Congenital
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Frank Tamru, author of Power: A Memoir and owner of Frank Tamru Consultants LLC, about aortic valve technology throughout the years. They explored Tamru’s...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in San...
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...
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,...
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...
This case involves a ten-month-old infant who underwent an arterial switch as a neonate for transposition of the great arteries. He went on to develop progressive severe branch pulmonary artery...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Improved understanding of risks associated with coronary anomalies, including myocardial...
In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org—the largest online community of CT surgeons and source of...
Use of the right atrial appendage to reconstruct the pulmonary valve (PV) in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) requiring a transannular patch has been recently introduced in conjunction with...
The technique in this video demonstrates how to implant a leaflet apparatus into any conduit type. This includes conduits not previously demonstrated, such as ring-reinforced ePTFE and sinus of Valsalva...
In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org—the largest online community of CT surgeons and source of...
This video presents the case of a Ross procedure performed on a seven-year-old girl who presented with dyspnea upon exertion. The patient had been diagnosed at the age of six...
In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning interviews Dr. Michael Mack. Dr. Mack, of Baylor Healthcare System, is the first author of the PARTNER 3...










