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Congenital

July 22, 2025
This video shows a patient with an aberrant right coronary artery originating from the left sinus, accompanied by an interaorto-pulmonary path that caused dynamic compression of the artery. A minimally invasive reimplantation of the coronary artery to the right sinus was performed to alleviate the symptoms.
July 21, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical correction of an anomalous aortic origin of the left coronary artery, creating a neo-ostium that bypasses the diseased proximal segment of the artery.
July 17, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Daniel Goldstein, professor and vice chairman of Montefiore Health System in New York, USA, about the importance of mentorship.
July 15, 2025
This video demonstrates a one-and-a-half ventricle repair combined with aortic valve repair in an adult patient with Ebstein’s anomaly.
July 14, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical technique for repairing coexisting transposition of the great arteries with an intact ventricular septum and infracardiac obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.
July 10, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Jay Pal, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Washington, about AI-assisted screening for rheumatic heart disease.
July 10, 2025
This study evaluated social media and online platform use among 223 randomly selected, actively practicing cardiothoracic surgeons from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
July 9, 2025
This video demonstrates Alna’s technique for repairing truncus arteriosus (Collett and Edwards) type 1, using a modified Barbero-Marcial approach that utilizes the patient's right atrial appendage to create a neo-pulmonary valve.
July 7, 2025
In this CTSNet Guest Editor Series, Coronary Arterial Anomalies—Pediatric and Adult Congenital, Professor Sameh Said invited both pediatric and adult cardiac surgeons from around the world to contribute clinical videos on various coronary arterial anomalies and different surgical techniques that are used to manage them. 
July 4, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, leading surgeons presented tips on how residents can prepare for a career in minimally invasive and robotic cardiothoracic surgery.

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