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Five experts made presentations on topics including the future of non-surgical management of coronary disease, the future of coronary surgery research, new coronary guidelines, and more.
February 16, 2015
This video shows a very rare vascular injury occurring during VATS left upper lobectomy, and its repair. The case suggests some of the limitations of VATS procedures.
February 12, 2015
Hazim Safi of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston discusses the management of Type B aortic dissection.
February 10, 2015
This video demonstrates various tips and techniques for facilitating the successful performance of a left-handed approach to mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve insufficiency.
February 9, 2015
Shanda Blackmon, MD of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, shares a snapshot of what life is like as a general thoracic surgeon.
February 5, 2015
Borut Gersak of the Ljubljana University Medical Center, Slovenia, discusses the convergent procedure, a minimally invasive approach to permanent atrial fibrillation.
February 4, 2015
Recorded via Google Hangouts, this roundtable discussion focuses on the impact of “human factors” in cardiothoracic surgery. Joel Dunning moderates the discussion with Tara Bartley, Arie Blitz, and Jill Ley.
February 3, 2015
This video shows the surgical correction of two large thoracic aortic aneurysms in a 15-year-old girl.
February 2, 2015
This video shows a segmentectomy for a lobulated pulmonary mass in the posterior and lateral segments of the left lower lobe.
January 26, 2015
This video demonstrates two cases of left ventricular circular patch plasty (Dor operation) for large akinetic postinfarction aneurysms.
January 22, 2015
Filmed at the 2014 STS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, this roundtable discussion focuses on the future of atrial fibrillation treatment.