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This interview celebrates the long career of British cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Michael E. Cowen. He leaves a legacy of pioneering robotic thoracic surgery and trainee education.
February 28, 2023
February's list of top ten content includes the release of our 25th Anniversary celebration video, a collection pulled together for Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, webinars, and more educational videos.
February 9, 2023
The "Contemporary Approaches to Transplantation and Mechanical Life Support" program was led by chairpersons Anna Reed, Abbas Ardehali, Ankit Bharat, and Espeed Khoshbin. View the recording of this session!
February 7, 2023
CTSNet is celebrating twenty-five years of connecting the global cardiothoracic community! For the big anniversary, members new and old told us what they appreciate about the site and our free collection of cardiothoracic surgery resources. Learn more about how CTSNet grew from a visionary idea into the largest collection of CT surgery videos online.
February 2, 2023
A step-by-step guide to mitral valve replacement using a SAPIEN 3 balloon expandable valve via a minithoracotomy approach to treat mitral stenosis due to severe mitral annular calcification.
January 31, 2023
January’s top content includes impactful news items from CTSNet’s JANS newsletter, a step-by-step guide to using cutting edge 3D imaging software, a robotic gunshot injury repair, and more.
January 30, 2023
This video illustrates how to achieve rapid hemostasis following intra-aortic balloon pump removal using a percutaneous vascular repair device.
January 26, 2023
During the 2023 59th Annual STS Meeting, Professor Marc Gerdisch, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the Franciscan Health Heart Center, was kind enough to sit down with CTSNet Associate Editor Jill Ley to share insight into his contribution to the meeting's Contemporary Perioperative Management program.
January 25, 2023
Watch as Steven Bolling M.D., Joanna Chikwe M.D., and Pieter Kappetein M.D. discuss several cases of mitral valve prolapse and their repair techniques during a Global Grand Rounds session.
January 24, 2023
This video demonstrates how to handle untreatable postoperative bleeding by keeping the sternum open with a VAC sponge and negative chest pressure.
January 12, 2023
STS Workforce on Annual Meeting Chair S. Adil Husain, MD and Vice Chair Karen M. Kim, MD provide an insider's look at the 2023 STS Annual Meeting, happening now!