Congenital & Pediatric
A four-month-old girl weighing 4.9 kg with trisomy 21 syndrome was referred for the repair of a complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). The technique shown in this video is based on new perspectives from the...
Diaphragmatic paralysis following congenital cardiac surgery is an important cause of postoperative respiratory morbidity in neonates and infants. Prompt recognition and appropriate management are essential to reduce ventilator dependence and...
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,...
An 8-year-old male (24 kg) presented with intermittent fever for 45 days. Echocardiography demonstrated infective endocarditis of a bicuspid aortic valve with multiple vegetations (largest 8 × 6 mm), severe...
This video demonstrates the modified trapdoor technique for direct reimplantation of an anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Case Presentation Following cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a three-month-old, 4.7 kg infant,...
This video presents surgical details of the double switch operation, consisting of ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure, Senning, and arterial switch procedures in a five-year-old boy. The patient had...
Complications of acute ischemic heart disease include ventricular septal rupture resulting in a defect and sudden left to right shunt. This results in pulmonary overcirculation and heart failure. The...
A fifteen-year-old girl (BMI 16.4 kg/m) with a two-year history of dysphagia, periprandial angina, and anorexia was referred to pediatric general surgery. A contrast swallow demonstrated a luminal obstruction...
The patient is a twelve-month-old boy born at full term with a prenatal diagnosis of corrected transposition and intact ventricular septum with mild displacement of the tricuspid valve. He...
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...










