Congenital
Surgical repair of anomalous left coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery is indicated once diagnosed, especially in infants presenting with severe ventricular dysfunction, with or without mitral regurgitation or myocardial ischemia. Case Presentation A...
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...
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning introduces the new DV5 Intuitive Da Vinci robot. He talks about the benefits of this technology and demonstrates some of...
An aberrant right subclavian artery is the most common embryological abnormality of the aortic arch and is known clinically as arteria lusoria. In the case of this patient, there was...
In this article, the authors present their single center outcomes of the Commando procedure as a means to achieve double valve replacement in patients with radiation heart disease or previous...
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with physician’s assistant Alan ODonnell about his process for filming and editing exceptional cardiothoracic surgical videos. In addition, Joel...
Ebstein’s anomaly is a rare congenital heart malformation that accounts for about 0.5 percent of all congenital heart defects. It is characterized by downward displacement of the septal and inferior...
For hypoplastic left heart syndrome patients undergoing staged reconstruction, the neoaortic root can dilate so that the incidence of neoaortic valve insufficiency increases over time. This article aims to evaluate...
This week on The Beat, in an episode sponsored by AtriCure, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation. In addition, Joel discusses concomitant AFib treatment in...
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses upcoming interviews to be published on CTSNet. In addition, Joel discusses heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease,...










