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AMDS or FET in Acute Aortic Dissection Indications and Controversies

June 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

This video is a balanced, gripping presentation on an increasingly common emergency problem for the on-call cardiac surgeon. Professor Oo discusses the evolving landscape of surgery for acute De Bakey I and II pathologies of...

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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)...

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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

June 3, 2025 | Martin ANOTHER
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Promising Outcome of Anatomic Correction of Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

August 10, 2017 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Hraska and colleagues present a retrospective study of outcomes following congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries using the morphologically left ventricle as the systemic pumping chamber. Patients were followed...

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Atresia of the Aortic Arch: Repair by Single-Stage Extra-Anatomic Ascending-to-Descending Aortic Bypass Graft Surgery

July 18, 2017 | Alejandro Escobar…

Introduction Atresia of the aortic arch is a rare condition among adults. It must be anatomically differentiated from an interrupted aortic arch (IAA), which is characterized by a complete lack...

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Which technique of cusp repair is durable in reimplantation procedure?

June 26, 2017 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

The authors analyzed long-term recurrent aortic regurgitation (AR) in 249 patients with aortic insufficiency and reimplantation procedure. Of the cusp repair techniques evaluated in the analysis, only free margin reinforcement...

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Mini-Bentall Procedure and Hemiarch Replacement: Graft Anastomosis and Mini-Sternotomy Closure

May 30, 2017 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

In this video, the final episode in a seven-part series, Tristan Yan demonstrates how to anastomose the Ante-Flo graft to the Valsalva graft, wean the patient off bypass, and close...

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Step-by-Step: Mini-Bentall Procedure and Hemiarch Replacement Series

May 30, 2017 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

Tristan Yan, Martin Misfeld, and Joel Dunning present a step-by-step video series on the mini-Bentall procedure and hemiarch replacement. Part 1: Mini-Sternotomy Part 2: Cannulation Part 3: Aortic Aneurysm Resection...

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Repair of Aortic Valve, Large Periaortic Abscess, and LV-PA Fistula in a 5-Year-Old With Acute Bacterial Endocarditis

May 25, 2017 | Matthew Johnston…

Originally presented as an STSA/CTSNet Surgical Motion Picture at the 2016 STSA Annual Meeting. Objectives: The patient is a 5-year-old who presented with acute right hemispheric stroke, aphasia, fevers, and...

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Mini-Bentall Procedure and Hemiarch Replacement: Coronary Button Reimplantation

May 23, 2017 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

In this video, the sixth in a seven-part series, Tristan Yan completes the “French Cuff” annular anastomosis, and demonstrates the coronary button reimplantation technique via a mini-sternotomy incision. The second...

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Mini-Bentall Procedure and Hemiarch Replacement: Open Distal Anastomosis

May 16, 2017 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor…

In this video, the fifth in a seven-part series, Tristan Yan demonstrates how to perform a distal aortic anastomosis. Circulatory arrest is initiated. Brain protection is achieved with unilateral antegrade...

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