Coronary Artery
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 not explained by hospital factors...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Introduction This video shows a clipless technique for internal thoracic artery harvesting during robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass. Patient Data A 49-year-old male presented to the authors with stable angina. Coronary...
This video demonstrates a technique for performing minimally invasive, totally arterial coronary artery bypass grafting on a beating heart. The surgeons used a left-sided minithoracotomy (6-7 cm) in the fifth...
This video presents a case of combined endoscopic aortic valve replacement (AVR) and left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD). Patient Profile The patient was a...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. Robotic harvesting of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA)...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. A 27-year-old female presented with intermittent breathlessness and recurrent...
The authors present a case of open cutdown cannulation of the right common carotid artery for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using the semi-Seldinger technique. A 65-year-old man presented with chest pain...
Materials and Methods A 56-year-old male with a history of systemic hypertension presented with dyspnea on exertion, classified as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III for one month. C...
Currently in its 32nd year, the Birmingham Review Course is the longest-running course in the cardiothoracic specialty. The 2025 course promises an immersive learning experience featuring didactic lectures and interactive...











