Congenital & Pediatric
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Introduction Aneurysm of the right atrial appendage (RAA) is an extremely rare cardiac malformation, typically...
This study demonstrates that using autologous right atrial appendage (RAA) tissue to create a neovalve during RVOT reconstruction is a safe and effective alternative for pediatric patients with congenital heart...
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...
This video completes a day of excellent presentations by leading surgeons exploring advanced minimally invasive techniques including congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery, endoscopic transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explantation,...
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...
When Dr. Sameh Said came to the United States in 2005 for an advanced cardiovascular surgical fellowship at Mayo Clinic, he expected to return to his home country of Egypt,...
Preventing chronic pulmonary insufficiency (PI) is a huge challenge in Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair. Right ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmias secondary to chronic pulmonary insufficiency (PI) are the major causes...
This video shows the authors’ technique of minimally invasive atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in children, including tips for easy exposure and description of potential pitfalls. Disclaimer The information and...
As most know, Dr. James Tweddell lost his battle with cancer on July 1, 2022. This has been—without equivocation—a colossal loss for the congenital heart surgery community. In an ongoing...
Keep up with the world of cardiac robotics surgery by viewing the 2022 Surgical Robotics and Innovation Summit, held in June 2022 in Sydney, Australia, in partnership with the ANNALS...
Ebstein’s anomaly is a rare malformation involving the tricuspid valve and the right ventricle (1). The main features are: (a) failure of leaflets delamination; (b) atrialization of part of the...
An eight-month-old, 7.8 kg infant with a base line oxygen saturation measuring in the high 80% range was diagnosed with a double outlet right ventricle (DORV) prenatally. There was also...
This video presents the clinical case of atrial septal defect repair through right axillary minithoracotomy. The patient was a seven-year old girl with no symptoms. The physical examination was uneventful....





