Congenital & Pediatric

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April 20, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba

The patient was a 2-month-old, 4.5 kg infant with heart failure symptoms and severe pulmonary hypertension who was diagnosed with multiple apical ventricular septal defects (VSDs). He was placed on home oxygen and Sildenafil in...

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August 5, 2026 | Vatsal Vora

Congenital diverticulum of the ventricle is a rare cardiac malformation and is usually associated with other congenital abnormalities, including intracardiac, midline thoracic, diaphragmatic, and anterior abdominal wall defects, first described...

JANS Article
July 23, 2026 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

This study examines the relationship between public interest in cardiothoracic surgical conditions and corresponding research output during a 21-year period (2004–2024). Public interest was assessed using Google Trends data and...

Article
December 27, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This year, adult cardiac and congenital submissions to CTSNet spanned a variety of fascinating procedures, from an efficient technique for aortic hemiarch replacement to a novel method for ventricular septal...

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December 19, 2023 | Hani Najm

At the 2023 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...

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December 14, 2023 | Massimo Caputo

Use of the right atrial appendage to reconstruct the pulmonary valve (PV) in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) requiring a transannular patch has been recently introduced in conjunction with...

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December 11, 2023 | Brycen Ratcliffe

This video presents a fifty-six-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital with ten days of bilateral upper quadrant pain that was intermittently sharp without radiation with associated decreased appetite...

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October 25, 2023 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Prof. Sameh Said wrapped up his congenital heart surgery Guest Editor Series, “Right Axillary Thoracotomy for Repair of a Wide Variety of Congenital Heart Defects in Infants and Children—Should This...