Mohamad Bashir of Barts Heart Centre in London, UK, moderates a discussion on the use of sutureless aortic valves in patients with bicuspid valve anatomy. Dr Bashir is joined by Eric Roselli of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, US, Vinod Thourani of Medstar Heart Institute in Washington, DC, US, and Malakh Shrestha of Hannover…
Leanne Harling of Imperial College in London, UK, moderates a discussion on the future of coronary revascularization with David Taggart of the University of Oxford in the UK and Philippe Kolh of the University Hospital of Liege in Belgium. They discuss selecting patients for surgical rather than percutaneous revascularization, focusing on what has changed since…
This Beat episode, featuring Joel Dunning, cardiothoracic surgeon at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, as the host, discusses: if the tide is turning on EXCEL and the European guidelines a meta-analysis of percutaneous interventions with coronary bypass surgery a document on the triage and management of aortic emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic…
In this episode, hosted by Joel Dunning, cardiothoracic surgeon at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, news topics include the recent virtual EACTS conference, surgery after TAVR or MitraClip, BIMA vs LIMA, surprising cases, the scandal of pectus excavatum in the United Kingdom, and a brand new diagnosis you may never have heard…
In this interview, Shruti Jayakumar and Martin Elliott discuss his path to and experience in congenital heart surgery. Professor Elliott describes the importance of recognizing the patient, safety and outcomes, leadership and teamwork, and challenges facing congenital heart surgery in the UK. He also discusses how to overcome the ethics of what surgeons do, the…
Tom C. Nguyen, Patrick McCarthy, and Borut Gersak discuss indications for and the benefits of using sutureless valves.
Mark Ferguson, Thomas D’Amico, Gaetano Rocco, Robert Cerfolio, and Linda Martin discuss technical innovations in minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
In this episode, listen in as Nikki Stamp discusses recent news topics, including acute type A aortic dissection, myocardial revascularization, and the impact of sex outcomes after revascularization for multivessel coronary disease. For more information on this episode’s topics, links are provided: Type A aortic dissection Myocardial revascularization Sex outcomes after revascularization
In this interview with Joel Dunning, Joseph Bavaria reflects on his career and the initiatives advanced during his STS presidency, including collaboration with the wider cardiothoracic surgery community and advancing e-learning. Dr Bavaria is the Brooke Roberts-William Maul Measey Professor of Surgery and the Director of the Thoracic Aortic Surgery Program at the Hospital of…
Joel Dunning and Shanda Blackmon discuss safety in minimally invasive general thoracic surgery. They focus on the importance of preparation, such that a surgical team knows its course of action for potential critical events ahead of their occurance. They also discuss surgical videos of VATS bleeding events, with the intention of fostering a culture of…
CTSNet hosted a live event, co-moderated by David Cooke, MD, of UC Davis Health and Jacques Kpodonu, MD, of Harvard Medical School and joined by an esteemed panel of international guests, that discussed global health disparities in cardiothoracic surgery.
CTSNet Beat’s premier podcast episode is hosted by Dr. Nikki Stamp, an adult cardiothoracic surgeon from Australia, who discusses the use of embolic filters during cardiac surgery procedures, techniques for donor cardiac heart transplantation, and sex differences in thoracic aortic disease. For residents and trainees, there’s a segment on technique for insertion of intercostal catheters.…
The panelists review the indications and contraindications to operative management, and also review the possible complications that may occur, as well as postoperative follow-up. Dr Cassivi is a professor of surgery at Mayo Clinic, with over 200 peer reviewed publications. He is also vice chair of the Department of Surgery.
Jill Ley, Prakash Patel, Kathryn Gray DeAngelis, and Michael Colligan share perspectives from the nursing, anesthesiology, perfusion, and physician assistant specialties, and suggest strategies for effective team response to emergency situations.
Pavan Atluri, Husam Balkhy, Eric Lehr, Johannes Bonatti, and Michael Halkos reflect on the current state of coronary surgery, the importance of the heart team, and the NIH trial comparing multi-vessel PCI to hybrid procedures.
Mara Antonoff interviews Yolonda Colson about the many accomplishments of her career, and Dr Colson provides valuable advice for younger members of the specialty.
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