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Basic Science Research in CT Surgery: An Interview With Lauren Levy

August 21, 2026 | Lauren Levy…

This interview focuses on basic science research in cardiothoracic (CT) surgery. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Mujtaba Mubashir, a cardiothoracic fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...

JANS Article

Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of...

JANS Article

Building Bridges: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Versus Mechanical Ventilation as Bridge to Lung Transplant—A Nationwide Analysis

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

In this nationwide United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) analysis (2005–2025), Potel et al. compared extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), pretransplant mechanical ventilation (pMV), and combined ECMO plus pMV as bridges...

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Panel Discussion: Complex Thoracic Endometriosis

September 2, 2026 | Leanne Harling (Ashrafian)Silver Contributor…

In this panel discussion, surgeons Leanne Ashrafian and Andrea Bille, both consultant thoracic surgeons in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Guy’s St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, join Ammara Watkins,...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 171: Online Quiz League for Residents

August 27, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Timur Kyashif, a cardiac resident at Jena University Hospital in Jena, Germany, about the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac,...

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SCTS 2026 | Challenges in the Management of Locally Advanced NSCLC

May 22, 2026 | Enrico Ruffini…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on challenges in the management of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Dr....

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 157: Failed Bioprostheses—The REPEAT Trial

May 21, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Enoch Akowuah, an academic consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Newcastle University and South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, UK, and...

JANS Article

Evolutionary Characterization of Lung Cancer Metastasis

May 21, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This study provides an in-depth molecular and evolutionary analysis of lung cancer progression, with a particular focus on the mechanisms driving metastatic spread. Using advanced genomic and transcriptomic approaches, the...

JANS Article

Impact of Severe Uncorrected Pectus Excavatum on Outcomes After Aortic Surgery in Marfan Syndrome

May 21, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this retrospective cohort of 253 patients with Marfan syndrome undergoing aortic surgery, the authors evaluated the impact of severe pectus excavatum (Haller index >3.5; n=62) vs non-severe or no...

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RATS Extended Left Upper Lobectomy With Intrapericardial Vascular Control and Bronchoplasty

May 19, 2026 | Luis Filipe Azenha…

In this video, the authors present the case of a 65-year-old female diagnosed with a central squamous cell carcinoma of the left upper lobe with nodal involvement in stations 5...

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Bedside Robotic Stapling to Increase Efficiency

May 19, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This video demonstrates a robotic left lower lobectomy using bedside stapling to improve efficiency and assist with the rapid flow of the operative procedure. Interestingly, with the Si system, this...

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Bronchoscopic Stenting of a Tracheoesophageal Fistula

May 18, 2026 | Donna Eaton…

A gentleman in his 60s with advanced oesophageal cancer (cT4bN1M0) and extensive nodal disease developed a malignant tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Due to the presence of the fistula, he was not...

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What to Do When a Single Nuss Bar Fractures Through the Front of the Sternum

May 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This video presents a case of an older patient with severe pectus who had only one Nuss bar. Over four months, the bar fractured the thin sternum and migrated over...

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