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Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a valuable therapeutic option for managing degenerated bioprosthetic...
In this episode of The Cardiac Recovery Room, moderator Amanda Rea, a nurse practitioner and...
…A five-year-old girl, weighing 15.8 kg, with a functional single ventricle (hypoplastic left heart syndrome...
The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique provides a useful surgical approach for managing complex aortic...
This interview focuses on establishing a sustainable pediatric cardiac surgical program in Georgetown, Guyana. At...
This thoracic session features leading surgeons presenting on advancements in robotic and complex thoracic surgery...
…In this insightful interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas,...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily...
…This video demonstrates the case of a 51-year-old female patient with a history of smoking...
This article highlights the establishment of the Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA), a global coalition...
This prospective cohort study evaluated whether cardiac troponin I measured in pericardial drainage fluid (PCF-cTnI)...
This retrospective study evaluated surgical mitral valve interventions in 221 octogenarians (median age 82) at...
This retrospective Medicare analysis assessed whether multiarterial grafting (MAG) improves survival after coronary artery bypass...
…In this edition of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley,...
Treating patients with both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and severe obesity can be challenging. Laparoscopic...
Most Popular
…This video shows an 85-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with chest pain...
Introduction On behalf of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. James’s Hospital, two cases...
This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing transcatheter aortic...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the...
This article discusses the underrepresentation of women in cardiothoracic surgery, where they constitute less than...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the...
Editors' Picks
Primary tracheal tumors are rare, with adenoid cystic carcinoma being a common subtype with a...
This video is one of the top 10 entries from the 2025 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons...
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is increasingly becoming a standard approach for the treatment of various...
This video outlines the surgical technique of beating heart transplantation using the Organ Care System...
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Fraser Sutherland, a consultant...
This video presents the case of totally endoscopic partial atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repair in...
The common approach to a Bex-Nikaidoh procedure in a symptomatic neonate with dextro-transposition of the...
…This is the first-place video from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries...
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel Dunning recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Velotta,...
This video presents the case of a 79-year-old male with an unpredictable adhesive process in...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from...
…In this exceptional interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Robert Cerfolio, Chief of...
…In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh...
…In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani discusses with Dr. Paul Shuttleworth how they set up...
…In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates his closure technique for an upper ministernotomy. He...
Favorites
This video highlights important hints, tips, and techniques for performing a reoperative sternotomy. In this...
…This video details how to enter the sternum when patients have undergone previous sternotomy. This...
This article describes transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) vs surgical aortic valve implantation (SAVR), framed...
The clinical case presented in this video concerns a 67-year-old female patient who came to...
Anomalous origins of the coronary arteries are rare, occurring in 1-2 percent of the general...
At the 2026 Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading...
…This video demonstrates a myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a 70-year-old woman with a 100-mmHg...
The video begins with an interview featuring thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and...
This interview highlights the history and evolution of robotic cardiac surgery. At the 2026 American...
…This video demonstrates a Cox-Maze III operation combined with a left internal mammary artery (LIMA)...
This case reported by Bartoli and colleagues describes the remarkable recovery of a child who...
A 35-year-old woman, who had undergone an aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a 19 mm...
Mixed reality–guided anatomical segmentectomy represents an emerging strategy to improve intraoperative spatial understanding during sublobar...
…This video demonstrates a redo operation in a patient in their 60s who had a...
Autograft dilation and neo-aortic regurgitation remain key concerns after the Ross procedure. This meta-analysis of...
Proven Techniques
The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique provides a useful surgical approach for managing complex aortic...
…This video demonstrates the case of a 51-year-old female patient with a history of smoking...
The authors present their technique for axillary Impella 5.5 insertion. The preferred incision was made...
The authors present a 75-year-old woman with dyspnea on exertion. She was diagnosed with an...
Mediastinal lipomas are benign, slow-growing masses that can present as large masses due to their...
An 8 cm left sub-areolar thoracotomy was performed as the working port. The pericardium was...
The transition toward minimally invasive cardiac surgery is no longer solely about reducing incision size;...
This educational video reviews the anatomy of the aorto-mitral junction and demonstrates how the aorto-mitral...
A 69-year-old female smoker (82 pack years) was incidentally diagnosed with a left lung tumor....
Ectopic parathyroid adenomas in the anterior mediastinum are rare and present significant diagnostic and surgical...
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Michael Mack and Tom Nguyen about the proposed...
This video illustrates the case of a 10-day-old female neonate (2.8 kg) with antenatal diagnosis...
Novel Cases
Treating patients with both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and severe obesity can be challenging. Laparoscopic...
An 8 cm left sub-areolar thoracotomy was performed as the working port. The pericardium was...
The video begins with an interview featuring thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and...
Congenital diverticulum of the ventricle is a rare cardiac malformation and is usually associated with...
Three dimensional (3D) endoscopic aortic valve replacement combined with extended septal myectomy (the Morrow procedure)...
Ectopic parathyroid adenomas in the anterior mediastinum are rare and present significant diagnostic and surgical...
This video highlights the case of a 55-year-old female who presented with facial swelling, breathlessness...
This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted resection of the left fifth rib for oligometastatic melanoma involving...
This clinical video demonstrates the preservation of a replaced left hepatic artery during the creation...
Redo tricuspid valve surgery after previous cardiac operations remains technically challenging and is associated with...
The clinical case presented in this video concerns a 67-year-old female patient who came to...
This video presents a Ross procedure with internal and external reduction annuloplasty using autologous tissue...
Innovation
An 8 cm left sub-areolar thoracotomy was performed as the working port. The pericardium was...
Three dimensional (3D) endoscopic aortic valve replacement combined with extended septal myectomy (the Morrow procedure)...
Mixed reality–guided anatomical segmentectomy represents an emerging strategy to improve intraoperative spatial understanding during sublobar...
Conventional transvenous pacing is standard care; however, patients with limited venous access often face a...
This video demonstrates video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomies, providing step-by-step instructional videos that dissect important structures...
In this video, the authors explain their technique for intrathoracic rib fixation as a treatment...
Background and Rationale Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remains a cornerstone treatment for advanced...
…This video demonstrates a simplified ring-only mitral valve repair technique for patients with symmetrical bileaflet...
Robotic thoracic surgery provides superior precision and enhanced ergonomics compared to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, primarily...
The Warden procedure (1) has been performed for partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in which...
This video is the third-place winner from the 2025 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries...
This video is the second-place winner from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all...
Cardiac
Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a valuable therapeutic option for managing degenerated bioprosthetic...
In this episode of The Cardiac Recovery Room, moderator Amanda Rea, a nurse practitioner and...
The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique provides a useful surgical approach for managing complex aortic...
…In this insightful interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas,...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily...
This article highlights the establishment of the Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA), a global coalition...
This prospective cohort study evaluated whether cardiac troponin I measured in pericardial drainage fluid (PCF-cTnI)...
This retrospective study evaluated surgical mitral valve interventions in 221 octogenarians (median age 82) at...
This retrospective Medicare analysis assessed whether multiarterial grafting (MAG) improves survival after coronary artery bypass...
…In this edition of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley,...
The authors present their technique for axillary Impella 5.5 insertion. The preferred incision was made...
The authors present a 75-year-old woman with dyspnea on exertion. She was diagnosed with an...
Join Us in Cape Town for the EACTS/STS/CSIA Cardio-Thoracic Conference, ‘In Africa for Africa’ The...
This cardiac session features leading surgeon Mario Castillo-Sang presenting on intraoperative pearls and pitfalls at...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a...
Thoracic
This thoracic session features leading surgeons presenting on advancements in robotic and complex thoracic surgery...
…In this insightful interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas,...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily...
…This video demonstrates the case of a 51-year-old female patient with a history of smoking...
Treating patients with both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and severe obesity can be challenging. Laparoscopic...
Mediastinal lipomas are benign, slow-growing masses that can present as large masses due to their...
Join Us in Cape Town for the EACTS/STS/CSIA Cardio-Thoracic Conference, ‘In Africa for Africa’ The...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a...
This article explores the pathways for and challenges and implications of integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled...
This international retrospective study evaluated ascending thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for zone 0 ascending...
The video begins with an interview featuring thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Ahmed Ghazy, Head...
A 69-year-old female smoker (82 pack years) was incidentally diagnosed with a left lung tumor....
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices...
Ectopic parathyroid adenomas in the anterior mediastinum are rare and present significant diagnostic and surgical...
Congenital
…A five-year-old girl, weighing 15.8 kg, with a functional single ventricle (hypoplastic left heart syndrome...
This interview focuses on establishing a sustainable pediatric cardiac surgical program in Georgetown, Guyana. At...
…In this insightful interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas,...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily...
…This interview focuses on systemic tricuspid valve surgery in congenitally corrected transposition of the great...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a...
This article explores the pathways for and challenges and implications of integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled...
This study demonstrates that using autologous right atrial appendage (RAA) tissue to create a neovalve...
Congenital diverticulum of the ventricle is a rare cardiac malformation and is usually associated with...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Ahmed Ghazy, Head...
This video completes a day of excellent presentations by leading surgeons exploring advanced minimally invasive...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Michael Mack and...
This study examines the relationship between public interest in cardiothoracic surgical conditions and corresponding research...
This video illustrates the case of a 10-day-old female neonate (2.8 kg) with antenatal diagnosis...
This session features the presidential address delivered by Dr. Gry Dahle at the International Society...
Clinical Care Professionals
Join Us in Cape Town for the EACTS/STS/CSIA Cardio-Thoracic Conference, ‘In Africa for Africa’ The...
This session features the presidential address delivered by Dr. Gry Dahle at the International Society...
This interview centers around improving and evaluating surgical programs. At the 2026 American Association for...
…This interview highlights the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, situated on the outskirts of Khartoum,...
…This interview focuses on tracking burnout and recovery in surgical trainees. At the 2026 American...
…In this top-notch interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner...
…At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Dr....
Change is hard, so for those who are looking for guidance on where to find...
…In this insightful interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner...
…In this important interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Shanda Blackmon, a thoracic...
In this compelling interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner...
In this extraordinary interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers, speaks with Dr....