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CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Michael Mack and Tom Nguyen about the proposed US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services changes to how cardiologists and cardiac surgeons interact during transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
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....
Branch-first arch replacement is a method for aortic arch repair that allows for continuous brain and organ perfusion. It theoretically has the potential for improved outcomes by reducing or avoiding...
In this final series installment, Perfecting TAVR Removal | Skills Sharpening With Vince Gaudiani, cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor—Education Vince Gaudiani hosted roundtable discussions on the technical aspects of...
This video is part of Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Series. View more videos from this series here. This video demonstrates a case involving an anomalous right coronary...
A 30-year-old man underwent a Bentall procedure (mechanical prosthesis) for aortic root aneurysm and bicuspid aortic valve at the age of 20. Subsequently, at the age of 28, he had...
At the 2025 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Watch for more interviews...
One of the major challenges of the Bentall-de Bono procedure is achieving proper hemostasis. Several techniques have been previously described for managing the aortic root, such as the French Cuff...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. A 27-year-old female presented with intermittent breathlessness and recurrent...
Renowned cardiac surgeons Ibrahim Sultan, MD, Malakh Shrestha, MBBS, Ph.D., Patrick Vargo, MD, and Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, joined together on October 14, 2025, for a new webinar titled “Rooted in...









