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The Lifeline: Postoperative Pearls in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease, Part 1

September 9, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

In this episode of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the Essentials of Cardiac Surgical Resuscitation,...

Podcast

The Lifeline: Postoperative Pearls in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease, Part 1

September 9, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

In this episode of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the...

Video

Ross “Face-Off”: Twin Root Replacement

September 8, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A 32-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, exertional fatigue, and chest pain. He underwent a Ross procedure in early childhood for rheumatic aortic valve disease, during which a 22...

Video

Thinking Outside the Box: Mitral Valve De-Repair

September 1, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor

A 16-year-old male presented with shortness of breath and exertional fatigue. He had a history of repeat hospitalization due to acute episodes of suspected pulmonary edema. He had previously undergone...

Video

Redefining the Two-Patch Technique for Complete AV Canal Repair: Routine LAVV Augmentation

August 24, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A four-month-old girl weighing 4.9 kg with trisomy 21 syndrome was referred for the repair of a complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). The technique shown in this video is based...

Video

Pushing Boundaries in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Minimally Invasive Bidirectional Glenn Via Vertical Right Axillary Thoracotomy

March 10, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

An 8-month-old boy with a functional single ventricle secondary to double outlet right ventricle with severe pulmonary stenosis and hypoplastic left ventricle was deemed unsuitable for biventricular repair at this...

Video

The Many Faces of The Konno-Rastan Aortoventriculoplasty

March 3, 2026 | Mohannad Dawary…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video demonstrates the many variations of the Konno–Rastan aortoventriculoplasty....

Video

Right Axillary Thoracotomy: A Minimally Invasive Gateway to Multiple Defects

February 10, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba…

A 4-year-old boy who had been followed for a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and remained asymptomatic had a follow-up echocardiogram that showed enlargement of his cardiac chambers secondary to a...

Video

Ross Procedure With Modified Inclusion Technique: An Autograft in a Vest

February 3, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba…

The patient was a 13-year-old boy who was born with a congenital unicuspid or bicuspid aortic valve. He developed progressive aortic valve stenosis and became symptomatic. The decision was made...

Video

Resection of a Large Left Ventricular Fibroma in a Young Adult

January 27, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A 20-year-old woman, weighing 50 kg, presented with exertional shortness of breath and palpitations. An echocardiogram showed a left ventricular tumor that distorted the left ventricular cavity. Cardiac computed tomography...

Video

Fourth Sternotomy With Ross/Konno After Previous Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement: The Modified Root Inclusion Technique

January 20, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba…

The authors previously demonstrated the feasibility of the Ross procedure following a bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (1). In this case, they showed its feasibility after a previous mechanical valve replacement....

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Neonatal Off-Pump Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Shunt for Double Outlet Right Ventricle With RVOTO

January 6, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba…

A 2.7 kg neonate who was born at 35 weeks’ gestation had a fetal diagnosis of double outlet right ventricle (DORV). He had repeated and prolonged cyanotic spells after birth,...

Article

CTSNet Summarized—Editors’ Picks 2025

January 1, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

As 2025 comes to an end, the CTSNet editor team reflected on another year of incredible cardiothoracic content. The Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and the senior editors handpicked a collection of...

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