Aorta
This session features leading surgeons discussing various aspects of aortic stenosis at the Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece (THVGreece) 2026 conference. Please note that all presentations are delivered in Greek. The first presentation, “Moderate AS +...
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....
The Patient The patient is a seventy-two-year-old male with stage 3 chronic kidney disease, a BMI of 35, and prior RCA stent placement who presented with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis...
This video demonstrates the construction of a felt Dacron plug, which was used to close the ventriculotomy in the left ventricle following explantation of a Heart Mate 3 LVAD device....
This young patient had his aortic dissection missed on multiple occasions. First, he experienced classic symptoms described in this video. He then underwent a CT angiogram and 3D reconstruction that...
This video details how to enter the sternum when patients have undergone previous sternotomy. This patient was having his fourth sternal reentry and the CT scan showed the aorta was...
This patient required a double valve replacement, but she had grade V atheroma in the ascending aorta. This meant that the patient was at very high risk of stroke if...
A ten-year-old girl with history of rheumatic fever for eight years presented with worsening dyspnea upon exertion in the prior four to five months with NYHA class III heart failure....
The patient is a sixty-eight-year-old man with a history of chronic aortic dissection 10 years prior to this operation, which was repaired. He had aortic regurgitation and required redo surgery....
This video describes the authors’ preferred approach to performing an ascending aorta replacement using a minimally invasive technique. The case involves a fifty-three-year-old male with a past medical history of...










