Congenital
Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. In patients with a small pulmonary annulus, repair often requires a transannular patch, resulting in progressive pulmonary regurgitation and eventual right ventricular dilation and...
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...
In March 2024, the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland brought together surgeons from around the world to discuss CT surgery topics and share knowledge. Watch for...
As long-term outcomes of congenital heart operations continue to improve, attention has turned toward neurocognitive development. As such, there is a need for clinical tools to predict neurologic outcomes in...
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the best practice consensus guidelines from joint specialist societies for the treatment of patients with pectus abnormalities and summarizes...
The authors present a case of a neoaortic valve repair with a HAART ring in a twenty-seven-year-old patient born with transposition of great arteries who underwent an arterial switch operation...
Surgically repairing pulmonary atresia is a challenging problem when there is complete absence of pulmonary arteries. To restore the continuity and confluence of the lung hila, a tubal structure is...
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Enoch Akowuah and the cardiac surgery team operating in Ghana as they visit the James Cook University Hospital...
Pectus defects are a group of congenital conditions found in approximately 1 in 250 people, where the sternum is depressed back toward the spine (excavatum), protrudes forward (carinatum) or, more...
At the 2024 AATS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting....











