This video demonstrates a unique case of rheumatic mitral regurgitation repair using the SCORE technique, a systematic and reproducible approach specifically designed to address the complexities of rheumatic mitral valve pathology.
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Cardiac
August 19, 2025
This video presents the case of a 6-year-old female with a history of a larger posterior muscular ventricular septal defect and pulmonary artery banding at six weeks of age who required surgery due to exercise intolerance and progressive cyanosis.
August 19, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical correction of posterior mitral annulus disjunction performed during mitral valve repair, involving the placement of pledget sutures at the crest of the left ventricular myocardium and exiting at the atrial surface to close the disjunction gap and securely fix the annuloplasty ring in its correct position.
August 18, 2025
In this outstanding video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates how to remove a left atrial myxoma.
Redo Aortic Root Surgery: The David Procedure in a Patient With a Previous Type A Dissection Surgery
August 18, 2025
This video demonstrates a redo aortic root valve-sparing procedure in a bicuspid aortic valve.
August 15, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. Juan A. Crestanello, cardiothoracic surgeon in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic, delivered a presentation titled “I Can Tell Your Gender From Your ECG: AI and Big Data.”
August 15, 2025
In this video, Dr. Frank Van Praet discusses his experience with redo mitral valve surgery performed using an endoscopic approach.
August 14, 2025
In this outstanding interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Todd Rosengart about his team performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States.
August 14, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Todd Rosengart, professor and chair of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, about his team performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States.
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Implantation at Great Ormond Street Hospital: A Decade of Experience
August 14, 2025
This video highlights important steps in the technique of ventricular assist device implantation based on the experience at Great Ormond Street Hospital.