Congenital
A 46-year-old male was referred to the authors’ unit with severe symptomatic pulmonary valve regurgitation, which caused severe right ventricular dilatation. The patient had a history of tetralogy of Fallot repair with a transannular patch...
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 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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
This video is the second-place winner from CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. In this video, the authors demonstrate their...
Over the past decade, 3D printing has become a valuable adjunct for simulation and preoperative planning in congenital heart surgery (3). However, its broader adoption is often constrained by cost...
This is the winning video from the 2025 CTSNet Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the second and third place winners. Click here to watch Dr....












