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Ice Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion and 7 °C Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

July 9, 2026 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

This case reported by Bartoli and colleagues describes the remarkable recovery of a child who survived prolonged submersion in ice-cold water, enduring more than 2.5 hours of deep hypothermic, asystolic circulatory arrest. An 8-year-old, 26-kg...

Video

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,...

Video

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...

Podcast

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,...

Video

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,...

Video

Modified Yasui Procedure for Interrupted Aortic Arch Type B

September 15, 2025 | Benjamin Alexander…

This is a case presentation of a 9-day-old female infant born at 38 weeks with a postnatal diagnosis of interrupted aortic arch type B, two large posterior malaligned ventricular septal...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 122: The Medical Mission Experience

September 11, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Adanna Akujuo, a cardiothoracic surgeon and the surgical director of the Structural Heart Program at UVA Health University Medical...

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Minimally Invasive Techniques for Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

September 11, 2025 | Mayank Yadav…

The complexity of cardiac surgery precludes its application via minimally invasive approaches compared to other surgical specialties. Despite these complexities, minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has been applied in procedures...

JANS Article

Reshaping Transplantation With AI, Emerging Technologies and Xenotransplantation

September 11, 2025 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article explores emerging innovations aimed at addressing the critical challenges of organ transplantation, particularly organ scarcity, rejection, and the burden of lifelong immunosuppression. Key advances include artificial intelligence (AI)...

Video

Tips and Pitfalls for Inferior Vena Cava Cannulation Via the Axillary Approach

September 10, 2025 | Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena…

Enlarging Axillary Incision The axillary incision was enlarged in two ways. First, a horizontal conversion to a posterolateral approach was performed based on previous pen markings. Additionally, a vertical downward...

Video

How to Construct an Autologous Pericardial Mitral Valve for Infants and Small Children

September 9, 2025 | Ahmad Ali AmirghofranBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

In this video, viewers will learn how to construct an autologous pericardial mitral valve for infants and small children when repair is not possible. The technique offers a durable solution...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 121: Managing LVOT Obstruction With Minimal Septal Hypertrophy

September 4, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Nicholas Smedira, a cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, about mitral valve-induced left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction...

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Atrial Septal Defect Closure Through a Right Lateral Thoracotomy

September 3, 2025 | Khayotbekmirzo Abdukarimov…

This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. This video illustrates the approach for closing an atrial...

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