Aorta
This Wall Street Journal article documents the dramatic rise in the popularity of transcatheter aortic valves, but it also discusses the issue of early valve failure and the impact it has on patients’ lives.
...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 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...
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)....
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....
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...









