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Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Reoperative Settings

June 15, 2026 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of reoperative settings using a minimally invasive approach in an 11-year-old girl with a complex congenital heart defect. The procedure consisted of pulmonary valve replacement via a left anterior minithoracotomy...

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Off-Pump Extracardiac Completion Fontan

August 18, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A five-year-old girl, weighing 15.8 kg, with a functional single ventricle (hypoplastic left heart syndrome secondary to aortic and mitral valvular atresia), was referred for a completion Fontan procedure. Her...

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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,...

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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,...

JANS Article

A Guide for Transition from Cardiothoracic Surgery Training to Practice

May 1, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This article addresses the challenges of transitioning from cardiothoracic training to becoming a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon. It discusses the role of additional training in the form of “super-fellowships,” the selection...

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Surgical Repair of a Giant Sinoatrial Nodal Artery Aneurysm

May 1, 2025 | Defne Gunes Ergi…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Coronary artery aneurysms are observed in up to 5 percent...

Podcast

The Atrium: ECMO

April 29, 2025 | Alice CopperwheatBronze Contributor

In this month’s episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Jose Fernandes from the Department of Clinical Perfusion at Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK, about extracorporeal...

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Approaching the Complex Single Ventricle—DILV, D-TGA, IAA

April 25, 2025 | Monroe McKay…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Objective The Damus-Kaye-Stansel anastomosis is a common technique for stage...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 102: Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery

April 24, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang, the Surgical Director of Mitral Valve and Heart Failure Therapies at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, Kentucky,...

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Aortic Valve Bicuspidization in a Unicuspid Aortic Valve

April 24, 2025 | Mahmoud Al Baghdady…

For children facing the challenges of aortic valve disease, the surgical landscape has historically presented limited options, each with its own set of long-term uncertainties. The Ross procedure, often considered...

JANS Article

Navigating the Future of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery: Insights and Innovation Powered by Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT)

April 24, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This article summarizes the use of artificial intelligence (AI) using ChatGPT to correlate decision-making in a pediatric surgery cardiovascular surgery conference by comparing expert consensus with results from ChatGPT. A...

Video

Ross Procedure Using the Right Atrial Appendage Valve Instead of a Homograft: An All-Native Valve Approach

April 22, 2025 | Ahmad Ali AmirghofranBronze ContributorBronze Commentor…

The Ross procedure has demonstrated excellent mid- and long-term outcomes (1), establishing it as the preferred aortic valve replacement for young patients in many centers. However, its primary limitation remains...

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