Congenital

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April 7, 2026 | Masaaki Yamagishi

The Warden procedure (1) has been performed for partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in which the right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV) drains into the superior vena cava (SVC). This involves transecting the SVC and performing...

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December 2, 2021 | James Tweddell

This video demonstrates Dr. James Tweddell’s surgical strategy in a two-month-old male with diagnosis of aortic atresia, hypoplastic aortic arch, coarctation, large perimembranous VSD, mildly hypoplastic mitral valve, normal biventricular...

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November 24, 2021 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This video presents a twenty-two-year-old male born with congenital aortic stenosis secondary to a bicuspid aortic valve who had two previous sternotomies. He received an initial open aortic valvotomy at...

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November 16, 2021 | drservetergun41@gmail.com

A two-month-old female presented with failure to thrive and shortness of breath during feedings. Echo images show ed type 2 aortopulmonary window, left ventricular enlargement, and systemic pulmonary hypertension. After...

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November 10, 2021 | Vinod Sebastian

Adults or other patient groups with congenital heart disease can present with aortic insufficiency. This is most likely due to annular dilation, but it can also be related to other...

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November 3, 2021 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor

An eight-year-old female presented with at least a moderate size paramembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) and large left-to-right shunt. This closure procedure was performed via a vertical right axillary thoracotomy...

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November 1, 2021 | Sufina Shales

Surgical repair of a cardiac type total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a simple yet challenging surgical procedure, especially when done in a neonate. The goal of the surgery...

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October 29, 2021 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor

CTSNet associate editor Joel Dunning sits down with Dr. Sameh Said, associate professor at the University of Minnesota, who has contributed more than twenty-five videos to CTSNet. Dr. Said’s Ross...

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October 27, 2021 | Doug O'Connell

Background Historically, direct reimplantation is a technique that requires a partial aortotomy and xeno-pericardial patch (1). A recent report outlined a simplified approach for the reimplantation of a right anomalous...