This case demonstrates the potential utility of transvalvular microaxial flow pumps as a postoperative adjunct for circulatory support in managing post-ischemic left ventricular free wall rupture.
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Cardiac
June 2, 2025
May 30, 2025
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on various aspects of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM).
May 30, 2025
This video demonstrates the repair of a membranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) several weeks post transcatheter aortic valve replacement with an unrecognized root rupture, highlighting the VSD patch, root enlargement, and left ventricular venting via the left atrial appendage.
May 29, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with cofounders Courtney Maxey-Jones and Connor Wasilnak about their charity, Global Outreach for Medical Equity and Development (GOMED), which exists to deliver essential medical supplies to underresourced regions.
May 29, 2025
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive on-pump beating heart mitral valve repair with neochord creation performed through a right anterior mini thoracotomy in a patient with prior coronary artery bypass grafting.
May 29, 2025
This article studied the use of both surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis, including both classical and paradoxical variants of the condition.
May 29, 2025
This article investigated the role of different definitions of warm ischemia time during donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplants and the development of severe primary graft dysfunction (PGD).
May 29, 2025
The question of whether minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) represents the optimal perfusion strategy in cardiac surgery remains unanswered.
May 28, 2025
At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting.
May 28, 2025
This case review discusses the successful management of a rare complication during transcatheter aortic valve implantation in which the valve migrated to the left ventricle, requiring emergent removal and surgical replacement, emphasizing the importance of a heart team's prompt response for favorable outcomes.