This video demonstrates Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s technique for performing a redo sternotomy and left ventricular outflow tract enlargement with a Dacron patch.
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May 13, 2025
May 12, 2025
This video demonstrates Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s technique for aortic annulus enlargement using a Dacron patch, and he also performs a tricuspid valve repair.
May 12, 2025
This video demonstrates the steps for endoscopic left ventricular apical thrombus removal.
May 8, 2025
This video describes the basic concepts, surgical technique, and experience with the first totally tissue-engineered valve designed for tricuspid replacement, the CorTricuspid ECM valve.
May 8, 2025
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning celebrates two years of the podcast and speaks with Dr. Joseph F. Sabik III about the future of cardiothoracic surgery.
May 7, 2025
At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Jill Ley spoke with Dr. Alice Copperwheat, and clinical care providers Cristina Ruiz-Segria, and Tara Bartley about the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course.
May 7, 2025
This video demonstrates the steps for an endoscopic left atrial myxoma resection with cryoablation of its base.
May 7, 2025
Living allogeneic heart valve transplant (HVT) first emerged in 2022, featuring the unique advantage of being a valve capable of growth and self-repair over time, thus reducing the number of reoperations required in children undergoing valve intervention.
May 7, 2025
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of preoperative ischemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction on long-term outcomes following coronary revascularization using either single or multiple arterial grafting techniques.
May 7, 2025
This article highlights the growing utility of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the field of cardiothoracic surgery and discusses the current and potential future ethical and legal implications, as well as concerns regarding impact on data privacy and the trust between patients and physicians.