In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Professor Pieter Kappetein, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Erasmus Medical Center and Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Medtronic, about the future of revascularization.
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July 11, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. L. Wiley Nifong delivered a presentation titled "How I Trained Over Half the World's Robotic Surgeons."
June 27, 2025
At the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) 33rd Annual Meeting, Dr. Nuria M. Novoa, Chief of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at University Hospital Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda in Madrid and the 2024-2025 ESTS President, delivered the presidential address titled “Learning and Teaching—A Never Ending Story.”
June 18, 2025
In Part 1 of this series, experts provided a brief review of the historical adoption of the CALS protocol by their respective societies, including training models, provider roles, and the impact of training on staff confidence.
May 16, 2025
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Dr. Martin Czerny, professor and chairman at University Heart Center Freilburg Bad Krozingen, Germany, delivered a presentation on “Future of Aortic Prosthetics—Biologic and Synthetic Options.”
Advancement in the Thoracic Surgery Subspecialty: A Discussion With Drs. Novoa, Colson, and Petersen
April 25, 2025
At the 2025 SCTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Leanne Ashrafian spoke with Drs. Yolonda Colson, Nuria M. Novoa, and Rene Petersen, about advancements in thoracic surgery.
March 6, 2025
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning examines surgical staplers. He explores the history of surgical staplers, the evolution of surgical staplers, and discusses the company that created the first automated minimally invasive surgical stapler—United States Surgical Corporation (USSC).
February 27, 2025
Heart transplants from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are well-established for adults in the United Kingdom, but extending this practice to pediatric heart transplants has been slow and difficult despite a severe donor shortage. Barriers include ethical concerns, technology gaps, and logistical challenges.
February 26, 2025
At the 38th EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Jill Ley spoke with Dr. Catherine Fowler, Dr. Graham Cooper, and Bob Harris, from The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust, about the critical role of patient engagement and advocacy in advancing the treatment and understanding of aortic dissection.
February 13, 2025
Proper preservation of the myocardium during intraoperative ischemia is a critical predictor of satisfactory clinical outcomes. However, there can be a wide degree of diversity in myocardial damage among patients receiving the same cardioplegic solution.