Coronary Artery

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Repair of Acute Severe Mitral Regurgitation Due to Iatrogenic Papillary Muscle Rupture

March 3, 2026 | Daniel Wolbrom…

The authors present a case of mitral valve repair for acute iatrogenic papillary muscle rupture leading to a flail anterior leaflet. What makes this case unique is the type of pathology, the challenge in exposure...

JANS Article

Multiarterial Grafting and Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Instrumental Variable Analysis

August 13, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This retrospective Medicare analysis assessed whether multiarterial grafting (MAG) improves survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared with single arterial grafting (SAG), accounting for unmeasured confounding using surgeon MAG...

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ISMICS 2026 | Cardiac Session 1—Robotic Valves

July 31, 2026 | Johannes Bonatti…

This cardiac session features leading surgeons presenting on robotic valves at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. Dr. Johannes Bonatti, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery...

JANS Article

Perivascular Adipose on Relaxation of Internal Thoracic Artery With Surgical Implications: Better Antispastic Effect of Pedicle Than Skeletal Grafts

July 29, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This ex vivo study examined human internal thoracic artery (ITA) rings from 94 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients to assess whether perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT), preserved in pedicled but...

JANS Article

Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture, Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm, and Papillary Muscle Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

July 29, 2026 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This multisociety European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) consensus statement addresses three mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: ventricular free-wall rupture, pseudoaneurysm, and papillary muscle rupture....

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Step-by-Step Tutorial of Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting

February 14, 2022 | Antonia Kreso…

Internal mammary artery harvesting is a skill all cardiothoracic surgery residents must perfect early in their careers. Improper technique can lead to inferior short- and long-term outcomes. Not only are...

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In-Situ BITA for the Whole Heart Using OPCAB Technique

November 16, 2021 | Giuseppe Tavilla…

This video presents an off-pump technique to achieve total arterial revascularization in three-vessel disease using exclusively in-situ bilateral mammary arteries. In the first case, a retro-aortic RITA is used to...

Article

Direct Anatomic Reimplantation of Malignant Right Coronary Artery Without Aortotomy: A Two Patient Case Report

October 27, 2021 | Doug O'Connell…

Background Historically, direct reimplantation is a technique that requires a partial aortotomy and xeno-pericardial patch (1). A recent report outlined a simplified approach for the reimplantation of a right anomalous...

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Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization Using OPCAB Technique With 3 In-Situ Arterial Grafts

September 7, 2021 | Giuseppe Tavilla…

In this video we present our technique of total arterial myocardial revascularization using bilateral internal thoracic arteries and the right gastroepiploic artery as in-situ grafts for three-vessel disease. The left...

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Left Ventricle Pseudoaneurysm Repair and CABG Through the Left Anterior Minithoracotomy

April 20, 2021 | Anton Marchenko…

We are presenting the case of minimally invasive repair of large left ventricle inferior pseudoaneurysm and concomitant CABG procedure. The patient was a 63-year-old man who presented with shortness of...

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Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Aneurysm Compressing the Left Main

April 6, 2021 | Ibrahim Mohamed…

Left ventricular outflow tract aneurysm compressing the left main. A 44 –year-old male patient presented with shortness of breath and chest pain. ECG showed ST depression in the lateral leads....

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Routine Minimally Invasive Multivessel Coronary Revascularization in Obese Patients

March 31, 2021 | Dmytro BabliakBronze Contributor…

Background Obesity is often considered as a contraindication to minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting. Our concept has been that all incoming patients for isolated surgical coronary revascularization are eligible...

Podcast

CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Marc Ruel

March 9, 2021 | Jessica Luc…

In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Jessica Luc of the University of British Columbia in Canada interviews Marc Ruel of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute about his pioneering...

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