Congenital

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December 31, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

Throughout the past year, CTSNet JANS editors have excelled in curating important and engaging cardiothoracic surgery journal articles and news. They have highlighted critical topics, including the first fully robotic...

Article
December 30, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This year, videos related to thoracic and congenital surgery on CTSNet showcased a diverse range of procedures, from step-by-step pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic disease to the Ross procedure using...

Video
December 29, 2025 | Mohamed Azzam

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) is a rare congenital coronary artery anomaly, accounting for less than 0.002 percent of all congenital heart defects....

Podcast
December 26, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses how to get involved with Pace4Life, a charity he supports that provides reconditioned pacemakers to Ghana. He also previews upcoming...

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December 24, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

CTSNet is proud to produce high-quality podcasts, including The Beat, The Atrium, and the recently added, The Cardiac Recovery Room. As the year ends, we’re highlighting the top podcast episodes...

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December 23, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This year, CTSNet released more educational content, featuring interviews, clinical videos, webinars, and more than ever. As the end of 2025 approaches, CTSNet editors and staff are reflecting on the...

Podcast
December 18, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Nasser Altorki, thoracic surgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, and thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor...

JANS Article
December 18, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Mesfin Yana Dollar, who received life-saving heart surgery as a teenager in the United States, now collaborates with Dr. Jim Kauten, the surgeon who saved him, as a cardiac perfusionist...