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Tetralogy Repair in an Infant

June 2, 2026 | Debasis Das…

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases, characterized by a constellation of anatomical abnormalities, including ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction, overriding aorta, and right...

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Implantation of a Custom-Made Zone 0 Hybrid Arch Device

August 17, 2026 | Corrado Cavozza…

The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique provides a useful surgical approach for managing complex aortic arch pathologies (1). One of the critical challenges of this procedure is the reimplantation of...

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Management of SVC Injury During Right VATS Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

August 5, 2026 | Jakraphan Yu…

The video begins with an interview featuring thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and Dr. Leanne Ashrafian, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Guy’s Hospital in London, United Kingdom, interviewing the...

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Tetralogy Repair in an Infant

June 2, 2026 | Debasis Das…

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases, characterized by a constellation of anatomical abnormalities, including ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT)...

Journal

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

June 3, 2025 | Martin ANOTHER
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Homograft With Bovine Pericardial Tube

January 15, 2019 | Derek Brinster

This video demonstrates a technique of complex aortic reconstruction in bacterial endocarditis. The patient had a previous aortic valve replacement for native valve endocarditis, then a subsequent aortic root with...

JANS Article

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: EOLIA and Beyond

October 10, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A brief viewpoint article (by the savior of baby Esperanza) from a widely read non-surgical journal on the debate on ECMO/EOLIA. I assume ‘thoracotomy’ implies ‘sternotomy’ as the standard surgical...

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Nikaidoh Procedure

September 6, 2018 | Victor Morell

In 1984, Nikaidoh described the concept of aortic translocation for the management of transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and pulmonary stenosis (PS). Patients...

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Root Replacement With “French Cuff” Technique: A Challenging Redo Case

July 30, 2018 | Marco Di EusanioBronze Contributor…

Aortic root reoperation represents a great challenge for the cardiovascular surgeon, with a hospital mortality that ranges between 8% and 15% in the literature [1-4]. Arch repair interventions with zone...

JANS Article

Hybrid Three-Stage Repair of Mega Aorta With Lupiae Technique: Tips and Tricks

July 9, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

In this illustrated article, Esposito and colleagues outline the Lupiae technique for hybrid three-stage repair of mega aorta. The technique includes initial surgical replacement of the ascending aorta and proximal...

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Treatment of an Aortoesophageal Fistula After Thoracic Endovascular Repair for an Extensive Aortic Arch Aneurysm

July 3, 2018 | Akihiro Yoshitake…

The authors present an urgent procedure that was performed to treat an aortoesophageal fistula, which developed after a thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for an extensive aortic arch aneurysm. The...

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Two-Stage Repair of a DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection Using the Elephant Trunk Technique

June 26, 2018 | Oleg Orlov…

A 65-year-old man, who had a previous type A aortic dissection in 2011, developed a pseudoaneurysm at the proximal and distal aortic anastomoses of this prior ascending aortic repair. At...

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Minimally Invasive Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in a Patient With Marfan Syndrome

May 15, 2018 | Oleg Orlov…

Minimally invasive valve sparing aortic root replacement in a patient with Marfan syndrome is feasible and provides an excellent outcome in a young patient. Preoperative computed tomography of the chest...

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