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The TAVR Heart Team in 2026: Navigating the CMS Decision | CTSNet Webinar

September 15, 2026

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a shift in a policy that could remove the mandatory dual-operator requirement for Transcatheter...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 174: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...

JANS Article

The Ross Procedure: Determinants of Long-Term Durability

September 17, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

This propensity-matched study from the Montreal Heart Institute Ross Registry examined sex-based differences in outcomes following the Ross procedure. Among 816 adults undergoing full-root pulmonary autograft replacement (2011 to 2025),...

JANS Article

Supra-Annular Perceval Bentall: From Concept to Patient

September 17, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This technical report describes the SUpra-annular PERceval Bentall (SUPERB), which utilized a Perceval Plus XL sutureless bovine pericardial valve inside a 28 mm Valsalva Dacron graft. Ex vivo testing involved...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Cardiovascular Disease Research Priorities in Women: An Interview With Professor Julie Sanders

June 24, 2026 | Cristina Ruiz SegriaBronze Contributor…

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...

Video

Double-Inclusion Ross Technique for Patients With Aortopathy and Aorto-Pulmonary Mismatch

June 22, 2026 | Filip Stembal…

The authors present a video demonstrating the double-inclusion Ross technique in a 36-year-old patient with severe bicuspid aortic valve stenosis, aortopathy, and a significant mismatch between the aortic anulus/left ventricular...

Video

Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery via Direct Coronary Transfer

June 19, 2026 | Debasis Das…

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare but critical congenital anomaly that typically presents in infancy with myocardial ischemia and left ventricular dysfunction. Early surgical...

Video

Minimally Invasive Bentall Procedure via Right Axillary Access: A Step-by-Step Technique

June 19, 2026 | Evandro Lopes

This video demonstrates the feasibility and step-by-step technique of performing a Bentall procedure through a right axillary minithoracotomy in an adult patient with aortic root aneurysm and aortic valve disease....

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Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: An Interview With Dr. Joseph Coselli

June 18, 2026 | Joseph Coselli…

At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dunning, a cardiothoracic surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, engaged in a discussion...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 161: Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

June 18, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Joseph Coselli, Executive Vice-Chair of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, the Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair, and...

JANS Article

Aortic Homografts for Native and Prosthetic Aortic Valve and Root Endocarditis: Results From the EUropean REgistry of Cryopreserved Aortic Homografts EURECAH

June 18, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors report early and long-term outcomes of cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex native and prosthetic aortic valve or root infective endocarditis in the EUropean REgistry of...

Video

Surgical Management of Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Using a T-Shaped Graft-Valve Strategy

June 16, 2026 | Jessica Wahi…

A 56-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion and intermittent back pain. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest demonstrated a markedly dilated main...

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