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ECS Club | Direct-Vision, Endoscopic-Assisted, Endoscopic, and 3D Endoscopic

September 18, 2026 | Tomas Holubec

This talk features Tomas Holubec, Professor of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe-University in Germany, delivering a presentation titled “A Surgeon’s Journey: Direct-Vision, Endoscopic-Assisted, Endoscopic,...

Podcast

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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Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Repair With MVR and CABG Through LAM Via the Fourth Intercostal Space

October 13, 2026 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of post-myocardial infarction ventricular pseudoaneurysm repair with mitral valve replacement and coronary revascularization performed through a minimally invasive left anterior minithoracotomy via the fourth intercostal...

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Rheumatic Mitral Repair: From Understanding Anatomy to Solving Pathology | Guest Editor Series Webinar

November 18, 2026

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am – This CTSNet Guest Editor Series, led by Tianyang Yang of Shanghai 4th People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China, presents clinical videos...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 176: The ELANA System in CABG

October 1, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Bart P. van Putte, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, and the Amsterdam University...

Event

8th North American Aortic Valve Repair Symposium

September 18, 2026 | Catherine Mikelson

Friday, September 18, 2026 – Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 6:30 am – The 8th North American Aortic Valve Repair Symposium (AVRS) is a two-day meeting designed to enhance learners’...

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Aortic Root Enlargement: An Interview With Dr. Bo Yang

May 29, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dunning, a cardiothoracic surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, engaged in a discussion...

JANS Article

A Comparison of DCD Heart Transplantation in Europe and the United States: A Multi-Centre, Retrospective Study

May 28, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective observational study aimed to compare clinical outcomes and demographics of donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplantation (HT) between European and United States (US) centers. Analyzing 504 patients...

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The Effects of Mitral Surgery on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse: An Interview With Dr. Michael Borger

May 22, 2026 | Mateo Marin-CuartasGold Contributor…

At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Dr. Mateo Marin-Cuartas, a cardiac surgeon at Leipzig Heart Center, Germany, spoke with Dr. Michael Borger,...

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Self-Constructed Tubular Heart Valve Using Bovine Pericardium for Surgical Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

May 21, 2026 | Tamer Ghazy…

Tricuspid valve endocarditis with extensive leaflet destruction presents a major surgical challenge, particularly when durable valve repair is no longer feasible and conventional prosthetic valve replacement may be undesirable. In...

JANS Article

Determining an Optimal Central Cannulation Strategy for Ambulatory Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Life Support

May 21, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This interesting study evaluated four central cannulation strategies in an acute sheep model to identify an optimal configuration for ambulatory veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO). Researchers tested custom single-site (SS)...

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Complex Imaging TAVR Removal Double Patch Double Valve

May 18, 2026 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

The 79-year-old male patient had a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) placed at another institution in another state, although he presented with more complex issues than only aortic stenosis. The...

JANS Article

Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: A Two-Decade Experience

May 13, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective observational study evaluated long-term survival in 212 patients undergoing restrictive mitral valve repair (MVr) with concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for moderate to moderately severe chronic ischemic...

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