Mechanical Support & Transplant

Podcast

The Lifeline: Managing Arrest in Patients With tMCS

April 8, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

In this edition of the new CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the Essentials of Cardiac Surgical...

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....

JANS Article

Safety and Efficacy of Stand-Alone and Hybrid Thoracoscopic Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

July 23, 2026 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This multicenter registry assessed long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation using a bipolar irrigated radiofrequency clamp across 13 years. Among 678 patients (predominantly longstanding persistent AF), freedom from...

Event

10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit.

November 19, 2026

Thursday, November 19, 2026 – Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 12:15 pm – The 10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Summit brings together leading international experts in...

Video

Selective Mechanical Unloading of the LV in LV Failure Supported via VA-ECMO: From Theory to Clinical Data

June 19, 2026 | Keshava Rajagopal

A variety of mechanical circulatory support strategies are available to treat cardiogenic shock with left ventricular failure. Current theory suggests that direct left ventricular unloading should be superior to other...

Video

Implantation of a Total Artificial Heart

October 11, 2022 | Maziar Khorsandi…

This video shows the case of a twenty-six-year-old mother of four with a history of BRCA 2 gene mutation, breast cancer, bilateral mastectomies, and radiotherapy. The patient developed dilated...

Video

Operative Technique of Myectomy for Midventricular Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

October 5, 2022 | Rao Parachuri…

Patient selection for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) surgery is based on clinical presentation risk factors and imaging studies. The main modalities of imaging are echocardiography and cardiac MRI. It is...

Article

Book Review: Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation

August 17, 2022 | Aditya Doddamane…

Functional Mitral and Tricuspid RegurgitationKok Meng John Chan, EditorSpringer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2017ISBN 978-3-319-82842-8, 222 pages, $109.99 (USD) Functional mitral and tricuspid insufficiency are stout nuts to crack for any...

Video

Recipient Cardiectomy: Bi-Caval Technique

July 20, 2022 | Chesney Siems…

Summary This video demonstrates the technique associated with the recipient cardiectomy procedure using the bicaval technique originally described by Sievers et al. in 1991. Donor selection, donor cardiectomy, recipient preoperative...

Article

Cardiac Showcase: 7 Surgical Videos to Help You Upskill

June 30, 2022 | Mary Hammon…

Can you believe it’s already July? In the first half of 2022, CTSNet has had surgeons from countless parts of the world share their valuable experience and expertise with our...

Video

ISMICS 2022 Cardiac Masters Session 2A: Aortic Valve and Aorta

June 22, 2022 | Francis Ferdinand

Watch the June 17 recording of the ISMICS 2022 Cardiac Masters Session 2A: Aortic Valve and Aorta. Topics discussed include minimally invasive cardiac surgery aortic valve replacement (MICS AVR), truly...

Video

DCD Organ Procurement with Normothermic Regional Perfusion

May 3, 2022 | John Trahanas…

This video demonstrates the authors’ technique for the recovery of organs from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors using normothermic regional perfusion (NRP). Withdrawal of Care To start, heparin is...

Video

Direct Central Cannulation Technique: A Stepwise Guide

March 9, 2022 | Davorin Sef…

The development of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has revolutionized cardiac surgery (1). To improve the outcome of patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a task force has developed evidence-based guidelines for the use...

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