Congenital
Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare but critical congenital anomaly that typically presents in infancy with myocardial ischemia and left ventricular dysfunction. Early surgical correction is essential and aims...
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...
While complete atrioventricular septal defect covers a wide spectrum of malformations and pathophysiologies, there are several phenotypic features common in all of them. The phenotypic features are the commonality of...
1. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 3. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 4. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 5. Journal of Cardiac Surgery...
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....
This is a three-year-old girl with cyanosis and clubbing. She was born with a double outlet right ventricle and a complete atrioventricular septal defect with a straddling left atrioventricular valve....
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Albert Jauregui Abularach about his work as a pioneer in robotic lung transplantation. Joel also talks about...
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the recently published MARS 2 trial, an AATS consensus document on management of subsolid lung nodules, and the long-term...
In this video, the patient is a six-month-old, 6.4 kg infant with a new diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy. The patient was at home and presented at the hospital in extremis....
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses a new cardiothoracic surgery conference in Iraq and his insights on the newest surgical robot technology. Joel also talks...











