Congenital
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases, characterized by a constellation of anatomical abnormalities, including ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction, overriding aorta, and right...
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 this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning reports live from the 2023 EACTS Annual Meeting. This edition of The Beat was livestreamed from Vienna, Austria...
The paper aimed to inform answers to questions of parents to those born with congenital defects necessitating arterial switch correction. Authors explored the quality of life in children undergoing the...
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...












