Congenital

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Thoracoscopic Resection of a Giant Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Adult: A Rare Case Report

March 18, 2026 | Nikoleta Stanitsa…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Introduction Aneurysm of the right atrial appendage (RAA) is an extremely rare cardiac malformation, typically...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 170: 2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

August 20, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

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...

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Off-Pump Extracardiac Completion Fontan

August 18, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

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...

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Establishing a Sustainable Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Program in Guyana: An Interview With Rebekah Boyd

August 14, 2026 | Rebekah Boyd…

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,...

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CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Emily Farkas

August 13, 2026 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor…

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...

Article

Featured Profile: Dr. Sameh Said

November 9, 2022 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

When Dr. Sameh Said came to the United States in 2005 for an advanced cardiovascular surgical fellowship at Mayo Clinic, he expected to return to his home country of Egypt,...

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Interdigitating Technique for Repair of Aortic Coarctation and Arch Hypoplasia in a Neonate

November 8, 2022 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

The patient was a two-day-old, 3.6 kilogram neonate who was diagnosed prenatally with aortic coarctation. After birth, a prostaglandins infusion was initiated, and a transthoracic echocardiogram showed critical aortic...

JANS Article

Perioperative Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Complex Congenital Cardiac Surgery: A Compilation of Two Cases

November 4, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Although preoperative exchange transfusion is frequently recommended in patients with homozygous sickle cell anemia undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, the information regarding the ideal level of sickle hemoglobin for patients undergoing the...

Article

CTSNet’s 10 Most Popular Articles of October 2022

October 28, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

October’s top content includes a CTSNet webinar, a video on the implantation of a total artificial heart, a roundup of helpful CABG videos, and more useful articles. 1. How to...

JANS Article

Healthy Baby Born After Surgery in Womb

October 28, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

After a fetus was diagnosed with severe pulmonary stenosis, the first in-utero percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in western China was performed. Because the baby would be born with serious complications...

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Resection of Subaortic Membrane in a Child via Right Axillary Thoracotomy

October 25, 2022 | David Meyer…

In this video, the authors present a recent case of subaortic membrane resection via cosmetically appealing right axillary minimally thoracotomy, with an emphasis on the quality of the exposure, ease...

JANS Article

Saudi Surgeon Saves Baby Born with Rare Heart Defect After Pioneering Operation

October 21, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

An infant born prematurely with a double-outlet right ventricle became the youngest ever patient to undergo a ventricular switch procedure. In this rare case, the ventricular septal defect was remote,...

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How to Make a Valve for the RVOT from the Right Atrial Appendage

October 18, 2022 | Ahmad Ali AmirghofranBronze ContributorBronze Commentor…

Preventing chronic pulmonary insufficiency (PI) is a huge challenge in Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair. Right ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmias secondary to chronic pulmonary insufficiency (PI) are the major causes...

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