This video demonstrates a case in which an inferior vena cava filter migrated to the right ventricle and was successfully retrieved surgically, followed by coronary artery bypass grafting.
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June 23, 2025
This video demonstrates a technique for anterior aortic annular enlargement called the Konno-Rastan procedure.
June 23, 2025
This video demonstrates the excision of a subvalvular ring in a 59-year-old woman who also had aortic regurgitation.
June 20, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, President Husam H. Balkhy presented “Patience, Passion, and Persistence in the Pursuit of Robotic Cardiac Surgery.”
June 20, 2025
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Dr. Marco Di Eusanio, director of the cardiac surgery department at Lancisi Cardiovascular Center and professor at Università Politecnica delle Marche, delivered a presentation on “MICS and ERAS in Cardiac Surgery: Seven Pillars.”
June 18, 2025
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Board Member Dr. Keith Naunheim, Vallee L. and Melba Willman Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, about artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiothoracic (CT) surgery.
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.
June 18, 2025
This review article aims to examine the surgical approach to patients with failed mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER), focusing on operative challenges, decision-making, and contemporary outcome data. Technical considerations, including device removal and the management of complex mitral valve (MV) anatomy, are discussed.
June 18, 2025
There is an established difference in presentation, pattern of disease progression, and long-term outcomes in males and females presenting with cardiovascular disease. It is also known that aortic insufficiency (AI) severity and left ventricular dilatation are closely associated in males, but not in females.
June 18, 2025
This video reviews the basics of postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock and common mechanical circulatory support options while highlighting the benefits of the Impella 5.5 for left ventricular unloading. It also demonstrates a step-by-step technique for the direct aortic insertion of the Impella 5.5.