Congenital
Background Congenital absence of the midline sternum is a rare chest wall anomaly that exposes mediastinal structures and causes paradoxical respiration, leading to respiratory and feeding difficulties. This report describes the successful surgical management of...
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...
Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) carries an increased risk of infective endocarditis. This study used data from the Pediatric Health Information System for the period 2010–2020. Ninety-eight hospital admissions for...
February was a busy month for CTSNet. This month’s list of top ten content includes the release of our 25th Anniversary celebration video, a collection pulled together for Congenital Heart...
Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect worldwide, affecting one in every one hundred babies born each year. Of these, fewer than 1.5 percent receive the...
During the 2022 Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) Annual Meeting, cardiothoracic professionals from across the world came together to present on pivotal topics, congregate for...
This video shows a rare case of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with a large aortic root to left atrial appendage fistula in a baby born with aortic atresia, a hypoplastic...
In celebration of CTSNet’s twenty-fifth anniversary, CTSNet leaders and participants new and old came together to share the story of the organization’s founding and how CTSNet has impacted their professional...
1. JANS: Major TAVI Studies Have ‘Methodological Issues,’ INTEGRITTY Group Contends The controversy surrounding major TAVR versus SAVR studies has received no shortage of documentation, and this definitive study raised...
A model of mortality risk for adults with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery was presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The model was developed...












