This video demonstrates the surgical correction of posterior mitral annulus disjunction performed during mitral valve repair, involving the placement of pledget sutures at the crest of the left ventricular myocardium and exiting at the atrial surface to close the disjunction gap and securely fix the annuloplasty ring in its correct position.
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2025 Instructional Video Competition
August 19, 2025
August 12, 2025
This video demonstrates patient positioning, chest marking, and port placement for robotic mitral valve repair.
August 7, 2025
CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Vince Gaudiani spoke with Ali Mashadi, a medical student at The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Bahrain, about his winning video, “The Ross Procedure Unveiled: Insights into Various Techniques and Modifications.”
August 6, 2025
This video demonstrates a successful valve-sparing aortic root replacement (the David procedure) combined with two-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting. It highlights the importance of preserving the native aortic valve to avoid prosthesis-related complications and ensure long-term durability.
August 5, 2025
In this video, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Edward Kim, a cardiothoracic surgery resident at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, about his winning video, “Robot-Assisted Intrapericardial Pneumonectomy With Bronchoplasty and Thymic Flap Post Neoadjuvant Chemo/IO.”
August 4, 2025
In this video, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Anthony Zaki, a cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, about his winning video, “Direct Aortic Impella 5.5 in Post-Cardiotomy Shock.”
July 28, 2025
This video demonstrates a right robotic-assisted upper lobectomy performed after neoadjuvant therapy.
July 28, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical management of an aorto-left ventricular tunnel in an 11-month-old infant.
July 23, 2025
This video demonstrates the case of a 66-year-old male who presented with congestive heart failure due to a bicuspid aortic valve regurgitation and stenosis, associated with an ascending aorta aneurysm. The patient underwent repair of the aortic valve and replacement of the ascending aorta.
July 22, 2025
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive step-by-step approach to performing uniportal thoracoscopic decortication for late-stage tuberculous empyema, which is often considered suitable only for open surgery.