Aorta

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May 12, 2025 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

This video describes a 73-year-old woman with severe aortic and tricuspid regurgitation due to rheumatic fever. The inferior vena cava (IVC) cannula was placed in the right femoral vein, and...

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May 6, 2025 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

This video features a patient who needed a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and a graft to the posterior descending artery (PDA)....

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May 5, 2025 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

This video describes how to perform a left ventricular outflow tract enlargement in a pig model. A Hemashield velour Dacron graft was fashioned after making an incision into the annulus....

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May 2, 2025 | Jorge Mascaro

At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting....

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May 1, 2025 | George Korelidis

Aortobronchial fistula is a rare complication of aortic surgery that has high mortality if left untreated. These fistulas are more common in the descending aorta; however, there are a few...

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April 29, 2025 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

The patient was a 52-year-old man with a 5.2 cm aorta. A femoral vein cannula was placed, followed by an upper ministernotomy. Retrograde cardioplegia was administered while the aorta was...

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April 28, 2025 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

The patient was a 50-year-old man who had undergone a 27 mm Mosaic aortic valve replacement three years previously, who, unfortunately developed a streptococcus mitis infection. The valve was sterilized,...

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April 25, 2025 | Monroe McKay

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Objective The Damus-Kaye-Stansel anastomosis is a common technique for stage...