Aorta
This video completes a day of excellent presentations by leading surgeons exploring advanced minimally invasive techniques including congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery, endoscopic transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explantation, multivessel minimally invasive direct coronary...
This article highlights the establishment of the Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA), a global coalition of all major cardiac surgical societies working with the World Heart Federation. Its mission is...
This prospective cohort study evaluated whether cardiac troponin I measured in pericardial drainage fluid (PCF-cTnI) enhances risk stratification for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In...
In this edition of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the...
The authors present their technique for axillary Impella 5.5 insertion. The preferred incision was made through the deltopectoral groove, where the axillary artery is more superficial and easier to access....
This video is the third-place winner from CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. The patient was a 63-year-old man with...
This video presents a case of combined endoscopic aortic valve replacement (AVR) and left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD). Patient Profile The patient was a...
This video is one of the top 10 entries from the 2025 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Video Competition. More videos featuring these outstanding presentations will be showcased in the coming...
This video is one of the top 10 entries from the 2025 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Video Competition. More videos featuring these outstanding presentations will be showcased in the coming...
This video is one of the top 10 entries from the 2025 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Video Competition. More videos featuring these outstanding presentations will be showcased in the coming...
This video is part of Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Series. View more videos from this series here. The patient was a 55-year-old woman with mitral valve prolapse....
In the treatment of aortic valve disease, there is increasing recognition of the adverse impact of patient–prosthesis mismatch, which has been associated with early valve failure and poorer long-term outcomes....
This video is part of Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Series. View more videos from this series here. This case demonstrates the repositioning of an anomalous right coronary...










