Coronary Artery

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How to Take Down a Skeletonized Mammary Through a Left Minithoracotomy

November 4, 2026 | Mikhail Snegirev

This video demonstrates skeletonized harvesting of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) through a left anterior minithoracotomy. Exposure and Initial Dissection After the thoracotomy, careful exposure began with identification of the mammary course and proper...

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AI-ECG Derived Age Model: An Interview With Arman Arghami

October 30, 2026 | Arman Arghami…

This interview centers on the artificial intelligence (AI) electrocardiogram (ECG)-derived age model. At the 40th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Associate Editor—Cardiac Defne Gunes Ergi, a...

JANS Article

Sex-Specific Associations of the Plasma Proteome With Incident Coronary Artery Disease

October 29, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This study integrated proteomics and genomics to investigate sex-specific plasma protein associations with incident coronary artery disease (CAD). In 40,829 CAD-free UK Biobank participants, 55 percent were women, the mean...

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How to Create a Y-Anastomosis Between the Left and Right Internal Thoracic Arteries

October 28, 2026 | Mikhail Snegirev…

This video demonstrates the author’s technique for creating a Y-composite bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) conduit by performing an end-to-side anastomosis between the left and right internal thoracic arteries. The...

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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...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 177: Expert Consensus Document on LVRS for Emphysema

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with David Waller, Chair of the EACTS Emphysema Taskforce and Director of the EACTS Fundamentals Course in Thoracic Surgery, about...

JANS Article

Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

October 15, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This international consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and World Heart Federation (WHF) updates myocardial infarction (MI) classification...

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Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Repair With MVR and CABG Through LAM Via the Fourth Intercostal Space

October 13, 2026 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of post-myocardial infarction ventricular pseudoaneurysm repair with mitral valve replacement and coronary revascularization performed through a minimally invasive left anterior minithoracotomy via the fourth intercostal...

JANS Article

Influence of LAD-Diagonal Stenosis on Long-Term Patency and Ischemic Events After CABG

October 8, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This single-center retrospective study evaluated whether stenosis in the intervening left anterior descending artery (iLAD), between the internal thoracic artery (ITA) anastomosis and diagonal bifurcation, affects ITA-LAD graft events after...

JANS Article

Association Between Interventional Cardiologist Practice Characteristics, CABG Use, and Clinical Outcomes

October 8, 2026 | EACTS StaffGold Contributor

Across 252,408 angiograms performed by 40 interventional cardiologists in British Columbia (2010–2024), the proportion of patients referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) varied 13-fold (2.03 percent–26.4 percent) and was...

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....

JANS Article

Effect of Evolocumab on Grafts Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

October 1, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This post hoc analysis of NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5 assessed the effects on of evolocumab on 1,275 saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), 514 internal mammary artery grafts, and 39 radial artery grafts by...

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