortic valve, when feasible, may be the best option. The authors demonstrate the feasibility of performing a complex aortic valve...
This video demonstrates a technique for performing aortic and mitral valve replacements simultaneously through a partial sternotomy with an excellent exposure of the corresponding anatomical structures. The patient was an...
Methods The patient was a 78-year-old male who presented with a symptomatic Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. A left retroperitoneal approach via the 8th intercostal space was performed and the...










