Congenital
This US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prospective, single-arm, multicenter early feasibility study evaluated the Autus Size-Adjustable Valve (ASAV), a surgically implanted, fully synthetic, balloon-expandable pulmonary valve for children requiring pulmonary valve replacement. The biomimetic...
In this episode of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the...
Aortic uncrossing is indicated for symptomatic patients with a circumflex aorta causing significant tracheoesophageal compression. Case presentation The authors present a two-year-old child (12.4 kg) with dysphagia who was diagnosed...
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...
A 16-year-old male presented with shortness of breath and exertional fatigue. He had a history of repeat hospitalization due to acute episodes of suspected pulmonary edema. He had previously undergone...
A 4-year-old boy who had been followed for a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and remained asymptomatic had a follow-up echocardiogram that showed enlargement of his cardiac chambers secondary to a...
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Louise Kenny, a consultant pediatric and adult congenital cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne,...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Louise Kenny, a consultant pediatric and adult congenital cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon...
In this interview, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang, CTSNet Senior Editor—Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Director of Mitral Valve and Heart Failure Therapies at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, USA,...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. The authors present the case of a 4-month-old male infant...
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...
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...
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...











