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In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference | Consideration of a Global Model

November 8, 2026

This video features a presentation by Jaymie Ang Henry from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Jaymie Ang Henry, a cardiothoracic surgeon at UChicago Medicine,...

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In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference | EUROSCORE in SSA and Consideration of an AfroScore

November 8, 2026

This video features a presentation by Valdano Manuel from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Valdano Manuel, Associate Professor of...

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In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference | Consideration of a Global Model

November 8, 2026

This video features a presentation by Jaymie Ang Henry from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Jaymie Ang Henry, a...

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In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference | How Database Development and Minimum Requirements Drive Quality

November 6, 2026 | Bruce Keogh

This video features a presentation by keynote speaker Bruce Keogh from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Bruce Keogh, Chair...

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In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference | Integrated Interdisciplinary Simulation Training for Africa

November 5, 2026 | Francis Smit

This video features a presentation by Francis Smit from the session “Training and Capacity Building” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Francis Smit, Director of Robert W....

JANS Article

The Far-Reaching Effects of Wildfire Smoke

October 22, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This editorial argues that climate-driven wildfires are an escalating respiratory-health emergency. Smoke containing high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ozone, and toxic gases can travel far beyond fire zones....

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The Effect of a Two-Surgeon Review System on Donor Offers in Lung Transplantation at a High-Volume Center

October 22, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

In this single-center retrospective review from the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, a two-surgeon donor-review system in which lungs declined by the primary on-call surgeon were reassessed by a second surgeon...

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Hybrid Repair of a Complex Distal Arch and Left Subclavian Artery Aneurysm

October 19, 2026 | Meriç Lal Bozkaya…

Complex distal aortic arch aneurysms involving the subclavian arteries present major challenges because of limited proximal landing zones and the need to protect cerebral and upper-extremity perfusion. This study presents...

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Robotic Approach as the Gold Standard for Immunotherapy Lung Resections

October 19, 2026 | Alessandra Bennati…

The neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy pathway has become the standard of care for patients with resectable, locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer without actionable mutations. Its increasing use has introduced novel technical...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 177: Expert Consensus Document on LVRS for Emphysema

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with David Waller, Chair of the EACTS Emphysema Taskforce and Director of the EACTS Fundamentals Course in Thoracic Surgery, about...

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Pope Leo XIV Undergoes Successful Lung Surgery

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article summarizes the surgical treatment of Pope Leo XIV, who was recently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Surgeons performed a uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The surgery team reported...

JANS Article

Lung Segmental Perfusion Defect Is Associated With Airway Complications After Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation

October 15, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This single-center retrospective study examined 86 living-donor lobar lung transplant recipients who received 163 lobar grafts. Airway complications occurred in eight grafts (4.9 percent), all presenting as bronchial stenosis. Segmental...

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Yolk Sack Tumor—Robotic Resection on a Pediatric Patient

October 13, 2026 | Bernardo Wagner…

Mediastinal and intrathoracic germ cell tumors are rare in the pediatric population, and extragonadal yolk sac tumors presenting as giant thoracic masses are rarer still. These tumors pose a dual...

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