This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with EACTS Secretary General Patrick Myers about the highlights of the upcoming 38th EACTS Annual Meeting.
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September 27, 2024
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with lead surgeon Feras Khaliel about the world's first fully robotic heart transplant. They explore the steps taken before and after the procedure, provide details of the operation itself, and share clips of this procedure.
September 19, 2024
Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) accounts for more than 60 percent of congestive heart failure cases and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Myocardial revascularization in patients with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤35 percent) is intended to improve survival and quality of life.
September 19, 2024
The minimally invasive approach has recently been advocated for repairing various congenital cardiac anomalies, including ASD, partial AV canal, subaortic web resection, VSD, and PAPVC. The authors report this approach for the supracardiac TAPVC and to their knowledge, this is the first report of this type of operation.
September 19, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Brian Houseman about VATS vs robotic lobectomy. They discuss training programs, the speed and efficiency of VATS, advanced chemotherapy cases, instruments used, safety, and the difference in pain for robotic-assisted surgery vs VATS.
September 12, 2024
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC Joel Dunning speaks with Ahmed Abbas about the recent Karbala conference he organized. They discuss the quality of heart surgery in Iraq, how many available facilities there are, how cardiothoracic surgery differs in Iraq from other countries, and the challenges of performing cardiothoracic surgery in Iraq.
September 11, 2024
This video demonstrates a surgical technique developed by Magdi Yacoub for repairing common arterial trunk (CAT) by using autologous arterial tissues to create new right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery continuity.
September 6, 2024
This video illustrates how to use Da Silva’s cone repair technique to repair the tricuspid valve in an Ebstein anomaly type C and simultaneously perform a repair of a partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage from the left superior pulmonary vein to the innominate vein, anastomosing the pulmonary vein to the anterior surface of the left atrium.
September 5, 2024
This article provides a comprehensive guide for students aiming to enter the field of cardiothoracic surgery, by addressing challenges from premedical stages to residency.
August 29, 2024
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) encountered during heart transplant in either the donor or the recipient is highly unusual and significantly complicates the operation.