Cardiac

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Mitral Valve Repair After MitraClip

September 11, 2026 | Ahmed Ghazy

Mitral valve replacement has become the default strategy for patients with recurrent or persistent mitral regurgitation after a failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MitraClip), largely due to the technical challenges of repairing leaflets that have been...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

JANS Article

Hybrid Revascularization With Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass and Stents

September 10, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This single-center retrospective study examined 418 intent-to-treat hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) patients undergoing robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) from 2013 to 2025, comparing those who completed planned...

JANS Article

The STS Risk Model for SAVR After TAVR

September 10, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

This study developed and validated an updated Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk model for surgical aortic valve replacement after a failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (SAVR-after-TAVR), including the emergent...

JANS Article

A Promising Heart Drug Fails, Challenging a Long-Held Theory of Disease

September 10, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

Novo Nordisk reported that the ZEUS study, which involved more than 6,300 patients with heart disease or advanced kidney disease, failed to show a benefit for ziltivekimab vs placebo. Ziltivekimab...

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The TAVR Heart Team in 2026: Navigating the CMS Decision | CTSNet Webinar

September 15, 2026

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a shift in a policy that could remove the...

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Ross “Face-Off”: Twin Root Replacement

September 8, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A 32-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, exertional fatigue, and chest pain. He underwent a Ross procedure in early childhood for rheumatic aortic valve disease, during which a 22...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 172: Intraoperative AI Copilot in Robotic Cardiac Surgery

September 4, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jacques Kpodonu, a cardiac surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Assistant Professor of Surgery...

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Off-Pump Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Using the da Vinci 5: Closed-Chest Stabilizer Technique

September 4, 2026 | Hiroto Kitahara…

The patient was a 67-year-old man who was referred for surgical revascularization of coronary artery disease. Three months earlier, he had undergone emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the right...

JANS Article

Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting via Small Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy (MIST): An Investigator-Initiated, International, Open-Label, Randomised Controlled Trial

September 3, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this international randomized trial, 170 selected patients with multivessel coronary artery disease underwent minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a small thoracotomy (n=86) or conventional sternotomy (n=84)....

JANS Article

Dapagliflozin and Acute Kidney Injury Following, Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

September 3, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this Dutch multicenter, double-blind trial, 784 adults undergoing elective cardiac surgery received dapagliflozin 10 mg (n=392) or placebo (n=392), starting one day preoperatively for four doses. Acute kidney injury...

JANS Article

Right Pleuro-Pericardial Window During Cardiac Surgery: A Safe and Simple Technique That Decreases Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

September 3, 2026 | Nadine Kawkabani

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication following cardiac surgery. One of the major factors predisposing to the development of POAF is inflammation related to pericardial effusions, which may...

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Endoscopic Septal Tumor Resection With Biatrial Reconstruction

September 2, 2026 | Oscar Flores Flores

A 44-year-old woman undergoing preoperative evaluation for a uterine myomectomy was incidentally diagnosed with a cardiac mass. She reported a three-month history of mild dyspnea, palpitations, and tachycardia, with no...

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