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April saw a wide variety of content published on CTSNet. Popular articles published this month include two videos from Dr. Tristan Yan’s off-pump CABG series, important news in CT surgery, and a... More
February 1, 2016
This video demonstrates a surgical technique for repairing a left pulmonary artery sling.
January 27, 2016
This video demonstrates a coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair in a 60-year-old female patient.
January 21, 2016
In a debate filmed at the 2015 SCTS Annual Meeting in Manchester, United Kingdom, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr and Francis Wells offer different perspectives on how best to treat non-complex degenerative mitral valve disease.
January 20, 2016
In an interview filmed at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Leanne Harling talks with Gebrine El Khoury, a pioneer of aortic valvuloplasty.
January 18, 2016
HOCM with a high intracavitary gradient is a challenging operation. The endoscopic transmitral approach provides the surgeon with better visualization of the hypertrophic muscle to be resected.
January 14, 2016
Filmed at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting, an international panel of experts discuss the use of the frozen elephant trunk procedure in the treatment of aneurysm and dissection.
January 7, 2016
In a discussion filmed at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jan Gummert and Hermann Reichenspurner consider the current state of heart transplantation, including LVADs and the total artificial heart.
January 6, 2016
Michael Acker of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, gives an in-depth talk on the current state of temporary mechanical circulatory support practices in the United States.
January 5, 2016
The era of 3D printing to enhance thoracic surgery is here. This video describes the various ways Mayo Clinic has employed 3D printing to enhance teamwork, patient education, resident education, surgical planning, and innovation.
December 30, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular pieces of clinical content published in 2015.