CTSNet Content Subject Classification

Approaches/Techniques

Minimally Invasive
Transcatheter
Robotic
VATS

Cardiac

Coronary Disease
Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
Endocarditis
Extracorporeal circulation
Heart failure
Mechanical circulatory assistance
Pericardium
Valve disease
          Aortic valve disease
          Mitral valve disease
          Tricuspid valve disease
          Pulmonary valve disease

Thoracic

Chest wall
Diaphragm
Lung
Esophagus
Mediastinum
Pleura
Trachea and bronchi
Trauma
Reconstruction
Benign disease
Cancer
Congenital thoracic
Infection

Congenital

Single ventricle and palliative procedures
Left heart lesions
          Aortic valve disease (congenital)
          Mitral valve disease (congenital)
Right heart lesion
          Tricuspid valve disease (congenital)
          Pulmonary valve disease (congenital)
Septal defects
          ASD
          VSD
          TOF
          DORV
Transposition of the great arteries
Aortic arch anomalies
Pulmonary and systemic venous anomalies
Mechanical support and transplantation
Miscellaneous congenital procedures
Adult congenital procedures

Transplant

Organ preservation
Heart transplantation
Lung transplantation
Heart/lung transplantation

Vascular

Great vessels
          Aorta
Endovascular

Critical Care

General

Anesthesia
Education
History
Professional Affairs
Ethics
Medical technology
Recollections and Tributes
Basic science