Congenital & Pediatric

JANS Article

Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation Vs Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

November 5, 2026 | EACTS StaffGold Contributor

In this single-center randomized trial, 48 patients aged 12–24 undergoing the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum received intercostal nerve cryoablation (INC) or thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA). INC reduced the length of hospital stay (median, 1...

Video

Supra-Annular Mitral Valve Replacement Using a Bovine Pericardial Tube in Infants With a Very Small Annulus

November 4, 2026 | Ahmad Ali AmirghofranBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

Mitral valve replacement in infants with a very small annulus remains challenging when the annulus cannot accommodate even the smallest prosthesis. This video shows a supra-annular technique using a bovine...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 178: Managing the Left Subclavian Artery

October 29, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Luca Di Marco, a cardiac surgeon in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Bologna University Hospital, Italy, about...

Video

Repair of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Origin From the Pulmonary Artery Via Vertical Right Axillary Thoracotomy

October 26, 2026 | Oleksandr Yachnik…

In this video, the authors present a case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) repaired via right axillary thoracotomy. A 5-month-old, 6 kg...

Video

Transfusion-Free Cardiac Surgery in Neonates: An Interview With Joachim Photiadis

October 24, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This interview centers on transfusion-free cardiac surgery in neonates. At the 40th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting, Sameh Said, Chief of the Division of Pediatric and Adult...

Video

Aortic Arch Reconstruction With Pulmonary Artery Tissue

October 21, 2026 | Zineb El Hasnaoui…

Patient selection includes infants requiring aortic arch reconstruction with concomitant intracardiac repair, particularly those with a dilated main pulmonary artery associated with pulmonary hypertension. Operative Steps A median sternotomy was...

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Minimally Invasive VSD Repair Via Right Lateral Minithoracotomy

October 20, 2026 | Caroline Ehrhart…

A 24-year-old male presented with chest pain and dizziness. His medical history was notable for emphysematous lung changes, most likely related to heavy smoking. Holter monitoring performed after admission demonstrated...

Video

Yolk Sack Tumor—Robotic Resection on a Pediatric Patient

October 13, 2026 | Bernardo Wagner…

Mediastinal and intrathoracic germ cell tumors are rare in the pediatric population, and extragonadal yolk sac tumors presenting as giant thoracic masses are rarer still. These tumors pose a dual...

JANS Article

Mitral Valve Anomalies in Transposition of the Great Arteries

October 8, 2026 | EACTS StaffGold Contributor

Among 1,590 transposition of the great arteries {S, D, D} patients undergoing biventricular repair (1990–2020), 52 (3.3 percent) had abnormal mitral valves (MV)—mainly anterior clefts (88 percent) and subvalvular anomalies...

Video

A Novel Operative Technique for an Aortopulmonary Window

October 7, 2026 | Maryam Al-Omair…

The authors present a novel operative technique for an aortopulmonary window. The patient was a two-month-old boy, the product of a full-term pregnancy, who presented with an incidental finding of...

Event

WUPCHS Webinar 56: Anatomic Considerations in Congenital Heart Disease

November 14, 2026

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am – Sequential segmental nomenclature, septal defects, and the conduction system, plus the World University’s history and vision for the future....

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 176: The ELANA System in CABG

October 1, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Bart P. van Putte, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, and the Amsterdam University...

Event

5th International Conference on Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases

April 22, 2027

Thursday, April 22, 2027 – Friday, April 23, 2027 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – The future of cardiovascular medicine is driven by collaboration, scientific discovery, and technological innovation....

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