Congenital & Pediatric
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Clinical Vignette A 41-year-old male with a unicuspid aortic valve since childhood and an ascending...
This interview focuses on establishing a sustainable pediatric cardiac surgical program in Georgetown, Guyana. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Ali Mashadi,...
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,...
AV canal is a complex heart condition and several different techniques of repair have been used. We present different techniques that we adapt to individual patient anatomy.The first infant we...
Cleft Sternum (CS) contributes to only 0.15% of all chest wall malformations. It is either complete or incomplete type. Complete CS is very rare and involves non-union of the sternal...
Trans-Septal/Intraconal Left Main Coronary Artery (LMCA) is a rare form of coronary arterial anomalies. It has been linked to increase risk of myocardial ischemia and sudden death. In this anomaly,...
This is a report of a successful slide tracheobronchoplasty for right mainstem bronchial agenesis. Patient is a 2.4kg ex-36 week male (with a corrected gestational age of 39.6 weeks at...
We present the case of a 2.8 kg baby born with Axial Mesodermal Disruption syndrome that encompasses features of Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral spectrum disorder and VACTERL. OAV spectrum disorder is also known...
We present to you the surgical repair of a complete vascular ring consisting of a right aortic arch with a retroesophageal aberrant left subclavian artery and a persistent diverticulum of...
INTRODUCTION:Achieving successful repair in congenital heart disease requires attention to details. Careful evaluation of anastomotic site patency, re-implanted coronary arteries, location of epicardial coronaries and myocardial perfusion may be needed...
This video shows a minimally invasive mitral valve repair on a patient with situs inversus. The patient is a 66 year old male presenting with progressive dyspnea on exertion, paroxysmal...



