Aorta
Three dimensional (3D) endoscopic aortic valve replacement combined with extended septal myectomy (the Morrow procedure) via right lateral minithoracotomy offers a safe and effective single-stage surgical solution for the rare and hemodynamically complex coexistence of...
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....
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Dr. Emile Bacha, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Columbia University Medical Center and...
At the 2026 Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on various cardiac topics, including the Ross procedure, aortic infections, and the branch-first...
In this inspiring interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner at James Cook University Hospital, UK, speaks with Dr. Ben Youdelman, Director of Thoracic Aortic...
This video demonstrates the key surgical steps of transdiaphragmatic aorto-supra-celiac aortic extra-anatomic bypass. The case involved a 16-year-old boy who presented with shortness of breath on exertion. Echocardiography revealed type...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Adam Greenbaum, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory School of Medicine and Co-director of the Emory Structural...
The authors present a case of a patient who underwent right anterior thoracotomy aortic valve replacement with concomitant ascending and hemiarch replacement. This video demonstrates the feasibility of combining a...
In this excellent interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Sameer Hirji, an associate surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, USA, about a paper he presented...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Sameer Hirji, an associate surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, USA, about a paper he...





