Aorta
This single-center retrospective study evaluated 61 patients who underwent cardiac surgery after prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) during a 10-year period at a high-volume academic center. Cardiac surgery following TAVR was uncommon, accounting for...
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 part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video demonstrates a 63-year-old male with a prior type...
The Ross and Ross-Konno procedures remain the optimal surgical options for aortic valve replacement in small children. However, a major drawback is the eventual need for reintervention due to the...
This case demonstrates the repair of a membranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) several weeks post transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with an unappreciated root rupture. The patient required VSD patching...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Proper management of uncommon transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) complications,...
In this special one-year anniversary episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Michael Mack, medical director of cardiothoracic surgery at Baylor Scott and White Health System...
This case involved a 59-year-old woman who had previously undergone aortic valve replacement (AVR) and ascending aortic replacement and developed Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis. The operation began by commencing venous drainage...










