Congenital
Cleveland and colleagues present a translational study evaluating porcine cardiac xenotransplantation as a potential bridge to allotransplantation in infants with congenital heart disease. A total of 15 baboons underwent implantation of gene-edited porcine cardiac xenografts....
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,...
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...
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,...
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,...
On September 25, 2025, a group of esteemed cardiac surgeons gathered for a live webinar titled “Data-Driven Valve Selection for Younger AVR Patients,” presented by Artivion in collaboration with CTSNet....
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Daniel Brockman, Professor of Small Animal Surgery at The Royal Veterinary College, London, England, and Matteo Rossanese, Senior...
This case demonstrated the repair of a recurrent left atrioventricular valve regurgitation via a repeat right axillary thoracotomy in a two-year-old girl who had previously undergone repair of a partial...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Alexis Shafii, professor of surgery and surgical director of heart transplantation at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College...
This manuscript reports a pregnant patient who developed thrombosis of her mechanical pulmonary valve, necessitating re-replacement of the valve and the trunk. A 30-year-old woman at 18 weeks of gestation...
The common approach to a Bex-Nikaidoh procedure in a symptomatic neonate with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA), ventricular septal defect (VSD), and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is initial...
This is the first-place video from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the runner-up and third place winner. Click here to watch Dr....
Objective Whether the moderator band should always be preserved or cut during the relief of the pulmonary subvalvar obstruction in the repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a controversial...










