Coronary Artery
A 32-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, exertional fatigue, and chest pain. He underwent a Ross procedure in early childhood for rheumatic aortic valve disease, during which a 22 mm homograft was used in...
Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus is uncommon, and an interarterial course of an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) carries a recognized risk of ischemia...
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 week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...
A 32-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, exertional fatigue, and chest pain. He underwent a Ross procedure in early childhood for rheumatic aortic valve disease, during which a 22...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. The advantages of multiarterial grafting and aortic bypass are...
In May 2025, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery brought together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss and share knowledge on minimally invasive techniques. Watch...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. In this video, the authors discuss the surgical repair...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. This video shows the technique for harvesting the left...
Introduction Mitral regurgitation is a common valvular heart disease that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if left untreated. This case report describes the surgical management of severe mitral...
The case involved a 69-year-old patient who presented with acute myocardial infarction. Catheterization showed triple vessel disease with an occluded right coronary artery (RCA). An intra-aortic balloon pump was placed....
Finding a heavily calcified and/or atheromatous aorta after sternotomy in a coronary bypass grafting (CABG) operation can be extremely unpleasant. The ideal treatment is a multiarterial off-pump surgery that avoids...
This video is the third-place cardiac winner from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the other winning videos. After painting and draping, the...











