Minimally Invasive Surgery
A 46-year-old male was referred to the authors’ unit with severe symptomatic pulmonary valve regurgitation, which caused severe right ventricular dilatation. The patient had a history of tetralogy of Fallot repair with a transannular patch...
In this single-center propensity-matched analysis of 659 patients undergoing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), bilateral internal mammary artery grafting achieved short- and mid-term clinical outcomes comparable to single...
This talk features Joerg Kempfert, Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center, Berlin, Germany, presenting on “Endoscopic Team Training and Surgeon Mentorship: My Personal...
A 27-year-old male previously underwent bilateral T2–T3 sympathicotomy for severe palmar hyperhidrosis. Compensatory hyperhidrosis involving the trunk developed one year after the initial procedure and progressively became debilitating. Seven years...
CTSNet hosted a webinar on September 15, 2026, titled “The TAVR Heart Team in 2026: Navigating the CMS Decision,” featuring leading surgeons Tom B. Nguyen, Michael Mack, and Tsuyoshi Kaneko,...
This video shows a mitral valve repair for a 52-year-old woman with severe, symptomatic mitral regurgitation secondary to a Barlow’s valve. Her left ventricle and left atrium are both enlarged....
The video provides a step-by-step guide for performing a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via right thoracotomy, with an emphasis on the pearls and pitfalls. The implantation of a bioprosthetic...
This video demonstrates the technique of port access mitral valve surgery. Patient Selection Any patient with mitral valve disease with or without tricuspid disease, atrial septal defect, and atrial fibrillation...
A model analysis of a phase I surgical device trial. The readable editorial discusses the adoption of surgical innovation on the occasion of a harmonic sealing device for pulmonary resections,...
Mitral valve repair is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral valve (MV) regurgitation, and minimally invasive access allows for excellent exposure of the MV and subvalvular apparatus while minimizing...
For CTSNet’s first Guest Editor Series, Advances in Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery, we asked Dr T. Sloane Guy of Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian Hospital to bring together videos from experts...
Case Presentation A 70-year-old woman presented with a symptomatic aortic aneurysm and mild-to-moderate central aortic regurgitation. Preoperative CT-C showed enlargement of her ascending and descending aorta and her aortic arch....
Interesting research/opinion piece about how the introduction of robots has forced a change in surgical training, with some residents gaining skill through a process of “shadow learning.”
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