Cardiac
Early and late outcomes after prosthetic mitral valve replacement for rheumatic mitral valve disease remain suboptimal (1). Results can be improved with mitral valve repair, but it is essential that all physiologic defects are corrected...
Rheumatic mitral valve repair remains challenging in reconstructive valve surgery. Although rerepair is even more demanding, growing evidence of improved early outcomes, quality of life, and survival provides a compelling...
This video features a presentation by Valdano Manuel from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Valdano Manuel, Associate Professor of...
This video features a presentation by Jaymie Ang Henry from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Jaymie Ang Henry, a...
This interview centers on the state of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in Turkey. At the 40th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac Mario Castillo-Sang, Surgical...
This video features a presentation by Keith Dindi from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Keith Dindi, Head of Cardiothoracic...
This video features a presentation by Bode Falase from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Bode Falase, consultant surgeon and...
This talk features W. Randolph Chitwood, a retired cardiac surgeon and Founding Director of the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University, receiving the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at...
This comprehensive discussion focuses on robotic coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), including the challenges and benefits of establishing a robotic CABG program, clinical trials, and the evolution of CABG with...
This video features a presentation by keynote speaker Bruce Keogh from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Bruce Keogh, Chair...
Renal cell carcinoma extends into the venous system in up to 10 percent of cases. When the thrombus reaches the right atrium (Mayo level IV), three factors determine operative risk...
This talk features Farhad Bakhtiary, Director of the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery at the University Hospital Bonn, Germany, delivering a presentation on “The Ascending Aorta and Root Through the Scope”...
This video features a presentation by Francis Smit from the session “Training and Capacity Building” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Francis Smit, Director of Robert W....










