Conference Sessions

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SCTS 2026 | Management of Early-Stage NSCLC

May 29, 2026 | Henrietta Wilson…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on the management of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Dr. Henrietta Wilson, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Barts...

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ISMICS 2026 | Updates on Complex Cardiac Surgical Interventions

August 20, 2026 | Danny Ramzy…

This cardiac session features leading surgeons providing updates on complex cardiac surgical interventions at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin, Danny Ramzy,...

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ISMICS 2026 | Advancements in Robotic and Complex Thoracic Surgery

August 14, 2026 | Desmond D'Souza…

This thoracic session features leading surgeons presenting on advancements in robotic and complex thoracic surgery at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin,...

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ISMICS 2026 | Cardiac Session—Intraoperative Pearls and Pitfalls

August 7, 2026 | Mario Castillo-Sang

This cardiac session features leading surgeon Mario Castillo-Sang presenting on intraoperative pearls and pitfalls at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac...

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THVGreece 2026 | Tricuspid Valve

August 6, 2026 | Evangelos Leontiadis…

This session features leading surgeons discussing the tricuspid valve at the Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece (THVGreece) 2026 conference. Moderators Vassilis Voudris, Director of the Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology Division, Onassis Cardiac Surgery...

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Correcting a Rare Congenital Anomaly in an Adult: A Case Report

May 15, 2019 | Charles Huddleston…

Objectives Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) from the pulmonary artery is an extremely rare condition with an uncertain natural history. Here, the authors present an otherwise healthy...

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Live on CTSNet: Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece 2019 Conference

May 2, 2019 | Gregory Pattakos

On May 3 and 4, 2019, presentations from the Transcatheter Heart Valve Greece 2019 Conference streamed live on CTSNet. Friday sessions included: TAVR Technology in a Rapidly-Evolving Era TAVR on...

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The Buffalo Trunk Technique for Aortic Arch Reconstruction

April 25, 2019 | Edward Bergeron…

Objectives The frozen elephant trunk can facilitate the repair of arch and proximal descending aortic pathologies. Commercially available hybrid grafts may simplify this approach by allowing for a single suture...

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Challenging Case: Ventricular Septal Defect Device Removal

April 11, 2019 | Brian Kogon…

Objectives Treatment of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (VSD) has traditionally been surgical. Surgery most often includes midline sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass with cardioplegic arrest, and patch closure of the defect. Devices...

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Live on CTSNet: The Heart Valve Society Annual Meeting 2019

April 11, 2019 | Johanna Takkenberg

On April 11 and 12, 2019, the plenary sessions from the Heart Valve Society Annual Meeting streamed live on CTSNet. Find them below if you missed them live. Presidential Session:...

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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Chronic Heart Failure

April 4, 2019 | Carmelo Milano…

Carmelo Milano, chief of cardiac surgery and the surgical director of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) program at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, USA, discusses the...

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What to Do With the Aortic Root in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: The French Experience

April 4, 2019 | Jean Philippe Verhoye

Jean-Philippe Verhoye of the Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, France, discusses the decision between root replacement and root sparing approaches in the treatment of type A aortic dissection. He posits...

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Robotic-Assisted Retrosternal Thyroidectomy

March 28, 2019 | Ray Chihara…

Objectives Retrosternal thyroid goiters may occur in the anterior, middle, and posterior mediastinum. Symptomatic retrosternal thyroid goiters are usually amenable to resection via a cervical incision. Sternotomy and thoracotomy are...