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In the final installment of the CTSNet Guest Editor Series, "Insights Into Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support," congenital and pediatric surgeon Sandeep Sainathan was joined by accomplished... More
August 9, 2024
This video demonstrates the harvest of bilateral internal mammary arteries using a robotic system developed in India (SSi MANTRA) through ports placed in the left hemithorax.
August 8, 2024
This video demonstrates robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass to the left anterior descending and left circumflex arteries, which was then followed by percutaneous coronary intervention to the right coronary artery (advanced hybrid coronary revascularization) in a patient with triple vessel disease.
August 7, 2024
This video demonstrates robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery) for single vessel disease using a nonrib spreading approach.
August 6, 2024
This video demonstrates the harvest of both right and left internal mammary arteries using the Da Vinci robotic system. Ports are placed on the left side of the chest, which are then used as an in-situ graft through.
August 5, 2024
This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted harvest of bilateral internal mammary arteries to enable total arterial revascularization for multi-vessel coronary artery disease.
Guest Editor Series: Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery—Techniques and Procedures
August 5, 2024
In the newest CTSNet Guest Editor Series, “Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery—Techniques and Procedures,” consultant cardiac surgeon Dr. M. M. Yusuf brought together cardiac surgery experts from around the world to contribute procedure videos on various techniques.
August 24, 2023
This video presents the case of minimally invasive mitral valve and ALCAPA repair in a twenty-one-month-old female patient. This operation was performed through a right axillary minithoracotomy in the fourth intercostal space.
August 23, 2023
In this video, a four-year-old boy with a sinus venosus atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return underwent an intraatrial baffle repair via vertical right axillary thoracotomy.
Minimal Invasive Right Axillary Thoracotomy for Ventricular Septal Defect Closure: Tips and Pitfalls
August 22, 2023
The authors of this video demonstrate their technique for VSD closure through a right minimal invasive axillary thoracotomy.
August 21, 2023
This video demonstrates ASD closure through a midaxillary minithoracotomy in a twelve-month-old infant weighing 7 kg.