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This video demonstrates a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery sympathectomy for the termination of ventricular tachycardia electrical storm, featuring an exceptional view and excision of Kuntz's... More
August 1, 2025
In this fascinating interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Joseph Zacharias, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at the Lancashire Cardiac Center in Blackpool, England, discussing lifetime management of heart valve disease.
July 24, 2025
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani and Dr. Paul Shuttleworth explain their bypass circuit setup for aortic cases, perfusing hypothermic blood to the brain while keeping the body normothermic during surgery.
July 23, 2025
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive approach for RCA reimplantation for anomalous origin of RCA from the left sinus.
July 18, 2025
This video demonstrates a technique for endoscopic aortic valve replacement and mitral valve replacement.
July 15, 2025
This video demonstrates that the Commando procedure provides adequate exposure for the reconstruction of the cardiac fibrous skeleton in cases of invasive endocarditis.
July 11, 2025
This video demonstrates a surgical approach to mitral valve repair combined with left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery coronary artery bypass grafting, performed via a left anterior minithoracotomy.
July 9, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical management of severe mitral regurgitation in a patient with polycystic kidney disease and an anomalous right coronary artery.
July 7, 2025
This case highlights the Tirone David infarct exclusion technique in a patient with a posterior ischemic ventricular septal defect.
July 1, 2025
This case highlights the value of the SCORE technique in managing severe rheumatic mitral stenosis, achieving successful repair through meticulous reconstruction of both the valvular and subvalvular apparatus.
June 30, 2025
This video demonstrates the excision of a subvalvular ring in the left ventricular outflow tract of a 34-year-old woman with minimal aortic regurgitation.