Despite persistent disparities, recent developments have enabled a growing momentum for the field of global cardiac surgery. This article describes recent developments in the field of global cardiac surgery with a particular emphasis on academic, societal, and political momentum.
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July 6, 2022
Over the last few weeks, we rounded up the most popular cardiac and thoracic videos published so far this year. Now it’s the vascular specialty’s turn!
July 5, 2022
The cone technique changed the way Ebstein’s anomaly is repaired in surgical practice. This technique is a well-standardized, reproducible approach that produces satisfactory results. The video shows a step-by-step approach to the cone repair in an adult patient with type-C Ebstein’s anomaly.
July 4, 2022
This episode of Brompton Grand Rounds features Gaetano Rocco, thoracic surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States of America, expert in chest wall reconstruction following surgery to remove chest wall tumors. In this video, Dr. Rocco discusses advances in chest wall reconstruction surgery.
July 1, 2022
Valve repair has been shown to be a valuable alternative to valve replacement in mitral valve endocarditis. Yet the result of the repair depends on the experience of the surgical team and the extent of the valve damage. Valve repair should be preferred when technically feasible, but caution must be exercised to assess its absolute superiority in comparison to valve replacement.
June 30, 2022
Can you believe it’s already July? To celebrate 2022's halfway mark, we’ve rounded up six of the most popular in the cardiac specialty videos published so far this year.
June 29, 2022
Watch the June 18 recording of the ISMICS 2022 Thoracic Masters Session 3A: My Favorite Case.
June 28, 2022
This is a case of an eight-month-old boy with double outlet right ventricle (DORV) and l-malposed great arteries who underwent complete repair via a trans-right atrial approach. An intraventricular tunnel is created using the curved part of a 14 mm Hemashield tube graft.
June 27, 2022
The case of median arcuate ligament (MAL) release in a patient who developed MAL syndrome following motorcycle trauma seventeen years prior.
June 27, 2022
This episode of Brompton Grand Rounds features David Jones, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at MSKCC and Vice-Chair of Quality in the Department of Surgery, Co-Director of Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Chair of the NIH/NCI Tumor Progression and Metastasis (TPM) study section. In this video, Professor David Jones discusses surgery for oligometastatic disease.
June 23, 2022
It’s already halfway through 2022. To celebrate, we’ve rounded up the six most popular thoracic videos published so far this year.
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