Congenital

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May 14, 2026 | Dinesh Patel

Background Congenital absence of the mid​line sternum​ is a rare chest wall anomaly that exposes mediastinal structures and causes paradoxical respiration, leading to respiratory and feeding difficulties. This report describes...

Podcast
May 7, 2026 | Andrea Steely

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Andrea Steely, an Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of...

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May 6, 2026 | Amitabh Satsangi

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now widely used for the management of aortic stenosis. As indications expand to include younger and lower-risk patients, surgical explantation of failed TAVR...

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April 30, 2026 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

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April 29, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Zhi Lin, Chief Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Division 1 at Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University in Xiamen,...

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April 20, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba

The patient was a 2-month-old, 4.5 kg infant with heart failure symptoms and severe pulmonary hypertension who was diagnosed with multiple apical ventricular septal defects (VSDs). He was placed on...

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April 16, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Frank Tamru, author of Power: A Memoir and owner of Frank Tamru Consultants LLC, about aortic valve technology throughout...