Congenital
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Zain Khalpey, an assistant attending surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NY, USA, adjunct assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University Irving...
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...
The patient is a six-year-old boy with a known diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries, a ventricular septal defect, and pulmonary stenosis who presented with severe longstanding cyanosis. The...
CTSNet saw some very popular clinal videos in September, including a faster technique for aortic hemiarch replacement, using a Cabrol patch and Cooley fistula to control bleeding, and an endoscopic...
A new survey found that sexual misconduct across the surgical profession is widely experienced in the United Kingdom. Nearly 90 percent of women and 80 percent of men reported having...
Unicuspid aortic valve requires intervention in early life and the ideal treatment is unknown. This study examined 345 patients divided into two groups: 167 undergoing valve repair and 91 undergoing...
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...
CTSNet is happy to share a discussion held between premier planners of the upcoming 37th Annual European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) Meeting! To sort out major questions of interest...
Six billion people lack access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgical care due to limited access, capacity, and financial support. Noncommunicable diseases and surgical care receive a small fraction...
In this study, the authors evaluated survival after heart transplantation in adults with single and biventricular congenital heart disease against those receiving a transplant without congenital heart disease. It is...









