Webinars

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September 29, 2025 | S. Malaisrie

On September 25, 2025, a group of esteemed cardiac surgeons gathered for a live webinar titled “Data-Driven Valve Selection for Younger AVR Patients,” presented by Artivion in collaboration with CTSNet. The panelists, S. Chris Malaisrie,...

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February 4, 2026 | Mario Castillo-SangBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

In this interview, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang, CTSNet Senior Editor—Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Director of Mitral Valve and Heart Failure Therapies at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, USA,...

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December 12, 2025 | Husam BalkhyBronze Contributor

The recent webinar, Optimizing Myocardial Protection in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Contemporary Strategies and Emerging Techniques, brought together three leading experts in robotic cardiac surgery to share practical insights and...

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November 26, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

JCOG0802 is the largest randomized clinical trial (RCT) ever conducted in more than 1100 patients. The intent was to answer the question “Is segmentectomy or lobectomy superior?” The five-year results...

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October 21, 2025 | Ibrahim Sultan

Renowned cardiac surgeons Ibrahim Sultan, MD, Malakh Shrestha, MBBS, Ph.D., Patrick Vargo, MD, and Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, joined together on October 14, 2025, for a new webinar titled “Rooted in...

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October 21, 2022 | Bo Yang

CTSNet had the great privilege of hosting an expert-filled roundtable on aortic root enlargement (AAE) vs. total root replacement (ARR) for the small aortic root. Barbara Hamilton moderated the debate...

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October 11, 2022 | Bo Yang

CTSNet is excited to host a debate on the topic of aortic root enlargement (AAE) vs. total root replacement (ARR) for the small aortic root. Cardiac surgery experts Bo Yang,...

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October 4, 2022 | John Janesheski

In anticipation of the 36th Annual European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) Meeting, CTSNet met with two representatives of the association. Dr. Rafael Sádaba Sagredo, secretary general and chair of...

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August 29, 2022 | Richard Shemin

CTSNet presents the recording of “Advances in MVR: Choosing an Optimal Surgical Mitral Valve for Your Patient,” featuring cardiac surgery experts Richard J. Shemin, Denis Bouchard, and Dee Dee Wang....

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August 23, 2022 | Nasser Altorki

Professor Nasser Altorki and his colleagues recently released the results of the landmark thoracic surgery trial, CALGB 140503. The randomized trial studied the different methods of thoracic surgery and how...

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June 29, 2022 | M. Blair MarshallBronze Contributor

Watch the June 18 recording of the ISMICS 2022 Thoracic Masters Session 3A: My Favorite Case. Topics discussed include robotic-assisted VATS apical segmentectomy with NIR imaging, UVATS basal segmentectomy for...

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June 22, 2022 | Francis Ferdinand

Watch the June 17 recording of the ISMICS 2022 Cardiac Masters Session 2A: Aortic Valve and Aorta. Topics discussed include minimally invasive cardiac surgery aortic valve replacement (MICS AVR), truly...