In the final installment of the CTSNet Guest Editor Series, "Insights Into Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support," congenital and pediatric surgeon Sandeep Sainathan was joined by accomplished pediatric surgeons from around the world for a panel discussion on the surgical aspects of pediatric mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or recovery of cardiac function.
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Guest Editor Series - Congenital
August 15, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful use of the Impella 5.5 device for mechanical support in an 18.5 kg child prior to heart transplantation.
August 15, 2025
This video demonstrates the implantation technique of the EXCOR Venous Cannula for subpulmonary with combined mechanical circulatory support in the Fontan circulation.
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Implantation at Great Ormond Street Hospital: A Decade of Experience
August 14, 2025
This video highlights important steps in the technique of ventricular assist device implantation based on the experience at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
August 13, 2025
This video demonstrates the authors’ evolution of their surgical technique for single ventricle-ventricular assist device implantation.
August 12, 2025
This video demonstrates a left ventricular assist device implantation in a 26 kg child with a BMI of 17.9, who had hypoplastic left heart syndrome and underwent single ventricle palliation to a Fontan.
August 11, 2025
This video demonstrates bi-atrial cannulation for a ventricular assist device in children with small ventricular cavity sizes.
July 28, 2025
In this CTSNet Guest Editor Series, Insights Into Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support, congenital and pediatric surgeon Sandeep Sainathan invited accomplished pediatric surgeons from around the world to contribute clinical videos on the surgical aspects of pediatric mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or recovery of cardiac function.
July 25, 2025
This video demonstrates a technique to unroof an anomalous right coronary artery using the electrical fulguration technique.
July 24, 2025
This video demonstrates unroofing of an anomalous right coronary artery in a 60-year-old woman with a six-month history of angina.