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This video illustrates how surgeons decide on the method, either ipsilateral or contralateral, for placing an extracardiac conduit in a patient with right isomerism, left-sided IVC, and apicocaval... More
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 11, 2016
The authors present the case of a mediastinal teratoma abutting the right upper lobe, compressing the superior vena cava (SVC) and innominate vein.
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.
January 4, 2016
This video demonstrates a trans-xiphoideusal single port lobectomy in a 52-year-old female patient.
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.
December 28, 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 roundtable discussions published in 2015.
December 23, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, Arie Blitz, CTSNet Deputy Editor, presents his choices for the most interesting content of 2015.