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Cardiac

July 22, 2025
This video shows a patient with an aberrant right coronary artery originating from the left sinus, accompanied by an interaorto-pulmonary path that caused dynamic compression of the artery. A minimally invasive reimplantation of the coronary artery to the right sinus was performed to alleviate the symptoms.
July 21, 2025
This article discusses a successful mitral valve replacement performed on a beating heart in a patient with a porcelain aorta.
July 21, 2025
This video demonstrates a coronary operation utilizing two internal thoracic arteries in a Y-configuration.
July 18, 2025
In this video, Dr. Niv Ad describes his technique for mitral valve repair without cross-clamping during the 2023 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting.
July 18, 2025
This video demonstrates a technique for endoscopic aortic valve replacement and mitral valve replacement.
July 17, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Daniel Goldstein, professor and vice chairman of Montefiore Health System in New York, USA, about the importance of mentorship.
July 17, 2025
This video demonstrates a surgical procedure in a patient who had infective endocarditis with aortic valve and tricuspid valve vegetations and a communicating abscess.
July 16, 2025
Increasing demand for donor hearts in cardiac transplantation has spurred interest in xenotransplantation aided by advancements in immunosuppression and genetic engineering. Clinical trials of genetically modified pig hearts have seen two patients survive 40 and 60 days before graft failure.
July 16, 2025
This recently published consensus statement, endorsed by multiple transplant societies including the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), aims to address the existing gaps in consensus regarding the role of circulating antibodies and their relationship to antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplantation.
July 16, 2025
In Part 3 of this series, experts discuss managing shockable rhythms, CSR/CALS algorithm for ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia without a pulse, the use of manual vs automated defibrillation, and antiarrhythmic medications.

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