Aorta
In this top-notch interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner at James Cook University Hospital, UK, speaks with Professor Julie Sanders, Professor of Cardiovascular Care at King’s College London, UK,...
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 presents a transcatheter transapical mitral valve replacement with the implantation of the Abbott Tendyne system. The implantation team was composed of both cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists. The...
Malfunctioning mechanical valve prosthesis because of hypomobility of the mobile elements usually needs to be treated with the surgical redo. Re-redo surgery to replace a mechanical composite aortic root is...
Watch Professor Tom Verbelen, from the University Hospital Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, demonstrate a double valve procedure by implanting a Medtronic Avalus™ aortic valve and a Mosaic™ mitral valve. Avalus...
CTSNet hosted a webinar in collaboration with Getinge on, “Advanced Aortic Root Surgery—A Diversity of Surgical Strategies from Global Experts.” The webinar broadcasted to a live audience on May 25,...
Prof. Bo Yang first described a Y-incision rectangular patch aortic annular enlargement technique, and it is one of the posterior aortic annular enlargement techniques that is simpler than giving 3...
The patient is a forty-six-year-old man with a history of a bicuspid aortic valve. He underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) two and a half years prior for symptomatic...
During this Medtronic Global Grand Rounds discussion, listen as Vivek Rao, M.D., William Brinkman, M.D., Barbara Hamilton, M.D., Bo Yang, M.D. and Sarah Palmer, M.D., review aortic root replacement procedures,...
The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique allows for extensive aortic disease to be treated using a single procedure that combines open surgery with endovascular treatment. This technique has become increasingly...









