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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 166: The TAVR Heart Team at Risk

July 23, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Michael Mack and Tom Nguyen about the proposed US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services changes to how cardiologists and cardiac surgeons interact...

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Establishing a Sustainable Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Program in Guyana: An Interview With Rebekah Boyd

August 14, 2026 | Rebekah Boyd…

This interview focuses on establishing a sustainable pediatric cardiac surgical program in Georgetown, Guyana. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Ali Mashadi,...

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CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Emily Farkas

August 13, 2026 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor…

In this insightful interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas, Associate Director of Global Health in Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine, about...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 169: CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery

August 13, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas, Associate Director of Global Health in Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine,...

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Systemic Tricuspid Valve Surgery in ccTGA: An Interview With Edward Buratto

August 7, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This interview focuses on systemic tricuspid valve surgery in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA). At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, Sameh Said,...

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Ross Procedure With Modified Inclusion Technique: An Autograft in a Vest

February 3, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba…

The patient was a 13-year-old boy who was born with a congenital unicuspid or bicuspid aortic valve. He developed progressive aortic valve stenosis and became symptomatic. The decision was made...

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Caring for VIP Patients in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Navigating Bias, Pressure, and Protocol

January 29, 2026 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

This manuscript examines the clinical, ethical, and psychological implications inherent in caring for very important person (VIP) patients within cardiothoracic surgery. When a VIP patient presents for care, there is...

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Management of Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery During the Ross Procedure

January 29, 2026 | Parth Patel…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Clinical Vignette A 41-year-old male with a unicuspid aortic valve...

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Superior ​Approach for ​Repair ​of​ Obstruct​ed​ Mixed ​​TAPVC in Situs Inversus With Dextrocardia

January 28, 2026 | Matej Nosal…

A 2.8 kg newborn with signs of congestive heart failure was admitted to the authors’ center. He was diagnosed with situs inversus totalis, dextrocardia, bilateral superior vena cava, atrial septal...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 141: The Ross Procedure in Adult Patients

January 22, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Drs. Jan Vojacek, a cardiac surgeon in the department of cardiac surgery at University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic,...

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The Cardiac Recovery Room: Attitudes About & Realities of ERAS Across the Globe

January 21, 2026 | Daniel Engelman…

In this episode of The Cardiac Recovery Room, moderator Dr. Daniel Engelman, Medical Director of the Cardiac Surgical Critical Care & Inpatient Services at Baystate Health, Professor of Surgery at...

Video

Fourth Sternotomy With Ross/Konno After Previous Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement: The Modified Root Inclusion Technique

January 20, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba…

The authors previously demonstrated the feasibility of the Ross procedure following a bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (1). In this case, they showed its feasibility after a previous mechanical valve replacement....

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 140: Measuring the Wrong Parameters—JCOG0802

January 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Michael Lanuti, Director of Thoracic Oncology in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and an...

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